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|Title=Wives in Orbit / Yik Yak | |||
|Image1=Wives-in-Orbit-front.jpg | |||
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|Artist=[[The Red Crayola]] | |||
|Type=Single | |||
|ReleaseDate=October 13, 1978 | |||
|Year=1978 | |||
|RecordingDate=July 17, 1978 | |||
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|Label={{RLink|Radar}} | |||
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|Discogs=https://www.discogs.com/master/597168-The-Red-Crayola-Wives-In-Orbit | |||
|RYM=https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/the-red-crayola/wives-in-orbit-yik-yak/ | |||
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== Track listing == | == Track listing == | ||
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
[[File:Wives-in-Orbit-button.jpg| | The Red Crayola recorded five songs in July 1978. Two were released as the single ''Wives in Orbit.'' Another was a new recording of "[[Hurricane Fighter Plane]]" released as a [[Hurricane Fighter Plane (single)|promotional flexi-disc]] in ZigZag magazine. | ||
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File:Wives-in-Orbit-button.jpg|Button<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/BHABpR0y_2X/</ref> | |||
File:Wives-in-Orbit-button-John-Cale.jpg|John Cale wearing button<ref>https://x.com/caroline_binnie/status/1820226318543282633</ref> | |||
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== Personnel == | == Personnel == | ||
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=== Cover art === | === Cover art === | ||
Cover by Assorted Images | Cover by Assorted Images (Malcolm Garrett) | ||
== Reviews == | == Reviews == | ||
=== Comstock Lode No.4 === | |||
<ref>https://www.ebay.com/itm/336043128332</ref> | |||
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[...] Radar are not only putting out the old IA material but also unleashing the music of the 1978 Red Crayola. The new Crayola is Mayo Thompson and drummer Jesse Chamberlain. On record Mayo has overdubbed bass and extra guitar lines, but it will be just the two of them live. The material they have recorded is uniformly excellent and exceptionally powerful, and despite overtones of Beefheart and perhaps Pere Ubu is essentially unique. Their first release 'Wives In Orbit'/'Yik Yak' (ADA 22) is part of the Oct. 13th batch, and by 1978 standards is not just excellent but also commercial. | |||
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=== Bomp! === | === Bomp! === | ||
March 1979<ref>https://archive.org/details/Bomp21March1979/page/n32/mode/1up?q=%22Red+crayola%22</ref><blockquote>But check out the Crayola disc, it's not from the reissued album, but rather a new recording done by Mayo Thompson in the UK, backed by various local and NY punks. As one of the last functioning survivors of '60s avant-garde punk, he's managed to plug right into the current trends--this sounds a lot like Devo--and he's got all it takes to become a leader in '80s much. Good one, Radar. </blockquote> | March 1979<ref>https://archive.org/details/Bomp21March1979/page/n32/mode/1up?q=%22Red+crayola%22</ref> | ||
<blockquote> | |||
But check out the Crayola disc, it's not from the reissued album, but rather a new recording done by Mayo Thompson in the UK, backed by various local and NY punks. As one of the last functioning survivors of '60s avant-garde punk, he's managed to plug right into the current trends--this sounds a lot like Devo--and he's got all it takes to become a leader in '80s much. Good one, Radar. </blockquote> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Singles}} | |||
[[Category:Singles]] | [[Category:Singles]] | ||
[[Category:Radar]] | [[Category:Radar]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:34, 14 July 2025
| Wives in Orbit / Yik Yak | |
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| Single by The Red Crayola | |
| Released | October 13, 1978 |
| Recorded | July 17, 1978 |
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| Label | File:Blank.svg Radar |
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wives in Orbit" | |
| 2. | "Yik Yak" |
Background
The Red Crayola recorded five songs in July 1978. Two were released as the single Wives in Orbit. Another was a new recording of "Hurricane Fighter Plane" released as a promotional flexi-disc in ZigZag magazine.
![Button[1]](/wiki/File:Wives-in-Orbit-button.jpg)
![John Cale wearing button[2]](/wiki/File:Wives-in-Orbit-button-John-Cale.jpg)
Personnel
The Red Crayola
- Mayo Thompson - vocals, guitar, bass
- Jesse Chamberlain - drums, backing vocals
Technical
- The Red Crayola - producer, arranged by
- Doug Bennett - engineer
- Paul Hodsman - engineer
- Nigel Brooke-Harte - assistant engineer
Cover art
Cover by Assorted Images (Malcolm Garrett)
Reviews
Comstock Lode No.4
[...] Radar are not only putting out the old IA material but also unleashing the music of the 1978 Red Crayola. The new Crayola is Mayo Thompson and drummer Jesse Chamberlain. On record Mayo has overdubbed bass and extra guitar lines, but it will be just the two of them live. The material they have recorded is uniformly excellent and exceptionally powerful, and despite overtones of Beefheart and perhaps Pere Ubu is essentially unique. Their first release 'Wives In Orbit'/'Yik Yak' (ADA 22) is part of the Oct. 13th batch, and by 1978 standards is not just excellent but also commercial.
Bomp!
March 1979[4]
But check out the Crayola disc, it's not from the reissued album, but rather a new recording done by Mayo Thompson in the UK, backed by various local and NY punks. As one of the last functioning survivors of '60s avant-garde punk, he's managed to plug right into the current trends--this sounds a lot like Devo--and he's got all it takes to become a leader in '80s much. Good one, Radar.
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