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  Wild Blue had already been signed to a two-album deal with Chrysalis Records, and they began laying down the tracks for their first album in 1985.  Chrysalis caused unnecessary friction in the band, however, by flying Renee Varo and Joe Zanona over to London to record half of the album with other studio musicians.  (They were also the only two bandmembers to make the front cover).  About this time, Terry Curtin and Mike Neff quit; they were replaced by Mike Gorman (bass) and Ken Harck (drums), two members of a late 1970’s Chicago power-pop band called Off Broadway (Mike Neff had also been in that band).  Also, Chrysalis decided that they wanted to try to find a new name for the band – they had liked Jinx, but not Wild Blue – and they delayed the release of the album until early 1986, leaving the band in limbo for several months.  By October 1985, it had been over a year since their last live date.  (June 2012)  |