Oingo Boingo (EP)
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| Released | September 17, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | October 1979 (A1, B2) June 1980 (A2, B1) | |||
| Genre | New wave, ska | |||
| Length | 10-inch – 14:05 12-inch – 13:49 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Producer | Michael Boshears, Jo Julian | |||
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Oingo Boingo is an EP by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1980.
Background
The EP was originally recorded as a promotional record—known as the Demo EP—distributed by the band on 10-inch vinyl prior to being signed by a record label. It was largely produced by Michael Boshears, with the exception of "Only a Lad", produced by Jo Julian. It was limited to a total of 130 copies, with each sleeve hand-painted by the band's team.[citation needed]
This was picked up by I.R.S. Records and released publicly as the Oingo Boingo EP, with the track "Forbidden Zone" (recorded for the then-unreleased movie of the same name) replaced by a ska-inflected cover of Willie Dixon's "Violent Love".[1] An edited version of "Forbidden Zone" was later released on the film's soundtrack album, but the complete original recording, as included on the Demo EP, has never been re-released.[citation needed]
Like the Demo EP, Oingo Boingo was also initially issued on 10-inch vinyl, but was later reissued on 12-inch vinyl and cassette. The reissue replaced "Ain't This the Life" with a new recording. The song "Only a Lad" was subsequently re-recorded for the band's first album, Only a Lad (1981).[citation needed]
The cover features an illustration of a cat by artist Louis Wain.[citation needed]
Track listing
All songs written by Danny Elfman, except "Violent Love", by Willie Dixon.
Side one
- Only a Lad – 4:18
- Violent Love – 2:38
Side two
- Ain't This the Life – 3:30
- I'm So Bad – 3:56
Personnel
Oingo Boingo
- Danny Elfman – lead vocals
- Steve Bartek – guitars
- Kerry Hatch – bass guitar
- Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez – drums
- Leon Schneiderman – baritone and alto saxophones
- Sam "Sluggo" Phipps – tenor and soprano saxophones
- Dale Turner – trumpet, trombone
Additional musicians
- David Eagle – drums (12-inch version of "Ain't This the Life")
Technical
- Michael Boshears – producer, engineer, mixing ("Only a Lad")
- Jo Julian – producer ("Only a Lad")