WALL OF VOODOO – SEVEN DAYS IN SAMMYSTOWN LP – Nr MINT A1/B1 UK 1985

Wall Of Voodoo – Seven Days In Sammystown
(IRS Records  1985  MIRF1006)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent+/Nr MINT condition
– some wear to edges/corners

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Wall of Voodoo was an American new wave group from Los Angeles best known for the 1983 hit “Mexican Radio”. The band had a sound that was a fusion of synthesizer-based new wave music with the spaghetti Western soundtrack style of Ennio Morricone.

Seven Days in Sammystown is the third studio album by American rock band Wall of Voodoo, released in 1985. This was the first Wall of Voodoo album to include Andy Prieboy on vocals and Ned Leukhardt on drums—following the departure of frontman Stan Ridgway and percussionist Joe Nanini—and also features the return of original bassist Bruce Moreland. It includes their cover version of Merle Travis’ “Dark as a Dungeon”. The track “Far Side of Crazy” is featured in the 1985 movie Head Office. The album reached No. 50 on the Australian charts.

Side one

1. “Far Side of Crazy” (Andy Prieboy) – 3:55
2. “This Business of Love” (Chas T. Gray) – 4:25
3. “Faded Love” (Bob Wills, John Wills) – :40
4. “Mona” (Bruce Moreland) – 4:55
5. “Room With a View” (Prieboy) – 2:47
6. “Blackboard Sky” (Prieboy) – 4:37

Side two

1. “Big City” (Gray, Marc Moreland, B. Moreland) – 4:20
2. “Dark as a Dungeon” (Merle Travis) – 4:40
3. “Museums” (M. Moreland) – 4:21
4. “Tragic Vaudeville” (B. Moreland) – 3:25
5. “(Don’t Spill My) Courage” (Gray, M. Moreland) – 4:15

• The original LP sleeve contains three errors: “This Business of Love” is listed as “Business of Love”; “Dark as a Dungeon” is listed as “Dark as the Dungeon”; and “Faded Love” is not listed at all. The correct track listing appears on the LP’s label, as well as the CD and cassette, although the “Dark as the Dungeon” error can appear on some MP3 listings.

Wall of Voodoo

• Chas T. Gray – keyboards, vocal backing
• Bruce Moreland – bass, keyboards
• Andy Prieboy – vocals, keyboards
• Ned Leukhardt – drums, percussion
• Marc Moreland – guitars

Additional musician

• John Parrish – additional percussion (“Museums”, “Far Side of Crazy”)

Technical

• Ian Broudie – producer
• Pete Hammond – remixing (“Far Side of Crazy”)
• Gil Norton – engineer
• Dave Powell – engineer
• Ray Roberts – cover painting
• Scott Lindgren – photography