Tapes (the) - Party

Name: The Tapes
Album: Party
Year: 1980
Style: Post Punk, Punk, New Wave
Similar Bands: Talking Heads, Husker Du, XTC, Residents, The Jam, Wire, Television
"One-Word" Review: Disjointed Space-filled Angular Wave
Based Out Of: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Label: Passport Records, Jem Records, WEA

Cover, Sleeve, Record

Back, Lyrics, Record

Party (1980)

1. (I Fall) Head First 3:00
2. The Mating Season 3:48
3. Blue Thighs 2:55
4. Point Eighty Eight 3:38
5. Into Action 4:14 /
6. To Assemble 4:05
7. LG/DG 2:18
8. Lonesome Max 2:45
9. Party 3:20
10. In The Crocodile's Mouth 2:16
11. Inside Out 5:03 

Album Rating (1-10): 8.5

Members & Other Bands:

• Rolf Hermsen - Vox, Guitar, Cover Design (Mathilde Santing)
• Fred Hermsen - Mgmt, Writer
• Peter Meuris - Drums (Frits, Zonder Naam, Slagwerkgroep, Mathilde Santing, The Nits, Astrid Seriese, Julya Lo'ko, Trockener Kecks)
• Igor Roovers - Bass (Dynastie Van Oer)
• Michiel Brandes - Guitars (Mathilde Santing)
• Don Willard - Producer
• Angele Grevelink - Photos
• Peter O. Kapteijn - cover photo inspiration

Unknown-ness: Never heard of this band. From the cover art (and back art, which is basically a cover for side two) of white outfits and ties, it would seem to project new wave. They look rather clean cut, so my guess is more to the synth side of new wave than dirty, hard, or blue collar new wave. 

Album Review: It's a tad funky, with some discordant, flat hooks similar to the Residents, and vocals similar to the Jam. They can be categorized right there in the middle of the new wave / post punk bridge. Lg Dg is quite frantic and a little spooky with the guitar sound meshed with the vocals.
Known as the Dutch Talking Heads for their first two records, this band from Amsterdam recorded 3 records, and took cues from the scene of XTC, Wire, and the aforementioned Talking Heads. This is the only of their records remastered & put to CD with bonus live tracks

Stand Out Track: Lg Dg, Into Action

Links:
Discogs
Allmusic
4 live tracks on Bandcamp
The Velvet Vox - in Dutch
No Longer Forgotten Music
Fredheadset - live recording
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