Geared & Primed was released in February, 1989 on A&M records                    Click to hear Half the Truth

Vic Maile (Motorhead, The Who) produced and engineered the

album with Brian Jenkins as second engineer at Sound City in

Van Nuys, California. G&P was recorded over six-weeks in the

summer of 1988. Joe and Chris enlisted bassist Drew Cornutt and

lead guitarist Josh Weinberg after Robert and Oscar left the band

early in the year. The album was mixed in Memphis by Joe Hardy at

Ardent Studios. Jeff Mays replaced Josh during mixing and played

lead on Dragon Park.

(Trivia) The band lived in a big house in Nashville across from a

park with a huge mosaic dragon where local kids tripped.

The album was mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk, NY.

Cover design is credited to John Eder and The RCC with Joe creating

the logo, John Eder taking the photos and F. Ron Miller on design.

(note) The band hated the colors chosen for the album.

Steve Ralbovsky and Brian Huttenhower were A&R. We credited

our road crew on the album, Darryl Pinkerman, Dan Reed, Jim

Wakefield, Marc Patch and our tour manager, B. Ashley Swann,

 as we spent more time with them than our families during this time.

The albums first single "Half the Truth" was released in Jan. 1989

and reaches #76 on the R&R charts.

(Trivia) During the recording of Half the Truth, Josh was having

trouble finding the inspiration for the solo and we had been listening

to him try things all day. I finally said, "Hell, just play Dixie or

something!" He jokingly played it and Vic said..."That's It!"

The albums title track, "Geared & Primed", was released to radio

during the summer but never gained any traction. A&M released

"Love Long Gone," a previously unreleased track from the

G&P sessions as part of the "Lost Angels" soundtrack album.

(Trivia) "Vampires" was also recorded during the sessions and

never released.