DRAMARAMA "CINEMA VERITE" 1985 NEW ROSE FRANCE EX-/EX RARE OOP DEBUT ALBUM

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ARTISTS: DRAMARAMA

TITLE: “CINEMA VERITE”

TRACK LISTING: SEE BELOW & PHOTOS

A1

Visiting The Zoo

4:03

A2

Questions?

3:16

A3

Scenario

4:18

A4

Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)

3:25

A5

Femme Fatale

3:17

B1

Candidate

3:19

B2

Some Crazy Dame

3:48

B3

Etc.

3:53

B4

Transformation

3:26

B5

All I Want

2:26

B6

Emerald City

3:02

Companies, etc.

• Printed By – Glory (2)

• Distributed By – Musidisc

• Distributed By – New Rose

• Distributed By – The Cartel

Credits

• Bass – Chris Carter (5)

• Drums – Jessie*, Ken Moutenot (tracks: B4, B5), Ron Machuga (tracks: A5)

• Engineer – Jim Barg

• Guitar – Mr. E. Boy*, Peter Wood (3)

• Keyboards – Theothorous Athanasious Ellenis

• Photography By – Gerard Malanga (tracks: Edie)

• Piano – Muddy Shoes (tracks: A5)

• Producer – Chris Carter (5), John Easdale

• Vocals – John Easdale

• Written-By – John Easdale (tracks: A1 to A4, B1 to B6)

Notes

printed innersleeve
Recorded at The Barge 1984-1985 except track 5 recorded in 1982 at Mix O'Lydian

(Notes copied from CD release - not present on LP inner)
Cinéma Vérité is the first album by an alternative rock group Dramarama, released in November 1985. Although Dramarama was an American group, specifically from New Jersey, the album was originally released by New Rose Records of France. It was later picked up for release by Chameleon Records in California, a small independent record label. The song "Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)" was covered by Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington's former band Grey Daze on their album ...no sun today.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: SACEM SDRM SACD SGDL

• Price Code (New Rose): NR 335

• Price Code (Musidisc): MU 241
  

LABEL: NEW ROSE RECORDS (FRANCE)

CAT. ROSE 74

YEAR: 1985

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN VG+/EX- CONDITION, THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SCRATCHES, LIINES, SMUDGES OR BLEMS, BUT THERE IS SOME LIGHT SURFACE NOISE ON THE LEAD IN GROOVES ALL IN ALL THIS PLAYS PRETTY SWEET.

SLEEVE CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN EX/NM- NO SEAM SPLITS, WRITING ON THE JACKET. NICE STRAIGHT EDGE, THERE IS A SMALL SPOT IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER WHERE A PRICE STICKER WAS REMOVED (SEE PHOTO) AND VERY VERY LIGHT HARDLY NOTICABLE EDGE WEAR ALONG THE OPENING ON THE RIGHT EDGE.

MORE INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. FRENCH IMPORT, THEIR DEBUT RELEASE. INCLUDES ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE. NO RESERVE!

MORE INFO ON THE ARTISTS/RELEASE:

Dramarama is a New Jersey-based alternative rock/power pop band who later moved to Los Angeles. The band was formed in New Jersey in 1982 and disbanded in 1994. The band formally reunited in 2003 following an appearance on VH1's Bands Reunited reality show.

Since 1996, an evolving lineup of the band, always fronted by singer/songwriter John Easdale, has been performing in one incarnation or another (initially billed as Easdale solo but usually joined by former Dramarama band mates), and from then until 2003 played occasional shows in the L.A. area, as well as in New Jersey. However, amid renewed interest since the VH1 Bands Reunited episode in January 2004 and a large-scale appearance at KROQ-FM's annual Inland Invasion festival concert (attended by more than 78,000 fans) in September 2003, Dramarama then toured nationally and released a new, full-length studio CD titled Everybody Dies on October 25, 2005. The band has recorded new material that remains unreleased as of 2016.

History

1981–1994

In 1982, Dramarama formed in the basement of a Wayne, New Jersey, record store owned by founding member Chris Carter. While Carter operated the alternative record store Looney Tunez Records (previously known as Dirt Cheap Records), Tommy "The Secret Weapon" Mullaney continued to pursue his outside careers simultaneously. Initially the line-up consisted of; singer/songwriter John Easdale, "Mr. E Boy" (Mark Englert) and Carter, later joined by Peter Wood on guitars and Ron Machuga on drums.

The evolution and combined efforts prompted the emergence of the DPW (a local parody named in honor of their home town Department of Public Works) and re-incarnation, "The F&cks". The band emerged in North New Jersey at that time where there was a scene with radio station WHTG 106.3 and venues such as The Stone Pony, Green Parrot and Fast Lane featuring other local bands like Red House, Smithereens, Whirling Dervishes and The Blases. In 1982, the band released its first single, "You Drive Me", attracting some national attention.

In 1984, keyboard player Ted Ellenis and drummer Ken Moutenot (replacing Machuga) later joined the band and Dramarama released their first EP, Comedy, a self-funded five-track debut that garnered both critical and cult praise in the unexpected location of France. Moutenot was quickly replaced by Jesse Farbman who left the group after the band's third album to pursue mind/body purity and to obtain "philosophical and spiritual awareness". As such, Dramarama issued its first full-length release, 1985's Cinéma Vérité on France's New Rose Records. It was later re-released in the U.S. after receiving airplay on KROQ-FM radio from influential Los Angeles disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer (who at first actually thought the band was French). Bingenheimer alerted Posh Boy Records at New Rose who gave Robbie Fields the green light to contact the band directly in New Jersey.

One of the first radio stations to play the song "Anything, Anything (I'll Give You)" was KROQ. It was one of the station's most requested songs in 1986 and 1987, and became one of the most requested songs in the station's history.Following the local L.A. success of "Anything, Anything", the band obtained a larger advance from Chameleon and permanently packed-up and relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles. The song has been featured in the box office success A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master and was covered for the East Timor Benefit Album.

Cinéma Vérité is the first album by the alternative rock group Dramarama, released in November 1985. Although Dramarama was an American group, from New Jersey, the album was originally released by New Rose Records of France, and in America on Question Mark Records. It was later picked up for release by Chameleon Records, a small independent record label, in California.Edie Sedgwick appears on the album cover.

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