@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review! Title: The Tubes – The Completion Backward PrincipleYear/Genre/City: 1981, Art Rock / New Wave, San Francisco, CAMatrix #: SOO-12151Condition: NM Cultural Facts: [Concept Pitch]: The album was framed as a satirical “motivational business document,” leaning into the band’s long-running interest in spoofing American consumer culture as much as making records. [Industry Reset]: It marked their first album for Capitol and is widely credited as their first full project with producer David Foster—an intentional pivot point after being dropped by their previous label. [MTV Moment]: “Talk to Ya Later” is often cited as an early MTV-era breakthrough for the band, with its video reportedly landing in heavy rotation soon after MTV launched in 1981. 2/11/26 LM
