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The Invasion of the Spacepeckers is the debut album of the Dutch Euro disco duo Video Kids. It was released by Break Records on vinyl and tape in December 1984, by Polydor Records in 1985, the album also contained a large "Happy Birthday" calendar, in which children could write birthday wishes to their friend. In 1985, the album was released at the Midem music festival, and went on to sell 1.1 million copies. Video Kids received the RIAA Gold Record Award and Conamus Export Award for their international success with the album. Two music videos for "Woodpeckers from Space" and "Do the Rap" were produced and released, both of which feature Peter Slaghuis, Bianca Bonelli, and Tico Tac, the band's cartoon mascot. On 22 April 2014, The Invasion of the Spacepeckers was released by MiruMir Music Publishing in Russia. The reissued album included the original "Happy Birthday" calendar and Tico Tac: Spacepecker, and expanded artwork recreated from the original art by Daniel Maslovsky. Maslovsky was also the producer of the album. He did an interview with Aart Mol, which was later published on Zvuki as part of a promotional campaign for the album's release. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Inv...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)
