Original OZ LP released in 1989 on I.R.S. Records. Cat: LIB5195. Comes with printed lyric inner bag which has some light age spots and is in EXcellent condition.
If Raymond Chandler and Raymond Carver had somehow fused their literary sensibilities and branched out into songwriting, they might have conjured a lyrical voice something like Stan Ridgway's, a man with an uncanny knack for capturing the nooks and crannies of life among the lost and lowly in Los Angeles, telling their stories with genuine understanding but no illusions. Mosquitos was Ridgway's second solo album after leaving Wall of Voodoo, and it was a far grander and more ambitious work than anything he'd made up to that point. Produced by Ridgway and Joe Chiccarelli, Mosquitos has a rich, expansive sound compared to the claustrophobic tension generated by Wall of Voodoo, and in the instrumental fanfare "Heat Takes a Walk," the proto-ska strut of "Calling Out to Carol," the cinematic atmospherics of "A Mission in Life," the woozy horns that weave their way through "The Last Honest Man," and the Norteño-gone-psychedelic arrangement of "Newspapers," this album gave Ridgway a broader and more colorful musical canvas than he'd been able to work with before.
Tracks : Heat takes a walk/ Lonely twon/ Goin’ southbound/ Dogs/ Can’t complain/ Peg and Pete and me/ Newspapers/ Calling out to Carol/ The last honest man/ A mission in life.
There are a few spindle marks on labels. Record has some light scuff marks that cause a few light crackles and is in EXcellent condition. Cover has some light marks and is in Excellent condition.
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