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Mission of Burma was an American post-punk band from Boston, Massachusetts. The group formed in 1979 with Roger Miller on guitar , Clint Conley on bass , Peter Prescott on drums , and Martin Swope contributing audiotape manipulation and acting as the band’s sound engineer . [ 2 ]
Vs. is the debut studio album by American post-punk band Mission of Burma, following their 1981 EP, Signals, Calls, and Marches. It was released in October 1982 by record label Ace of Hearts . It is the only full-length studio album the band released during the 1980s – and until 2004, as soon afterward they disbanded due to guitarist Roger ...
This is the discography for Mission of Burma, a post-punk band from Boston. Albums. Studio albums ... Mission of Burma (Rykodisc, 1988) Peking Spring (Taang!, 1989)
"That's When I Reach for My Revolver" is a song by Mission of Burma that was written and sung by band member Clint Conley. It appears on their 1981 EP Signals, Calls and Marches . Moby covered the song in 1996 and released it as a single, reaching number fifty on the UK Singles Chart .
Relocating to Boston, Massachusetts, Miller was a member of the short-lived Moving Parts before co-founding Mission of Burma in 1979. Mission of Burma disbanded in 1983 due in large part to Miller's worsening tinnitus, attributed in large part to their notoriously loud live performances. In subsequent years, Mission of Burma's small body of ...
Signals, Calls, and Marches has been well received by critics.. In his retrospective review, Mark Deming of AllMusic stated that "if Mission of Burma were not yet at the peak of their form, most bands blazing as many trails as this one did lost their footing a lot more often that Burma did on these six songs; Signals, Calls and Marches was as accomplished and impressive a debut as any American ...
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The Horrible Truth About Burma is a collection of live recordings by Boston-based post-punk band Mission of Burma, [8] recorded during their 1983 farewell tour. The band had decided to retire because leader Roger Miller's chronic tinnitus had reached a dangerous level.