Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" to be released, or re-released, as a single album. A Warner/Reprise catalogue number, MS 2090, had been assigned to this single disc release, but nothing came of it. The album was released as a standalone album in Europe on Reprise Records. Carl and the Passions was Brian Wilson and Mike Love's high school band. This was the first album released under a new deal with Warner Bros. that allowed the company to distribute all future Beach Boys product in foreign as well as domestic markets. In 1971, Carl Wilson, who served as the group's de facto musical director at this
The Passions (UK band) a member of Tin Machine. There have been numerous cover versions of "I'm in Love with a German Film Star", including Linoleum in 2000, Foo Fighters in 2005, Chris Whitley and Kish Mauve in 2006, Sam Taylor-Wood (with the Pet Shop Boys) in 2008, and Dubstar in 2010. The Passions (UK band) The Passions were a British post-punk/new wave band which formed in 1978 and disbanded in 1983. The Passions' music was grounded mainly in Barbara Gogan's voice and Clive Timperley's delicate Echoplex guitar work. They were considered one-hit wonders due to their early 1981 single "I'm in Love with