Franke & The Knockouts – Makin’ The Point (LP) (M/M Sealed)

Franke & The Knockouts – Makin’ The Point
LP, Album | MCA Records | Cat. No. MCA-5473 | Canada | 1984

Factory sealed. A Canadian MCA/Cinram pressing with a guest musician list that significantly outweighs the artist’s profile. Produced and engineered by Bill Schnee — the Los Angeles producer and engineer behind Boz Scaggs’ Silk Degrees, Steely Dan sessions, and Huey Lewis and the News. Mastered by Doug Sax at Allen Zentz Mastering, Hollywood. Lacquer cut by Brian Gardner — identified by the ❅ and ⁀⁀ symbols etched in the runout, a Gardner signature; his credits include Steely Dan. Gloversville plates (回-G-回 stamped); pressed by Cinram.

The guest musicians are the headline: Jeff Porcaro — the drummer of Toto and one of the most recorded session drummers in history, who played on Michael Jackson’s Thriller and Boz Scaggs’ Silk Degrees — appears as a guest alongside the band’s own drummer Tico Torres, who later became the drummer of Bon Jovi; both drummers on the same record. Nathan East plays bass as a guest — the session bassist whose credits include Eric Clapton, Whitney Houston, Daft Punk, and Michael Jackson. Lenny Castro on percussion — a top-tier LA session percussionist. Marc Russo on saxophone — later a member of the Yellowjackets. And Franke Previte, the band’s lead vocalist, went on to write “(I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life” for the Dirty Dancing soundtrack (1987), which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Printed inner lyric sleeve. Sealed — Mint vinyl and sleeve.

Condition

• Media: Mint (M) — factory sealed; presumed unplayed
• Sleeve: Mint (M) — factory sealed; excellent
• Printed inner lyric sleeve included

Tracklist

Side A
A1. Outrageous (4:40)
A2. You Don’t Want Me (Like I Want You) (4:32)
A3. Come Rain Or Shine (3:38)
A4. You’re All That Really Matters (4:56)

Side B
B1. Carrie Why? (3:48)
B2. So Cool (Nobody’s Fool) (3:38)
B3. One Good Reason (3:46)
B4. Blame It On My Heart (3:58)
B5. Can’t Get Enough Of You (3:59)

Credits
Lead Vocals & Co-Producer: Franke Previte
Guitar: Bobby Messano, Billy Elworthy | Bass: Leigh Foxx
Drums: Tico Torres (later Bon Jovi) | Keyboards: Kim Bullard, Tommy Ayers, Blake Levinsohn
Guest — Drums: Jeff Porcaro (Toto) | Guest — Bass: Nathan East
Guest — Percussion: Lenny Castro | Guest — Saxophone: Marc Russo
Produced & Engineered By: Bill Schnee
Mastered By: Doug Sax (Allen Zentz Mastering, Hollywood)
Lacquer Cut By: Brian Gardner

Details

• Format: LP, Album
• Label: MCA Records (MCA-5473)
• Country: Canada (Cinram pressing; Gloversville plates)
• Released: 1984
• Weight: 230 g
• Mastered: Allen Zentz Mastering, Hollywood (Doug Sax)
• Style: Pop Rock, Soft Rock, AOR

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