Tornado is an EP by Canadian punk rock band Teenage Heads, released in 1983. It was the band's first release on MCA and their first international release outside of Canada.[1] Normally called Teenage Head, MCA convinced the band to change their name on this release to a pluralized form to avoid possible censorship and also encouraged a more polished, mainstream sound[2]

Tornado
EP by
Released1983
StudioMetalworks, Mississauga, Ontario
GenrePunk rock
Length17:51
LabelMCA
ProducerDavid Bendeth
Teenage Heads chronology
Some Kinda Fun
(1982)
Tornado
(1983)
Endless Party
(1984)

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Gordon Lewis, Steve Marshall, Nick Stipanitz, Frankie "Venom" Kerr unless otherwise indicated

No.TitleLength
1."Don't Cage Me In"2:52
2."(I'm Just) Too True"3:01
3."Dangerous Imagination"3:21
4."Tornado"2:50
5."Blood Boogie"2:14
6."Luv For Sale"3:33
Total length:17:51

Personnel edit

  • Frankie Venom (Kerr) - vocals
  • Gordon Lewis - electric guitar
  • Steve Marshall - bass
  • Nick Stipanitz - drums, vocals
  • David Bendeth - producer
  • Ed Stone - engineer
  • Recorded at Metalworks, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Charts edit

Album edit

Year Chart Position
1983 RPM 30 [3]

Singles edit

Year Song RPM Chart
Position
1983 "Tornado" 39 [4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Artist: Teenage Head, Album: Tornado, Song: Tornado". Raised on Canadian Radio. 3 October 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Teenage Head Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Top Albums/CDs". RPM Volume 38, No. 19. 9 July 1983. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Top Singles". RPM Volume 38, No. 18. 2 July 1983. Retrieved 25 May 2017.