T&N EXPRESS

Artist: T&N EXPRESS

Title: Self-Titled       

Format: 7” Vinyl EP

Year: 1982

Songs: 4

Label: Self Released

Style: AOR

T&N Express was a local rock band based out of San Francisco, CA.  Female & male harmony vocals with laces of saxophone and Westcoast vibes.  Pretty solid guitar playing as well.  It all comes together on the mid-paced ‘Tell Me Truly’.  ‘Breakfast On The Freeway’ is stout female fronted rocker with highlighted guitar riffing & saxophone chirps.  

CRAIG WILLIAMS

Artist: CRAIG WILLIAMS     

Title: Face To Face

Format: Vinyl LP

Year: 1979

Songs: 11

Label: Destiny Records

Style: Folk Rock

Obscure SSW guitarist with melancholic low tempo guitar driven folk with good production orchestration. 

IT’S ALL OVER

Artist: IT’S ALL OVER

Title: Self Titled

Format: Vinyl LP

Year: 1980s

Songs: 10

Label: Main St. Records

Style: New Wave Rock    

   

It’s All Over was a local five-member rock band hailing out of Orlando, FL.  They released this highly obscure private press one off album, which is full of melodic new wave rock.  They display excellent musicianship along with a strong production job.  Every track is solid.

CYNDELA WHITNEY & CRUCIAL MOMENTS

Artist: CYNDELA WHITNEY & CRUCIAL MOMENTS          

Title: Self-Titled       

Format: 7” Vinyl EP

Year: 1980s

Songs: 4

Label: Altair Four Records

Style: No Wave

Rare private female fronted No Wave / Indie Rock quartet from Canada.  Wicked angular guitars with emotive female vocal antics. 

DEBB JOHNSON

Artist: DEBB JOHNSON       

Title: Self Titled       

Format: Vinyl LP

Year: 1969

Songs: 11

Label: Monolith Records

Style: Jazz Horn Rock

Private horn rock with jazzy undertones

SOUND INVESTMENT

Artist: SOUND INVESTMENT

Title: Airplay

Format: Vinyl EP

Year: 1982

Songs: 5

Label: Warp One Records

Style: New Wave

Sound Investment was a Southern, CA indie band with four members.  They released this highly obscure private press on the private label Warp One Records out of Canoga Park, CA. 

SoWAT

Artist: SoWAT

Title: 12 Inches

Format: Vinyl EP

Year: 1988

Songs: 4

Label: Self Released

Style: Pop Electro    

Houston, TX foursome doing late 80’s big beat electronic pop with new wave angles and sound effects. 

STEVE STAJICH

Artist: STEVE STAJICH       

Title: Open Reel      

Format: Vinyl LP

Year: 1978

Songs: 10

Label: ELF Records

Style: Lounge Rural Rock

SSW lounge rock private obscurity out of Denver, CO.  Mr. Stajich seemed pretty proficient on the guitar, he plays on the majority of the songs.  A good timey set of tunes. 

THE TOUCHTONES

Artist: THE TOUCHTONES

Title: Self Titled       

Format: Vinyl EP

Year: 1981

Songs: 4

Label: Mondrian Records

Style: Power Pop Rock

Melodic power pop four track obscurity from New York.  

TERA ST JOHN

Artist: TERA ST JOHN         

Title: Self-Titled       

Format: Vinyl EP

Year: 1984

Songs: 4

Label: Didit M’Self Records

Style: New Wave

Private new wave rock female solo artist.  She opens with a okay cover of ‘Walk On The Wild Side’ and then moves into the quirky new wave synth of  ‘Go Go’.   She really rocks out on ‘Boyfriends’ & ‘Hubba Night’.  John Palumbo (SSW/guitarist) from the band Crack The Sky produces this one...interesting.