Play With The Boys - Album Info
Play With The Boys is Exude's first full-length album. Most of the songs on this album were partially recorded in the band's rehearsal studio, and then more recording and assembly of the tracks was done at Gopher Baroque studios in Garden Grove, CA. The photograph on the cover of the album was shot by Frank, Vince's cousin. The band labored meticulously over this album, knowing that it was greatly anticipated following the huge success of Boys Just Want to Have Sex. Unfortunately, the staff at the label expected demand to deliver more parody songs. Even worse, nearly as soon as the album was delivered from the manufacturing plant, Remove Records was locked up (literally) by the sheriff in bankruptcy. It took years for the band to recover its records.
Meaning that this became a "lost" record. It was never distributed to stores or available for sale. Isolated, and in a vacuum of their own making, Exude sounded like no one else in their time. Lovingly packaged by Greenworld Record's graphics extraordinaire, Dave Baker, the album was to be the the band's first chance to have its self be heard and seen in a fully professional package. The band was able to perform at a record release party at the seminal Hollywood Club Madam Wongs West in a legendary show that unleashed fire eaters and sword dancers (with real swords) into the audience. The song "Billy" was chosen by Elvis Costello, Mark Knopfler, T-Bone Burnett and Musician Magazine as the best unsigned band in America. Unaware that they had been cast as a parody band, Exude trudged on, as they always did in the face of difficulty and continued writing "serious" music.
Play With The Boys - Album Credits (partial)
Play With The Boys
Produced by Frank Rogala, Vince Rogala, Robin Canada
Frank Rogala: lead vocals
Vince Rogala: sax, synth, backing vocals
Robin Canada: piano, synth, backing vocals
Mike Woznak: bass