Love Agenda Explained

Love Agenda
Type:	studio
Artist:	Band of Susans
Cover:	Band of Susans Love Agenda.jpg
Studio:	Planet Studio
Genre:	Noise rock, alternative rock
Length:	45:50 (CD) 38:15 (vinyl)
Label:	Blast First/Restless
Producer:	Robert Poss
Prev Title:	Hope Against Hope
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	The Word and the Flesh
Next Year:	1991

Love Agenda is the second album by Band of Susans, released on April 17, 1989 by Blast First and Restless Records. Page Hamilton, later frontman for Helmet, played guitar on the album and sang the lead vocals on the track "It's Locked Away". Also notable was bassist Susan Stenger singing her first lead vocals on the songs "The Pursuit of Happiness", "Birthmark" and "Hard Light".^[1] Robert Poss was an admirer of the Rolling Stones and CD versions of Love Agenda features a cover of "Child of the Moon".

Personnel

Adapted from Love Agenda liner notes.^[2]

Band of Susans

• Karen Haglof – electric guitar, backing vocals
• Page Hamilton – electric guitar, lead vocals (A2)
• Robert Poss – electric guitar, lead vocals (A4, B2, B4), production
• Ron Spitzer – drums
• Susan Stenger – bass guitar, lead vocals (A1, A3, B3)

Production and additional personnel

• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Jim Klein – engineering
• Russ Landis – engineering

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1989	Restless	CD, CS, LP	7 71425
United Kingdom		Blast First		BFFP 43

Notes and References

1. Wilson . Neate . Ira . Robbins . Band of Susans . . 2007 . March 22, 2016.
2. Love Agenda . . 1989 . sleeve . . London, United Kingdom.
3. Book: Lazell, Barry . Indie Hits 1980-1989 . Cherry Red Books . 1997 . September 5, 2014 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606125710/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/b.htm . June 6, 2011 .