[Forty Year Old Batteries] -- Forty years ago this weekend, on 3/19/1982, After the Fire released their fourth and final LP of new and original material: Batteries Not Included. You might recall After the Fire, or ATF, from their mid-1982 cover of the Falco hit, "Der Kommissar." That cover was supposed to be the lead single for their more or less in progress fifth album. However, After the Fire announced they were disbanding in December of that year. If you know this band only from their cover of "Der Kommissar," which was released as the sole new track on a compilation album of songs from three of After the Fire's studio albums, this album might surprise you. To me, it kind of comes off as the soundtrack to a science fiction movie. No, not that one, something more along the lines of a sci-fi rom-com B movie. Anyway, "Dancing in the Shadows" was a minor hit in the US. But I'm surprised "I Don't Understand Your Love" didn't get more airplay, or rotations on MTV. The music video is certainly entertaining.
Flashback: After the Fire – Batteries Not Included (1982)
That's all till next week. Dedicated 80s-philes can find more flashbacks in the Prophet or Madman archives or via Bookended's 80s Flashback tag. As always, your comments are welcome on today's, or any other, flashback post. And if you like what I'm doing here, please share the link with your friends. If, however, you don't like the flashback, feel free to share it with your enemies.
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