Cargo Records

Signals, Calls & Marches

Out of print on CD for 3 years, and unavailable on vinyl since the 1980s, the hugely influential MISSION OF BURMA debut record is back with some remarkable extras, including unreleased studio tracks, a DVD of concert footage from 1979 and 1980 and a thick booklet with interviews and ephemera.

Remastered from the original analog tapes, ‘Signals, Calls & Marches’ contains their best-known song "That's When I Reach For My Revolver", their anthemic 1979 debut single "Academy Fight Song” / “Max Ernst,” plus 2 unreleased songs from that session, "Execution" and "Devotion." Both are classics, and a fascinating window into their early days. The deluxe gatefold vinyl has been re-cut ALL-ANALOG from the original half-inch tapes by George Marino at Sterling Sound. The vinyl recut served as the basis for the CD remaster, and the results are stunning. THE DEFINITIVE EDITION+ DVD. 2 unreleased songs from the first 1979 session. Bonus DVD contains concert footage at The Space and The Underground in Boston 1979-1980. Vinyl is true all-analog, re-cut in person by George Marino at Sterling Sound. Vinyl is HQ-180 pressing at RTI; thick Stoughton gatefold sleeve with tipped-in booklet. Vinyl comes with DVD and MP3 coupon. CD also remastered from the original half-inch tapes. 32-page booklet containing incredible ephemera and photos from the period, along with interviews with Rick Harte of Ace Of Hearts Records, and the whole band, on the making of the record. Contains “Academy Fight Song” and “That’s When I Reach For My Revolver”. Unavailable on CD for 2 years unavailable on vinyl since the 1980s.

Track Listing

1. Academy Fight Song
2. Max Ernst (Two unreleased studio tracks from the "Academy Fight Song" session (1980)
3. Devotion
4. Execution [not the rehearsal demo included on a Taang LP, but the actual studio version]

The original 'Signals, Calls & Marches' 12" EP (1981):
5. That’s When I Reach For My Revolver
6. Outlaw
7. Fame And Fortune
8. This Is Not A Photograph
9. Red
10. All World Cowboy Romance.