The Big Shot Chronicles

~ Release by Game Theory (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

Digital Media 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Here It Is Tomorrow
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Here It Is Tomorrow
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
42:17
2Where You Going Northern
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Where You Going Northern
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
3:01
3I've Tried Subtlety
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
I've Tried Subtlety
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
4:31
4Erica's Word
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Erica's Word
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
3:54
5Make Any Vows
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Make Any Vows
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
42:19
6Regenisraen
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Regenisraen
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
3:29
7Crash Into June
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Crash Into June
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
52:57
8Book of Millionaires
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Book of Millionaires
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
2:22
9The Only Lesson Learned
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
The Only Lesson Learned
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
2:17
10Too Closely
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Too Closely
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
3:20
11Never Mind
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Never Mind
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
2:53
12Like a Girl Jesus
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Like a Girl Jesus
32:37
13Linus and Lucy
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
cover recording of:
Linus and Lucy
composer:
Vince Guaraldi (pianist)
publisher:
Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.
1:48
14Couldn't I Just Tell You
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
cover recording of:
Couldn’t I Just Tell You
lyricist and composer:
Todd Rundgren
publisher:
Earmark Music Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:55
15Seattle
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Seattle
writer:
Jack Keller, Hugo Montenegro and Ernie Sheldon
32:26
16Sweet Jane (live)
recording engineer:
Dan Vallor
mixer:
Mitch Easter, Dan Vallor and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
live cover recording of:
Sweet Jane
lyricist and composer:
Lou Reed
publisher:
Oakfield Avenue Music Ltd.
5:28
17The Only Lesson (2-Track demo)
recording engineer:
Robert Toren
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
The Only Lesson (2-Track demo)
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
2:23
18Make Any Vows (live)
recording engineer:
Dan Vallor
mixer:
Mitch Easter, Dan Vallor and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Make Any Vows (live)
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
2:28
19Erica's Word (Rough mix)
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Erica's Word (Rough mix)
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
3:52
20Jesus Christ (Solo demo)
mixer:
Mitch Easter, Dan Vallor and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
cover recording of:
Jesus Christ
lyricist and composer:
Alex Chilton
2:34
21Like a Girl Jesus (Rough mix)
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Like a Girl Jesus (Rough mix)
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
2:34
22Re-Make/Re-Model (live)
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Gui Gassuan
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar:
Donnette Thayer
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
cover recording of:
Re‐Make/Re‐Model
lyricist and composer:
Bryan Ferry
arranger:
Roxy Music
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Careers‐BMG Music Publishing, TRO-Total Music, Inc., Buggane Music, Ltd. (in 1972) and E.G. Music Ltd. (publisher) (in 1972)
3:46
23If and When It Falls Apart (Rehearsal)
recording engineer:
Robert Toren
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
If and When It Falls Apart (Rehearsal)
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
4:12
24Friend of the Family (live)
recording engineer:
Dan Vallor
mixer:
Mitch Easter, Dan Vallor and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Friend of the Family (live)
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
6:51
25Come Home With Me
engineer and producer:
Mitch Easter
mixer:
Mitch Easter and Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family) (from 1985-11-02 until 1985-11-05)
bass:
Suzi Ziegler
drums (drum set):
Gil Ray
guitar and lead vocals:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
keyboard:
Shelley LaFreniere
recorded at:
Drive-In Studio in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States (from 1985-09-15 until 1985-09-28)
recording of:
Come Home With Me
writer:
Scott Miller (California pop musician, founder of Game Theory & The Loud Family)
2:41

Credits

Release

art direction and graphic design:Greg Allen (LA-based graphic designer and photographer)
photography:Robert Toren
liner notes:Jason Cohen (liner notes)
Stephin Merritt
Gil Ray
Dan Vallor
associate producer:Lee Lodyga
executive producer:Kristine Chambers Miller
producer:Cheryl Pawelski
Pat Thomas (Singer/Songwriter/producer/label owner from San Francisco)
Dan Vallor
purchase for download:http://www.qobuz.com/album/the-big-shot-chronicles-game-theory/0816651015597 [info]