WALL OF VOODOO Wall Of Voodoo EP 12" INDEX 1980 US +insert SP70401 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
"WALL OF VOODOO E.P."
1980 12"P INDEX RECORDS SP 70401
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
[Also exists with Index cat. EP01]
SINGLE COVER + INSERT
[Only 4 songs are listed on insert. Struggle and Granma's House are not listed. They are listed on the Side B label.]
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
Label: INDEX - B/W LABEL w/ARTWORK - WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine & insert) SP 70401
Catalog on labels: SP 70401 (0-70401-A) / SP 70401 (0-70401-B)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SP0 70401 A RE1 P6 JS·XTAL IT'S A DOG'S LIFE
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SP0 70401 B RE1 P2 JS·XTAL "...AND THEY'RE OFF"
On labels: rim text reads "Released through I.R.S. Records Inc., Manufactured & Distributed by A&M Records Inc"
All songs by Wall Of Voodoo
Published by Big Talk Music (BMI)
? 1980 I.R.S. Inc. © 1980 Wall Of Voodoo
On insert: Credits
tracklisting
Side A: LONGARM - THE PASSENGER
Side B: CAN'T MAKE LOVE - STRUGGLE - RING OF FIRE - GRANMA'S HOUSE
grading
RECORD NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Wall of Voodoo made their debut with this self-titled six-song EP, which included an excellent cover of the Johnny Cash hit "Ring of Fire."
Also "Longarm" (the first of Wall of Voodoo's great factory songs) and the then-risqué "Can't Make Love" are worthwhile...(AllMusic)
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