Maxx Mann - Maxx Mann
Maxx Mann - Maxx Mann
Label : Dark Entries
Format : 12" Vinyl - Reissue - Remastered
Release : 2020
Style : New Wave - Synth Pop
Info
Maxx Mann were the gay New Wave duo of Frank Oldham Jr (vocals, lyrics) and Paul Hamman (music) from New York City formed in 1981. Frank studied voice and acting at the Herbert Bergdorf School idolizing Eartha Kitt, Nancy Wilson, Johnny Mathis and Shirley Bassey. Paul was playing piano for a cabaret singer at a bar in Greenwich Village where Frank met him and their friendship began. Paul and Frank worked together 3 to 4 times a week recording their debut self-titled album released in 1982, limited to 500 copies. Songs provide interesting insights into the homosexual experience before the AIDS crisis: cruising backroom bars, BDSM and one-night stands. The music is "Neo-realistic rock" heavily influenced by punk, titillating, synthesized body and soul with Frank’s dramatized vocal stylings. The original press release sent to radio stations stated, "Because this is a completely innovative sound, we hope you will give it several listenings. It is adventurous, daring, and certain to cause reactions from your listeners.”
Tracklist
A1 Leatherman
A2 Like A Killer (True Love Is Always True)
A3 Bloody And Blue (Instrumental)
A4 Our Love Won't Last The Night (Instrumental)
B1 Our Love Won't Last The Night
B2 Bloody And Blue
B3 Leatherman (Instrumental)
B4 Like A Killer (True Love Is Always True) (Instrumental)
