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Leisure Class

The band was formed in Detroit in 1977 by Dimitri Mugianis and Glenn Johnson as Mr. Unique & the Leisure Suits. In 1982, they changed their name to Mr. Unique and the Leisure Class and released was the four-song EP, [i]Mr. Unique and the Leisure Class[/i] in 1983. That same year, the band moved to New York, making their debut at CBGB in 1984, and evolved into Leisure Class. In 2004, their studio recordings were released in a limited edition double CD compilation, [i]Leisure Class Recordings 1979-1994[/i]. In 2005, the band was profiled on the National Public Radio show, [i]Day to Day[/i] ([url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4811940]"The Rise, Fall and Reunion of the Leisure Class"[/url]). Lead singer Dimitri Mugianis is the subject of the 2009 documentary film, [url=http://michelnegroponte.com/imdangerouswithlove.html][i]I'm Dangerous With Love[/i][/url].