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Mad About Town
''Mad About Town'' is the second album by new wave group Slow Children Slow Children is an American new wave pop group consisting of Pal Shazar and Andrew Chinich. They released two albums on a major label, Ensign, in 1981 and 1982, and a third self-released album in 2016. Discography Albums *''Slow Children Sl ..., released in 1982. It contained the singles "President Am I" and "Vanessa Vacillating". Track listing # "One More Trauma" # "Late Night Transatlantic" # "Unplugging the Vacuum" # "Vanessa Vacillating" # "Suspense" # "President Am I (Extended Version)" # "Respective Sides" # "Skill of a Caveman" # "Missing Missiles" # "East Berlin by Rail" References * External links Official Slow Children website {{Authority control 1982 albums Albums produced by Stephen Hague Slow Children albums ...
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Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at  revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ...
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Slow Children
Slow Children is an American new wave pop group consisting of Pal Shazar and Andrew Chinich. They released two albums on a major label, Ensign, in 1981 and 1982, and a third self-released album in 2016. Discography Albums *''Slow Children Slow Children is an American new wave pop group consisting of Pal Shazar and Andrew Chinich. They released two albums on a major label, Ensign, in 1981 and 1982, and a third self-released album in 2016. Discography Albums *'' Slow Children'' ( ...'' (1981) *'' Mad About Town'' (1982) *'' Cottoncloud9'' (2016) Singles * "Staring at the Ceiling" (1979) * "President Am I" (1981) * "Spring in Fialta" (1981) - #50 ''Billboard'' Dance * "Talk About Horses" (1981) * "Vanessa Vacillating" (1982) References External links *Slow Children Fan SiteOfficial SoundCloud Page
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New Wave Music
New wave is a loosely defined music genre that encompasses pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s and the 1980s. It was originally used as a catch-all for the various styles of music that emerged after punk rock, including punk itself. Later, critical consensus favored "new wave" as an umbrella term involving many popular music styles of the era, including power pop, synth-pop, ska revival, and more specific forms of punk rock that were less abrasive. It may also be viewed as a more accessible counterpart of post-punk. Common characteristics of new wave music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, the use of electronic sounds, and a distinctive visual style in music videos and fashion. In the early 1980s, virtually every new pop/rock act – and particularly those that employed synthesizers – were tagged as "new wave". Although new wave shares punk's do-it-yourself philosophy, the artists were more influenced by the styles of the 1950s along with the lighter s ...
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Ensign Records
Ensign Records was a record label started in 1976 by London-born Nigel Grainge, elder brother of UMG Chairman Sir Lucian Grainge. History Nigel Grainge began his career in the record business as a sales office assistant at Phonogram UK in 1970. After a promotion to US-affiliated labels manager, he was responsible for the marketing and chart success of many hits by acts such as Faron Young, The Detroit Emeralds, The Stylistics, Chuck Berry, Rod Stewart (switching "Maggie May" from an original 'B' side), and eventually became the company's head of A&R from 1974 to 1976. He directly signed Thin Lizzy, 10cc, The Steve Miller Band, and a worldwide license for the successful All Platinum label (hits by Shirley & Co, the Moments, etc.), among others, before deciding to leave and set up his own independent label, funded by Phonogram Inc., which distributed it. Ensign had early success with The Boomtown Rats in 1977, who went on to have 13 UK Top 20 entries including two at number 1 ...
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Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague (born 1960) is an American record producer most active with various British acts since the 1980s. Early life Hague was born in Portland, Maine in 1960. Early career Hague started his musical career in the mid-1970s as a session keyboardist. He soon became a member of the band Jules and the Polar Bears and produced (with Jules Shear) the two albums and one EP, released between 1978 and 1980, by that band. He then branched out into producing work by other artists, including 1980s Sparks offshoot band Gleaming Spires, their first album being recorded on Hague's home 4-track tape recorder. This 1981 album spawned the Los Angeles radio hit "Are You Ready for the Sex Girls?" on the Posh Boy label, a recording subsequently featured in Hollywood features ''The Last American Virgin'' and ''Revenge of the Nerds''. Hague and Shear teamed up to produce both albums by new-wavers Slow Children in 1981 and 1982; Hague also co-produced Elliot Easton's (The Cars) 1985 solo album ...
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Jules Shear
Jules Mark Shear (born March 7, 1952) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He wrote the Cyndi Lauper hit single " All Through the Night" and The Bangles' hit "If She Knew What She Wants", and charted a hit as a performer with "Steady" in 1985. Life and early career Shear was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He attended the University of Pittsburgh. He distinguished himself with the Pitt Glee Club where he led a special side ensemble called Wooden Music, which used acoustic instruments, in a foreshadowing of his "Unplugged" concept. One of his noted songs of the time, which he performed in concerts with the glee club, was "Always in the Morning". He left Pitt after three years in 1973, and headed to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. Shear is married to singer-songwriter Pal Shazar. Career Shear has recorded more than 20 albums to date. He made his first appearance on vinyl with Funky Kings (along with two other songwriters, Jack Tempchin and ...
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Slow Children (album)
''Slow Children'' is the debut album by American new wave band Slow Children, released in 1981. There was a release in the UK with an album cover art concept that was adapted from Jean Cocteau's "The Blood of a Poet". There was also a U.S. release with a different cover featuring photos by Robert Mapplethorpe Robert Michael Mapplethorpe (; November 4, 1946 – March 9, 1989) was an American photographer, best known for his black-and-white photographs. His work featured an array of subjects, including celebrity portraits, male and female nudes, self-p ... and a different track listing. The track "Staring at the Ceiling" was released as a single in the UK the same year. Track listing, UK # "Brazilian Magazines" # "I Got a Good Mind" # "Talk About Horses" # "Malicious" (UK only) # "She's Like America" # "President Am I" # "Too Weak to Eat" # "Home Life" # "Staring at the Ceiling" # "Ticket to France" (UK only) # "Stuck in Transit" Track listing, U.S. # "President Am I" 3:15 # ...
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1982 Albums
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Albums Produced By Stephen Hague
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at  rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s, sharply declined during the 1990s and had largely disappeared duri ...
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