Strange Alliance
Strange Alliance is the debut album by Tommy Keene and was self-released on LP in 1982 on his Avenue Records label (catalog #AVE 001). Initially slated for release on Skip Groff's Limp Records, it still carries the Limp catalog number (LIMP 1010) in the run-out groove of the vinyl. Keene's band line-up would remain the same until he moved to Los Angeles following the release of his major label debut, Songs from the Film, in 1986. In addition, a former bandmate of bassist Ted Niceley's from Nightman, Mike Colburn (who had also been an early member of (The) Razz), contributes backing vocals on three songs.
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Released | 1982 | |||
Genre | Power pop | |||
Label | Avenue | |||
Producer | Ted Niceley, Tommy Keene | |||
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In 2013, 12XU Records (run by Gerard Cosloy) reissued Strange Alliance on LP in a limited edition run with two bonus tracks not on the original release, "Nothing Is Gray" and "Stuck on a Ship".
Track listing
All songs written by Tommy Keene
- "Landscape" – 3:40
- "All the Way Around" – 4:32
- "Don't Get Me Wrong" – 3:42
- "I Can't See You Anymore" – 3:36
- "It's All Happening Today" – 4:43
- "Strange Alliance" – 4:25
- "Another Night at Home" – 2:50
- "Northern Lights" – 4:59
2013 reissue track listing:
- "Landscape" – 3:40
- "All the Way Around" – 4:32
- "Nothing Is Gray" -
- "Don't Get Me Wrong" – 3:42
- "I Can't See You Anymore" – 3:36
- "It's All Happening Today" – 4:43
- "Strange Alliance" – 4:25
- "Stuck On A Ship" - 4:28
- "Another Night at Home" – 2:50
- "Northern Lights" – 4:59
Personnel
The band
- Tommy Keene — Vocals, guitar, keyboards, "[a]ll instruments on "Northern Lights""
- Ted Niceley — Bass guitar, percussion
- Doug Tull — Drums
- Michael Colburn — Harmony vocals ("Don't Get Me Wrong", "I Can't See You Anymore", "Another Night at Home")
Production
- Ted Niceley — Producer
- Tommy Keene — Producer
- Jim Crenca — Engineer
- Mark Greenhouse — Engineer
- Robert Ludwig — Mastering
Additional credits
- Recorded at Track Recorders, Silver Spring, Maryland
- Mastered at Masterdisk
- Roger G. Williams — Graphics design
- Stephen Figliozzi — Photography
- Skip Groff — Album coordinator
- Peter C. Leeds — Manager (American Entertainment Management, New York City)
- Seth Hurwitz — Booking
- David Einstein — Liner notes