Number 187: Dial M - Secret Sound

Dial M - consisting of Mike Kapitan and Mark Maier - only produced one full-length album (their self-titled 1983 LP). Chart success eluded them, which is strange when you listen to this single. It sounds innovative and fresh, different even than other synthpop appearing at the time. We all know bands form and split up for all sorts of reasons, from personal conflicts to musical differences and everything in between. We can only speculate why Dial M didn't last. In any case, their "Secret Sound" has a sparse and haunting quality, and makes my list at #187.