On June 19, 1981, “A&M” label released “Only a Lad”, the debut Oingo Boingo studio album. It was recorded December 1980 – February 1981, at “Record Plant” in Los Angeles, “United Western”, “Cherokee” and Westlake Audio” in Hollywood, and was produced by Pete Solley, Danny Elfman, Steve Bartek, Richard Gibbs, Kerry Hatch, Johnny Hernandez. Sam Phipps and Leon Schneiderman.

Personnel:

• Danny Elfman – lead vocal, rhythm guitar, mixing
• Steve Bartek – lead guitar. mixing
• Richard Gibbs – keyboards, trombone, mixing
• Kerry Hatch – vocals, bass, mixing
• Johnny (Vatos) Hernandez – drums, mixing
• Sam “Sluggo” Phipps – tenor saxophone
• Leon Schneiderman – baritone saxophone
• Dale Turner – trumpet
• Steve Bartek – horn arrangements, charts
• Steve Brown – engineer
• Dave Ahlert – engineer assistant
• Chuck Kirkpatrick – engineer assistant
• Brad Gilderman – engineer assistant
• Cary Pritikin – engineer assistant
• Rick Ruggieri – mixing
• George Marino – mastering
• Chuck Beeson – art direction
• Chris Hopkins – illustration
• Louis Wain – cover drawing
• Dave Willardson – back cover photography
• Charlie White – back cover photography
• Rob Sinskey – inner sleeve photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Danny Elfman, except where noted.

1. Little Girls
2. Perfect System
3. On the Outside
4. Capitalism
5. You Really Got Me – Ray Davies
6. Only a Lad
7. What You See
8. Controller
9. Imposter
10. Nasty Habits