Social Climbers
Blake Gumprecht, Alternative America, Winter 1983
NEW YORK'S Social Climbers originally formed in Bloomington, Indiana around a nucleus of Mark Bingham and Jean Seton Shaw. Augmented by a large cast of extra players, they've released one self-titled album on Hoboken Records. It was originally issued as a package of three 7-inch EPs on Bloomington's Gulcher Records.
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