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 Alternative Rock\\ Alternative Rock\\
-San Francisco, CA+San Francisco, California, USA
  
 ===== Discography ===== ===== Discography =====
  
-| 1980 | [[Dancin’ So Hard (single)]] +| 1980 | Dancin’ So Hard (single) | 
-| 1983 | [[Care Packages EP]] +| 1983 | 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 | 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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 1985 Independent 1985 Independent
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 +Johnny J. Blair – Banjos, basses, drums, guitars, organs, percussives, pianos, synthesizers, and lead vocals, except:
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 +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   - Goodbye Cruel Playground
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   - True Ecclesia   - True Ecclesia
   - Birds   - Birds
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-==== October (unreleased) ==== 
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-Recorded: 1986 
  
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 1988 Independent 1988 Independent
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 +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)   - Love, Love Alone (DJ-demo 1988)
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-==== Train Tracks in the Snow (Christmas Songs & Other Matter) ====+==== Train Tracks in the Snow (Christmas Songs & Other Matters) ====
  
-1988 Narrowpath Records+1988 Independent
  
-Songs include:+Johnny J. Blair – Lead vocals, harmony vocals, guitar, bass, banjo, drums, drum programs, keyboards, percussives, and violins. Except where noted.
  
-  When The Snow Came Down (Blair) +  - Open the Presents 
-  * Sequel To The Sequel (Blair) +  - Green-on-Red / Frontiers of Love 
-  Lose It-Find It (Blair)+  - 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
  
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