Twin/Tone Records
CURTISS A
Curtiss A is a musician and visual artist from Minneapolis. One of the original artists on the Twin/Tone Records label, he performs one of the most popular shows in the Twin Cities, an annual tribute to John Lennon held at First Avenue.
Curtiss formed Wire, his first Twin Cities band, in 1969 and played with various permutations of that group through the 1970s. His first recording, a six-song EP, was with the Spooks, which he started with future Replacements guitarist Slim Dunlap.
In 1978, Curtiss (as Buzz Barker) released the single-cum-political rant, I Don’t Wanna Be President. Its B-side, Land of the Free, was played at Solidarity rallies as the Polish trade union protested martial law. Following those classic singles, Twin/Tone released a full-length album in 1980. The acclaimed Courtesy received four stars in Rolling Stone. Curtiss followed with two more albums on Twin/Tone, The Damage is Done and A Scarlet Letter, produced by Al Anderson of NRBQ.
from Wikipedia
released: April 17, 1978
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 7802
(6 song - 7" red vinyl EP)
Curtiss A
Spooks: 1980-1990
Curt Almsted - Guitar, Voice
Frank Berry - Guitar
Bob Dunlap - Guitar, Voice
Roger Nash - Bass, Guitar, Voice
Doctor Young - Drums
Produced and recorded by Paul Stark
at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis
- b/w -
released: September 18, 1979
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 7912
(7" single)
Curtiss A
I Don't Wanna Be President
b/w Land Of The Free
Bob Dunlap - guitar
Buzz Barker - guitar
Chris Osgood - guitar (on "Land of the Free")
Mark Goldstein - keyboards
Reynaldo Toro - Bassist
Dave Ahl - drums
Curtiss A - vocals
Recorded at Blackberry Way
Produced and recorded by Paul Stark
- b/w -
released: October 31, 1980
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 8019
(7" single)
Curtiss A
Afraid
b/w Larry Talbot's Disease
Afraid is from the Courtesy album
- b/w -
Courtesy
released: September 11, 1980
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 8015
(vinyl) (cassette)
Curtiss A
Courtesy
Reynaldo Toro - bass guitar
Dave Ahl - drums
Bart Hazlett - drums
Bob Dunlap - telecaster
Buzz Barker - rhythm and effects
- with -Mark Goldstein - keyboards
Frank Berry - guitar on "Seen My Baby"
Tom Burnevik - sax on "Jelly B. Bop"
Billy Steiner - mouth organ on "Dark Shades"
Bob Strength - harmony voice on "You or You or You"
Dale Strength - harmony voice on "You or You or You"
Conk Aimless and R. Mook - howling at the moon
Curtiss A - sings
Produced by Paul Stark and Curt Almsted
Recorded at Blackberry Way, Minneapolis, MN
Engineered by Paul Stark
released: February 14, 1983
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 8335
(vinyl) (cassette)
Curtiss A
The Damage Is Done
Jeff Waryan - Guitar
Dave Larson - Drums
Bill Grenke - Bass
Frank Berry - Guitar
H. Ginsberg - Piano
Buzz Barker - Guitar and backwards masque
Bob Dunlap - Guitar
David Eiland - Saxaphones
Curtiss A - Songs and Singing
(Additional vocals by Buzz, Bob, Jeff and Tilly)
Produced by Paul Stark and Curt Almsted
Recorded someplace else uptown with the Stark/Mudge Mobile Unit
Engineered by Paul Stark
released: May 19, 1988
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 87111
(vinyl) (cassette)
Curtiss A
A Scarlett Letter
Al Anderson - Guitar, Background Vocals
Buzz Barker - Guitar, Background Vocals
Frank Berry - Guitar (Squeeze box on "Starting to Cry")
Caleb - Bass Guitar
Tom McKean - Guitar, Background Vocals
Michael McKern - Drum Kit, Background Vocals
Willie Murphy - Piano and Background Vocals on "A Blow to Know"
Maurice Jacox - Background Vocals on "A Blow to Know"
Curtiss A - Sings
Produced by Al Anderson
Recorded at Nicolett Studios, Minneapolis, MN
Engineered by Casey Jones
Curtiss A from M-80
Nine songs from Curtiss A's performance at Martathon 80, the two day music festival held Sept 22-23, 1979 in the field house of the University of Minnesota.