Oingo Boingo - Anthology

Artist:

Oingo Boingo

See Also:

Various Artists - Dead Bands Party: A Tribute To Oingo Boingo

Description:

Liner notes feature an interview with Danny Elfman.
Oingo Boingo: Danny Elfman (vocals, guitar); Richard Gibbs (vocals, trombone, keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Carl Graves (vocals, keyboards); Kerry Hatch (vocals, synthesizer, bass); John Avila (vocals, bass); Steve Bartek (guitar); Sam Sluggo" Phipps (clarinet, soprano & tenor saxophones); Leon Scheiderman (alto & baritone saxophone); Dale Turner (trumpet, trombone); Paul Fox (synthesizer); Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Jimmie Wood (harmonica); Doug Lacy, Kenny Kotwitz, Brian Mann (accordion); Yvonne S. Moriarity (French horn); Bruce Fowler, George McMullen (trombone); Ralph Grierson (piano); Katurah Clark (percussion); Marko Babineau, Mike Gormley (background vocals).
Compilation producers: Bob Garcia, Laura Engel, Dana Smart.
Recorded in 1980 through 1996. Includes liner notes by Bob Garcia.
Digitally remastered by Dave Collins (A&M Mastering Studios, Hollywood, California).
One of the positive effects of the Seagrams/Polygram merger is that several bands who had recorded for different labels--A&M and MCA in this case--during their careers, were able to release comprehensive career compilations now that one company controlled all of their master tapes. ANTHOLOGY is the first comprehensive Oingo Boingo compilation, and it makes the previous single-label efforts, SKELETONS IN THE CLOSET and BEST O` BOINGO, redundant.
Anthology includes previously unreleased tracks, remixes and live performances alongside well-known Oingo Boingo gems like "Ain`t This the Life," "Private Lives," and "Where Do All My Friends Go." With a handful of tracks from Danny Elfman`s 1984 solo album, this excellent two-disc set redefines Oingo Boingo for those who knew them only as "the new wave band Danny Elfman was in before he became a soundtrack composer."

Track Listing:

DISC 1:

1. Intro: Tender Lumplings - (previously unreleased)
2. Ain`t This the Life
3. Nasty Habits
4. On the Outside
5. Only a Lad
6. Little Girls
7. Grey Matter
8. Wild Sex (In the Working Class)
9. Private Life
10. No Spill Blood
11. Nothing Bad Ever Happens to Me
12. Sweat
13. Who Do You Want to Be
14. Gratitude - (with Danny Elfman)
15. It Only Makes Me Laugh - (with Danny Elfman)
16. Everybody Needs - (with Danny Elfman)
17. Dead Man`s Party
18. Weird Science - (alternate mix, from "Weird Science")

DISC 2:

1. Just Another Day
2. Stay
3. Not My Slave
4. Where Do All My Friends Go
5. Mama
6. Cinderella Undercover
7. Flesh `N` Blood
8. When the Lights Go Out
9. Out of Control
10. Insanity - (Brian Malouf remix, medium version)
11. Mary
12. We Close Our Eyes
13. Whole Day Off
14. Piggies
15. Insects
16. Goodbye, Goodbye

Album Information

Release Date:

11/02/1999

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

New Wave

Label:

Hip-O Records

Catalog Number:

90494

Original Release Year:

1999

# of Discs:

2

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Guest Artist:

Danny Elfman

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