Red Moon (The Call album)
album by The Call
Red Moon is the seventh studio album by the American rock band The Call. It was released in 1990. According to Michael Been in a 1992 interview, their label MCA reached out to radio asking them not to play the album or promote after dropping the band from the label during the middle of their European tour.
Question: ‘And that when Red Moon came out, label reps were actually calling stations and telling them not to play the record."
Been: "Yeah, that's probably what happened. I know the first story is—well, first of all, you know, 'truth' is not a big thing in this business. (laughs) You never know who said what. It's like the government. With Let the Day Begin, though—that was tragic. That really bothered us. Well, we had done the Red Moon album, which was kind of an experimental thing.
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Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 24, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7304612. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1990 and 1992.
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