The Supersonic Storybook

The Supersonic Storybook is the third album by American alternative rock group Urge Overkill. It was released on March 15, 1991 on Touch and Go Records, and was produced by Steve Albini, a former roommate of the band. The album was named by Material Issue's Jim Ellison, who was a good friend of the band.^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
Robert Christgau	C[5]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
Spin	(favorable)[7]

The Supersonic Storybook
Studio album by Urge Overkill
Released	15 March 1991[1]
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	38:55
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Steve Albini
Urge Overkill chronology
Americruiser (1990) The Supersonic Storybook (1991) Stull (1992)

Track listing

All songs written by Nash Kato and Eddie Roeser, except where noted.

1. "The Kids Are Insane"—2:55
2. "The Candidate"—5:00
3. "Today Is Blackie's Birthday"—3:18
4. "Emmaline" (Errol Brown, Tony Wilson) – 5:54
5. "Bionic Revolution"—4:03
6. "What Is Artane?"—3:48
7. "Vacation in Tokyo"—3:45
8. "Henhough: The Greatest Story Ever Told" (Nash Kato, Blackie Onassis) – 5:47
9. "Theme from Navajo"—4:25

Personnel

• Eddie "King" Roeser – lead vocals, bass, guitars
• Nash Kato – guitars, vocals (lead: tracks 3–4 & 8; co-lead: track 1)
• Blackie Onassis – drums