Plan 9 was one of the best bands to come out of the Paisley Underground scene, and one could argue this was one of the best records as well. The band hailed from Rhode Island, and consisted of Eric Stumpo, Deb DeMarco, John DeVault, Evan Williams, Mike Ripa, Tom Champlin, John Florence and Steven Andersen. Prior to the release of Dealing With The Dead the band had released a 45 and EP on the Voxx label. Dealing With The Dead was released in 1983 on Midnight Records, sporting R.K. Sloane fluorescent artwork and a comic book to boot. There is nothing flowery or pretty on this record, Plan 9 had more of an acidic garage sound than a hippie vibe, sometimes it can even be spooky. If you fancy a wall of guitars, whirling keyboards this is for you. I had the good fortune to catch these guys at a small club in Madison Wisconsin back in the day, and I was just blown away, I had never seen 8 people crammed onto such a small stage. And those 4 guitars, just incredible, one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. This was remastered in 1993 with 6 bonus tracks added. So if you missed this excellent record the first time around give it a listen, and if you enjoy it, take that money you were going to spend on that David Archuleta CD and buy this instead, cuz nobody’s going to remember David Archuleta in 25 years. Buy Here
