80’s Music Revolution
Nelson Bragg - composer, drums, guitar, vocals
Mark Kirby - vocals, drums
Doug Seidel - keyboard, guitar
Brian Sullivan - trombone
Jaime - bass
Bruce A. Huber - guitars
Art Carlson - special guest star and MC
The TROLLS
1982-84
Art Carlson - vocals, sax, trumpet
Mark Kirby - vocals, percussion
Marc Dale - bass
Bruce A. Huber - guitars
Slow Walk 13
1982
Marc Dale - bass, composer
Mark Kirby - vocals, percussion
Margot Day - vocals, bellowing wails
Bruce A. Huber - guitars
Dad’s Henchmen
1984
Rambo Cob & The Sheetrockers
1985 - 87
The recordings on this page all have been recovered from cassette tapes made on some low-end cheap-ass machine with 2 sub-quality mics. Quality may vary from crappy to holy sh*t this is crappy. And I say, You should have heard them before I digitized them. There is a certain nostalgic quality that is a must in order to stimulate the memory sensors to place you at the then and there of these musical and cultural times. Caution: play only at very high volume! More will be added as I sort through the boxes & boxes of tape. Please write me to add/change/include your comments and photos, to this page.
RECOVERING OLD TAPES
A note about playing old tapes from the 1980’s. Tape manufacturers used a poor quality “glue” to adhere the emulsion to the plastic tape. This glue absorbed moisture over time which causes the emulsion (where your sound tracks are stored) to slide off the tape surface. You can prevent this from happening by baking your tapes first. It is suggested you bake the tapes in a convection oven set on about 125 degrees for 4 hours. This will evaporate the moisture. After baking you will get a couple of good passes over the tape heads. Keep you tapes in a dry place (I live in Florida so I put them in ziplock bags).
Art Carlson, Lee Perry, Marc Dale, Steve Reid, & Bruce A. Huber
On The Edge - jam excerpt
I thought I’d post this because of the classic rockin’ jam sound we were so famous for! Wall-of-Rock! February 21, 1987
Bit By The Rabid Vengence of a Woman Gone Wild
Bruce A, Huber. Pure bitterness and angst. February 21, 1987
T D & F
September 1985
Members include: Marc Dale, Art Carlson, Mark Kirby, Dave Henderson, Martha Atwell & Bruce A. Huber
Sometimes I Wonder
Hotel Rhinecliff, the bands second home, on February 20, 1987
Melting
February 21, 1987 We performed both Friday and Saturday of that weekend.
Rambo Cob & The Sheetrockers
1987 Studio Recordings Judy Elliott-Brown, engineer
I Wanna Be Like Jesus & Mary Chain
Home-spun studio - a couple of mics and a TEAC 4-track machine at 11 Broadway, Tivoli, NY
photo by Janice A. Fair