Pezband – Laughing In The Dark(1978)

Biography
Pezband were an American power pop band formed in 1971 in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois.The ensemble began in the fall of 1971 when four Oak Park musicians teamed up to jam on covers of songs by The Yardbirds, Kinks and Peter Green-era Fleetwood Mac. The original lineup consisted of Mimi Betinis (guitar and lead vocals), Mick Rain (drums and vocals), John Pazdan (guitar, piano and vocals), and Mike Gorman (bass and vocals). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pezband

Album & Cover

Laughing in the dark is their second album. Guest musicians included Tommy Eyre and King Crimson sax player Mel Collins.  While recording in London, they also cut a live EP, Too Old Too Soon, at the club Dingwall’s, the first American group to record there. As 1978 drew to a close, Rolling Stone cited the Laughing in the Dark LP as one of the top records of the year.

This was the first cover Hipgnosis designed for an American band.

Cover Location: Hipgnosis studio, London.
Who Did What: Photography: A. Powell
Label: Passport PB 9826(US), Radar RAD 6(UK) 
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell

Credits
Bass Guitar – Mike Gorman
Drums – Mick Rain
Engineer [Engineered By] – Jeff Kawalek, Tony Taverner
Guitar [Guitars] – Mimi Betinis
Keyboards – Mimi Betinis
Lead Guitar – Tommy Gäwenda
Mastered By – George Marino
Percussion – Mick Rain
Piano – Tommy Eyre (tracks: A6, B2)
Producer – Jesse Hood Jackson
Saxophone [Saxes] – Mel Collins
Vocals – Mick Rain, Mike Gorman, Mimi Betinis