Discography RAWLES BALLS DISCOGRAPHY

 

LIVE WIRE

1. Live Wire

2. New York Groove

3. Dang Me

4. Cuts Like A Knife*

5. Rawles Balls Theme

6. Ain’t No Sunshine

7. I Will Always Love You

8. Runaround Sue

9. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For

10. Promo For “Number 2″

 

Notes: Recorded at Jarvis Studios July 2 & 3, 2003 with a line-up that included:

Rawles: guitar & vocal (duh)

Patrick Glynn: drums & bass

Boyle: rhodes

Captain Carl: engineering & drums

Mod D’Amato: drums

Dexter: assistant engineer

Monica Castellanos: photography

Scoutie Plissken: additional pre-production

* Recorded by Noah Simon & Aaron Keene

 

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NUMBER TWO

1. Doncha Know, Doncha Know?

2. Heaven

3. Summer of ‘69

4. Ramblin’ Man

5. Midnight Rider

6. Take On Me

7. In The Street

8. I Love

9. Against All Odds

10. In The Air Tonight

 

Notes: A compilation of various outtakes and inferior live recordings only of interest to completists who collect every available album. Mostly from the Jarvis Session, with a line-up that included:

Rawles: baritone guitar & singing

Boyle: rhodes & singing

Captain Carl: engineering, drums & rhodes

Meg Toohey: guitar & singing

KM Accident: guitar

Nini Camp: drums

Monica Castellanos: pre-production

Patrick Glynn: M.I.A.

 

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Third/Painful Memories

1. Livin’ On A Prayer

2. Do You Wanna Touch?

3.

4. King Of Pain

5. Something

6. My Girl

7. Dang Me

8. Crocodile Rock

9. Chameleon

10. PSA

 

Notes: More Jarvis Outtakes recorded by The Captain “Livin’ On A Prayer” recorded at Fearless Music “My Girl” recorded live at Blue Note “Chameleon” recorded live at The Beachcomber Players:

Rawles (guitar/vocals)

Patrick Glynn (bass)

Boyle (rhodes)

Nini Camp (drums)

Moddy D’Amato (drums)

Monica Castellanos (drums on #7)

T-Bone Condon (bass on #1)

Noah Simon (keyboards on #3)

Jamie Lamm (bass on #8)

George Flanders (bass on #9)

Sean O’Brien (drums on #9)

 

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IN A NUTSHELL

1. Fanfare & Introduction

2. Stay With Me

3. Live Wire

4. Something

5. Superstition

6. Something 2

7. Roundabout/Baracuda

8. Kansas City

9. Single Again

10. Gettysburg Address

11. The Duke Of Earl

12. Hell’s Bells

 

Recorded At: Jarvis NYC (2,5&7) Living Room (3) Rivington 66 (4&9) CB’s Gallery (6) The Blu Lounge (8) Four Faced Liar (11&12) Players:

R.B.: guitar & vocals

Boyle: rhodes (5)

Francios Bubbly: guitar & vocals (6)

The Captain: rhodes (4&9) drums (2)

Monica: drums (3,4&9)

Patrick Glynn: bass & vocals (3-5&9)

Danika Hendrickson: vocals & tambourine (3)

Essie Jain: vocals & percussion (3&4)

Kevin McGinnis: guitar (5)

Mike Mussmano: piano (3)

Noah Simon: Mandolin (7)

Meg Toohey: (5)

 

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THRILLER

1. Introduction By Patrick Wagner

2. Spirit In The Sky

3. Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin

4. Overture From Carmen*/Goin’ Up The Country

5. Be My Baby

6. She’s Acting Single, I’m Drinking Doubles

7. Having Fun On Stage With Rawles Balls

8. Around And Around

9. Marquee Moon

10. In The Long Run

11. In The Summertime

12. The Monster Mash

 

Rawles: guitar & singing

Patrick Glynn: bass & singing

Monica Castellanos: drums

Essie Jain: singing & shaker

Danika Hendrickson: singing & tambourine

with Captain Albuquerque & The Crypt-Kickers Five: singing “Monster Mash”

Noah Simon: mandolin on “Marquee Moon” 1,2&7

recorded by Steve Ha at The Living Room 3&6 recorded by Kit Lambert at Sound Techniques 12 live at the Blu Lounge

 

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BAND ON THE RUN

1. Band On The Run

2. No New Tale To Tell

3. No Sunshine

4. Everyone Loves The Pilot Except For The Crew

5. Home Sweet Home 6. Bringing It To A Boyle

7. The Wait

8. I Miss You

9. I Know, I Know, I Know

10. Better Stop Sobbin’

11. As Tears Go By

 

1&2 recorded live to 2-track

R.B: guitar & vocal

Monica: drums 3

rehearsal at Suffolk

R.B.: guitar & vocal

Patrick Glynn: drums 5-11

recorded at Jarvis

R.B: guitar & vocal

Nini: drums & vocals

Jamie Fearless: bass

A.K. Plisskens: vocals

Boyle: electric piano

Monica & Carl: control room

 

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A CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR

1. Dang Me (Christmas Style)

2. Back In The Christmas Groove

3. Little Drummer Boy

4. Why Don’t We Do It In The Snow?

5. Feliz Navidad

6. Monica’s P.S.A.

7. 96 Deers 8. Sleigh In Vain (Link)

9. Sleigh In Vain

10. I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight

11. Livin’ In Paradise

12. It’s Getting Close To Christmas

13. Silent Night

14. Litlle Drummer Boy #2

15. Christmas Is The Time To Say I Love You

16. Santa Baby

17. P.S.A.

18. War Is Over

19. I Met Up With Santa On A Cold Christmas Eve

20. Hard Candy Christmas

 

Notes: Originally intended to be released as two separate albums, “A Very Rawles Balls Christmas” and “It’s Cold” are compiled here as a double album length socking stuffer. Recorded at Rivington. Featuring:

Rawles — vocals & guitar

Patrick Glynn — bass & background vocals

Monica — drums

Captain Carl — rhodes & melodica

Wags Wagner — vocals & bass

Christy Mullins — vocals & bass

Essie Jain — vocals & sleigh bells

Tabby Calico — vocals & accordion

Rains — melodica & engineering

 

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CRAZY ZONE

1. Inside Of Love

2. Brown Eyed Girl

3. All Right Now

4. I Should’ve Known Better

5. Cattle Call

6. Splish Splash

7. You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling

8. Lady Stardust

9. Bos Vociferation

10. Inside Of Dub

 

Players:

 

R.B. – guitar + vocals

Steve Ha – guitar

Ward White – bass + vocals

Christy Mullins – bass

Monica Castellanos – drums + vocal

Boyle – keyboards

Brian Kaupas – piano

Rains – drums

Alex Castellanos – cowbell

K-Lo – vocal

Captain Carl – melodica + drums

Johnny Wreckroom – spoken vocals

 

Source: Studio Outtakes, Soundboard & Audience Recording Quality: Good Stereo, Good Mono & Horrible Mono Comments: Typically slapdash eastern-euro package – vinyl seems to have some bits of paper embedded in it (!)

 

For completists only.

 

reviews: “Rawles Balls is looking at the world and saying, ‘It ain’t what it seems. It ain’t what it should be. It ain’t what I expected. It’s Rawles Balls” — Johnny “Guitar” Watson

 

“Rawles Balls gives indulgence new meaning”

 

“When my brother and I were coming up in Dallas we idolized very few guitarists. We were highly selective and highly critical. Rawles Balls is at the top of the list along with Freddie, Albert and B.B. King. He doesn’t make music. He makes magic.” — Jimmie Vaughan

 

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GOOD NEWS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE RAWLES BALLS

1. Let’s Spend Some Time Together

2. I Can’t Control Myself

3. Living On A Prayer

4. I Saw The Light

5. Crazy Train/Jack & Diane

6. Introductions

7. Whiter Shade Of Pale

8. Law & Order Theme & More

9. 7 Nation Medley a. Wichita b. Take Me Out c. Hurricane d. Loaded After Midnight e. Stray Cat Strut f. Blank Generation g. Subway Song h. There She Goes

10. She Loves You

11. Remember The Night We Drank The Lower East Side Dry? (Neither Do I)

 

Notes: Mostly recorded at Rivington 66 by Rains 1 recorded at Jarvis(?) 7 live at the Living Room line-up:

Arby: guitar & vocal

Patrick Glynn: bass & vocal

Monica: drums

Essie J Wilkinson: vocals & percussion

Danika Hendrickson: vocals & percussion

Elizabeth From The Scratcher: vocals on # 7

 

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HURTS SO GOOD

1. At The Hop

2. Spirit In The Sky

3. Twistin’ (Link)

4. Twistin’ The Night Away

5. Cinnamon Toast

6. Sloop John B

7. On the Fire

8. Be My Baby

9. Here Comes My Girl

10. The Things You Do

11. Hurts (Link)

12. Hurts So Good

 

Notes: Part 2 of the “Good News” Session recorded at Rivington 66 by Rains line-up:

RB: guitar & vocal

Patrick Glynn: bass & vocal

Monica: drums

Essie J: vocals & percussion

Danika Hendrickson: vocals & hand claps

Patrick Wagner: vocals & hand claps

Dave: hand claps

 

——————————————————————- WONDERFUL TO HEAR RAWLES BALLS

1. Gimme Some Lovin’

2. Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers

3. That’s Rock N’ Roll

4. Wonderful Tonight (False Start)

5. Wonderful Tonight

6. Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em

7. Introduction

8. Burned

9. Comedy Style Jokes

10. Strutter

11. Hang On Sloopy

12. The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond

 

Credits:

RB: vocal, guitar + harmonica

Monica: drums

Boyle: organ

Brian Kaupas: piano

Ward White: bass + vocal

Patrick Glynn: bass Vick The Bruiser’ on WBAI

Jason Roberts: guitar

Jimi Zhivago: guitar

Tim Luntzel: bass

Joe Mendelson: piano

Arica Eshelman: spoken vocal

Christy Mullins: bass

Rains: drums

 

“…there’s something about Rawles Balls that defies words and logic, something to these songs that hints at a deeper connection to the cosmos than most of us share. Jeff Buckley, John Lennon and Van Morrison certainly did. Add to that list Rawles Balls, an astonishing talent whose future work promises to bring us to exciting new places.”

 

“Rawles Balls is a stone genius. Music wise, he is the most dangerous gunslinger out there.” – Bobby Womack

 

“People have said I’m the male Etta James, that’s a hell of a compliment” – Rawles from Rawles Balls

 

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