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The Stroke Band was Bruce Joyner and Don Fleming first band [Don Fleming was later with Velvet Monkeys, B.A.L.L., Gumball, Dim Stars,... produced dozens of bands, he also contributes to many others like Sonic Youth] Mark Neill (then sharing a flat with Don & Bruce, and future Unknowns member) played bass during the first Stroke Band recording sessions (but not on tracks finally released on the LP) NEWS 2002 : Don Fleming is willing to reissue the Stroke Band album

	The STROKE BAND - Green and Yellow - LP Label: Abacus records (USA) # 78-095 - year 1978 Green and Yellow Gunfighting Man Rat Race Son of Sam Fiction/Non-Fiction Don't Get Angry Spaced Latin Melody The Waves Bruce Joyner - vocals, synthesizers, percussion / Don Fleming - guitar, bass, synthesizers, percussion / Rusty Jones - guitar, bass / Robert Folsom - acoustic guitar, Moog, percussion / Max Sikes - drums / Alva Dickerson - guitar / Danny Heitzhausen - bass / Jerry Williams - Moog recorded in 1978 Trackmaster Studios, Valdosta, Georgia / produced by Robert Lester Folsom (Green and Yellow, Gunfighting Man, Rat Race, Son of Sam, Don't Get Angry, Spaced, Latin Melody & The Waves appear on Fan Club / New Rose 1988 release : "The Outtake Collection 1978-1988" # FC045)
	The STROKE BAND - Rat race / Don't get angry - 7" Label: Abacus records (USA) # UR 1271 - year 1978 (I wanna getta way from the) Rat Race (Bruce Joyner) 2:48 Don't Get Angry (Bruce Joyner) 2:49

	BRUCE JOYNER - The early years 78-79 - 7" Label: New Rose Records (France) # Free 11 / year : 1987 4 tracks 7" given with first ex. of Bruce Joyner's "Hot Georgia Nights" LP # ROSE129 Don't get angry (Joyner) 2'49 Spaced (Joyner) 2'48 Latin Melody (Joyner) 2'45 The Waves (Joyner) 5'32 recorded in 1978/79 as The Stroke Band
	BRUCE JOYNER - The UNKNOWNS - The Outtake Collection 1978-1988 - dble LP & CD Label: Fan Club records / New Rose (France) # FC045 / year : aug.1988 / CD w/ 4 bonus tracks* Label: SPV (Germany) - dble LP Songs 10-13 & 21-24 from The Stroke Band early days, recorded in 1978 in Valdosta Georgia (see record below, Bruce's first band, The Stroke Band was also Don Fleming's first band) 1.Preacher Man . 4:20 2.Lonely . 3:25 3.A Message From the Sponsor . 1:05 4.Ain't It Funny . 3:57 5.Carolina Sex Toy . 2:16 6.Small Town . 4:21 7.Rainbows of Love . 4:00 8.Untie Yourself . 3:20 9.Mirage . 3:04 10.Green and Yellow . 2:40 11.Gunfighting Man . 3:38 12.Rat Race . 2:51 13.Son of Sam . 2:28 14.The Streets . 2:28 15.Romantic Eyes . 2:10 16.Suzzane . 2:19 17.Rave On . 1:36 18.Teenage Crush . 2:17 19.Dream Sequence . 3:22 20.White Trash Girls . 1:42 21.Don't Get Angry . 2:49 * 22.Spaced . 2:48 * 23.Latin Melody . 2:45 * 24.The Waves . 5:32 * Songs 1-4 were written in 1984/85 and recorded in 1988 at Beach Studios, Inglewood, CA (1-3) Gallery Sudios, LA (4) Song 5 was written live in the studio, recorded in 1988 at Gallery Studios, LA Song 6 and 7 were written in 1986 and recorded in 1988 at Gallery Studios, LA (6) Pat Byars studio (7). They were intended for "Swimming with Friends" but money for recording them ran out. The players on 1-6 : Tom Byars - rhythm guitar / Chris Davies - all other guitars, piano (6) and drums (4, 5, 6) / Julie Patchouli - bass guitar Songs 8 and 9 were recorded in 1982 in LA on home equipment by Pat Byars and were meant to be on the record "Way Down South" The players on 7-9 : Tom Byars - rhythm guitar / Julie Patchouli - bass guitar / Pat Byars - keyboards (7, 9) bass (9), fuzz guitar (7) / Matthew Knight - lead guitar (8) / Ray Stange - drums (9) Marko Fox - bass (8) Songs 10-13 from The Stroke Band early days, recorded in 1978 in Valdosta Georgia (see record below, Bruce's first band, The Stroke Band was also Don Fleming's first band) The players on 10 : Bruce Joyner - percussion / Don Fleming - guitar, bass, synthesizers, percussion / Alva Dickerson - guitar The players on 11 : Rusty Jones - guitar, bass / Robert Folsom - acoustic guitar / Max Sikes - drums The players on 12 : Bruce Joyner - synthesizers / Danny Heitzhausen - bass / Jerry Williams - Moog / Robert Folsom - percussion / Max Sikes - drums / Don Fleming - guitar The players on 13 : Bruce Joyner - synthesizer / Rusty Jones - guitar, bass / Robert Folsom - Moog / Max Sikes - drums Songs 14-20 recorded by The Unknowns in 1980. songs 15 & 18 have never been on vinyl in any form before. recorded in 1980 at Natural Sound El Cajon, CA and mixed in 1988 at Radio Tokyo, Venice by Ethan James, Bruce Joyner, Chris Davies. The players on 14-20 : Mark Neil : guitar / Steve Bidrowski : drums / Bruce Joyner : keyboards (14) / Dave Doyle : bass Songs 21-24 (bonus on CD) from The Stroke Band recorded in 1978, produced by Robert Lester Folsom. have been released as a bonus 7" given with "Hot Georgia Night" LP. The players on 21-24 : Rusty Jones - guitar, bass / Robert Folsom - Moog / Max Sikes - drums

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