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Title: Wall Of Voodoo – Wall Of Voodoo

Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1980, New Wave, Experimental Post-Punk, Los Angeles, California

Matrix #: SP70401

Condition: VG+ sounds great TC | Members: Stan R (49' - Alive), Marc M (54' - Alive), Bruce M (57' - Alive), Chas T G (56' - Alive), Joe N (55' - Alive)

Description Date: 5/26

Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: Stan Ridgway worked in the strange economy of Hollywood music before the band broke through, writing for low-budget film and studio projects.
2. Scene Ecology: The band came out of Los Angeles’ late-70s art-punk world, where punk, film scoring, synths, and oddball performance all overlapped.
3. Studio Lore: Their early recordings used cheap drum machines and cinematic textures, giving them a dry, paranoid sound closer to a desert noir film than normal radio rock.