''Strange Spirits'' is a 1979 album by the
Skatt Brothers
The Skatt Bros. (or Skatt Brothers) were a band from Los Angeles, formed in 1979. At first they were compared to bands like the Village People for parallels in music on their first album, but later returned to their more rockish roots with the rele ...
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Casablanca supported this release with a single release in the U.S. of "Dancing' for the Man" backed with "Walk the Night." A video was also created by Polygram Records (Australia) for "Life at the Outpost" which was deemed a total misrepresentation of the Skatt Bros, as it contained none of the band members, but actors performing choreography. Nonetheless, the song was released as a single in other markets, notably in Australia where it was backed with "Midnight Companion", and reached gold record status. The
KISS
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
connections continue on this album, apart from the obvious Sean Delaney one: a KISS pinball machine features on the album's rear cover photograph.
Release details
In 2010, European music company Premium Series reissued ''Strange Spirits'' with a bonus track: ''Walk the Night (12 inch version)''. The reissue claimed to be "24 Bit Digitally Remastered From Original Master Tapes".
Track listing
2010 bonus track
Charts
Personnel
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Sean Delaney - Keyboards
*Pieter Sweval - Bass
*Richard Martin-Ross - Guitar
*David Andez - Lead Guitar
*Richie Fontana - Drums
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Craig Krampf
Craig Krampf (born October 22, 1954) is an American drummer, percussionist, arranger, record producer and songwriter.
The majority of his notable credits are as a studio drummer. Since the 1970s, he has played on albums by other artists ranging f ...
- Drums
Recording
Auxiliary musicians:
*Brian Russell
*Michael Toles
*Errol Thomas
*Carl Marsh
*Barry Keane
Recorded at: Phase One Recording Studios Limited, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
*First Engineer: George Semkiw
*Assistant Engineers: Mick Walsh, Jeff Stobbs, Robin Brouwers
*Mastered at Sterling Sound by George Marino
*Art Direction: Phyllis Chotin
*Design: Gribbitt!
*Photography: Dean Tokuno
References
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1979 albums
Casablanca Records albums