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02//1981

Grampa Studios; Brooklyn, NY

#	Song	Time
1	My Kinda Town	_:__
2	When The Evening Comes	_:__
3	A Life Of Our Own	_:__
4	I Want You Dead	_:__
5	Pretty Baby	_:__

Format:

4-track tape

Engineer:

Mick Canterella

Producer:

Jimmy Quidd

Lineup:

Patrick Blanck:	drums, vocals (song 5)
Chris Natz:	bass
Bobby Steele:	guitar, vocals (songs 1-4)

Author:

Patrick Blanck (song 5)
Bobby Steele (songs 1-2, 4)
Dave Street / Bobby Steele (song 3)

Publisher:

Herpes Music (songs 1-4)

08//1981

Mix-O-Lydian Studio; Boonton, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	A Life Of Our Own	2:15	NIN, NEV, DAW
2	My Kinda Town	2:11	NIN, NEV, DAW
3	When The Evening Comes	2:00	NIN, NEV, DAW
4	I Want You Dead	1:48	NIN, NEV, DAW

Format:

16-track tape

Engineer:

Don Sternecker

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Patrick Blanck:	drums
Chris Natz:	background vocals, bass
Bobby Steele:	guitar, vocals

Author:

Bobby Steele (songs 2-4)
Dave Street / Bobby Steele (song 1)

Publisher:

Herpes Music

03/16/1982

171A Rehearsal Studio; New York, NY

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Nightmare	2:01 1.59	NYT DAW
2	Social Reason	2:34	NYT

Format:

4-track cassette dubbed to 4-track tape

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Patrick Blanck:	drums
Chris Natz:	bass
Bobby Steele:	guitar, vocals

Author:

Patrick Blanck (song 1)
Dave Street / Bobby Steele (song 2)

Publisher:

Herpes Music

Notes:

The New York Thrash version of "Nightmare" (NYT) includes about 2 seconds of extra instrumentation. The Dawn Of The Undead CD lists the date as 03/17/1982 while the original release listed it as 03/16/1982.

02//1983 - 05//1983

Bobby's NJ Bedroom Studio; New Milford, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Verbal Abuse	2:25	VER, NEV
2	Lies	1:59	NEV
3	Misfit	2:51	VER, NEV

Format:

4-track tape

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Bobby Savage:	drums
Brian Payne:	background vocals, bass
Bobby Steele:	guitar, vocals

Author:

Buddy Randell / Beau Charles (song 2)
Bobby Steele (songs 1, 3)

Publisher:

Herpes Music (songs 1, 3)

Notes:

Bobby Steele later re-recorded part of the drum track for "Misfit" and remixed all the songs (see 01/19/1991).

01//1984 - 09//1986

Reel Platinum; Lodi, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	In Eighty Four	2:57 2:35	FLI NEV, DAW
2	Social Reason	1:40	ACT, DAW
3	Never Say Die	2:17	NEV, DAW
4	Gimme Your Autograph	1:37	ACT, DAW
5	The Way We Behave	1:07	ACT, DAW
6	I Don't Wanna Go	2:43	ACT, DAW
7	Eve Of Destruction	3:13	ACT, DAW

Format:

24-track tape

Engineer:

Bob Allecca

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Bob Allecca:	background vocals (song 4), saxophone (song 4b)
Bobby Steele:	bass, guitar, vocals
Steve Zing:	background vocals, drums

Author:

Bobby Steele / Chris Natz / Patrick Blanck (song 1)
Philip Sloan (song 7)
Bobby Steele (songs 3-4, 6)
Dave Street / Bobby Steele (songs 2, 5)

Publisher:

Herpes Music (songs 1-6)
MCA Music (song 7)

Notes:

The Flipside Vinyl Fanzine version of "In Eighty Four" (FLI) includes a recording of Bobby Steele's telephone answering machine message.

09/21/1984

Centre For The Media Arts; New York, NY

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Hollywood Boulevard	4:21	ACT, DAW

Format:

24-track tape

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Andy Cardenas:	drums
Bobby Steele:	bass, guitar, vocals

Author:

Bobby Steele

Publisher:

Herpes Music

06/24/1986

Centre For The Media Arts; New York, NY

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Put Your Clothes Back On	3:09	ACT, DAW
2	Evening Of Desire	3:12	ACT, DAW, EVE
3	Undead	2:30	ACT, DAW

Format:

24-track tape

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Rich Matalian:	drums
Bobby Steele:	bass, guitar, vocals

Author:

Bobby Steele (songs 2-3)
Dave Street / Bobby Steele (song 1)

Publisher:

Herpes Music

09/23/1986 - 09/24/1986

Centre For The Media Arts; New York, NY

#	Song	Time	Release
1	We Don't Want The Poor In NY City	2:26	ACT, DAW
2	No Vices	1:34	DAW
3	R.A.T.T. F.I.N.K.	1:42	ACT, DAW

Format:

24-track tape

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Bobby Steele:	bass, guitar, vocals
Steve Zing:	background vocals, drums

Author:

Bobby Steele (songs 1-2)
Allan Sherman / Wills / Anderson (song 3)

Publisher:

Herpes Music (songs 1-2)

Notes:

Songs 1-2 were recorded on 09/23/1986. Song 3 was recorded on 09/24/1986.

04/24/1989

Neu Bleu Studios; New York, NY

#	Song	Time	Release
1	The Way We Behave	1:10	BLE
2	American Dream (incomplete)	_:__
3	Slave To Fashion (incomplete)	_:__
4	Social Reason (incomplete)	_:__

Format:

16-track tape

Engineer:

Andy Halasz

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Eddie Enzyme:	drums
Bobby Steele:	guitar, vocals (songs 1, 3-4)
Tim Taylor:	bass, vocals (song 2)

Author:

Bobby Steele (song 3)
Dave Street / Bobby Steele (songs 1, 4)
Tim Taylor (song 2)

Publisher:

Herpes Music (songs 1, 3-4)

02/14/1990

Clearcut Studios; Saddlebrook, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Shadows	2:52	DES
2	Slave To Fashion	4:34	EVE
3	No Vices	_:__
4	The Future Kid	_:__
5	American Dream	_:__
6	Christmas Medley	_:__

Format:

16-track tape

Engineer:

Max / Pat

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Eddie Enzyme:	drums
Bobby Steele:	guitar, vocals (songs 1-4, 6)
Tim Taylor:	bass, vocals (song 5)

Author:

Mohr / Gruber / Pierpont / Berlin (song 6)
Bobby Steele (songs 1-3)
Dave Street / Bobby Steele (song 4)
Tim Taylor (song 5)

Publisher:

Herpes Music (songs 1-4)
Public Domain / EMI (song 6)

Notes:

"Christmas Medley" is a medley of "Silent Night," "Jingle Bells," and "White Christmas."

01/19/1991

Bobby's NJ Bedroom Studio; New Milford, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Verbal Abuse	2:25	DAW
2	Lies	1:59	DAW
3	Misfit	2:51	DAW

Format:

4-track tape

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Overdub:

02//1983 Bobby's NJ Bedroom (song 3)
+ Bobby Steele: drum machine

Remix:

02//1983 Bobby's NJ Bedroom (songs 1-2)

Author:

Buddy Randell / Beau Charles (song 2)
Bobby Steele (songs 1, 3)

Notes:

While compiling the Dawn Of The Undead album, Bobby Steele discovered that the drum track to "Misfit" had deteriorated. He re-recorded the drum track with his Roland TR 707 drum machine and remixed all three tracks to sound alike.

1992	Clearcut Studios; Saddlebrook, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Invisible Man	2:32	INV
2	Elected	3:44	INV

Format:

16-track tape

Engineer:

Max / Pat

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Bobby Steele:

bass, drum machine, guitar, vocals

Author:

Bruce / Bruxton / Cooper / Dunaway / Smith (song 2)
Bobby Steele (song 1)

Publisher:

Bizarre Music / Ezra Music (song 2)
Herpes Music (song 1)

01//1993

Bobby's NY Bedroom Studio; New York, NY

#	Song	Time	Release
1	There's A Riot In Tompkins Square	2:13	RIO

Format:

4-track cassette

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Bobby Steele:

bass, drum machine, guitar, vocals

Author:

Bobby Steele

Publisher:

Herpes Music

1995	Bobby's NY Bedroom Studio; New York, NY

#	Song	Time	Release
1	I'm So Happy	3:10	UND
2	Strange Creatures	3:00	UND
3	I Don't Wanna Feel The Pain Anymore	2:22	UND

Format:

4-track cassette

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Bobby Steele:

bass, drum machine, guitar, vocals

Author:

Bobby Steele

Publisher:

Herpes Music

08/12/1996

Sonic Iguana; Lafayette, IN

#	Song	Time	Release
1	The Night Has Eyes	2:13	NHE
2	When The Evening Comes	1:56	NHE

Format:

24-track tape

Engineer:

Jeff Hansell

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Atom Cheeze:	drums
Bobby Steele:	guitar
Eddie Migraine:	guitar, vocals
Jay Von Hack:	bass

Author:

Eddie Migraine / Steve Keesler / Bobby Steele (song 1)
Bobby Steele (song 2)

Publisher:

Herpes Music (song 2)
Sick Duck Records (song 1)

Notes:

These songs were released on the The Night Has Eyes 7" EP by The Migraines and may one day be released as Undead songs. Please see related bands discography for more information.

1996-1997

Bobby's NY Bedroom Studio; New York, NY

#	Song	Time
1	I Don't Wanna Feel The Pain Anymore	2:17
2	Strange Creatures	5:08
3	Slave To Fashion	3:49
4	The Invisible Man	2:35
5	There's A Riot In Tompkins Square	1:59
6	I'm So Happy	3:08
7	They Lied	2:04
8	I'd Rather Do My Drinking Alone	2:07
9	All You Need Is Love	2:55

Format:

8-track digital tape

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Bobby Steele:

bass, drum machine, guitar, keyboards, vocals (songs 1-3)

Author:

John Lennon / Paul McCartney (song 9)
Bobby Steele (songs 2-6)
Dave Street / Bobby Steele (songs 1, 8)
Sam Herman / Bobby Steele (song 7)

Publisher:

Herpes Music (songs 1-8)
Sony ATV Music (song 9)

Notes:

The majority of these tracks are incomplete recordings that were completed later (see 1997-1998).

07/06/1997

Le Studio Majeur; Montreal, Canada

#	Song	Time
1	When The Evening Comes	_:__
2	I'd Rather Do My Drinking Alone	_:__
3	Thorn In Your Side	_:__
4	Last Caress	_:__

Format:

Digital media

Lineup:

Bobby Steele:

acoustic guitar (songs 1-3), electric guitar (song 4), vocals

Author:

Glenn Danzig (song 4)
Bobby Steele (songs 1, 3)
Dave Street / Bobby Steele (song 2)

Publisher:

Herpes Music (songs 1-3)
Evilive Music (song 4)

Notes:

Bobby recorded these tracks for radio broadcast.

1997-1998

Bobby's NJ Bedroom Studio; New Milford, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	I Don't Wanna Feel The Pain Anymore	2:17	TIL
2	Strange Creatures	5:08	TIL
3	Slave To Fashion	3:49	TIL
4	The Invisible Man	2:35	TIL
5	There's A Riot In Tompkins Square	1:59	TIL
6	I'm So Happy	3:08	TIL
7	They Lied	2:04	TIL
8	All You Need Is Love	2:55	TIL
9	I'd Rather Do My Drinking Alone	2:07	TIL
10	The Future Kid	2:28	TIL
11	Shadows	2:51	TIL
12	Til Death	2:30	TIL
13	The Thorn In Your Side	2:50	TIL

Format:

8-track digital tape

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Overdub:

1996 Bobby's NY Bedroom (songs 1-9)
+ Bobby Steele:	vocals (songs 6-9)

Lineup:

(songs 10-13)
Bobby Steele:	bass, drum machine, guitar, keyboards, vocals

Author:

John Lennon / Paul McCartney (song 8)
Bobby Steele (songs 2-6, 11-13)
Dave Street / Bobby Steele (songs 1, 9-10)
Sam Herman / Bobby Steele (song 7)

Publisher:

Herpes Music (songs 1-7, 9-13)
Sony ATV Music (song 8)

Notes:

Bobby began recording most of the album at his NY studio and finished at his NJ studio. Songs 1-3 were entirely recorded in NY and remixed in NJ with the rest of the album tracks. For songs 4-9, Bobby recorded the instrumental tracks in NY and the vocals in NJ.

05//1998

Big Blue Meenie Studio; South Hackensack, NJ

#	Song	Time	Release
1	Ghoul Without A Face	_:__

Format:

8-track digital tape

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

The Fiendz

Lineup:

Joe Darone:	drums
Bobby Steele:	guitar, vocals
Unknown:	bass

Author:

Bobby Steele / Joe Darone

Publisher:

Herpes Music

Notes:

This song was written and recorded with members of The Fiendz.

08/08/2000

Knoxville, TN

#	Song	Time
1	Rock 'N Roll Whore	_:__
2	Third World USA	_:__
3	Be My Ghoul	_:__
4	Tears On A Pillow	_:__
5		_:__
6		_:__
7		_:__
8		_:__

Format:

unknown

Engineer:

Bobby Steele

Producer:

Bobby Steele

Lineup:

Bryce Bernius:	bass
Jaw:	drums
Bobby Steele:	guitar, vocals

Author:

Bobby Steele

Publisher:

Herpes Music