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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | November 8, 1981 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Label | ROIR | |||
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Coffee Break! was the last album by Human Switchboard. It was recorded live at the Agora Ballroom in Cleveland on November 8, 1981 and was broadcast on radio station WMMS. It was issued on both cassette tape and LP.
All songs written by Bob Pfeifer, except where noted.
Writing in The Boston Phoenix , Joyce Millman said of the release that "it’s marred by lousy sound quality and the inane comments of DJ Scott Anderson. The performance isn’t great either." [2]
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