Album
Nothing To Fear
1982 · Rock
16 collectors on Gatefold own this
Nothing To Fear is a Rock album by Oingo Boingo, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 40 pressings tracked, owned by 16 collectors.
About
Heavier, funkier, and more focused than its predecessor, Oingo Boingo’s 1982 effort <i>Nothing to Fear</i> is regarded by many fans as the band's best album. The three leadoffs cuts—“Grey Matter,” “Insects,” and “Private Life”—show that Boingo was arguably the most danceable of all the new wave groups. It took the nuance of Talking Heads and the swift timing of The Police and made things bigger, wackier, and more colorful. When Danny Elfman sings about “Reptiles and samurai/Inhabit my head/Invading my dreams/Sleeping in my bed,” he could as easily be talking about his unconventional musical notions. Despite Elfman’s comical vocal style and the presence of unorthodox instruments like marimbas, the songs keep the driving momentum and sweat-infused joy of a juke-joint dance party. Without a doubt, Boingo’s secret weapon was its horn section; even in the wackiest songs, it lends the band a little bit of down-home, Otis Redding–style soul.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Grey Matter5:50
- A2Insects3:02
- A3Private Life3:45
- A4Wild Sex (In The Working Class)4:06
- A5Running On A Treadmill3:20
Side B
- B1Whole Day Off3:54
- B2Nothing To Fear (But Fear Itself)3:52
- B3Why'd We Come3:57
- B4Islands4:40
- B5Reptiles And Samurai5:23
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Art Rock
- angular
- theatrical
- dark
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Monarch pressing variant of the original release
With a "C" printed at the bottom of the labels.
Mixed at Soundcastle Recording Studios.
Label lists the run time of 3:45 for "Private Life" but is actually the 3:16 edited version.
Custom printed inner sleeve with group photos and album credits on it.
Some copies also included a 7" x 7" insert to join the Oingo Boingo Secret Society.
Some copies have a gold promotional stamp on the back sleeve
Over the barcode.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Dale TurnerPERFORMER , TRUMPET, TROMBONE TRUMPET, TROMBONE
- Danny ElfmanLEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR, WRITTEN-BY PERFORMER , LEAD VOCALS, RHYTHM GUITAR
- Johnny "Vatos" HernandezDRUMS DRUMS , DRUMS PERFORMER , DRUMS , DRUMS
- Kerry HatchBASS, BACKING VOCALS BASS, VOCALS
- Leon SchneidermanBARITONE SAXOPHONE, ALTO SAXOPHONE PERFORMER , BARITONE SAXOPHONE, ALTO SAXOPHONE
- Oingo BoingoPERCUSSION
- Richard GibbsKEYBOARDS , SYNTHESIZER , BASS VOCALS KEYBOARDS, SYNTH, BASS VOCALS KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER, BASS VOCALS
- Sam PhippsPERFORMER , TENOR SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, SOPRANO SAXOPHONE
- Steve BartekARRANGED BY LEAD GUITAR, ARRANGED BY LEAD GUITAR, BACKING VOCALS , ARRANGED BY
16 collectors on Gatefold own this · 40 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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