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Mission of Burma
Signals, Calls and Marches (The Definitive Edition plus bonus DVD)
Genre: Alternative Rock

Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
1. Academy Fight Song
2. Max Ernst
3. Devotion
4. Execution
5. That's When I Reach For My Revolver
6. Outlaw
7. Fame And Fortune
8. This Is Not A Photograph
9. Red
10. All World Cowboy Romance

CD Details

All Artists: Mission of Burma
Title: Signals, Calls and Marches (The Definitive Edition plus bonus DVD)
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Matador Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2008
Re-Release Date: 3/18/2008
Album Type: Special Edition
Genre: Alternative Rock
Styles: Hardcore & Punk, Indie & Lo-Fi, New Wave & Post-Punk
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPCs: 744861073024, 0744861073062, 448610730175, 448610730243

Synopsis

Product Description

Out of print on CD for three years and unavailable on vinyl since the 80s, this debut record is back with remarkable extras, including two unreleased studio tracks, a DVD of concert footage at The Space and The Underground in Boston in 1979 and 1980, and a 32-page booklet with interviews and ephemera. Vinyl is true all-analog, HQ-180 pressing. "The moment punk turned into art" - Salon.com.

CD Reviews

Classic post punk dissonance

attentive listener | Joysey | 04/03/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This has never sounded better, finally some bottom end on these almost lost classics. The DVD, while short and lacking any production value at all is a rare snapshot that completes the picture. Given the fact that this music was just barely appreciated after it had ceased to exist, these documents are the life support that offer a second chance. Based on the evidence here, this stuff was worth the effort. I would think anyone with an appreciation for Sonic Youth, Husker Du or Pere Ubu would enjoy this, then again you'd probably already be on board."

Great early stuff from 80's post-punk gods

Mark L. Pessoni | St. Louis, Missouri United States | 04/04/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The six song EP alone is worth the money. Add the superlative single "Academy Fight Song' b/w "Max Ernst". Throw in two previously unreleased bonus tracks that are both outstanding. Oh, yeah, and a live DVD from their early days. Just turn off American Idol and go buy it already."

Mission of Burma, The Rat & Signals, Calls and Marches

Ivan Solero | Boston | 07/01/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Its been 28 years since I seen them on Kenmore Square and every band afterwards has to live up to a new standard in indie and punk music. Yes, they were just like us, and they are still like us. The music still breathes back then against the political foray of the time, and it still remains strong today. They believe in us, all of us, and we do to.

Forget what 2008 brings, they started it all back when. Not whiny, whimpy or stupid. Just straight talk to the head, heart and life. This album set the tone for all of us to remember what was, is and still can be.

Listen to the classics, but really read the words of Devotion and Fame and Fortune. A prelude to where we are today. Ahead of their time and just as relevant to when they slash their guitars in the Rat.

Mission of Burma, the ultimate standard."