SPOONER - WILDEST DREAMS / EVERY CORNER DANCE (1988)
Although obscure and overlooked during their tenure together, the late-'70s/early-'80s rock band Spooner became best-known years later as the launching pad for guitarist Duke Erikson and drummer Butch Vig of Garbage fame. The group (which also included members Dave Benton on guitar and vocals, Joel Tappero on bass, and Jeff Walker on keyboards) hailed from Madison, WI, and issued a total of three recordings - 1990's "The Fugitive Dance" and 1985's "Wildest Dreams", plus the excellent 1982's Gary Klebe (of Shoes fame) produced "Every Corner Dance"- before splitting up. Erikson and Vig decided to stick together, launching another largely ignored outfit in the late '80s, Fire Town, 1986's "In The Heart Of The Heart Country" and 1989's "The Good Life". Vig concentrated on producing alt-rock artists for the early part of the '90s. But eventually, he re-teamed with Erikson to launch the successful alt-pop outfit Garbage in the mid-'90s.
Years after disbanding, a two-for-one release (now OOP and tricky to find) and though dropping "Doing Time" was issued, which included the group's first two releases together, expectedly titled "Wildest Dreams / Every Corner Dance".
Watch on YouTube "Will You Remember Me" where the boys expertly lip-sync to an alternate studio version of this song from "Every Corner Dance" album. This is slightly different from the LP/CD track.
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Wildest Dreams (1985)Sacred Ground / This Town's on Fire / Borderline / Eyes of the World / Again and Again (Looks Like Rain) / Brave New Heart / The Rainy Days / Woman Out of Time / Wildest Dreams / Endless Miles
Every Corner Dance (1982)
Will You Remember Me? / Temptations / Member of the Family / Jackie / Doing Time / Every Corner Dance / Cruel School / Poor Harold / Oo My My / The Way the Stories Go
