Wall Of Voodoo

Wall Of Voodoo

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Formed: 1977 // Los Angeles, CA, United States
Disbanded: 1988
Members:
Stan Ridgway (vocals, 1977-83)
Andy Prieboy (vocals, 1983-88)
Marc Moreland (guitar, 1977-88)
Bruce Moreland (bass, 1977-82)
Bill Noland (bass, 1982-88)
Chas T. Gray (keyboards, 1979-88)
Joe Nanini (percussion, 1979-83)
Ned Leukhardt (drums, 1983-88)

Wall of Voodoo had its roots in Acme Soundtracks, a film score business started by Stan Ridgway, who was later the vocalist and harmonica player for Wall of Voodoo. Acme Soundtracks' office was across the street from the Hollywood punk club The Masque and Ridgway was soon drawn into the emerging punk/new wave scene there. Marc Moreland, guitarist for local group The Skulls, began jamming with Ridgway at the Acme Soundtracks office and the soundtrack company soon morphed into a new wave band. In 1977, with the addition of Skulls members Bruce Moreland (Marc Moreland's brother) as bassist and Chas T. Gray as keyboardist, along with Joe Nanini (who had been the drummer for Black Randy and the Metrosquad) the first lineup of Wall of Voodoo was born.

The band was named Wall of Voodoo before their first gig in reference to a comment made by Ridgway's friend, bassist Joe Ramirez. Ramirez was listening to some of the Acme Soundtracks music Ridgway and Moreland had created in their studio. When Ridgway jokingly compared the multiple-drum-machine-and Farfisa-organ-laden recordings to Phil Spector's legendary "wall of sound" production style, Ramirez commented it sounded more like a "wall of voodoo", and the name stuck.
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Members:
Andy Prieboy, Bill Noland, Bruce Moreland, Chas T. Gray, Joe Nanini, Marc Moreland, Ned Leukhardt, Stan Ridgway, Stanard Funsten
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Albums
SP 70022 Dark Continent — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Dark Continent (Album) I.R.S. Records SP 70022 US 1981 Sell This Version
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ELPS 4370 Call Of The West — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Call Of The West (Album, MiniAlbum) I.R.S. Records ELPS 4370 Australia 1982 Sell This Version
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20 B.B.C. College Concert #20 — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo B.B.C. College Concert #20 ‎(LP, Transcription) London Wavelength 20 US 1983 Sell This Version
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MIRF 1006 Seven Days In Sammystown — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Seven Days In Sammystown (Album) I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records MIRF 1006 UK 1985 Sell This Version
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IRSD-5997 Happy Planet — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Happy Planet (Album) I.R.S. Records IRSD-5997 US 1987 Sell This Version
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ILS 460848 4 The Ugly Americans In Australia — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo The Ugly Americans In Australia (Album) I.R.S. Records ILS 460848 4 Europe 1988 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
EX 12011 Wall Of Voodoo — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo (EP) Index EX 12011 Australia 1980 Sell This Version
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ES 720 Call Box (1-2-3) — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Call Box (1-2-3) ‎(7", Single) Illegal Records (2) ES 720 Australia 1981 Sell This Version
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12.001 Ring Of Fire (Remix) — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Ring Of Fire (Remix) Index 12.001 US 1982 Sell This Version
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SP 70407 Two Songs By Wall Of Voodoo — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Two Songs By Wall Of Voodoo (Single, Maxi) I.R.S. Records SP 70407 US 1982 Sell This Version
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ir9912, IR-9912 Mexican Radio — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Mexican Radio (Single) I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records ir9912, IR-9912 US 1982 Sell This Version
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ILS 0031 On Interstate 15 — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo On Interstate 15 ‎(7") Illegal Records (2) ILS 0031 UK 1982 Sell This Version
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AM-589 On Interstate 15 / Call Of The West — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo On Interstate 15 / Call Of The West ‎(7", Single) I.R.S. Records AM-589 Canada 1982 Sell This Version
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ILSA 5013 Big City — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Big City (Single) I.R.S. Records ILSA 5013 Netherlands 1984 Sell This Version
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ES 1132 (Don't Spill My) Courage — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo (Don't Spill My) Courage I.R.S. Records ES 1132 Australia 1985 Sell This Version
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L33-17051 Far Side Of Crazy — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Far Side Of Crazy (Single, Maxi) I.R.S. Records L33-17051 US 1985 Sell This Version
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650784 6 Do It Again — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Do It Again (Single, Maxi) I.R.S. Records 650784 6 Australia 1987 Sell This Version
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651231 7 Elvis Bought Dora A Cadillac — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Elvis Bought Dora A Cadillac ‎(7", Single) I.R.S. Records 651231 7 Australia 1987 Sell This Version
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PRO 454 The Ugly Americans In Norway July 1988 — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo The Ugly Americans In Norway July 1988 ‎(7", Single, Promo) I.R.S. Records PRO 454 Norway 1988 Sell This Version
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Compilations
IRSA7048 Granma's House - A Collection Of Songs By Wall Of Voodoo — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Granma's House - A Collection Of Songs By Wall Of Voodoo (Comp, Album) I.R.S. Records IRSA7048 UK & Europe 1984 Sell This Version
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7 70111-2 The Index Masters — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo The Index Masters (Comp) Restless Records 7 70111-2 US 1991 Sell This Version
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RVCD-309 Dark Continent / Call Of The West — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Dark Continent / Call Of The West ‎(CD, Comp, RM) Raven Records RVCD-309 Australia 2009 Sell This Version
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302 067 119 2 Lost Weekend (The Best Of Wall Of Voodoo - The I.R.S. Years) — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Lost Weekend (The Best Of Wall Of Voodoo - The I.R.S. Years) ‎(CD, Comp) Varèse Vintage 302 067 119 2 US 2011 Sell This Version
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RVCD-359 Seven Days In Sammystown / Happy Planet / The Ugly Americans In Australia — Wall Of Voodoo Wall Of Voodoo Seven Days In Sammystown / Happy Planet / The Ugly Americans In Australia ‎(2xCD, Comp, RM) Raven Records RVCD-359 Australia 2012 Sell This Version

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Numanoid

Numanoid

May 3, 2019
A truly great western band, MK1 featured Stan Ridgway, and Joe Nanini's unique percussion, MK2 brought in Andy Prieboy who knew his way round LA Noire. Holding it together all the way was Chas T Gray (one of few who still used the MiniMoog in the 80's) and Marc Morelands (RIP) fantastic guitar playing.
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tigerbug

tigerbug

January 31, 2019
Why are so many members deleted from lineup? They all should be reinstated.
charlie2300

charlie2300

August 19, 2016
A truly important band; the premier purveyors of urban American ballads infused deeply with the spirit of the Wild West. Stan the man is the voice of lost America. A unique sound whose nearest contemporaries would be Tuxedomoon in their early days. Oddball electronics, a seriously chunky wild west guitar, driven, manic music and Stan the man. Perfect. The initial 12" release is an essential wonder and includes the most awesome version of "Ring Of Fire". Pure wild west, expanded upon through the first two LP's and culminating with the epic ballad, "Call Of The West" on the self-titled second album. The magic died when Stan the man exited stage left.

Check out "Crack The Bell" live if you can find it. Pure mania.
pyenapple

pyenapple

June 29, 2015
An innovative and iconoclastic new wave group from L.A., Wall Of Voodoo could only have existed in the early 1980s, intelligent youths soaking in the cold war paranoia and mesquite-flavored sands of the Southwest. Their music is a peculiarly potent infused tequila/gasoline-fueled juggernaut of narrative and percussion, angular declarations like letters home from disillusioned robots at war. For me, Wall Of Voodoo truly only existed for their debut EP and first two albums: the chemistry between Stan Ridgeway and the band felt like the relationship between the brazen, carefully-carved cuckoo bird and the rusty, trusty gears of the clock. The band became something else after Stan left; not necessarily lesser, but less necessary. However, the recordings the group made up through 1982-83 are really something special. Dark, moody, intense, uneasy, but beautiful. Recipe for your clear-skied, dark, hot summer night: Cold cheap beer with limes, "Repo Man", then Wall Of Voodoo.

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