The Hawaiian Pups were a
new wave/
synthpop
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music group from the 1980s which formed in the
New York Metropolitan Area
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.
Portrait Records
Portrait Records was a sister label of Epic Records and later of Columbia Records. Notable artists Cyndi Lauper and Sade signed with Portrait, but their contracts were absorbed by Epic after that incarnation of the label was shuttered.
History ...
signed them onto their
record label
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. ''Spook Opera'' was their first
single
Single may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Single (music), a song release
Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
. In 1983, they released an
EP by the name of ''Split Second Precision'', which included the song ''Young Boys''. Another notable release was the song ''Baby Judy''.
Band members
*John Terelle
*John Klett
*Tara Shanahan
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Releases
* Split Second Precision -
EP ortrait 1983* "Infinite Roads"
* "Trash"
* "Young Boys"
* "Baby Judy"
* "Baby Judy (Extended Version)"
* "Overture to Young Boys".
Singles
* Spook Opera - Halloween '82 Radio Promo - SINGLE 7" (Portrait 1982)
* "Spook Opera"
References
External links
Hawaiian Pups
American synth-pop groups
American post-punk music groups
American new wave musical groups