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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1982 - November: Missing Persons ”Spring Session M”
Description: One of the staple groups of the early 80's New Wave genre was Missing Persons. Their debut album with Capital Records was Spring Session M, an anagram of the band's name.
The founding trio was vocalist Dale Bozzio, drummer (and Dale's husband) Terry Bozzio, and guitarist Warren Cuchunullo. The Bozzio's were working with Frank Zappa and met Cuchunullo when he contributed to a Zappa album. The trio worked with session musicians, created an EP, and established a successful presence in Los Angeles. They added bassist Patrick O'Hearn and keyboardist Chuck Wild to the band before producing their debu...