THE TUBES – REMOTE CONTROL LP – Nr MINT UK 1979 ART ROCK NEW WAVE

The Tubes – Remote Control
(A&M Records  1979  SP3242)

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– some light rubbing

The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band. Their eponymous 1975 debut album included the single “White Punks on Dope” while their 1983 single “She’s a Beauty” was a top 10 U.S. hit and a frequently-played music video in the early days of MTV. They also performed in the 1980 film Xanadu, singing the rock portion of the cross-genre song “Dancin'” opposite a big band.

Remote Control is the fourth studio album released by the Tubes. This was their first to be produced by Todd Rundgren (the other being 1985’s Love Bomb). It is a concept album about a television-addicted idiot savant.

Track listing

1. “Turn Me On” – 4:10
2. “T.V. is King” – 3:08 (The Tubes, Todd Rundgren)
3. “Prime Time” – 3:15
4. “I Want It All Now” – 4:27
5. “No Way Out” – 3:22
6. “Getoverture” (instrumental) – 3:23
7. “No Mercy” – 3:27
8. “Only the Strong Survive” – 3:54
9. “Be Mine Tonight” – 3:30
10. “Love’s a Mystery (I Don’t Understand)” – 3:27 (The Tubes, Todd Rundgren)
11. “Telecide” – 5:41

Personnel

• Fee Waybill – vocals
• Bill Spooner – guitar, vocals
• Michael Cotten – synthesizer
• Mingo Lewis – percussion
• Prairie Prince – drums
• Roger Steen – guitar, vocals
• Re Styles – vocals
• Vince Welnick – keyboards
• Rick Anderson – bass

Additional personnel:

• Todd Rundgren – producer, guitar, keyboards