====== Sincerely Paul ======

Gothic / Alternative Rock

Sincerely Paul was an obscure band that released one record on [[Blonde Vinyl Records]] and then disappeared. //Grieve// was a dark gothic alternative album that won a lot of critical praise, but not too many record sales.

Members of Sincerely Paul went on to form bands like [[SLIDE]], [[Big Ox Laughing]], and [[Laughing Stock]]. In 2008, a few members of Sincerely Paul purchased the rights to their Blonde Vinyl album and re-issued it with a bonus disc. [[SLIDE]] was then resurrected as a full band that released an album called //Auto Tune Massacre//. A few left-over Sincerely Paul songs were updated for that album. [[SLIDE]] then decided to change their name to [[Dime Store Zombies]].

===== Discography =====

| 1988 | Demo/EP |
| 1989 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2020/09/12/sincerely-paul-cassette-single/|Cassette Single]] |
| 1991 | Grieve | [[Blonde Vinyl Records]] |
| 2009 | Grieve (2 Disc Definitive Edition) | Slide Music Group |

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==== Demo/EP ====

1988 Independent

Jimm Strawn – Vocals\\
Ray Flowers – Guitar\\
Mike Hackett – Synth\\
Brian Singer – Bass\\
Noah Elias – Drums

  - What’s the Difference? (4:23)
  - You Gotta Love (3:25)
  - The Real Me (4:21)
  - Crime of Persecution (4:55)

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==== Cassette Single ====

1989 Independent

Jim Preston Strawn – Voice\\
Ray Flowers – Guitar\\
Michael Hackett – Synthesizers\\
Brian Singer – Bass\\
Mike Baker – Drums

  - Darkness Blinds You (6:03)
  - 19 Years

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==== Grieve
1991 [[Blonde Vinyl Records]] (BVCD3312)

Jim Preston Strawn – Voice\\
Ray Flowers – Guitar\\
Michael Hackett – Synthesizers\\
Brian Singer – Bass\\
Mike Baker – Drums

Michelle Dawn – additional vocal on “Those That Kill”

  - Open (1:45)
  - Nineteen Years (4:25)
  - Bare My Soul (5:19)
  - Drug (6:20)
  - House of Fire (6:19)
  - Shame Last Sunday (4:20)
  - Those That Kill (5:19)
  - Grieve (5:06)
  - Wait (6:20)
  - Helpless (2:22)
  - Turnaway (7:30)
  - Close (1:28)

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==== Grieve (2 Disc Definitive Edition) ====

2009 Slide Music Group

Jim Preston Strawn – Voice\\
Ray Flowers – Guitar\\
Michael Hackett – Synthesizers\\
Brian Singer – Bass\\
Mike Baker – Drums

Michelle Dawn – additional vocal on “Those That Kill”

== Disc 1: Grieve ==

  - Open (1:45)
  - Nineteen Years (4:25)
  - Bare My Soul (5:19)
  - Drug (6:20)
  - House of Fire (6:19)
  - Shame Last Sunday (4:20)
  - Those That Kill (5:19)
  - Grieve (5:06)
  - Wait (6:20)
  - Helpless (2:22)
  - Turnaway (7:30)
  - Close (1:28)

== Disc 2: Bereavement ==

  - What’s the Difference? (4:23)
  - You Gotta Love (3:25)
  - The Real Me (4:21)
  - Crime of Persecution (4:55)
  - Darkness Blinds You (6:03)
  - I Saw Sin (5:27)
  - House Of Fire (live  - 6:58)
  - Grieve (live  - 5:12)
  - Masquerade (live  - 3:28)
  - January (live  - 5:05)
  - The Black And The Blue (1993 version) (4:47)

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===== Compilations =====

//**ACM Journal Volume 1**// (1991)\\
04) I Saw Sin (5:27)