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= AMERICAN RUDENESS =
 * American Rudeness is the first and only studio album by the American rock band White Fame. It was released in 1978 on the band's own label "Rudeness Records" and is considered one of  the earliest if not the first "indie" LP ever released. The album consists mainly of rock songs  in the vein of the Velvet Underground and Frank Zappa. It was preceded by the release of the  45 "Dangerous" backed with "The Last Cowboy" in 1976. "Dangerous" is an extremely rare 45  and is considered  quite collectable if you can find a copy. The "American Rudeness" LP was  reissued in 2007 by Munster Records in both vinyl and CD formats.  Production  The album was recorded from January through May 1978 at the Sound Stage in New Haven, CT.  This included rerecording "Dangerous" and "The Last Cowboy" as the original 45 was recorded  ini3ally elsewhere. The LP was mastered at Masterdisc in NYC that same year. Contributing  players on the sessions include: Dave Perry, Dan Cronin and Lenny Scavone as well as Lisa  Stevens. The record was arranged and produced by Mark St. John and Dave Perry. All songs  were written by Mark St. John and Richard Ricciu3.  Reception  Upon it's initial release with only a limited number of copies available it seemed to disappear.  There was a small amount of airplay and then it was gone. It was only decades later when the  internet reawakened the public to its' existence that it began to receive the support and  accolades it so justly deserved. Today it enjoys a fan base in the UK, Japan and the USA.
 * Mark St. John (not to be confused with Mark Leslie Norton from Kiss) founded White Flame with
 * Rich Ricciuti in 1973. In 1976 they released the single “Dangerous” backed with “The Last Cowboy”.
 * In 1978 they released the legendary Vinyl LP “American Rudeness”.
 * Munster Records reissued the LP in 2006 and it still resonates with fans to this day!
 * Mark was born in Waterbury, CT and is still actively producing “indy” music as he has been doing for nearly 50 years. After White Flame  Mark joined The Voips who released one vinyl 45: “Reggae Man” backed with “Night in Vegas”   In 1981. This is an exceedingly rare 45 and difficult to find. Next for Mark came The Night Rays  who released four CD’s in the eighties and nineties. These CD’s are: ”Things That Got No   Names”, “Land of Promise”, “Music from the Underclass” and the 5 song CD “No No No No    No”. This covers the period from the late eighties through the nineties. All these Cd’s except   “No No No No No” were released via MP3.   Solo Career   In 2006 Mark began his solo career with release of the CD “Big Man Talkin’ “ via CD Baby.   This release was followed by several more CD’s, three vinyl LP’s and many digital singles.   In 2007 came the Cd “Tight Turns in the Sunset” followed in 2009 by the CD “Dancin’ with   The Carnivores”. In 2010 came another CD: ”Myth of Dreams”. Mark now entered a “vinyl”   Period with the release in 2011 of “Beyond the Sky”, in 2013 of “Ghostown” and in 2015   “Mental”. 2017 saw the release of the CD “Skin”. All the CD and vinyl LP’s are readily   Available to this day at CD Baby. Also Mark has continually written, produced and released  Digital singles (and vids) by way of CD Baby and all the current digital platforms right up  To 2021. His most recent releases are the singles “Hong Kong Shuffle” and “On the Frontier”   With accompanying you tube vids.
 * Mark was born in Waterbury, CT and is still actively producing “indy” music as he has been doing for nearly 50 years. After White Flame  Mark joined The Voips who released one vinyl 45: “Reggae Man” backed with “Night in Vegas”   In 1981. This is an exceedingly rare 45 and difficult to find. Next for Mark came The Night Rays  who released four CD’s in the eighties and nineties. These CD’s are: ”Things That Got No   Names”, “Land of Promise”, “Music from the Underclass” and the 5 song CD “No No No No    No”. This covers the period from the late eighties through the nineties. All these Cd’s except   “No No No No No” were released via MP3.   Solo Career   In 2006 Mark began his solo career with release of the CD “Big Man Talkin’ “ via CD Baby.   This release was followed by several more CD’s, three vinyl LP’s and many digital singles.   In 2007 came the Cd “Tight Turns in the Sunset” followed in 2009 by the CD “Dancin’ with   The Carnivores”. In 2010 came another CD: ”Myth of Dreams”. Mark now entered a “vinyl”   Period with the release in 2011 of “Beyond the Sky”, in 2013 of “Ghostown” and in 2015   “Mental”. 2017 saw the release of the CD “Skin”. All the CD and vinyl LP’s are readily   Available to this day at CD Baby. Also Mark has continually written, produced and released  Digital singles (and vids) by way of CD Baby and all the current digital platforms right up  To 2021. His most recent releases are the singles “Hong Kong Shuffle” and “On the Frontier”   With accompanying you tube vids.