What is Spring Session M?

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Spring Session M
Spring Session M
Spring Session M cover
Studio album by Missing Persons
Released 1982
Genre New Wave
Length 43:46
Label Capitol Records
Producer Ken Scott
Professional reviews
Missing Persons chronology
Spring Session M
(1982)
Rhyme & Reason
(1984)

Spring Session M is the debut album by American new wave band Missing Persons, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). The title of the album is an anagram of the band's name. Tracks from this album: "Words", "Windows", "Destination Unknown", and "Walking in LA" all had videos created and all received heavy play on MTV and AOR and modern rock radio. The group toured and its shows were well attended.

Track listing

all songs written by Terry Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo, except where noted

  1. "Noticeable Ones" – 3:24
  2. "Windows" (T. Bozzio) – 4:59
  3. "It Ain't None of Your Business" – 2:55
  4. "Destination Unknown" – 3:35
  5. "Walking in L.A." (T. Bozzio) – 3:59
  6. "U.S. Drag" – 3:37
  7. "Tears" (T. Bozzio) – 4:21
  8. "Here and Now" – 3:28
  9. "Words" – 4:26
  10. "Bad Streets" (T. Bozzio) – 3:41
  11. "Rock & Roll Suspension" – 2:36
  12. "No Way Out" – 2:45
  13. "Hello, I Love You" [*] (John Densmore, Robbie Krieger, Ray Manzarek, Jim Morrison) – 2:18
  14. "Mental Hopscotch" [*] – 3:14

* bonus tracks on CD

Personnel

Production

  • Producer: Ken Scott
  • Engineer: Ken Scott
  • Art Direction: Glen Wexler
  • Photography: Glen Wexler

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1983 Pop Albums 17
1984 The Billboard 200 175

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year Single Chart Position
1982 "Destination Unknown" Mainstream Rock 24
1982 "Destination Unknown" Pop Singles 42
1982 "Words" Mainstream Rock 60
1982 "Words" Pop Singles 42
1983 "Walking In L.A." Mainstream Rock 12
1983 "Walking In L.A." Pop Singles 70
1983 "Windows" Mainstream Rock 22
1983 "Windows" Pop Singles 63
Studio album

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It usually does not contain live recordings and/or remixes, and if it does, those tracks do not make up a majority of the album and are often called
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Missing Persons (band)

Missing Persons
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s) New Wave, Pop rock, Synth pop
Years active 1980-1986
Label(s) One Way
Capitol
Pioneer
Sumthing Else
Cleopatra
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Music genre

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New Wave music

New Wave
Stylistic origins
Punk rock, Glam rock, Ska, Reggae, Power pop, Funk, Disco etc.
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Record label

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Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Parent company EMI
Founded 1942
Founder Johnny Mercer
Distributing label Capitol Music Group (US)
Genre Various
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Record producer

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Ken Scott

Ken Scott (born April 20, 1947 in London) is an influential English record producer and recording engineer.

Scott's start, at the age of 16, came from the world-renowned EMI studios, where he initially worked in the tape library.
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Owner Macrovision Corporation
Created by Michael Erlewine and Vladimir Bogdanov
Launched 1991
Current status Online


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Missing Persons (band)

Missing Persons
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s) New Wave, Pop rock, Synth pop
Years active 1980-1986
Label(s) One Way
Capitol
Pioneer
Sumthing Else
Cleopatra
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Rhyme & Reason

Rhyme & Reason

Studio album by Missing Persons
Released 1984
Genre New Wave
Length 40:16
Label Capitol Records
Producer Terry Bozzio, Bruce Swedien
Professional reviews

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Album

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Flag Great Seal
Motto: In God We Trust  (official)
E Pluribus Unum
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New Wave music

New Wave
Stylistic origins
Punk rock, Glam rock, Ska, Reggae, Power pop, Funk, Disco etc.
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Missing Persons (band)

Missing Persons
Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genre(s) New Wave, Pop rock, Synth pop
Years active 1980-1986
Label(s) One Way
Capitol
Pioneer
Sumthing Else
Cleopatra
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1982 in music

List of years in music (Table)
… 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 •   
1979 • 1980 • 1981
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Anagram

Hidden messages

Subliminal messages
Audio
  • Backmasking
  • Reverse speech
  • Spectrogram
Numeric
  • Numerology
  • Theomatics
  • Bible code

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Destination Unknown (song)

“Destination Unknown”

Single by Missing Persons
from the album Spring Session M
Released 1982

Destination Unknown is a hit single by the new wave band Missing Persons.
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John Densmore

John Densmore

Background information
Birth name John Paul Densmore
Born December 1, 1944 (1944-12-01)
Origin Los Angeles, California, USA
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Robby Krieger

Robby Krieger

Krieger performing live in London in June 2007

Background information
Birth name Robert Alan Krieger
Born January 8, 1946 (1946-01-08
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Ray Manzarek

Ray Manzarek

Ray Manzarek

Background information
Birth name Raymond Daniel Manczarek
Born February 12, 1939 (Age 69)
Origin Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison at the Fillmore East

Background information
Birth name James Douglas Morrison
Also known as The Lizard King, Mr.
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Compact Disc

Compact Disc

Media type Optical disc
Encoding Various
Capacity Typically up to 700 MB (up to 80 minutes audio)
Read mechanism 780 nm wavelength semiconductor laser
Developed by Philips & Sony
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Dale Bozzio



Dale Bozzio (born Dale Frances Consalvi on March 2, 1955) is an American musician and former Playboy Bunny. She became famous as the lead singer for the 1980s pop/new wave band Missing Persons.
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Singer

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Terry Bozzio

Terry Bozzio

Terry Bozzio performing with Fantômas at Quart Festival, Norway on July 9, 2005.

Background information
Birth name Terry John Bozzio
Also known as Terry "Ted" Bozzio
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Synthesizer

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Guitar
Classical Guitar



Classification

String instrument (plucked, nylon-stringed guitars usually played with fingerpicking, and steel-, etc. usually with a pick.
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Drum kit

The drum kit



1 Bass drum | 2 Floor tom | 3 Snare

4 Toms | 5 Hi-hat | 6 Crash cymbal and Ride cymbal
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