I NEED A FREAK

UPC: 794811515104 I Need A Freak If I Gave You A Party You Are My Sexual Connection Exercise Your Ass Off K-I-S-S-I-N-G We Didn't Say It We Want Prince These Are The Things That I Like Dark Entries is pleased to announce a deluxe reissue of Sexual Harrassment™s 1983 opus I Need A Freak. Lynn Tolliver, DJ/Program Director at Cleveland™s WZAK, adopted the pseudonym David Payton in order to keep his musical endeavors separate from his public persona. Sexual Harrassment (misspelled deliberately) was formed as a concept band, with members selected based on appearance and choreographic skill rather than musical ability. Tolliver™s explicit lyrics focused on the central themes of desire and sexual relations. Working at a studio in Akron, he recorded an album of quirky-yet-lurid electro funk, which was released on Heat Records. Tolliver remarks, šI learned as a youngster, sex sells! The things that are rated the worst  violence, horror and sex  are the things people want to see or hear about.› I Need a Freak was a surprise hit, selling over 100,000 copies. I Need A Freak is presented here for the first time on double LP, pressed at 45 rpm for maximum DJ-friendliness. While the album™s naughtier moments seem quaint by contemporary standards, the fusion of lo-fi funk and disaffected vocals still stuns today. On the eternal electro-raunch anthem šI Need a Freak›, minimalism serves to highlight the lasciviousness of the deadpan lyrics, which were inspired by Lourdes Figueroa, Tolliver™s girlfriend at the time. Tolliver™s whimsy shines on tracks like šIf I Gave You a Party› and šK.I.S.S.I.N.G.›, which contrast nursery rhyme structures with decidedly R-rated lyrics. šExercise Your Ass Off› lampoons the home exercise craze, but with a more-than-suggestive sexual bent. Also included are two bonus cuts, šWe Want Prince› and šThese Are The Things That I Like›, previously released as singles in 1984 and 1986, respectively. šWe Want Prince› is both a homage to the Purple one and a gentle satire of obsessive fandom. I Need A Freak has been remastered by George Horn at Fantasy Studios. The album comes in a gatefold sleeve featuring the original artwork. Included are lyrics, photos, and liner notes by Lynn Tolliver and drummer Dale Jackson. Tolliver™s sly provacateurship is best captured by the quote: šIt™s funny  without sex, mankind is dead, yet we hide the very thing we need.›