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Title: The Tubes – The Completion Backward Principle
Year/Genre/City: 1981, Art Rock / New Wave, San Francisco, CA
Matrix #: SOO-12151
Condition: NM

Cultural Facts:

[Concept Pitch]: The album was framed as a satirical “motivational business document,” leaning into the band’s long-running interest in spoofing American consumer culture as much as making records.

[Industry Reset]: It marked their first album for Capitol and is widely credited as their first full project with producer David Foster—an intentional pivot point after being dropped by their previous label.

[MTV Moment]: “Talk to Ya Later” is often cited as an early MTV-era breakthrough for the band, with its video reportedly landing in heavy rotation soon after MTV launched in 1981.

2/11/26 LM