Album
Angst In My Pants
1982 · Rock
10 collectors on Gatefold own this
Angst In My Pants is an Electronic album by Sparks, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 36 pressings tracked, owned by 10 collectors.
About
After ten albums in as many years, and after shifting gears from quirky rock to pure disco to new wave and back again, a reinvigorated Sparks returned to their rock roots with <i>Angst in My Pants</i> in 1982. The single from the album was “I Predict,” a fine enough number that undulates with cracking synths in a Robert Palmer kind of way, but which didn’t make much of an impression on radio. Maybe they should have released the hilarious and catchy title track first — which most casual fans know the album by — then followed it with “I Predict” or with the chunky and raucous “Eaten By the Monster of Love.” The charming Bay City Rollers-meets-Queen aesthetic of “The Decline and Fall of Me,” the martial pulse of “Tarzan and Jane,” and the daft celebration of facial hair on “Moustache” (“One hundred hairs make a man!”) are also well worth the price of admission. Shedding the tight glitter and polyester skin of their disco era proved to be a good thing in more ways than one: with more room to breathe, Russell Mael’s falsetto is especially impressive on “Nicotina,” and shows a new maturity with a more full-bodied sound throughout the album.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Angst In My Pants3:25
- A2I Predict2:50
- A3Sextown U.S.A.2:56
- A4Sherlock Holmes3:34
- A5Nicotina3:26
- A6Mickey Mouse3:16
Side B
- B1Moustache3:28
- B2Instant Weight Loss3:27
- B3Tarzan And Jane3:18
- B4The Decline And Fall Of Me2:53
- B5Eaten By The Monster Of Love2:58
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- angular
- playful
- witty
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Issued with a black & white inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and a photo of the band.
Pressed by - denoted by "SP" printed on the center labels and etched in the runouts + "E A S T" embossed around the center hole on side B.
[Back cover:]
Produced by Mack for Giorgio Moroder Enterprises, Ltd.
Atlantic Recording Corporation [...]
[Inner sleeve:]
Recorded in: MusicLand Studios, Munich, West Germany
Mastered at: Allen Zentz, Los Angeles
Additional runout information:
- The data in the runouts indicates the record was plated by and cut at
- Runouts are etched except for 'ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.' and the encircled 'EDP', which are stamped
- 'ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.' is inverted in relation to the rest of the string at least in some variants
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Bob HaagGUITAR GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS GUITAR, VOCALS
- David KendrickDRUMS
- Jim GoodwinSYNTHESIZER
- Leslie BohemBASS BASS GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS BASS, BACKING VOCALS
- MackPROGRAMMED BY
- Ron MaelDESIGN , KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER WRITTEN-BY, KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER
- Russell MaelVOCALS WRITTEN-BY, VOCALS
10 collectors on Gatefold own this · 36 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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