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Mankind's Audio Development

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Released
  
1984

Length
  
10:19

Artist
  
M.A.D.

Label
  
Criminal Damage Records

Recorded
  
July 1984

Producer
  
John Fryer and M.A.D.

Release date
  
1984

Songs
  
Sunfeast, Craving

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Genres
  
Gothic rock, Alternative rock, Dark wave

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In 1984, a project called Mankind's Audio Development was developed by Rob Hickson (vocals) and Pete Waddleton (bass) of eighties Gothic rock group Play Dead and signed on to Criminal Damage Records. Mankind's Audio Development was also known as "M.A.D." for short and featured the backing vocals of Michelle Ebeling (singer, Look Back in Anger). The group released one 12" single called "Sunfeast/Craving Single." It was the only known single recorded by M.A.D. The two songs "Sunfeast" and "Craving" were never released on to CD officially. Rob and Pete had made plans to make sequels to this single with completely different sounds and they were also planning to re-release the first single under their new independent label Tanz, depending on the band's condition after the release of Company of Justice. The reason for this is because they felt the people at Criminal Damage Records had no idea what they were doing. The sequels were (supposedly) never produced when Play Dead dissolved in January 1986.

Contents

The single was recorded at Blackwing Studios in July 1984 and produced by John Fryer and M.A.D.

Discography

  • 1984 - Sunfeast/Craving Single (12") (CRI 12-121)
  • 1984 - Sunfeast/Craving Single (7")
  • Track listing

    1. "Sunfeast" - 3:48
    2. "Craving" - 6:31

    Personnel

  • Rob Hickson - vocals
  • Pete Waddleton - bass
  • Michelle Ebeling - backup vocals
  • John Fryer and M.A.D. - producer
  • References

    Mankind's Audio Development Wikipedia