Tracklist
| A1 | Angst In My Pants | 3:25 | |
| A2 | I Predict | 2:50 | |
| A3 | Sextown U.S.A. | 2:56 | |
| A4 | Sherlock Holmes | 3:34 | |
| A5 | Nicotina | 3:26 | |
| A6 | Mickey Mouse | 3:16 | |
| B1 | Moustache | 3:28 | |
| B2 | Instant Weight Loss | 3:27 | |
| B3 | Tarzan And Jane | 3:18 | |
| B4 | The Decline And Fall Of Me | 2:53 | |
| B5 | Eaten By The Monster Of Love | 2:58 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Warner Communications
- Manufactured By – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Produced For – Giorgio Moroder Enterprises Ltd
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Copyright © – Atlantic Recording Corporation
- Copyright © – Ron Mael And Russell Mael Music
- Copyright © – Hansa
- Pressed By – Specialty Records Corporation
- Recorded At – Musicland Studios
- Mastered At – Allen Zentz Mastering
- Mastered At – Europadisk
- Lacquer Cut At – Atlantic Studios
Credits
- Art Direction, Design – Larry Vigon
- Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals] – Leslie Bohem
- Concept By [Cover Concept By], Cover [Cover Concept By] – Ron Mael
- Drums – David Kendrick
- Guitar, Backing Vocals [Additional Background Vocals] – Bob Haag
- Keyboards, Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – Ron Mael
- Lacquer Cut By – D.K.*
- Management [Sparks Personal Management] – Joseph Fleury
- Mastered By – Mack (2)
- Photography By – Eric Blum
- Producer [Produced By], Engineer [Engineered By] – Mack (2)
- Programmed By [Synthesizer Programming] – Mack (2)
- Synthesizer [Synthesizers] – James Goodwin*
- Vocals – Russell Mael
- Written-By [All Songs Written By] – Russell Mael
Notes
Issued with a black & white inner sleeve with lyrics, credits and a photo of the band.
Pressed by Specialty Records Corporation - denoted by "SP" printed on the center labels and etched in the runouts + "E A S T" embossed around the center hole on side B.
[Back cover:]
Produced by Mack for Giorgio Moroder Enterprises, Ltd.
Atlantic Recording Corporation [...]
[Warner 'W' logo]® A Warner Communications Company ℗ © 1982 Atlantic Recording Corporation Printed in U.S.A.
[Labels:]
℗ 1982 Atlantic
Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp. [...] [Warner 'W' logo] A Warner Communications Company
[Inner sleeve:]
Recorded in: MusicLand Studios, Munich, West
Mastered at: Allen Zentz, Los Angeles
© 1982 Ron Mael and Russell Mael Music/Hansa ASCAP
Printed in U.S.A.
Additional runout information:
- The data in the runouts indicates the record was plated by Atlantic Studios
- Runouts are etched except for 'ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.' and the encircled 'EDP', which are stamped
- 'ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.' is inverted in relation to the rest of the string at least in some variants
Pressed by Specialty Records Corporation - denoted by "SP" printed on the center labels and etched in the runouts + "E A S T" embossed around the center hole on side B.
[Back cover:]
Produced by Mack for Giorgio Moroder Enterprises, Ltd.
Atlantic Recording Corporation [...]
[Warner 'W' logo]® A Warner Communications Company ℗ © 1982 Atlantic Recording Corporation Printed in U.S.A.
[Labels:]
℗ 1982 Atlantic
Mfg. by Atlantic Recording Corp. [...] [Warner 'W' logo] A Warner Communications Company
[Inner sleeve:]
Recorded in: MusicLand Studios, Munich, West
Mastered at: Allen Zentz, Los Angeles
© 1982 Ron Mael and Russell Mael Music/Hansa ASCAP
Printed in U.S.A.
Additional runout information:
- The data in the runouts indicates the record was plated by Atlantic Studios
- Runouts are etched except for 'ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.' and the encircled 'EDP', which are stamped
- 'ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.' is inverted in relation to the rest of the string at least in some variants
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Rights Society: ASCAP
- Pressing Plant ID (Label matrix, sides A & B): SP
- Pressing Plant ID (Embossed on center label, side B): E A S T
- Matrix / Runout (Label side A): ST-A-824889-SP
- Matrix / Runout (Label side B): ST-A-824890-SP
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 1): ST-A-824889-A 0-1 SM 1-2 EDP M1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 1): ST-A-824890-A 0-1 SM 2-1 M1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. EDP
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 2): ST-A-824889-A 0-1 SM 1-1 EDP M1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 2): ST-A-824890-A 0-1 SM 1-2 M1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. EDP
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 3): ST-A-824889-A SP 0-1 SM 2-2 EDP M1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 3): ST-A-824890-A 0-1 M1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. EDP
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side A, variant 4): ST-A-824889-A SP 0-1 SM 2-1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K. EDP M1
- Matrix / Runout (Runout side B, variant 4): ST-A-824890-A 0-1 SM 1-2 EDP M1 ATLANTIC STUDIOS D.K.
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Angst In My Pants (LP, Album) | Atlantic | K 50888, ATL K 50 888, SD 19347 | 1982 | |||
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Angst In My Pants (LP, Album) | Atlantic | ATL 50 888 | 1982 | |||
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Angst In My Pants (Cassette, Album) | Atlantic | CS 19347 | US | 1982 | ||
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Angst In My Pants (LP, Album) | Carrere | CAR 00020 | Spain | 1982 | ||
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Angst In My Pants (LP, Album, Promo) | Atlantic | P-11215 | Japan | 1982 |
Recommendations
Reviews
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Edited 2 years agoThis is an audiophile-quality pressing. The second I threw it on, I was certain that it came from an analog source -- no early 80s digital recording could sound this warm. It's dead quiet as well, at least mine is. Of course, none of this matters if the album sucks. This one doesn't. It's my favorite Sparks album and that says a lot. Every song is just killer.
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Sherlock Holmes is great, so is Moustache, Instant Weight Loss and of course Angst In My Pants. -
I came here thinking i could score a cheap copy of this rather obscure but good Sparks record only to find out that there aren´t many available and that the ones that are, fetch not a small amount of money.
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Edited 3 years agoThis was my first Sparks album. After this one - I bought a bunch more. I needed more.
It's another Giorgio Moroder collaboration and it's awesome. This album defines Sparks for Me. The lyrics are nerdy interesting quirkly and funny. The rhythms and arrangements are very ... Sparks. The vocals - same. This is Russel at his best.
The big hits from this album are Angst in My Pants and I Predict, but songs like Sherlock Holmes and Nicotina are really great.
Just a really overall good album.
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