Mind Warp Explained

Mind Warp
Type:	Album
Artist:	Patrick Cowley
Cover:	Mind Warp album cover by Patrick Cowley.jpeg
Released:	1982
Recorded:	Recorded and mixed at The Automatt, Additional recording at Tres Virgos Studios, San Rafael
Genre:	Hi-NRG^[1]
Length:	41:15
Label:	Megatone
Producer:	Patrick Cowley
Prev Title:	Megatron Man
Prev Year:	1981
Next Title:	Catholic
Next Year:	2009

Mind Warp was Patrick Cowley's third and final studio album. Composed in 1982, it is in the uptempo Hi-NRG dance music style.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Patrick Cowley

1. "Tech-No-Logical World" - 7:43
2. "Invasion" - 6:44
3. "They Came at Night" - 6:12
4. "Mind Warp" - 6:36
5. "Primitive World" - 3:01
6. "Mutant Man" - 5:23
7. "Goin' Home" - 5:36
8. "Invasion" (Remix) - 6:21
9. "Mind Warp" (Remix) - 7:57
10. "Goin' Home" (Remix) - 8:37
11. "Tech-No-Logical World" (Instrumental) - 7:28
12. "Tech-No-Logical World" (Radio Edit) - 3:36

• Tracks 8-12 are CD bonus tracks^[2]

Personnel

• Patrick Cowley - all instruments, arrangements
• Jo-Carol Block, Lauren Carter, Paul Parker - vocals
• Erica Buffett, J. Forrest Knight, Jeff Mehl, Jim Saunders, Jo-Carol Block, John Hedges, Lauren Carter, Mary Buffett, Michael Bailey, Nicole Buffett, Peter Buffett, Stacey Sudduth - vocal chants ("Primitive World")
• James "Tip" Wirrick - guitar
• David Frazier - additional percussion

Technical

• Marty Blecman - Associate Producer
• Leslie Ann Jones, Maureen Droney - Engineering
• Gordon Lyon - Second Engineer
• Ken Kessie - Mixing
• Robert L. Missbach - Recording
• José Rodriguez - Mastering
• Jim Saunders - Cover, Label, Sleeve
• David Wellers - Lithography
• Leland Dale Saunders - Moon Photos

Notes and References

1. Kris . Needs . Patrick Cowley & Jorge Socarras – Catholic . 368 . . 31 March 2015.
2. Web site: Patrick Cowley – Mind Warp (2005, 3rd pressing, slipcased, CD). 29 December 2021. Discogs.com.