Demo EP

by Oingo Boingo

Demo EP cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Self-Released
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 15:48
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Jo Julian

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking their transition from a surrealist street theater troupe to a hyperactive rock ensemble, Danny Elfman's group recorded this kinetic promo to secure a record deal. The hyper-manic horn arrangements and frantic, ska-tinged rhythms presented a uniquely Californian twist on the emerging new wave aesthetic.

Genres

Descriptors: Avant Garde, lo-fi, theatrical, eccentric, syncopated

Tracklist

  1. Ain't This The Life (3:35)
  2. Only A Lad (4:18)
  3. Forbidden Zone (3:59)
  4. I'm So Bad (3:56)

Credits

  • Oingo Boingo - primary artist
  • Charlie Unkeless - cover
  • Danny Elfman - music by, lyrics by

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