MSB (album)
1982 studio album by Michael Stanley Band
MSB is an album by the Cleveland, Ohio-based Michael Stanley Band that was released in August 1982 on the EMI America label. It was the band's third release on the EMI America label. The record reached #136 on the Billboard Magazine Album Charts in 1982 and was lead guitarist Gary Markasky's last outing with the group.
Meaning behind album name
The Michael Stanley Band is commonly referred to as "MSB" by their fan base. The album, MSB, was titled in homage to this tradition. However, the record failed to ignite further fire as many record buyers did not know what MSB stood for. This hampered an otherwise well-produced and potential single hits-filled album.
The third EMI America/MSB offering
Following the albums Heartland and North Coast in 1980 and 1981 respectively, the Michael Stanley Band came out with this effort in 1982. By this point in their career, the Michael Stanley Band had become known as a rock outfit always capable of writing "good solid rock," and this album is hardly an exception to that rule.
The recordings were laid down at the Recording Connection in Cleveland, Ohio and the Bee Gees' Middle Ear Studio in Miami, Florida.
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