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about
A musical walk down 14th Street in New York in the 1980s.
Recorded Calliope Productions and on location in New York, 1986.
This song was previously available only on the 2004 limited edition 2 disc collection, Leisure Class Recordings 1979-1994.
credits
released March 1, 2004
CAST:
Dimitri (narrator, street vendor, drug dealer); Paul Romero (street vendor, drug dealer, cop, card dealer, panhandler); David Lawton (street vendor, drug dealer, homophobe, preacher, shill, panhandler); Melissa Schaffer (clueless victim, panhandler, incoherent homeless woman); Kevin Weist (street vendor, panhandler); Les Baby Love (street vendor, drug dealer, rapper); Slip Otter (rapper); Na'imah Hasan (Israelite); Russ Johnson (drug dealer).
MUSICIANS:
Dan Porvin (guitar); Marc Dannenhirsch (guitar); Dave Boonshoft (bass); Mike Walters (tenor sax, flute); Leonard Belota (trumpet); Pat McCarty (trombone); Glenn Johnson (piano, synthesizers, sampler, drum machine programming); Paul Romero, Kevin Weist, David Lawton, Melissa Schaffer (bkg vocals).
Special thanks to Jacqueline Delibe (remote recording); Bob Power (engineer, mixing, infinite patience).
Formed in Detroit in 1977 as Mr Unique and the Leisure Suits, the band released their EP "Mr. Unique and the Leisure Class"
in 1983. Leisure Class moved to New York, making their debut at CBGB in 1984. "Parents Night at the Leper Colony" collects 20 songs recorded by Leisure Class from 1979 to 1994....more
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