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GREY FACTOR: 1979​-​1980 A​.​D. - Complete Studio Recordings

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Seringe This album is pulsating and oozing with electronic goodness, ranging from the laser riffs of "Above The Gun" to the haunting machinery of "4 Hours In A Metal". Truly ahead of its time Favorite track: Above The Gun.
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@dark_nights Really cool and diverse album.
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symbiat There’s something special to me about that period (late 70s, early 80s) where we had a burst of interesting sounds from the likes of Gary Numan, Ultravox, Japan, etc. Grey Factor fit right in 🙃 Favorite track: You're So Cool.
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f3lix Not sure what possessed me to buy this but glad I did. I think '4 Hours In A Metal Box' is probably my guilty pleasure :) Favorite track: Joyful Sounds.
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Crookedtimber111 this is great, ⚡🤸‍♂️
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daveed13 A favorite LP of this, that or any year. Favorite track: Above The Gun.
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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    The first release on the Damaged Disco label from Los Angeles, distributed through Tiny Global Productions.

    Unearthed recordings from L.A.'s art-damaged minimal synth pioneers!

    Long-lost tracks remastered from the original analogue tapes and released for the first time on limited edition grey and white vinyl. Includes 16-page booklet and download card.

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Pioneers of the Los Angeles underground art damage electronic music scene, Grey Factor have been more myth than legend for over 40 years. The band recorded two experimental synth/post-punk EPs and gigged sparingly before disbanding. None of their recordings have been officially released in physical format until now.

1979-1980 A.D. - Complete Studio Recordings includes Grey Factor’s two studio EPs remastered from the original analogue tapes and pressed on limited edition vinyl with a 16-page color booklet including archival photos, documents and flyers chronicling the band’s brief existence. It marks the launch of Damaged Disco, the new label founded by producer and musician Dave Trumfio (Pulsars, The Mekons).

In 1978 Jeff Jacquin, Joey Cevetello, Jon Pospisil, and Paul Fontana formulated the blueprint for their minimalist synth-based sound. Using what would today be considered a goldmine of vintage electronic equipment, they recorded The Perils of Popularity EP at Eldorado Recording Studios with a young engineer named Dave Jerden (prior to his work with The Talking Heads and Byrne/Eno). The EP was dubbed onto cassettes and distributed at one of the 20-odd gigs Grey Factor played at legendary L.A. punk venues like Madame Wong’s, The Hong Kong Café, and The Masque. Word spread quickly, and the “too cool to care” underground crowd were soon cramming their way in to view this new phenomenon.

In 1980, Paul Fontana left the band and was replaced by Anne Burns and Joey’s brother, John Cevetello, to create The Feel of Passion EP. The synthesizer and drum machine setup of the first EP was expanded to include guitar and bass, female vocals and saxophone. After a confrontational performance on the groundbreaking, influential and first-of-its-kind cable TV show New Wave Theater, Grey Factor called it quits, the members deciding that there was just nothing else left to do.

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released July 7, 2023

Tracks 1 – 6

Grey Factor:
Jeff Jacquin
Joey Cevetello
John Pospisil
Paul Fontana

Recorded at Eldorado Recording Studio
April 1979
Produced by Grey Factor
Engineered by Dave Jerden
Mastering: Steve Krolikowski

Tracks 7 – 10

Grey Factor:
Jeff Jacquin
Joey Cevetello
John Pospisil
Anne Burns
John Cevetello

Saxophone: Mike Bauer

Produced By Grey Factor
Recorded & Mixed at Studio 9 by Bill Smith January 1980
Mastering: Steve Krolikowski


All Songs By Jacquin/Cevetello
Except:
1 - Jacquin/Cevetello/Fontana/Pospisil
6 - Cevetello/ Fontana
7 - Jacquin/Cevetello/Pospisil
Published By What We Do Is Secret Songs (ASCAP)

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Grey Factor Los Angeles, California

Pioneers of the Los Angeles underground art damage electronic music scene, Grey Factor have been more myth than legend for over 40 years.

The band recorded two experimental synth/post-punk EPs and gigged sparingly before disbanding. None of their recordings have been officially released in physical format until now.
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