MAS HYSTERIA
Mercury (Germany) 6337 163
Unissued in U.S.
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Carolyne appeared at My Father's Place, Roslyn, New York, in July 1980, and the tape recorders were running. Radio station WLIR-FM on Long Island broadcast the performance, and it was issued in January 1981 in Germany in conjunction with her European tour. Mercury did not issue the recording in the States, although it was very popular in Europe, selling over a quarter-million copies, far in excess of the business done by the Modern Dreams album. If you were wondering if the no-frills sound of Hold On was anything like the way Carolyne sounds live, wonder no more.
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Personnel:
Carolyne Mas: Lead vocals and rhythm guitar
Vince Barranco: Drums
Crispin Cioe: Saxophone
Rick Desarno: Lead guitar
Ivan Elias: Bass
Charles Giordano: Keyboards
Produced and engineered by Jeff Kracker
Technical director: Peter Hedeman
Technical assistant: Jim Preziosi
Broadcast coordinator: Bob Kranes
Executive producers: Denis McNamara, Michael Tapes
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Track listing:
- Hold On (Mas)
- Stay True (Mas)
- Thomas Dunson's Revenge (Mas)
- Running from the High Life (Mas)
- Sittin' in the Dark (Mas-Landau)
- Quote Goodbye Quote (Mas-Landau)
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| Note: PolyGram in Europe eventually put out a limited-edition CD (846 314-2). It remains officially unissued in the U.S. The SPV label has reissued the disc for the German market (076-44542).
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ACTION PACT
SPV (Germany) 076-88922 (CD)
Unissued in U.S.
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Originally issued on the Stillsane (!) label, this 1989 European release exemplifies the standard Mas virtues: direct, no-BS songwriting and solid musicianship. Recorded in Springfield, Missouri, Action Pact features Carolyne in front of the fabled Midwestern bar band known as the Morells (when they weren't known as the Skeletons). "So Hard to Be True" was also included in the set for Carolyne Mas Live! An unexpected delight is the vocal on "Sleepwalk" (yes, the old Santo and Johnny song), which Carolyne once spun for me over the phone. "Cruel Little Angel" is pure classic Nashville. And "Dizzy from the I-IV-V" — well, you must hear that for yourself.
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Personnel:
Carolyne Mas: Vocals, guitar, piano, glockenspiel
D. Clinton Thompson: Acoustic and electric guitars, lap steel
Joe Terry: Piano, organ
Lou Whitney: Bass
Ron Gremp: Drums
The Columnaires: Background vocals on "Samson and Delilah's Beauty Shop"
Produced by Carolyne Mas and Lou Whitney
Engineered by Lou Whitney
Recorded at Column One Recording, Springfield, MO
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Track listing:
- When Love Is Right (Mas)
- Somebody Like Me (Mas)
- Sleepwalk (Farina-Farina-Farina-Johnson)
- Dizzy from the I-IV-V (Mas)
- Where One Meets Two (Mas)
- Samson and Delilah's Beauty Shop (Forbert)
- So Hard to Be True (Mas)
- Cruel Little Angel (Mas)
- You Bother Me (Mas)
- He's Everything I Want (But a Little Bit Less) (Mas)
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CAROLYNE MAS LIVE!
SPV (Germany) 086-88642 (CD);
010-88641 (LP)
Unissued in U.S.
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Recorded in Münster, Germany at the Jovel Music Hall, this live set runs over an hour and a half; once again, it's Carolyne with a five-piece band, doing what she does best. As on Hold On and Mas Hysteria, she opens with "Hold On" and "Stay True". "Sittin' in the Dark", from her first LP, has grown to an eighteen-minute extended workout for the band — and a certified crowd-pleaser. There are new songs, too, plus a trip into the James Brown catalogue.
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Personnel:
Carolyne Mas: Lead vocals, guitar
Steve Cochran: Lead guitar, vocals
John Abbey: Bass
Phil Cimino: Drums
John Scarpulla: Saxophone
Randy Watson: Keyboards
Produced, mixed and engineered by Clive Gray
Creative consultant: David Landau
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Track listing:
- Hold On (Mas)
- Stay True (Mas)
- All For You (Mas)
- Love Is Black (Mas)
- Standing in the Light (Mas-Landau)
- Sittin' in the Dark (Mas-Landau)
- That Swing Thing (Mas)
- So Hard to Be True (Mas)
- Thomas Dunson's Revenge (Mas)
- He's So Cool (Mas)
- Second Hand Apology (Mas)
- Duck and Cover (Mas)
- Reconsider My Love (Mas)
- Red Lights (Mas)
- Running from the High Life (Mas)
- It's a Man's Man's World (James Brown)
- Tender (Mas)
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REASON STREET
SPV (Germany) 084-92682 (CD)
Unissued in U.S.
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Back into the studio for this 1993 release, Carolyne is maybe a little quieter here and there, but no less willing to be heard, and her writing is as sharp as ever. The late-night mysteries of "Driving on the Radio" screech to a halt in the light of day in "King of the U-Turn". "Lovers from the Start" is a lovely Beatlesque ballad, which is not necessarily why John Lennon's "Cry Baby Cry" fits so well into this set. Four of these tracks appeared previously on Carolyne Mas Live! The title? Well, Carolyne says in the liner notes, "I believe in the triumph of hope over experience, faith over reason." Reason Street, therefore, first and foremost, is a road to somewhere.
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Personnel:
Carolyne Mas: Lead and background vocals, harmonica, 12-string guitar
Charlton Pettus: Guitars, keyboards, bass, mandolin, pedal steel guitar, vibes, background vocals
Milton Sutton: Drums, all percussion including bottles, vibes
Additional musicians:
Karsten Günther: Accordion, "Vulgar Boatman" vocals
Clive Gray: Mandolin
The Mad Mercy Horns:
Jörg Lahman: Trumpet
Marten Ulrich: Saxophone
Katrin Begero: Trombone
Hardmuth Köhler: Violin
Sabina Weyland: Clarinet
Produced by Charlton Pettus, Milton Sutton and Clive Gray
Engineered by Clive Gray, Milton Sutton and Charlton Pettus
Mixed by Milton Sutton, Charlton Pettus and Clive Gray
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Track listing:
- Driving on the Radio (Mas-Rebuth)
- King of the U-Turn (Mas)
- Duck and Cover (Mas)
- Lovers from the Start (Mas)
- Hidden Mystery (Mas)
- Pain Bank (Mas)
- Tender (Mas)
- Keep Searching (Mas-Landau)
- Reconsider My Love (Mas)
- Tell Me (Mas)
- When You're Near (Mas)
- Popular Guy (Mas)
- Cry Baby Cry (Lennon-McCartney)
- City Boy (Mas)
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BEYOND MERCURY
Savage Juliet Records (unnumbered) (CD)
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This 2003 release contains nine previously released tracks and nine from the vaults. It's distributed by the Carolyne Mas Fan Club (www.carolynemas.com). The old stuff is memorable, and so is the new. The last track is a home recording by Carolyne's father, to whom the album is dedicated.
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Personnel:
See original albums for previously released tracks
Demo tracks:
Carolyne Mas, Mark Johnson: all vocals and instruments
"Little By Little", "Your Girl" recorded 1995 in New York City
"In The Rain," "Tired Of Me," "I Want Him To" recorded 2001 in North Hollywood, CA
Produced and engineered by Carolyne Mas and Mark Johnson
1999 unreleased tracks:
Carolyne Mas: Lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards
Steve Burgh: Guitars, organ, bass, tambourine
Charlton Pettus: Synthesizer
Larry Packer: Violin, viola
Rob Turner: Cello, string arrangements
Sue Hadjopoulos: Percussion ("Eschucame")
Mervin Clark: Drums
Lenie Colacino: Backing vocals ("Till the Next Time")
Produced by Steve Burgh
Recorded at Baby Monster Studio, New York City
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Track listing:
- In The Rain (Mas/Johnson) (unreleased demo, 2001)
- Crazy For Your Love (Mas) (unreleased track, 1999)
- Somebody Like Me (Mas) (from Action Pact, 1989)
- Sleepwalk (Farina-Farina-Farina-Johnson) (from Action Pact, 1989)
- Pain Bank (Mas) (from Reason Street, 1993)
- Little By Little (Mas/Johnson) (unreleased demo, 1995)
- Escuchame (Forbert/L. Mas/arr C. Mas) (unreleased track, 1999)
- Driving On The Radio (Mas/Rebuth) (from Reason Street, 1993)
- Tired Of Me (Mas/Johnson) (unreleased demo, 2001)
- Be Your Girl (Mas/Johnson) (unreleased demo, 1995)
- I Want Him To (Mas/Johnson) (unreleased demo, 2001)
- Where One Meets Two (Mas) (from Action Pact, 1989)
- Love Like Stone (Mas) (from Modern Dreams, 1981)
- Baby Please (Mas) (from Carolyne Mas, 1979)
- Stay True (Mas) (from Hold On, 1980)
- Call Me (Mas) (from Carolyne Mas, 1979)
- Till The Next Time (Mas) (unreleased track, 1999)
- Foggy, Foggy Dew (traditional) (Joseph Mas home demo, 1952)
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BRAND NEW WORLD
Savage Juliet Records (unnumbered) (CD)
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Recorded in 1999 but not released until 2005, this is Carolyne's last collaboration with Steve Burgh, who produced Carolyne Mas and Hold On. Burgh's death in February 2005 moved Carolyne to pull six of these tracks out of storage; the other four ("Be Your Girl," "Crazy for Your Love," "Till the Next Time" and "Escuchame") had been released on Beyond Mercury. It's distributed by the Carolyne Mas Fan Club (www.carolynemas.com). Starring in the cover photo is Carolyne's son Gabriel.
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Personnel:
Carolyne Mas: Vocals, piano, keyboards, rhythm guitar, glockenspiel
Steve Burgh: Electric and acoustic guitars, bass, organ, tambourine
Mervin Clark: Drums
Charlie Giordano: Piano
Roger Mason: Bass
Joey Nevolo: Drums
Charlie Giordano: Piano
Larry Packer: Violin, viola
Charlton Pettus: Synthesizer
Daniel Rey: Rhythm guitar
Rob Turner: Cello, string arrangement
Lenie Colacino: Backing vocals ("Till the Next Time")
Sue Hadjopoulos: Percussion ("Escuchame")
Arturo Vega: Backing vocals ("Escuchame")
Produced by Steve Burgh
Engineers: John Smith and Jon Bleich
Recorded at Baby Monster Studio, New York City
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Track listing:
- Be Your Girl (Mas/Johnson)
- When You're Near (Mas)
- One Track Mind (Mas/Landau)
- Little By Little (Mas/Johnson)
- Crazy For Your Love (Mas)
- Stay with Me (Shernoff)
- It's Hard (Mas)
- Red Lights (Mas)
- Till the Next Time (Mas)
- Escuchame (Forbert/L. Mas/arr C. Mas)
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