| This is a list of all the recording sessions that AMC & Mark Eitzel have done over the years including some of Mark solo demos. Many thanks to Tom Mallon & Nick Blakey for providing many of these details! First recording session with Tom Mallon ,300 Brannon St,San Francisco,CA Late 1982/Early 1983 Personel: Mark Eitzel (electric guitar), Brad Johnson (acoustic bass), Scott Alexander (acoustic guitar), Greg Bonnell (drums). Maybe John Hricko as well. Party Dress (early version of "Broken Glass") Western Song . Second recording session with Tom Mallon ,300 Brannon St,San Francisco,CA April 1983 Personel: Mark Eitzel, Mark Elliot (guitar), Greg Bonnell (drums), Jeanie Szudy (bass), Mona Fisher and Kim Nomad (backing vocals) $6,000,000 Man (Blind Girl) Angels Funk Song (Keep the Music Sweet) Mr. Lucky Point of Desire Stars Two Worlds Third recording session with Tom Mallon,300 Brannon St,San Francisco,CA October 1983, December 1983 & February 1984 Personel: Mark Eitzel (vocals, guitar), Vudi (guitar), Danny Pearson (bass), Matthew Norelli (drums). n.b Many takes of all the songs were done with the songs below resulting in the final demo. Blind Girl Yvonne Gets Dumped Where Are You Tell Yourself Broken Glass Big Night Heavenly Smile (Wheelchair) Fourth recording session with Tom Mallon,Hyde Street Studios,San Francisco,CA December 1984 - January 1985 Personel: Mark Eitzel (vocals, guitar), Vudi (guitar), Danny Pearson (bass), Matthew Norelli (drums),Brad Johnson (keyboards). Room Above The Club Charity Restless Stranger sessions,Tom Mallon's Studio,300 Brannon Street,San Francisco,CA January - June 1985 Personel: Mark Eitzel (vocals, guitar), Vudi (guitar), Danny Pearson (bass), Matthew Norelli (drums),Brad Johnson (keyboards). (all the songs that were recorded) $1,000,000 Song Any Love, Anywhere Art of Love (this was the version featured on the 1998 Warners reissue of Engine) Away Down My Street Big Night Blind Girl Broken Glass (Party Dress) Clementine (Oh My Darling) or Where Are You? Every Deck Goodbye Reprise #54 (Musicland) Heavenly Smile Hold On To Your Love How Low I'm A Beggar In Your World Keep This Dance Listen To Me Maybe I'll Tell You Everything Lucky 21 (Mr. Lucky) Pictures of Flowers Point of Desire Restless Stranger Room Above The Club Stars Tell Yourself This Is the Beautiful Night Two Worlds When Your Love Is Gone Yvonne Gets Dumped 45 Minutes of Hell 1/4" live demo ,Tom Mallon's Studio,350 Bryant Street,San Francisco,CA July 1986 Personel: Mark Eitzel (vocals,guitar) 8 or 9 solo songs recorded in studio including: Somewhere Helplessly Wrong Pictures Of Flowers Engine sessions, Tom Mallon's Studio,350 Bryant Street,San Francisco,CA July - August 1986; October - November 1986; February 1987 Personel: Mark Eitzel (vocals,guitar), Vudi (lead guitar,vocals,accordian,keyboards), Dan Pearson (bass,vocals,guitar, mandolin), Tom Mallon (guitar,vocals,drums), Dave Scheff (drums on Clouds,At My Mercy,Gary's Song & Nightwatchman), Matt Norelli (drums on Outside This Bar,Mom's TV,Art Of Love & Asleep), Tim Vaughan (drums on Electric Light), Carla Fabrizio (cello), Brian Schendele (keyboards). (all the songs that were recorded) A Man And His TV Art Of Love (The Goof Rock version of this also comes from this session) Asleep At My Mercy Big Night Charity Clouds Daughter of the Living Dead, Part 1 (Outside This Bar) Daughter of the Living Dead, Part 2 (Somewhere) Electric Light Gary's Song I'm In Heaven Now Mom's TV My Weak Heart Nightwatchman Pictures Of Flowers Son of Frank[en] Sinatra (Helplessly Wrong) The Third Man This Year Two Worlds California sessions,Tom Mallon's Studio,350 Bryant Street,San Francisco,CA July - August 1988 Personel: Mark Eitzel (vocals,guitar), Dan Pearson (guitar,bass,vocals,mandolin), Vudi (guitar,accordian vocals), Tom Mallon (bass,drums), Bruce Kaphan (pedal steel on Firefly & Blue & Grey Shirt), Lisa Davis (bass on Firefly). Bad Liquor Blue And Grey Shirt Firefly Highway 5 I'm In Heaven Now (This version appeared on the Human Music Compilation on Homestead) Jenny Last Harbor Laughing Stock Lonely Now Your Defeated Pale Skinny Girl Somewhere Western Sky Mark Eitzel's 4 Track of Shame home demos,San Francisco,CA April 1989 The Dream Is Gone The Right Thing Royal Cafe Mrs Wright Here They Roll Down Citizens Of The True World Frivelous Children Instrumental If They Won't Let Me In Kathleen Never Mind Chanel #5 Hidden Camera DDF (I Just Want Someone To Say That They Care) United Kingdom sessions August 1989 Personel: Mark Eitzel (vocals,guitar), Vudi (guitar), Danny Pearson (bass,guitar) Tom Mallon (bass), Mike Simms (drums), Bruce Kaphan (over dubbed pedal steel on The Hula Maiden), Charles Gillingham (piano) Animal Pen* # (A full band & a strpped down version were recorded) Away Down My Street~ # (This live version was included on the 1998 Warners reissue of Engine) Bad Liquor Blue And Grey Shirt Brandy Into Beer (Miracle On 8th Street)* Dream Is Gone* (A full band & stripped down version were recorded) Dreamers Of The Dream* Ex-Girlfriend* Firefly # Gary's Song # Heaven Of Your Hands* Heavenly Smile Here They Roll Down* Highway 5 # If They Won't Let Me In* I'm In Heaven Now* # (This live version with overdubs was included on the 1998 reissue of The Restless Stranger) Kathleen* # Laughing Stock # Lonely Mom's TV Never Mind* Outside This Bar Pale Skinny Girl Room Above The Club # Royal Cafe* Shut Down* # (This live version with overdubs was included on the 1998 Warners reissue of Engine) Somewhere The Hula Maiden* # The Right Thing* United Kingdom* * unreleased/new songs ~ never played live before # master reel (11 songs, 6 new) (This was the original proposed album) Only six studio tracks were recorded, the rest were recorded live at 4 dates at the Hotel Utah in June & July 89. Everclear aborted demo/rehearsal sessions,Tom Mallon's Studio,San Francisco,CA December 1989 Personel: Mark Eitzel (vocals,guitar), Vudi (guitar), Danny Pearson (guitar/bass), Tom Mallon (bass), Mike Simms (drums), Bruce Kaphan (pedal steel). Brandy Into Beer (Miracle On 8th Street) Channel #5 Confidential Agent Crystal Always Knows Ex-Girlfriend Happiness Like We'll Never Know (What the Pillar of Salt Held Up) Last Five Years Royal Cafe Sick of Food Shut Down Why Won't You Stay? Take Courage sessions,Fish Of Death Studios,Berkeley,CA June 1990 Personnel : Mark Eitzel (vocals,guitar) On the Emblematic Use of Jewelry as a Metaphor for the Dissolution of Our Hopes and Dreams, aka Take Courage The Ecstatic Epiphany: A Celebration of Youth and Beauty Past, Present and Future |
| American Music Club & Mark Eitzel studio sessions, rehearsal tapes & demos |