Systems of Romance

Been going through my 7” collection preparing for a DJ gig and realized I ripped quite a few of these some years back, but haven’t gotten around to posting them. With that in mind, here’s a one-off single from Catwalk, from 1985. I believe the band was based in the US, judging from their record label (Broken Records, also home to Day One, LeRoy, Who’s This Mary?). These all appear to be Chicago-based artists, so it might be safe to assume that Catwalk were from the area, though the single appears to have been recorded and produced in LA, so hard to say which city Catwalk called home. Barry Leech (previously active in hard rock band Receiver) is credited as the songwriter here, but can’t quite tell if he played all the instruments himself, or if there’s a full band behind the single. Any other info would be welcome!

Not much else I can tell you about this one, but you can expect some nice new wave/minimal synth sounds from both sides, with some deep synth melodies and a hint of guitar/bass. I’m more partial to the A-side myself (that synth hook and guitar line are killer) but of course your mileage may vary. Enjoy!

Catwalk – Positive Thinking
1. Positive Thinking
2. Attention

*download it here*

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