Release Calendar

Flesh for Lulu’s Plastic Fantastic followed Long Live the New Flesh on Beggars Banquet in 1989.  It both continued the band’s hit streak with three charting singles and brought the first chapter of the Flesh for Lulu story to a close.  Mainly produced in Australia by Mark Opitz (INXS, Cold Chisel), the sessions were fraught with creative tensions, but that didn’t keep the band from creating a lasting and varied reminder of what made Flesh great. Kevin, James, Nick, and Rocco all contributed songs to the Sydney sessions, as did additional guitarist Derek “Del Boy” Greening (a.k.a. Del Strangefish).  Mills’ thunderous “Decline and Fall” peaked at No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock chart in October 1989, solidifying the band’s college radio following.  Greening’s pop-leaning “Time and Space” earned Flesh another Modern Rock hit when it reached No. 9 in December 1989.  Greening also penned “Every Little Word,” a top 15 hit on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in 1990.  It’s been expanded here with the bonus non-LP single “Bloodshot Moon” and Flesh’s full concert (featuring Marsh and Barker supported by a new rhythm section after the core band’s dissolution) live at Long Island’s Club Malibu on November 26, 1989.  Once again, Michael Graves has mastered from the original tapes, while Joe Marchese’s liner notes feature quotes from Rocco Barker, Kevin Mills, and James Mitchell.  Omnivore’s Cheryl Pawelski has produced and Greg Allen has designed both Plastic Fantastic and Long Live the New Flesh in expansive fashion. (As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.)