Get Smart!

Get Smart! formed while at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS in 1980. [r1823766] flexi disc issued with Talk Talk magazine (May 13, 1981), followed by a self-released 4 song 7", [r2302389] (Dec. 8, 1981). In 1983 they relocated to Chicago, IL. The group signed to Fever Records (3) (an independent label in Philadelphia, PA) and released their first album, [r2616057] in 1984. For the band's second album, Fever Records arranged a pressing and distribution deal with Enigma Records (3) in Los Angeles, CA. [m446764] was released in 1986 on Enigma's Restless Records boutique label. The band disbanded in 1990. Get Smart! reunited in 2020 and put out the previously unreleased 6-song EP [m2385790], recorded by [a252904] in 1987 and mixed in 2020 by Steve Albini. It's available now on the band's Bandcamp page.