"Play at Your Own Risk" Turns 40!
Celebrating the 40 Year Anniversary of their hit single: Play at Your Own Risk. Released 1982 on Tommy Boy Records, Tom Silverman. Produced by Arthur Baker and John Robie. This song introduced Electo-Funk to the mainstream and helped create the genre known as Freestyle Music.
Planet Patrol "The Original Five"
1982: This was the group's first promo pic for Tommy Boy Records taken in NY City. l-r: Michael Anthony Jones, Herbert J. Jackson, Rodney Butler, Joseph Lites and Melvin Bernard Franklin. RIP Joey & Bernard.
Before They Became Planet Patrol.
Before the Planet Patrol era, The Energetics, from Boston, Mass, were the premier five-man vocal group (before New Edition and New Kids on the Block). They recorded their well-received album: "Come Down to Earth" on Atlantic Records produced by the legendary producer/songwriting team Brian and Eddie Holland. Their years of touring, professionalism, vocal stylings (reminiscent of The Temptations), stage presence and persona contributed to their smooth transition into the Plane
