UNITS Digital Stimulation LP 415 RECORD 1980 US orig A-0003 NEW WAVE/SYNTH PUNK
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UNITS
San Francisco-based new wave performance art band from the late '70s and early '80s,
often cited as one of the pioneers of synth-punk. Part performance art piece,
part synth pop/post-punk/new wave innovators, the Units practically ruled the San Francisco
scene in the late '70s and early '80s before flirting with unlikely mainstream success in 1983.
Often cited as one of the pioneers of synth punk along with mythical Los Angeles-based
group the Screamers, the Units built swirling prog rock-esque keyboards and
frenetic electronic blips around politically and sociologically charged chants that
echoed elements of what bands like Devo and Gang of Four were discovering elsewhere.
The band mainly consisted of Rachel Webber and Scott Ryser, but held true to the
spirit of a collective as members of the Bay Area avant-garde scene flitted in and out
"DIGITAL STIMULATION"
1980 LP 415 RECORDS A-0003
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING
SINGLE SLEEVE
HEAY DUTY CARDBOARD COVER
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: 415 - BLACK LABEL - WHITE TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) A-0003
Catalog on labels: A-0003 (Side One / Side Two)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): A-0003-A GROUT MAN LIVES!
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): A-0003-B SEE OTHER SIDE
On labels: 415 Records PO Box 14563 San Francisco, CA 94114
Produced by Units/All songs written by Units
All songs ©? 1980 Very Safe Music/S.F. Units/BMI
On Back Cover: Vibes on "Tight Fit" - Jim Reynolds
Produced by The Units
Recorded and Mixed at Big Pink West
© 1980 Very Safe Music/S.F. Units
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: HIGH PRESSURE DAYS - DIGITAL STIMULATION
WARM MOVING BODIES - GO - MISSION - CANNIBALS
Side B: BUGBOY - TIGHT FIT
PASSION OR PATTERNS - TOWN BY THE RIVER - COWBOY
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RECORD NEAR MINT but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Digital Stimulation was the 1980 debut full-length by the Units, a San Francisco-based
performance art rock group who were retroactively co-credited with inventing the
genre known as synth-punk along with bands such as the Screamers and Suicide.
The album was one of the first releases on San Francisco-based 415 Records,
a label which also released music by bands like Romeo Void and Translator,
and the album arrived after the Units had spent a few years gigging around the California
punk and new wave club scene, opening for bands ranging from the
Dead Kennedys to the Go-Go's. Digital Stimulation remains a fiery, exciting document
of an innovative group who redefined the potential of synthesizers in a rock band format...(AllMusic)
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