Pretty Poison- Laced 12'' & Expiration 7''

Here's a pair of early releases by Philadelphia-based new wave band Pretty Poison. Many of you folks may remember this band from the freestyle hit "Catch Me I'm Falling," but their earlier, less successful releases had a far darker edge, from the gloomy, yet danceable music to the stark black covers featuring gothic imagery. Though these tracks became minor college radio singles, it would take four years and a stylistic re-invention for the band to take off.

This pair of releases dropped in 1983. Dying to hear their first release, a 1982 flexi cover of Tuxedomoon's "No Tears." If anyone has that one kicking around, please pass it our way! Otherwise, here's the information for these two releaes.



Pretty Poison- Laced 12''
1. Seal It With a Kiss
2. Let Freedom Ring
3. Expiration
4. Tempest Nightmare



Pretty Poison- Expiration 7''
1. Expiration
2. The Realm of Existence

*download it here*

For curious parties, the two versions of "Expiration" here are completely different. The band would go on to re-record "Let Freedom Ring" for their first full length record in 1987, with a far glossier edge.