Who's Landing in My Hangar?

Who's Landing in My Hangar?
Studio album by
Human Switchboard
Released1981
Recorded1981, Suma Studios, Cleveland
Genre
Length38:21
LabelI.R.S. Records
ProducerPaul Hamann
Human Switchboard chronology
Human Switchboard Live
(1980) 		Who's Landing in My Hangar?
(1981) 		Coffee Break!
(1982)

Who's Landing in My Hangar? was the 1981 debut studio album by American rock band Human Switchboard.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Village VoiceA[3]

Writing in The Boston Phoenix, critic Kit Rachlis opined that "Who’s Landing in My Hangar? is one of the smartest, most emotionally convincing, most compact American new-wave albums ever made. Human Switchboard has come up with a sound so sturdy and agile that it might be called streamlined garage."[4] Trouser Press wrote that Bob Pfeifer "creates a neurotic, high-strung persona that makes for gripping listening."[5] The album was voted the 11th best record of the year in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop poll of American critics.[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Bob Pfeifer, except where noted.

Side one

  1. "(Say No To) Saturday's Girl" – 3:50 (Bob Pfeifer / Myrna Marcarian)
  2. "Who's Landing in My Hangar?" – 2:38
  3. "In This Town" – 3:15
  4. "No Heart" – 3:16
  5. "Refrigerator Door" – 7:30

Side two

  1. "I Can Walk Alone" – 3:02 (Bob Pfeifer / Myrna Marcarian)
  2. "(I Used To) Believe in You" – 3:57
  3. "Don't Follow Me Home" – 4:33
  4. "Book on Looks" – 2:35
  5. "Where the Light Breaks" – 3:53

Personnel

  • Bob Pfeifer - vocals, guitar
  • Myrna Marcarian - Farfisa organ, vocals
  • Ron Metz - drums
  • Steve Calabaria - bass
  • Doug Morgan - bass
  • Paul Hamann - bass

References

  1. ^ Dolan, Jon (May 24, 2019). "Human Switchboard's Punk Rock Classic 'Who's Landing in My Hangar'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Who's Landing in My Hangar? at AllMusic
  3. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 12, 1982). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  4. ^ Rachlis, Kit (March 23, 1982). "Human Switchboard fights for its life". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Human Switchboard". Trouser Press. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Anon. (February 1, 1982). "The 1981 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
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