Released August 18 1981 Length 35:50 Release date 18 August 1981 Genres New wave, Post-punk | Recorded 1981 Artist Wall Of Voodoo Label I.R.S. Records | |
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Producer Jim Hill, Paul McKenna, Wall Of Voodoo Dark Continent
(1981) Call of the West
(1982) Similar Call of the West, The Index Masters, Seven Days in Sammystown, Happy Planet, The Ugly Americans in Australia | ||
Wall of voodoo dark continent full album
Dark Continent is the first full length album by Los Angeles new wave band Wall of Voodoo, released in 1981 on IRS Records. It reached #177 on the US album charts. The original compact disc version was released by A&M in 1992. Australian label Raven Records issued a digitally remastered CD of Dark Continent coupled with Call of the West in 2009.
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- Wall of voodoo dark continent full album
- Wall of voodoo two minutes till lunch
- Reception
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Songs
- References
A music video was produced for the song "Call Box (1-2-3)" and the band performed "Back in Flesh" in the 1981 concert film Urgh! A Music War. Early live versions of four songs ("Red Light", "Animal Day", "Back in Flesh" and "Call Box (1-2-3)") are featured on the Index Masters compilation.
Wall of voodoo two minutes till lunch
Reception
In a retrospective review, Allmusic declared Dark Continent to be Wall of Voodoo's greatest album, pointing to the uniformly strong songwriting and the intensely original voice and style.
Track listing
All tracks written by Wall of Voodoo.
- "Red Light" — 3:08
- "Two Minutes Till Lunch" — 2:55
- "Animal Day" — 3:13
- "Full of Tension" — 2:14
- "Me and My Dad" — 3:20
- "Back in Flesh" — 3:42
- "Tse Tse Fly" — 4:46
- "Call Box (1-2-3)" — 2:32
- "This Way Out" — 3:56
- "Good Times" — 2:29
- "Crack the Bell" — 3:33
Personnel
Songs
1Red Light3:09
2Two Minutes Till Lunch2:19
3Animal Day3:14