Planet Patrol - Planet Patrol album flac

30 years ago this year,we went into LARRY FEENEY'S small 8 track recording studio. it was our first time in a professional studio setting, and we would only be there for about three hours, for the entire recording. The previous month we had recorded what I thought was always the hottest version of this song on a FOSTEX 4 track recorder, in HAROLD BROWN'S ROOM on WESTLAND AVENUE in the Back BAY around the corner from BERKLEE SCHOOL of MUSIC. We used a BOSS DR 110 DRUM MACHINE, and a PROPHET ONE SYNTH. Harold would later improvise the T.D. Theme, using FEENEY'S studio piano, with a little delay. When I wrote this song I referenced the Temptation"s DENNIS EDWARDS style, (at least I tried to) of vocalizing, as did a lot of BOSTON'S LEAD VOCALISTS, Including JOEY LITES, of PLANET PATROL, LARRY WOO, of MODERNIQUE, as did the lead singers of other LOCAL BOSTON GROUPS, like LAZAR, THE ELECTRIC POWER BAND just to name a few. We were R and B SINGERS, pure and simple, but with advent of the synth, in a few short years the quality of vocals would be reduced drastically. I'm very proud of the fact, that our recording was so crude production wise, in relationship to some of the other groups that would release records, before, and after TRUE DESIRE. Years later, I feel like we produced a blues version, of PLANET ROCK with lyrics. We plugged into the board, set the levels, and hit record. LARRY had no idea what we were doing. We sang the vocal twice, keeping the second one. Then would come the brilliance of PLANET PATROL'S "PLAY AT YOUR OWN RISK" Album. The finest version of recorded NEO-SOUL, which is what we were doing, that was ever produced. I think it ended the whole idea of vocal groups trying to record in this style. No more dynamics,or vocal inflections, future vocal styles of electronic music, would be flat droning that was based on pitch, not SOUL. We have never really received the credit that was deserved for the BOSTON R and B music scene of the 70's & early 1980's, Because we were all very independent, and individualistic in our musical vision. This vision was always based on an understanding of the past, but with a desire to innovate, and we know that the old tine music business, like the present day music business, can't handle that. But fortunately time allows us to witness what was good, bad, and mediocre. The groups that would come out of Boston in the late 80's, and early 1990's, would have been "roadies" to the groups that came before them, and many of them were. (we won't call names, cause we don't have to, check your local t.v. listings)B. ALLISON, TRUE DESIRE MARCH, 2013

Larry woo on vocals unless I read that wrong from the above info.

Fantastic song, fantastic beat that has endured! Could you please tell me who sang the backing vocals? I think it sounds like Jimmy Somerville of Bronski Beat hitting those fantastic high notes! Amazing all the way around. Thanks!