Planet Patrol is an American
electro group originating in the 1980s. The members were
Arthur Baker,
John Robie
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, and a quintet of
vocalists
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led by Herbert J. Jackson (lead singer),
Joseph Lites, Rodney Butler, Michael Anthony Jones, and Melvin B. Franklin (not to be confused with
Melvin Franklin
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of
The Temptations
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). The group only produced a single album, the self-titled ''Planet Patrol'' in 1983, which peaked at #64 on the ''
Billboard
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''
R&B Albums
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chart.
The group's most popular song, "Play at Your Own Risk", was created from
tracks that did not make the final version of
Afrika Bambaataa
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's seminal "
Planet Rock".
Discography
Albums
Singles
References
External links
Interview on BTS with PhillysnapsTherealplanetpatrol at MyspaceDiscogs site
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American electro musicians
Musicians from New York City
Musical groups from Boston
Tommy Boy Records artists
American freestyle music groups