The Obliterati
Released: May 23, 2006
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Released: May 23, 2006
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When Mission of Burma released Onoffon in 2004, a large part of the album's charge for fans came from the mere fact it existed at all -- after calling it quits in 1983 thanks to Roger Miller's...
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A Gun to the Head: A Selection from the Ace of Hearts Era
Released: Sep 14, 2004
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Released: Sep 14, 2004
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In the spring of 2004, with Mission of Burma suddenly a semihot item following Matador Records' publicity blitz for the band's reunion album Onoffon, Rykodisc, the label who had reissued MoB's back...
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Onoffon
Released: May 4, 2004
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Released: May 4, 2004
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This wasn't supposed to happen. After breaking up in 1983, Mission of Burma spent almost 20 years as the band who went away before they could get stale, run out of ideas, or lose their edge, but...
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Peking Spring
Released: May 21, 1993
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Released: May 21, 1993
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Originally released only on cassette in 1985 and then reissued on CD in 1993, Peking Spring is an odds-and-sods collection of previously unreleased material from all of Mission of Burma's 1979-1982...
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Accomplished: The Best of Mission of Burma
Released: 2002
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Released: 2002
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In 1988, a time when there was enough going on in the indie rock revolution to keep most folks from bothering with nostalgia, Rykodisc decided to remind folks about the first great lost band of...
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The Horrible Truth About Burma
Released: 1985
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Released: 1985
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Signals, Calls and Marches and Vs. proved that Mission of Burma were one of the best American bands to emerge in the wake of punk's first wave (and before the rise of indie rock), and no one who...
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Let There Be Burma
Released: 1990
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Released: 1990
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With so little material available, it's common for outtakes and assorted ephemera to be released to a ravenous horde of uncritical fans. These are interesting but non-essential releases. The...
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Signals, Calls and Marches
Released: August 1981
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Released: August 1981
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One could argue that Mission of Burma's first 12" release, Signals, Calls and Marches, was the point where "indie rock" as a separate and distinct musical subgenre well and truly began. Mission of...
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