Miss Lyons Looking Sideways 1987
Produced by Tom Dyer/Bruce Haedt
Original release on Green Monkey Records
New cover art and digital master from original 2-track cassette by Bruce Haedt 2001
| 1. | Starlight, nothing can break me | 6:29 |
| 2. | Transatlantic Connection | 3:31 |
| 3. | Temple Sisters | 4:01 |
| 4. | Harvest Hay | 6:27 |
| 5. | Heat of the Chains (acoustic)* | 4:41 |
| 6. | In My Heart (for Courtney) | 3:50 |
| 7. | Bending Iron | 6:04 |
| 8. | Chestnuts & Wine | 2:34 |
| 9. | Colonnade | 4:17 |
| 10. | Hiding From the Radio | 3:50 |
| 11. | Signals to the Ground | 4:14 |
| 12. | Torch & Patience/Our Table's True | 9:51 |
| 13. | Look Away* | 4:52 |
| 14. | Sleeping Giant | 2:36 |
| 15. | Portuguese Valentine* | 4:32 |
| 16. | Heat of the Chains (studio) | 3:25 |
* previously unreleased tracks
My first solo album and my only commercial release previous to my own
"label". It was written and recorded in 7 days and nights on a borrowed
4-track cassette, except for "Chestnuts & Wine" which came on the 8th or
9th day and was recorded direct to 2-track cassette.
Then I rested up, took it over to Tom Dyer, who mixed and mastered it
with my acute attention. Sort of a cult classic.
"Instrument of Love"
9 songs with the Green Pajamas
+ 2 solo Bonus Tracks
Original production by Tom Dyer for
Green Monkey Records
These are cuts I composed during the 2+ years I
recorded and performed with the Green Pajamas.
"Mad Lemon..." and "Live..." are home recordings from this
era.
"Instrument of Love" is the last studio recording I made with the
band, in 1988.
| 1. | Instrument of Love *** | 4:46 |
| 2. | This is Mana *** | 2:50 |
| 3. | Higher Than I've Been * | 3:08 |
| 4. | Expand the One ** | 4:17 |
| 5. | Mad Lemon Dreams*** | 3:24 |
| 6. | Big Surprise * | 3:26 |
| 7. | The Sickness Lovers Despise ** | 3:20 |
| 8. | Stand to Reason * | 3:37 |
| 9. | Temple Sisters ** | 3:00 |
| 10. | Live and Die (scratch)*** | 3:12 |
| 11. | Getaway ** | 3:11 |
Green Pajamas albums I played on include:
* "Book of Hours" (USA, Australia, Germany, Greece) 1987
** "November" 1988
*** previously unreleased tracks
I met up with Jeff Kelly, Karl Wilhelm and Steve Lawrence when they
were looking for a 4th "Pajama" in 1985. Joe Ross and Jeff had split due
to personal issues which were later resolved. Jeff and Steve decided to
share the guitar/bass duties while bringing in a keyboard player. I had
the right combination of enthusiasm, decent chops, passable equipment,
a strong voice and a basement to rehearse in.
So for two years we fought the good war of a rock n' roll band. Absolutely
no regrets for every note and beer and late night home with empty
pockets. It was inevitable that I would leave the band because it wasn't
my original idea... and they would never let me play guitar on stage.
I did lots of keyboards, vocals, percussion, and some nice moments with
my oboe. The Green Pajamas (still) rock
