Linda Ronstadt - Mad Love - Japanese Vintage Vinyl
Mad Love is the 1980 album where Linda Ronstadt plugged into new wave. Working again with producer Peter Asher, she swapped the country rock of her seventies records for tight, guitar-driven power pop, with Cretones guitarist Mark Goldenberg playing on most of the album.
The songs came from sharp new sources: three by Elvis Costello ("Party Girl", "Girls Talk" and "Talking In The Dark") and three by Goldenberg himself, including the title track. Her cover of "Hurt So Bad" reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100, and Billy Steinberg's "How Do I Make You" hit the top ten too. A punchy take on the Hollies' "I Can't Let Go" rounds things out.
This is the Japanese edition on Asylum, catalogue P-10799Y, made by Warner-Pioneer. Japanese pressings of the period are known for quiet vinyl and careful quality control, which gives these crunchy guitars real bite.
A bold, fun chapter in Ronstadt's catalogue and a great pickup for fans of late seventies power pop.
- Media Condition: VG+
- Jacket Condition: VG+
- OBI Strip Condition: VG+
- Additional Notes: Includes liner notes
Side A
1. Mad Love
2. Party Girl
3. How Do I Make You
4. I Can't Let Go
5. Hurt So Bad
Side B
1. Look Out For My Love
2. Cost Of Love
3. Justine
4. Girls Talk
5. Talking In The Dark
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Linda Ronstadt - Mad Love - Japanese Vintage Vinyl
