{"product_id":"the-fronts-mamo-waves-limited-edition-vinyl-lp-pre-order-out-12-4-26","title":"The 'Fronts - Mamo Waves (Limited Edition, Vinyl LP) PRE-ORDER - Out 12\/4\/26","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a pre-order. It will ship on or around 12\/4\/26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNamed after a West Coast grocery store chain, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Whitefronts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e started out in 1982 as a quartet of art and theater students attending UCSB at Isla Vista CA. The band quickly mutated into a sextet. In 1984, they moved north to establish themselves as part of the San Francisco DIY culture. Live shows usually consisted of open jams drawing from what the band was obsessing about at the time -- free jazz, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Velvet Underground\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Caribbean music, improv noise -- as well as their own unheralded genres that popped in and out of existence like subatomic particles. Shows with local bands like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlovenly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCamper Van Beethoven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroliner Rainbow\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eVomit Launch\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarnacle Choir\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Manning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provide some context as to their eccentric position within the indie scene of the era. In 1985, the band released their sole LP, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoast Belief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, on their own Bogden label. This was an ambitious attempt to document the various ideas that were happening live. Though practically unknown today, it's an extraordinary record -- a mid-'80s classic serving up eclectic derangement on a par with contemporaries like the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eButthole Surfers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeat Puppets\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eSun City Girls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eTuxedomoon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eEugene Chadbourne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMamo Waves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e LP was compiled from recordings made between 1982-1987. As with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoast Belief\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e LP, it's a mind-melting jumble of the genres explored by Whitefronts throughout their existence. It was originally supposed to be released by Camper Van's Pitch-A-Tent imprint, as a couple of WF members were touring with CBV in 1987, but the release fell through the cracks when CBV was airlifted to Virgin Records in 1988. Today, it's clear that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMamo Waves\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e belongs to the same 1980s Californian sub-underground aesthetic that nurtured mythical 80s bands like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDepartmentstore Santas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eProminent Disturbance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It's a real WTF m.o. that still sounds like the future. Limited Edition of 300 copies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackpot Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67938839527642,"sku":null,"price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/5705\/3402\/files\/BM005LP_CU.jpg?v=1793483100","url":"https:\/\/jackpotrecords.com\/products\/the-fronts-mamo-waves-limited-edition-vinyl-lp-pre-order-out-12-4-26","provider":"Jackpot Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}