Oingo Boingo demo ep Oingo Boingo
(1979) self produced

Only a Lad
Ain't This the Life
I'm So Bad
Forbidden Zone

 



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History of this Release:
Rare record never released to public and given directly to A&R representatives for their first record deal as Oingo Boingo.

All original artwork by two Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo band members Sam Phipps and ?. Most band members don't even own their original copies if they still exist.

This copy is #17 of 130 originally created/spraypainted by the band members, signed by Sam Phipps, with a handwritten insertion of their 1979 copyright on the actual album, original paper insert of song lyrics included. Tracks on album are Only a Lad, I'm so Bad, Ain't This the Life, and Forbidden Zone. This was Sam Phipps original copy as told to me when acquired through their auction in 1995. The condition of the album cover is good and the vinyl record has three minor scratches that has no effect on it's sound.

This is the rarest album of the Oingo Boingo collection. It was never released!

 

above info provided by:

From: "IL" <ilopez@fc.spusd.net>
To: <mattro@raptorial.com>
Date: Tue, 09 Jul 2002 13:20:59 -0700
Subject: Original Oingo Boingo Demo 1979

This isn't exactly feedback but I'm letting most Oingo Boingo fans know that I've listed one of the original demos on e-bay. Only 130 were made and the one up for auction is #17. Here's the URL if you're interested.

Note from Mattro: This ep sold for $686.99 on July 14th, 2002.

 

From: "Ed Partch" <ed@partch.net>
To: <mattro@raptorial.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 06:36:03 -0400
Subject: Boingo Demo EP

FYI - The Demo EP was up on ebay again. This time the price was $600 (see link). Anyway, I am now on the lookout for a Madam Wong CD that someone has put together and the Double Live album you mentioned. Have you called Penthouse Records to confirm it? All of my research on the web came up empty... Thanks for keeping your site up... Ed Partch
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