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Line-Up Ex-Members Albums Singles Various Refers
THE BLASTERS
Los Angeles, California, USA
*  1979

Line-Up (2012):

BLASTERS (photo)
 

Phil Alvin - g,voc
Keith Wyatt - g,voc
John Bazz - bg
Bill Bateman - ds

Former Members:

Dave Alvin (g,voc, 1979-86, 2002-cca 10/02)
Gene Taylor (kb, 2002-cca 10/02)
Bill Bateman (ds, 2002-cca 10/02); Jerry Angel (ds, cca 2005)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.American Music1980
2.The Blasters3/1982 Slash
3.Over There, Live At The Venue, London11/1982 Slash/Warner Bros
4.Non Fiction4/1983 Slash/Warner Bros
5.Hard Line4/1985 Slash/Warner Bros 86
6.The Blasters Collection4/1991 Warner Bros
7.Testament: The Complete Slash Recordings
(2CD)		05.03.2002Rhino
8.Trouble Bound15.10.2002Hightone
9.Blasters Live: Going Home24.02.2004Sony
10.4.11.194416.08.2005Rainman
11.Live 198631.05.2011S'more
12.Fun on a Saturday Night03.07.2012Rip Cat
13.Going Home Live28.10.2014Floating World

Phil Alvin:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Unsung Stories
produced by: Phil Alvin/Pat Burnett		1987 Slash
2.County Fair 20001994 Hightone
3.Un "Sung Stories"21.02.2012
4.Common Ground: Dave Alvin + Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
& Dave Alvin		03.06.2014Yep Roc 144
5.Lost Time
& Dave Alvin		18.09.2015Yep Roc

Gene Taylor:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Gene Taylor04.11.2003Pacific Blues
1.The Return Of The Formerly Brothers
& Amos Garrett & Doug Sahm, prod. Holger Peterson		1989 Rykodisc
2.Let Me Ride Your Automobile
& CC Jerome's Jat Setters & Nick Curran		12.10.2010El Toro
2.Live In Japan
& Amos Garrett & Doug Sahm, prod. Holger Peterson		1991 Mobile Fidelity

Dave Alvin:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Romeo's Escape
produced by: Steve Berlin		9/1987 Razor & Tie 116
2.Blue Blvd.
produced by: Dave Alvin/Bruce Bromberg/Chris Salagyi		20.08.1991Hightone
3.Museum Of Heart
produced by: Dave Alvin/Bruce Bromberg/Chris Salagyi		20.09.1993Hightone
4.King Of California
produced by: Greg Leisz		01.05.1994Hightone
5.Innerstate City
& The Guilty Men		02.09.1996Hightone
6.Blackjack David
produced by: Greg Leisz		15.06.1998Hightone
7.Public Domain: Songs from the Wild Land15.08.2000HighTone
8.Out In California
& The Guilty Men		21.05.2002HighTone
9.Every Night About This Time? Demon
10.Ashgrove
produced by: Greg Leisz		15.06.2004Yep Roc
11.West Of The West30.05.2006Yep Roc
12.Live from Austin TX01.05.2007New West
13.Best of the Hightone Years28.10.2008Shout! Factory
14.Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women
& The Guilty Women		26.05.2009Yep Roc
15.Eleven Eleven21.06.2011Yep Roc 159
16.Common Ground: Dave Alvin + Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill Broonzy
& Phil Alvin		03.06.2014Yep Roc 144
17.Live in Long Beach 199717.02.2015Rockbeat
18.Lost Time
& Phil Alvin		18.09.2015Yep Roc
19.Downey To Lubbock
& Jimmie Dale Gilmore		6/2018

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.I'm Shakin'23.04.1982F-Beat
2.No Other Girl30.04.1982Slash
3.So Long Baby Goodbye11.06.1982F-Beat

Dave Alvin:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Songs From Common Ground
& Phil Alvin		07.05.2014Yep Roc

Phil Alvin:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Songs From Common Ground
& Dave Alvin		07.05.2014Yep Roc

Various:

disbanded ?
reunited 2002

Dave Alvin:

appeared on the LP:

Los Lobos: The Ride (4.5.04, Hollywood)
Tom Waits: Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers and Bastards (21.11.06, Anti-)

Awards:

2000 L.A. Weekly Music Awards - Best Country Artist
2000 Grammy Awards - Best Traditional Folk Album ("Songs From The Wild Land")

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19821113.03.198218Albumsalbum review
19821724.04.198223Singlessingle review
19821801.05.198223Singlessingle review
19821801.05.198224interview
19821908.05.198231Caught In The Actgig review
19822412.06.198219Singlessingle review
19824002.10.198232Caught In The Actgig review
19824720.11.198222Albumsalbum review
19831830.04.198330Albumsalbum review