TEENAGE HEAD *Self Titled* VG+/NM- Canadian LP

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EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL VINYL

 CANADIAN PRESSING

 1979

**TEENAGE HEAD**

**SELF TITLED**

Original First LP

Teenage Head is a Canadian rock group from Hamilton, Ontario[1] and was one of the most popular Canadian punk rock bands during the early 1980s.

Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, the group was formed by Frankie Venom (Frank Kerr), Gord Lewis, Steve Mahon and Nick Stipanitz. Stipanitz has since been replaced by Jack Pedler, and Venom died of cancer on October 15, 2008.

Teenage Head was formed in 1975 when the band members were students at Westdale High School in Hamilton, Ontario.[2] By May 1978, they released their first single "Picture My Face" on Epic Records, and their self-titled debut, Teenage Head, followed a year later.

The band would also make an appearance at the infamous concert The Last Pogo on December 1, 1978 at The Horseshoe Tavern inToronto, Ontario, which ended in a riot and was shut down by the police. The concert was made into a short film by Colin Brunton, "The Last Pogo." In 2006, Brunton began a feature-length doc about the concert, including additional interviews and footage of Teenage Head. It was released on DVD in 2008 as a tribute to the late Frankie Venom.[3]

1980's Frantic City was the band's breakthrough album, making them stars across Canada with the hit singles "Let's Shake" and "Somethin' On My Mind". They toured to support that album, including opening the major Heatwave festival in August. In June 1980 their performance at Toronto's Ontario Place sparked a riot. The incident made headlines across the country, and led Ontario Place to ban rock concerts for several years afterward.[4]

In September 1980, riding high on the success of Frantic City and the band's unintended notoriety, Attic Records, their Canadian label, set up a series of showcase gigs in New York City, hoping to attract a US record deal. Only a few days before their scheduled departure, Lewis was seriously injured in a car accident and the showcase was cancelled. Lewis was temporarily replaced by David Bendeth, although he was able to return in time to play on the 1982 album Some Kinda Fun, which was another success.

Their 1983 record Tornado was marked by controversy, with the band's American label M.C.A. demanding that they change their name to Teenage Heads to placate the more conservative American audience.[5] The title track proved to be the band's last big hit in Canada.

Teenage Head is the debut album by the Canadian punk rock band Teenage Head.

Track listing[edit]

All songs were composed by Frank Kerr, Gordon Lewis, Steve Mahon, Nick Stipanitz.

Personnel[edit]

• Robin Brouwers - assistant engineer
• Alan Caddy - producer
• Stacy Heydon - producer
• Peter Himmelman - assistant engineer
• Kelly Jay - piano, harp
• Peter Moore - mastering, mixing, remastering
• Jack Morrow - producer
• Dave Rave - guitar (acoustic)
• Chris Spedding - mixing
• Mick Walsh - engineer

***EPIC/IGM Records***

PEC 90534

Tracks Include : please see above

CONDITION

Jacket: VG+ (Light edge and ring wear)

Vinyl:   VG+/NM-

Canadian Pressing of 

***TEENAGE HEAD***

****SELF TITLED****

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