Here's an incredible piece of darkly-tinged post-punk from Boston, MA. Both tracks feel pretty decidedly inspired by Joy Division, 'Excitement' being the more-driving of the two, with more distinct hooks, and 'Night' being a little darker and more atmospheric. Both top-notch tunes.

Aside from the credit given to Michael Whitaker (mis-spelled on the sleeve as 'Micheal') for Engineering, no other information about the band is offered on the single itself. The Discogs entry for this release mentions Tim O'Heir and Wally Gagel as the (uncredited) performers, and also that "promo copies have a letter signed by Wally Gagel saying it was a 4-piece band (vocals, guitar, bass, synth, drums) and they were looking to play out in the Boston area."

Wally Gagel revived the 'Production Club' moniker in the early 2000's to release "Follow Your Bliss", which is an electronic & sample-heavy indie rock album, with guest vocalists John Doe (of X) and Lou Barlow (of Dinosaur Jr. & Sebadoh.) The re-use of the name confuses me though, as the two projects seem to have absolutely nothing to do with each other. Tim O'Heir also did some production-type work with Lou Barlow and Sebadoh in the early 1990's.

https://www.33bcradio.com/collection/production-club-excitement-7

Their lone, but nice little post-punk / dark wave single from this Boston area band featuring Wally Gagel, who later became a well-known producer, engineer, musician, and songwriter in the 90s. Wally also played drums on Jeff & Jane Hudson's "Special World" 7", and a quick check on discogs even reveals he offered his talents on a Hannah Montana / Miley Cyrus album some years back! You would have never guessed hearing this one.

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