Made For TV

Made For TV was an American musical group active in the 1980s. Their members were Tom Lyon (vocals), Alex Henze (guitar), Candy Wroth (bass) and Peter Sparling (drums). The band formed in Washington, D.C. and released their first single in 1983 (released by Conflict Records). The single contained two songs, one was original, ("So Afraid of the Russians"), and the other was a cover of The Doors ("Unknown Soldier"). The single was produced by Welsh musician John Cale, who also played baritone guitar, synth percussion and contributed with his voice via transatlantic telephone. Cale's then-collaborators David Lichtenstein (sound engineer), David Young (assistant sound engineer) and Roddy Hui (mixing) also contributed to the recording, that took place at Skyline Studios in New York City. The lyrics of "So Afraid of the Russians" focused on political issues. In 1987, the band released an EP titled 'Spies Everywhere' (on Vinyl Siding Records), which contained four more songs in addition to the two released on the single. The four songs came from the band's performance at the New York club CBGB`s. Tom Lyon was born in Portland and worked as a disc jockey in New Mexico in the 1970s. He was later a member of the band Action Memos. He died in 2002 at the age of 53. [SOURCE: WIKIPEDIE]