Missing Persons - Spring Session M (1982) - €6,99

Missing Persons is an American rock band. The band was founded in 1980 in Los Angeles by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, vocalist Dale Bozzio, and drummer Terry Bozzio. 

They later added bassist Patrick O'Hearn and keyboardist Chuck Wild. Dale's quirky voice and heavy makeup made the band a favorite on MTV in the early 1980s.

Spring Session M is the debut studio album by American new wave band Missing Persons. 

It was released on October 8, 1982 by Capitol Records. The title of the album is an anagram of the band's name. Produced by Ken Scott with the songs written by Terry Bozzio, Dale Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo, Spring Session M is a new wave rock album with elements of synthpop. 

In 1982, Missing Persons established themselves on the new wave pop scene by loading up their hair with shocking pink dye and enough hairspray to tear a hole in the ozone layer big enough to poke a small parking garage through, programming a few synthesizers to play hyper dance-pop, scrambling their band name into Spring Session M, and scrawling those words across the jacket of their first full length record. The band scored one hit single from the album, "Walking in L.A.," which is the catchiest effort on the record. 

The two singles from their self-titled debut EP, "Destination Unknown" and "Words," are both tolerable. But the rest of Spring Session M is somewhat overwhelmed by the Cyndi Lauper screechiness of lead singer Dale Bozzio's vocals, Warren Cuccurullo's wailing guitars, and the relentless chirpiness of the keyboards and synthesizers, of which there are so many that it took three band members (Terry Bozzio, Chuck Wild, and Patrick O'Hearn) to manage them all.

Four singles were released from the album: "Words", "Windows", "Destination Unknown", and "Walking in L.A." All singles charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and the music videos received regular airplay on MTV.

Side one

1.  Noticeable One - 3:22 

2.  Windows - 4:59 

3.  It Ain't None Of Your Business - 2:55 

4.  Destination Unknown - 3:34 

5.  Walking In L.A. - 3:59 

6.  U.S. Drag - 3:36 

Side two

1.  Tears - 4:22 

2.  Here And Now - 3:26 

3.  Words - 4:25 

4.  Bad Streets - 3:41 

5.  Rock And Roll Suspension - 2:34 

6.  No Way Out - 2:45 

Missing Persons

• Dale Bozzio – vocals
• Terry Bozzio – vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, drums, percussion
• Warren Cuccurullo – guitar, vocals
• Patrick O'Hearn – electric & synthesized bass, keyboards, synthesizers
• Chuck Wild – synthesizer, keyboard

Companies, etc.

• Copyright © – Private Life Music
• Marketed By – EMI
• Manufactured By – EMI
• Distributed By – EMI
• Printed By – EMI Services Benelux B.V.

Credits

• Arranged By, Vocals – Dale Bozzio, Terry Bozzio, Warren Cuccurullo
• Artwork By [Dye Transfer] – Elmi Graphics
• Artwork By [Hair] – Cheri Gregg, Doug Powell, Tracy Hill
• Artwork By [Make-up] – Angelika Schubert
• Artwork By, Design – Kurt Triffet
• Coordinator [Production] – Steve Brooks
• Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Leshon, Phil Jost, Ralph Sutton
• Engineer, Producer, Other [Managed By] – Ken Scott
• Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
• Photography, Art Direction, Design – Glen Wexler
• Written-By – Terry Bozzio

Notes

Release:  1982

Format:  LP

Genre:  New Wave, Rock

Label:  Capitol Records

Catalog#  064-400132

Vinyl:  Good

Hoes:  Good

Prijs: €6,99

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