Album
Call Of The West
1982 · Rock
14 collectors on Gatefold own this
Call Of The West is an Electronic album by Wall Of Voodoo, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 45 pressings tracked, owned by 14 collectors.
About
Wall of Voodoo's second album, <i>Call of the West</i>, will forever be linked with its hit single "Mexican Radio": a winningly woozy trip south of the border and one of the new wave era's defining tunes. But there's a lot more to this record. The moody "Lost Weekend" feels as much like an Elmore Leonard story as a pop song, and if David Lynch ever directed a western, the title track could be its theme. And while there's an abundance of synth riffs and drum machines (it was the '80s, after all), guitarist Marc Moreland's desert-dry licks lend the whole thing an Ennio Morricone–style spaghetti western edge that helped set the band apart from the synth-pop pack.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Tomorrow3:03
- A2Lost Weekend5:00
- A3Factory5:15
- A4Look At Their Way3:18
- A5Hands Of Love3:53
Side B
- B1Mexican Radio4:09
- B2Spy World2:40
- B3They Don't Want Me4:31
- B4On Interstate 152:43
- B5Call Of The West6:00
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Synth-Pop / New Wave
- synthetic
- sarcastic
- cerebral
The sophomore album featured the hit "Mexican Radio". The U.S. cassette release features the bonus track "Exercise", not available on any other versions or formats.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Chas T. GrayBASS, BACKING VOCALS, SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER, BASS, BACKING VOCALS
- Joe NaniniDRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOCALS DRUMS, PERCUSSION, VOICE PERCUSSION, DRUMS, VOICE
- Louie RiveraPERCUSSION
- Marc MorelandGUITAR GUITAR , TWELVE-STRING GUITAR GUITAR , TWELVE-STRING GUITAR, TYPOGRAPHY
- Richard MazdaDRUM PROGRAMMING , BASS GUITAR PROGRAMMED BY , BASS GUITAR PROGRAMMED BY , BASS
- Stan RidgwayHARMONICA, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS HARMONICA, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS, LYRICS BY VOCALS, HARMONICA, KEYBOARDS, LYRICS BY, ARTWORK , DESIGN
14 collectors on Gatefold own this · 45 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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