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)