TRACKMASTER STUDIOS, BUFFALO, APRIL 10, 2007 {photo – Bob Mussell}

Robby Takac, BAVPA student Grace Stumberg and Bob James setting up for vocal overdubs on Grace’s original song “Change the World”, that will feature production and instrumental contributions by Takac, and James.

24 BANDS ON ONE CD = Talas, Third Floor Strangers, Weekend, The Enemies, Cheeks, The Jumpers, Cheater; The Promise, Alyn Syms Group, The Elements, Mike Mazur's Blue Collar Band, The Beez, Mark Freeland, New Toys, Pauline & The Perils, Lou Rera, The Vores, Benhatzel, The Cobras, Buxx, Davy & The Crocketts, The Road, Actor, The Restless.

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Released: November 2003
Preview / purchase: www.CDBaby.com/thisisit2

48 tracks on 2 discs from that historic period in Western New York Music - Punk - New Wave - Power Pop - Rockn'Roll and lots more. Released October 2002

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the 2001 liberation CD took 21 months to produce, leaving many tracks left over. this is a best of "leftovers" collection, with a few fave tracks from the original 1999 War is Over disc, including the full "movie verion" of "war is over" a great nearly unheard Cheap Trick song called "Shelter" - that got tied up in... licensing... (but it is here).

Released: October 2002 to musicians-united members only.

Released April 20, 2001
mix of national and regional artists: patti smith, ani difranco, goo goo dolls, nils lofgren, indigo girls, willie nile, ministers of love, maria sebastian, alison pipitone, emmi lennon james, hallie clarke & rick vito, and more. Thanx yoko for the special voice track.

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Released April 9, 1999

WISCONSIN SKYS & WAR IS OVER were produced a bit further and included on the 2001 LIBERATION benefit disc (above)

STORY: Right after completion of the 1999 War is Over benefit disc, we stayed @ AudioMagic Recording Studios and did 24 track versions of 13 songs - rough mixed them and made a limited set of discs to share and sell.

Released - October 1997
recorded on single black face Alesis ADAT 8 track digital recorder, mixed to analog OTARI 1/2 track. Band features: Bob James, John Brady, Rob Mazurkiewicz, with special guest Tommy Clarke - guitar solo on "i will carrie."

Released - April 1996
Maxwell Records CD

SPECIAL NOTE: 2 tracks feature daughter emmijames' first studio recordings www.emmijames.com

Released - Summer 1991
Maxwell Records
recorded on 4 track fostex desk on analogue tape and mixed to 1/2 track otari mastering deck.

December 1990 - recorded on a 4 track tascam porta-studio

cassette only until someone heard about it and ordered it through the old musicians-united project - so it has been converted to CD and is in the archives. recorded just before daughter EMMI was born.

April 9, 1989
performed/recorded/engineered (one day) by RM James & Robby Takac - in the historic lexington barn. Mixed in the kitchen on april 10, 1989.

Released on cassette April 11, 1989
Band: Pauline (vox), Bob James (guitar & vox), Kyke Brock (bass), Mark Feliciano (guitar), Howard Wilson (drums)

Maxwell Records - 1988 - 12" LP

Coverage/Distribution: MTV 120 minutes (thanx to Tom Calderone), Billboard, cashbox & others. Distributed by Dutch East India in US.

Maxwell Records 12" LP

Released 1988

Distributed in the netherlands by semaphor, in the US by Dutch East India. Adds by CMJ, coverage by FMQB and others.

Dates on the road with Jane's Addiction

Maxwell Records 7" single

Released 1987

Coverage: MTV 120 minutes, Creem magazine,

Released 1986 - Maxwell Communications

Released 1985 - Maxwell Communications

Coverage: Music & Sound Output, Cashbox, Creem magazine, showcase at the Bottom Line, NYC - October 1985

Recorded at Trackmaster Studios (24 analog) on September 24, 1984 - on the same day as a live broadcast over 97Rock radio.

includes: Baby goodbye, I'll go to find her, Give it up, The answer, Sad but true, A town like this, She don't know the pain, Reason to love & Out of breath

Released 1984 - Mercury/Polygram

Released 1984 - Mercury/Polygram

Coverage: 80+ major market radio stations

Video: Regular rotation, MTV, Summer 1984

Released: May 1984 - Mercury/Polygram
Produced/engineered by Eddie "...let's get the green one with leather..." Kramer - November-December 1983

Coverage: 80+ major market radio stations

Video: Regular rotation, MTV, Summer 1984

July 7, 1982

Broadcast live on WMMS / coffee break concert

Distributed on cassette to many... major labels by
Could Be Wild Promotions - pushing along the signing of the Restless (The Edge) to Polygram in 1983

Mixed in the remote van by D.M. Bellanca.
Prepared as part of demo, requested by Chrysalis Records Kevin Sutter - then distributed (sold) at regional gigs as cassette release - including then current studio tracks.

One of these live tracks ("model")is included on THIS IS IT - greater buffalo's greatest 1977-1984 (see above)

Pressed but unReleased - summer 1981
7" single - Trelaine Records

Released: May 1981
12" LP - Trelaine Records

Coverage: WZIR & WPHD radio, 97 rock live concert from Stage One, August 1981

Released: summer 1980
7" single - Trelaine Records

Coverage: local radio play, review Trouser Press, inquiry from Shelter Records (tom petty's label).

Along with these tracks, studio demos "Before Your Eyes," I'll Make Yoy Understand" and "..." were part of a WBUF radio special broadcast with Jeff Hine in the summer of 1979.

LIVE @ The Belle Star, Colden, NY
January 7, 1975

Rare and unreleased, this band was "new wave" before new wave - with Pete Labonne @ the helm on rickenbacker gtr., keys, vox and songauthorship, Bob James on guitar & vox & tape machines, Bruce Eaton on drums and guitar, Dr. Dave "fishman" Smith on Drums & John "stu-boy" King on Bass. The show is now on CD but not slated for release yet.