discography discography
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Stroke Band || The Unknowns || Bruce Joyner || Out Of The Fire || on compilations |
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armed the Plantations, armed the
Tinglers, has Out Of The Fire members as backing band, publishing under
Bruce Joyner, ... 1991 also saw The Unknowns reformed for
a record and a tour. 2011 should see public released of a new LP with The Reconstruction : "Elements" on Bang! records (France) ... stay tuned, more news soon | |
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Label: Invasion (Bomp, USA) # INV-5 / year : 1983 [same tracks]
Bruce Joyner - vocals / Dave Greene - guitar / Jim Itkin - drums / Bob Watts - keyboards / Tom Woods - bass Produced by Greg Shaw and Bruce Joyner. Recorded in Hollywood, CA, July 1983 Cover concept & photos : Melinda Manion inner sleeve (with lyrics & photos) Closer issue : pressage et distribution New Rose records | |||
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CD w.2 bonus tracks *
Bruce Joyner : vocals / Dave Greene : guitar / Glenn Heald : drums / Tom Woods : bass background shouting on "after I dream" by the Mel-da-Francs - The Mel-da-Francs are : Melinda Manion, Dave Greene and Frank Beeson Produced by Bruce Joyner and Frank Beeson / engineered by Tom Byars / recorded in Hollywood, Calif. at Hitman Studios, september 1984 Cover concepts and all photos : Melinda Manion / dist.Virgin | |||
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Enregistré par Tom Byars / produced by Bruce Joyner et Frank Beeson Conception pochette : Gérard Rabel (IAS image) | |||
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Bruce Joyner : vocals, keyboards, harmonica / Dave Greene : guitars / Glenn Heald : drums / Melida Mansion : background vocals // & : Tom Woods (bass) / Pat Shea (guitar) // on Deep Green Water : John Doe (X) (chant avec Bruce Joyner) & Ray Manzarek (Doors) // Voodoo Love : Stan Ridgway (harmonica) / Sky Saxon (Seeds) (choeurs) / Carlos Guitarlos (guitare) // on 'darkside of my brain' : Steve Wynn (guitar) // on 'In My Garden' : Possum (keyboards) / Marko Fox (acoustic guitar/ bass) Produced by Tom (Possum) Byars & Bruce Joyner, with Frank Beeson - recorded at "Possum Hollow" Photos : Possum, Peinture acrylique : Bruce Joyner / Concept : Melinda Manion | |||
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Nineteen - flexidisc 7" - given with magazine
n°19 (march 1986) - 33 rpm Nineteen (France) # NIT19002
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first LP's ex. given with "The Early Years EP - # free 11 // CD w/2 extra tracks *
Tom Byars - guitar, background vocals / Peter Buck - rhythm guitar (4,5) / Scott Allen - guitar / Pete Nalda - keyboards, melodica (12) / Bruce Joyner - harmonica, vocals / Marco Fox - bass / Dallas "Vegas" Meseberg - drums // with Peter Buck (REM) guitars on World needs a little more love & Melrose Avenue production - Bruce Joyner, Tom Byars // sleeve design Huart/Cholley | |||||
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4 tracks 7" given with first ex. of "Hot Georgia Nights" LP # ROSE129
recorded in 1978/79 as The Stroke Band | |||||
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photo Scott Allen / sleeve design Huart/Cholley | |||||
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Chris Davies - guitars, backing vocals / Chris Sullivan - bass / Joel Kmak - drums / David Fleminger - lead guitar on 11, rhythm guitar on 7, piano on 6, keys on 4 / Linn Bertles - violin / Julie Christensen (Divine Horsemen) - back vocals on 2,5 / Ron Zwang - organ on 9,11 / Rick Novak - tambourine, back vocals on 8 recorded at Control Center, Hollywood, produced by Rick Novak booklet with lyrics | |||||
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all songs written by the band : Bruce Joyner : vocals, keyboards / John Jones : bass guitar, backing vocals / Randy Cooksey : drums / Tom Byars : guitars, backing vocals / Shannon Mims : horns, accordion, keyboards additional musician : Ted Lucktenberg : cello on "Winter Time" recorded at the Time Factory 1992, produced by Tom Byars booklet with lyrics photos by Andrea Schlettau / sleeve design CHLOE | |||||
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"The World needs a little more love" is a new recorded version booklet with the lyrics produced by Peter Buck | |||||
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compilation of recordings issued by Bruce Joyner on New Rose between 1987 and 1993 1, 2, 3, 4 from {Preludes and Nocturnes} (1993) 5, 6 from Sir Real (1992) 7, 8, 9, 23 from The UNKNOWNS w/ BRUCE JOYNER - Southern Decay (1991) 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 from BRUCE JOYNER and the TINGLERS - Beyond the dark (1990) 15, 16, 17, 18 from Hot Georgia Nights (1987) 19, 20, 21, 22 from The UNKNOWNS - The Outtake Collection 1978-1988 (1988) | |||
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Reviews |
"Bruce Joyner and the
Reconstruction have a real winner on their hands here. Elements finds the
band playing with infectious energy...and Joyner's vocals sound as focused
and cool as ever. We can hear influences that range all the way from the
1960s right on through to the present. These fellows' music might best be
described as underground garage pop/rock with a swampy/spooky kinda feel
(?!). Killer tracks include "Invisible Smile," "Swamp Fox Foxy," "Trees,"
"Mr. Free," and "Hard Machine." Note that the band is playing live in
support of the album. Our guess is that...after hearing this...they're
probably bringing the house down wherever they play. Cool gripping stuff
that sounds real. Top pick." babysue.com "His current ensemble is dubbed The Reconstruction, featuring Joyner's longtime guitar-slinging foil Tom "Possum" Byars (Out Of The Fire) helping to lead the charge. Elements, featuring production and engineering work from both Don Fleming (who played in a band with Joyner in the late ‘70s before going on to fame with Gumball and as an in-demand NYC producer) and Mitch Easter, is indeed a worthy addition to the Joyner canon, a sleek though stripped-down cauldron of driving garage and hard-edged pop. Throughout, Joyner sings with a deeply-felt passion, one moment unleashing a sneer or a snarl, the next crooning romantically like a punk Sinatra. Among the highlights: thumping, swaggering opening track "Invisible Smile," which is aggro punk with a melodic edge; "Swamp Fox Foxy," anthemic garageadelica, featuring lead guitar by Fleming; "Evil Smile," Southern goth-pop that'd make Lux Interior smile; and "Hot Georgia Nights," which with its underlying surf-y vibe wouldn't be out of place on an Unknowns record." blurt-online.com & also: Holy Crap!!! A Great Interview!!! Words with the legendary Bruce Joyner, by Tom Cheshire / dryinkmag.com - 2010 | |||
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Stroke Band || The Unknowns || Bruce Joyner || Out Of The Fire || on compilations |
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LP
release planned S1-2011 on Bang! records (France) ... stay tuned,
more news soon
