Rock / Power Pop
California, USA

Passion to Pass was led by Chris Lizotte. According to Lizotte, their 7-inch record was self-funded. The band was friends with Michael Knott, who had a dream of starting a record label at this time. Knott asked if they would stamp the Blond Vinyl label name on the record, and they did. Other than that, it seems Knott was not involved with much else. The record label is spelled “Blond Vinyl” and the songs are copyrighted to Knott’s TTONK publishing name, but there is no other mention of Knott on the album. The band members are listed by first name only on the jacket, while the songs are only credited to last names. “I Ask You Ask” was re-written as “I Pray You Pray” for the Lifesaver’s Kiss of Life album in 1986, credited to “Chris Lizotte, Bill Robinson, & Jim Akin” as song writers.

Akin went on to marry Maria McKee of Lone Justice fame, as well as becoming a filmmaker.

1983 Blond Vinyl Records

Chris Lizotte – vocals
Bill Robinson – guitar
Jim Akin – bass
Marc ? – drums

Produced and Engineered by by Brian Fukuji
Blair Birtcher – Photographs
Greg Garcia (The Louvre) – Artwork
Tim Jones – Assistant to Passion to Pass

1. Dirty Tricks
2. I Ask You Ask

198? Independent

According to Lizotte, there is an 8-Song EP by th band floating around somewhere.