Special Affect

SA: L-to-R Marty, Al, Frank, Harry

Special Affect was a Chicago "punk/glam/new wave" band from the late 1970s until the early 80s. Three of the members of Special Affect became well-known with the Industrial groups Ministry (Al), My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult (Frankie) and Concrete Blonde (Harry).

Members

• Frankie Nardiello (vocals)
• Al Jourgensen (guitar)-- replaced Tom "Atomic" Hoffman
• Marty Sorenson (bass)
• Harry Rushakoff (drums)

Releases

• Mood Music 7" (1979)-- w/Tom Hoffman
  • I Know A Girl
  • Vertigo Feeling
  • Innocence
  • Dress Me Dolls

• Too Much Soft Living 7" (June 10, 1981)-- w/Al Jourgensen

The Original Soundtrack From The Motion Picture

Notable Shows

• April 30th, 1980 at Club 950 Lucky Number - grand opening
• November 7th, 1980 at Wizards - album release part / source of the live YouTube performances

External Links

• TKK history page about SA - most of this page info comes from here
• Live performance of Too Much Soft Living - 1980 at Wizards
• Live performance of Out of Order - 1980 at Wizards
• Couple of photos of Special Affect