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 Alternative Rock\\
-San Francisco, CA
+San Francisco, California, USA
 ===== Discography =====
-| 1980 | [[Dancin’ So Hard (single)]] |
+| 1980 | Dancin’ So Hard (single) |
-| 1983 | [[Care Packages EP]] |
+| 1983 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2020/08/15/johnny-j-blair-care-packages/|Care Packages EP]] |
-| 1985 | [[Door in the Water]] | [[Morada Records]] |
+| 1985 | Door in the Water | [[Morada Records]] |
-| 1986 | [[Johnny J. Blair ("The Green Album")]] |
+| 1986 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2019/09/21/johnny-j-blair-the-green-album/|Johnny J. Blair ("The Green Album")]] |
-| 1986 | [[October (unreleased)]] |
+| 1988 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/08/20/johnny-j-blair-october-000/|000 (promo)]] |
-| 1988 | [[000 (promo)]] |
+| 1988 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/12/22/johnny-j-blair-yellow-house/|Yellow House]] |
-| 1988 | [[Yellow House]] |
+| 1988 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2019/07/21/johnny-j-blair-train-tracks-in-the-snow/|Train Tracks in the Snow (Christmas Songs & Other Matter)]] |
-| 1988 | [[Train Tracks in the Snow (Christmas Songs & Other Matter)]] | [[Narrowpath Records]] |
+| 1989 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2018/12/22/johnny-j-blair-normal-songs-near-hits-1978-1989/|Normal Songs & Near Hits 1978-1989 (compilation)]] |
-| 1989 | [[Normal Songs & Near Hits 1978-1989 (compilation)]] |
+| 1989 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2020/08/15/johnny-j-blair-care-packages/|Care Packages]] (expanded) |
-| 1989 | [[Care Packages (expanded)]] |
+| 1989 | Love Love Alone (single) |
-| 1989 | [[Love Love Alone (single)]] |
+| 1990 | 12 Songs About Love, God, Money | [[Narrowpath Records]] |
-| 1990 | [[12 Songs About Love, God, Money]] | [[Narrowpath Records]] |
+| 1991 | Suspension Britches in San Francisco (Works 1989-1991) |
-| 1991 | [[Suspension Britches in San Francisco (Works 1989-1991)]] |
+| 1997 | She's Not Some Animal (single) |
-| 1997 | [[She's Not Some Animal (single)]] |
+| 2000 | Fire |
-| 2000 | [[Fire]] |
+| 2001 | Exotic Animals & Beaches of Pennsylvania (limited edition maxi-EP) |
-| 2001 | [[Exotic Animals & Beaches of Pennsylvania (limited edition maxi-EP)]] |
+| 2001 | Exotic Animals & Beaches of Pennsylvania (expanded reissue) |
-| 2001 | [[Exotic Animals & Beaches of Pennsylvania (expanded reissue)]] |
+| 2002 | Snapshots |
-| 2002 | [[Snapshots]] |
+| 2003 | After Hours - a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed (contribution) |
-| 2003 | [[After Hours - a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed (contribution)]] |
+| 2005 | Treadmarks | [[Wampus Multimedia]] |
-| 2005 | [[Treadmarks]] | [[Wampus Multimedia]] |
+| 2005 | Word 2 Soul Project |
-| 2005 | [[Word 2 Soul Project]] |
+| 2005 | Word 2 Soul Project: Volume I (expanded) |
-| 2005 | [[Word 2 Soul Project: Volume I (expanded)]] |
+| 2007 | Grateful | [[Wampus Multimedia]] |
-| 2007 | [[Grateful]] | [[Wampus Multimedia]] |
+| 2008 | Nothing Like Williamsport (single) |
-| 2008 | [[Nothing Like Williamsport (single)]] |
+| 2010 | Door In The Water (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition) |
-| 2010 | [[Door In The Water (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition)]] |
+| 2010 | Snapshots: Live & Half-Plugged (expanded reissue) |
-| 2010 | [[Snapshots: Live & Half-Plugged (expanded reissue)]] |
+| 2010 | Woody Guthrie’s America (single) |
-| 2010 | [[Woody Guthrie’s America (single)]] |
+| 2010 | Precious Gem (Christmas single) |
-| 2010 | [[Precious Gem (Christmas single)]] |
+| 2011 | Death, God, Love, & Money (a compilation 1990-2000) |
-| 2011 | [[Death, God, Love, & Money (a compilation 1990-2000)]] |
+| 2011 | I Like the Street | [[Wampus Multimedia]] |
-| 2011 | [[I Like the Street]] | [[Wampus Multimedia]] |
+| 2011 | San Francisco Suspension Britches (Audio Diary Entries 1990-95) |
-| 2011 | [[San Francisco Suspension Britches (Audio Diary Entries 1990-95)]] |
+| 2012 | The Sky Cries (special edition EP) |
-| 2012 | [[The Sky Cries (special edition EP)]] |
+| 2013 | Halfway To Dakota (limited edition EP) |
-| 2013 | [[Halfway To Dakota (limited edition EP)]] |
+| 2013 | If I Could Dress Like Clive Owen (Music For Films Not Yet Made) |
-| 2013 | [[If I Could Dress Like Clive Owen (Music For Films Not Yet Made)]] |
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 ==== Dancin’ So Hard (single) ====
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 Independent\\
 Produced by Rick Anderson (The Tubes)
+------
 ==== Care Packages EP ====
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   - Circles And Cycles
   - Ouch!
+------
 ==== Door in the Water ====
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   - Open Door
   - Sequel
+------
 ==== Johnny J. Blair ("The Green Album") =====
 Independent
+Johnny J. Blair – Banjos, basses, drums, guitars, organs, percussives, pianos, synthesizers, and lead vocals, except:
+John Wilson – Bagpipes on “True Ecclesia”\\
+Curt Hansen – Bass on “Politics and Religion Act One” and “(We're Still) Bobbin' for Apples, Adam”\\
+Jonny V – Drums on “Goodbye Cruel Playground”; drums, mandolin, and vocal harmonies on “The First Stone”; drums and lead guitar on “When I was Out To Glorify Myself”\\
+Scott Anderson – Drums on “Politics and Religion Act One,” “(We're Still) Bobbin' for Apples, Adam,” and “Names”\\
+Tim Michaels – Drums on “I Love You Lord”\\
+Dan Yacoubian – Lead guitar on “Ya Ya Ya,” “Politics and Religion Act One,” and “Politics and Religion Act Two”; lead guitar and vocals harmonies on “I Love You Lord”\\
+Andrea Yacoubian – Vocals harmonies on “I Love You Lord”\\
+Rick Savetto – Lead guitar on “Wind-Up Doll” and “Asteroid Danse”\\
+Richard Sonquist – Kalimba and piano on “Scissors, Mercury, and Glass”\\
+Bob Hogins – Piano and synthesizer on “Microscopic Coda”\\
+Dave Barrett – Saxophone on “(We're Still) Bobbin' for Apples, Adam”\\
+Cassandra Blair – Tambourine on “Locusts”\\
+Mark Jones – Tambourine on “Microscopic Coda”\\
+Scott Spenser – Trumpet on “Ya Ya Ya,” “Politics and Religion Act One,” “Politics and Religion Act Two,” and “Another Compleat Angler”
   - Goodbye Cruel Playground
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   - Birds
-==== October (unreleased) ====
+------
-Recorded: 1986
 ==== 000 (promo) ====
 Independent
+October was:\\
+Johnny J. Blair – Mostly lead vocals & guitars, but also banjo, bass, keyboards, & percussives\\
+Ron Davis – Mostly drums, congas, and timbales\\
+Chris Haggerty – Mostly guitar and vocals, occasionally saxophone\\
+Victor Valverde – Mostly bass and lead vocals, but also guitar, harmonica, and keyboards\\
+Bridget Purifoy & Anna Valdez – Harmony vocals and occasional percussives
   - Love, Love Alone (DJ-demo 1988)
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   - KUSF Interview 1985
   - Welcome to the Open Door (alternative version 1984)
+------
 ==== Yellow House ====
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   - Dreams and Sermons Volume Two (Blair) (2:15)
-==== Train Tracks in the Snow (Christmas Songs & Other Matter) ====
+------
-Narrowpath Records
+==== Train Tracks in the Snow (Christmas Songs & Other Matters) ====
-Songs include:
+Independent
+Johnny J. Blair – Lead vocals, harmony vocals, guitar, bass, banjo, drums, drum programs, keyboards, percussives, and violins. Except where noted.
+  - Open the Presents
+  - Green-on-Red / Frontiers of Love
+  - Silent Night
+  - When the Snow Came Down
+  - Jingle Bells 1 & 2
+  - What's Been Done
+  - Lose It – Find It
+  - Winterlude
+  - I Love You So Much
+  - It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
+  - Do Ya Want To Know It?
+  - We Pay Our Dues
+  - A Frosty Picnic on Aran
+  - Sequel to the Sequel
+  - Circles and Cycles
+  - Helicopters Over the Glacier
+  - A Small Atlas is a Perfect Gift
+  - Seems Like It's Time
+  - I've Been Workin' on the Railroad
+  - Train Tracks on White Fields
-  * When The Snow Came Down (Blair)
+------
-  * Sequel To The Sequel (Blair)
-  * Lose It-Find It (Blair)
 ==== Normal Songs & Near Hits 1978-1989 (compilation) ====
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 ++ - Train Tracks in the Snow\\
 +++ - Johnny J. Blair ("The Green Album")
+------
 ==== Care Packages (expanded) ====
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 +++ Alternative Mix 1985\\
 # Alternative Mix 1987
+------
 ==== Love Love Alone (single) ====
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 Independent\\
 Produced by Dan Reilly
+------
 ==== 12 Songs About Love, God, Money ====
 Narrowpath Records
+------
 ==== Suspension Britches in San Francisco (Works 1989-1991) ====
 Independent
+------
 ==== She's Not Some Animal (single) ====
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 Independent\\
 Four songs
+------
 ==== Fire ====
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   - Throw the First Stone
   - Man of Sorrows
+------
 ==== Exotic Animals & Beaches of Pennsylvania (limited edition maxi-EP) ====
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   - (I Wanna Bein) Pennsylvania (3:50)
   - (I Wanna Bein) Pennsylvania (Accappella Mix) (3:49)
+------
 ==== Exotic Animals & Beaches of Pennsylvania (expanded reissue) ====
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   - I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass (live 7/4/03) (3:02)
   - Dancin' by the River (live 7/4/03) (3:07)
+------
 ==== Snapshots ====
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   - Dancin' by the River (3:36)
   - The Story of Desert Ruby (1:42)
+------
 ==== After Hours: a Tribute to the Music of Lou Reed ====
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   - Sunday Morning
+------
 ==== Treadmarks ====
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   - I Like the Street (4:18)
   - Prelude: Green-on-Red/Frontiers of Love (6:27)
+------
 ==== Word 2 Soul Project: Volume I ====
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   - The Standard (4:21)
   - Free Me (8:13)
+------
 ==== Word 2 Soul Project: Volume I (expanded) ====
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   - United (4:21)
   - Voices (outtake) (8:50)
+------
 ==== Grateful ====
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   - (I Wanna Be In) Pennsylvania (3:49)
   - Desert Ruby (3:54)
+------
 ==== Nothing Like Williamsport (single) ====
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   - Nothing Like Williamsport (4:56)
   - Nothing Like Williamsport (Grand Slam Mix) (6:26)
+------
 ==== Door In The Water (25th Anniversary Expanded Edition) ====
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   - Please Don't Wait Too Long (instrumental 2-track demo) (3:57)
   - Sequel to the Sequel (1:09)
+------
 ==== Snapshots: Live & Half-Plugged (expanded reissue) ====
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   - Nobody's Fault but Mine (live 9/02) (3:15)
   - Throw the First Stone (live 9/02) (5:48)
+------
 ==== Woody Guthrie’s America (single) ====
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 Independent\\
 For Akron/Family “Woody Guthrie Project”
+------
 ==== Precious Gem (Christmas single) ====
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   - Precious Gem (4:01)
   - Train Tracks in the Snow (2:14)
+------
 ==== Death, God, Love, & Money (a compilation 1990-2000) ====
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   - Cassandra, Can Ya? Part II (4:38)
   - Meet Me at the Summer Place (3:55)
+------
 ==== I Like the Street ====
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   - Love That's Here to Stay (4:19)
   - It's in Your Hands + Variations on Satie (6:39)
+------
 ==== San Francisco Suspension Britches (Audio Diary Entries 1990-95) ====
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   - Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) (sound check 12/95) (4:19)
   - Dancing With the Possums (4-track demo) (3:01)
+------
 ==== The Sky Cries (special edition EP) ====
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   - The Strange Tale of Taylor Matthew Jordan (rough demo) (5:29)
   - The Sky Cries (TREADMARKS version) (4:37)
+------
 ==== Halfway To Dakota (limited edition EP) ====
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   - Man of Sorrows (5:24)
   - Pictures of You (blue guitar version) (4:01)
+------
 ==== If I Could Dress Like Clive Owen (Music For Films Not Yet Made) ====
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   - If I Could Dress Like Clive Owen (remix single edit) (3:19)
   - Spying in Barcelona (complete unedited improvisation) (20:20)
+------
 //(to be continued)//
+------
 ===== Links =====