WALL OF VOODOO Dark Continent LP I.R.S. RECORD 1981 UK orig SP70022 STAN RIDGWAY
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WALL OF VOODOO
Best known for their alternative radio classic "Mexican Radio," Wall of Voodoo formed in Los Angeles in 1977,
originally as a soundtrack company. Led by singer/songwriter Stan Ridgway and rounded out by guitarist
Marc Moreland, bassist/keyboardist Bruce Moreland, keyboardist Chas Gray, and drummer Joe Nanini,
the group issued its self-titled debut EP in 1980. With the additions of bassist Bruce Moreland and
his brother Marc on guitar (replacing Noland), the band's sound crystallized on 1981's full-length Dark Continent,
which couched Ridgway's highly stylized and cinematic narratives -- heavily influenced by Westerns and
film noir, and sung in the vocalist's distinctively droll, narcoleptic manner, in atonal, electronically based settings.
In 1982, following the exit of Bruce Moreland, Wall of Voodoo released Call of the West, which featured "Mexican Radio,"
their biggest hit. After an appearance at the 1983 US Festival, Ridgway left the group for a solo career
"DARK CONTINENT"
1981 LP I.R.S. RECORDS SP 70022
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER
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Label: I.R.S. - GRAY (SILVER) LABEL w/LOGO on BOTTOM - PURPLE & BLACK(rim) TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) SP 70022
Catalog on labels: SP 70022 (SP 70022-A) / : SP 70022 (SP 70022-B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SP-70022-A2 tone
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SP-70022-B2 tone
On labels: rim text reads "All rights........prohibited"
(All tracks written by Wall Of Voodoo)
Produced by Jim Hill, Paul McKENNA and Wall Of Voodoo
Engineered by.....assisted by......
Illegal Music Ltd. / Big Talk Music...
Manufactured and distributed by A&M Records, Inc.
Made in England
? & © 1981 IRS Inc.
MCPS / BIEM
On Back Cover: ? 1981 International Record Syndicate, Inc......
© 1981 International Record Syndicate, Inc......
Manufactured and distributed by A&M Records Ltd.
tracklistingSide A: RED LIGHT - TWO MINUTES TILL LUNCH - ANIMAL DAY - FULL OF TENSION - BACK IN FLESH
Side B: TSE TSE FLY - CALL BOX (1-2-3) - THIS WAY OUT - GOOD TIMES - CRACK THE BELL
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RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
In some ways, Dark Continent is Wall of Voodoo's greatest album. Although it lacks the "Mexican Radio" of its follow-up, there is no filler and the arrangements and concepts are brilliantly executed. Proffering an utterly unique blend of drum machine beats, Marc Moreland's Western-influenced guitar leads, and Stan Ridgway's distinctive vocals and lyrics, Dark Continent has been compared to the music of Devo, but is not quite like anything -- or anyone -- else. The songs deal with natural and industrial perils, tense relationships, and reflect a cranky, working-class perspective that offers an interesting contrast to the new wave elements of prominent synthesizer and hyperactive rhythm box beats. If originality and artistic vision are any measure of a rock album's worth, Dark Continent delivers on both counts...(AllMusic)
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