This debut EP from a legendary Boston punk band has been held in critical reverence for over 30 years. We look to how the songs were written, recorded and distributed to try to unpack what it all does (or doesn't) mean.

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• Signals, Calls, and Marches
• Mission: Control!
• 24 Hour Party People
• The Cat and The Cobra
• Songs About Fucking
• entertainment!
• No Pussyfooting
• Larks’ Tongues In Aspic

Additional Resources:

• MISSION OF BURMA
• Mission of Burma  Signals, Calls, and Marches
• SIGNALS, CALLS, AND MARCHES
• AllMusic Review by Mark Deming
• Mission of Burma: Signals, Calls, and Marches / Vs.
• Artist Biography by John Dougan
• The secret of Mission of Burma’s longevity? Never having the chance to suck.
• Mission impossible  The story behind the legend of a seminal Boston band