Oingo Boingo ? Nothing to Fear ? RARE 1982 True 1st Press Full Version Vinyl LP

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Jump to navigationJump to search Nothing to Fear Studio album by  Oingo Boingo Released June 22, 1982 Recorded November 1981-January 1982 Genre New wave, synth pop, experimental Length 41:34 Label I.R.S.
A&M Producer Joe Chiccarelli and Oingo Boingo Oingo Boingo chronology Only a Lad
(1981) Nothing to Fear
(1982) Good for Your Soul
(1983) Singles from Nothing to Fear

1. "Private Life"
   Released: June 1982
2. "Grey Matter / Nothing to Fear"
   Released: 1982

Nothing to Fear is the second studio album by American new wave band Oingo Boingo, released in 1982 on A&M Records. It was one of the first works produced by award-winning engineer Joe Chiccarelli.

Music

Nothing to Fear possesses a more hard-edged sound than the band's previous releases, featuring louder electric guitar and percussion, an increased and more varied use of synthesizers and the introduction of sequencers on some tracks. The songs also feature an unorthodox range of instruments, some of which were designed and built by the band.

Initial vinyl pressings of the album contain a different mix of the song "Private Life," featuring more prominent bass guitar and xylophone. The single version, which was subsequently used on all re-releases of the album, is 27 seconds shorter than the initial album mix, truncating the transition into the chorus, among other alterations. The song's release was accompanied by a music video, directed by Danny Elfman's brother Richard Elfman, founder of The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo.

Reception

Despite continuous condemnation from critics, Nothing to Fear received high regional sales and radio airplay at the time of its release, selling 125,000 copies in its original run. Elfman often used the negativity of critics to the band's advantage through publicity, stating: "The music [the critics] like is inspirationless and contrived. If we start getting praise from this clique of six or eight reviewers, we'd probably have to evaluate where we went astray."

Following the album's release, the band went on a successful tour opening for bands such as The Police and Fear. The song "Wild Sex (In the Working Class)" was later featured in the John Hughes film Sixteen Candles.

Track listing

All tracks written by Danny Elfman.