Mission of Burma - Vs. (1982)

"That's When I Reach for My Revolver" by Mission of Burma


Clint Conley produced Yo La Tengo's debut album, but he first became known for his bass work in the short lived (at the time) but highly influential band Mission of Burma.  The post-punk/proto-alternative band formed in 1979 out of the remnants of art rock group The Moving Parts.  The group worked the local circuit until their dissolution in 1983 due to lead guitarist Roger Miller having developed tinnitus.  They released an EP Signals, Calls, and Marches in 1981 and an album Vs. in 1982.

Here is the discography surrounding Mission of Burma's debut album:

Wrong Conclusion (as The Moving Parts) (compilation of 1978 recordings)
Academy Fight Song (1980 single)
Signals, Calls, and Marches (1981 EP)
Trem Two (1982 single)
Vs.
The Horrible Truth about Burma (1985 live album)
Forget (1987 compilation album)
Mission of Burma (1988 compilation album)
Peking Spring (1988 compilation album)
Let There Be Burma (1990 compilation album)
Active in the Yard (1994 single)

"Tremolo" by Mission of Burma


"Outlaw" by Mission of Burma


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