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 When Undercover released its first album in 1982, it was described by some as "Christian punk," characterized by high-energy anthems, rebellious themes, and short, three-chord songs. Mohawk hairstyles, tattoos, and torn jeans did little to convince people otherwise; nor did the next few albums, which contained punk versions of traditional hymns ("Holy Holy Holy"), shouted vocals ("God Rules"), and simplistic, direct lyrics ("Jesus is the Best"). The CCM Magazine review of their //God Rules// album claimed the band was New Wave rather than punk, as "the anarchy of punk is 180 degrees opposite of these boys."
-After the first album, Alba, Hersom, and Paylis all left the band. Alba joined [[The Altar Boys]]. Hersom left [[The Lifesavors]] before they recorded their first album and joined Undercover after their first one was recorded... but before the photo session, so he never actually played on Undercover (hence the “After Tracks" credit on the original cover). Hersom also left before //God Rules// was recorded. Gary Olsen joined on drums, while Taylor filled in the bottom end with keyboard-bass.
+After the first album, Alba, Hersom, and Paylis all left the band. Alba joined [[The Altar Boys]] and has also released occasional solo albums through the years. Hersom left [[The Lifesavors]] before they recorded their first album and joined Undercover after their first one was recorded... but before the photo session, so he never actually played on Undercover (hence the “After Tracks" credit on the original cover). Hersom also left before //God Rules// was recorded. Gary Olsen joined on drums, while Taylor filled in the bottom end with keyboard-bass.
 "God Rules," the title track of the second album, is the song that set apart Undercover in the Christian music scene from the rest of the "beginning" bands. With the 1983 //God Rules// album, the band signed with [[A&S Records]], which brought wider national distribution. They started traveling and playing more outside of Southern California.
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 ==== Reissues and Reunions ====
+In 1996 and 1997, [[Innocent Media]] released two box set collections of most of the music by Undercover up until that point. //Anthology Volume 1// (1996) was a 2-disc set that contained their first four albums (plus a three bonus tracks). //Anthology Volume 1// (1997) was a 4-disc set that contained their live album and final three albums (plus three bonus tracks). The //You and I EP// was not included on either box set.
+In 2000 and 2001, the band reunited to play two concerts. One was at Cornerstone 2000, and the second was at a [[Gene Eugene]] Benefit concert in 2001. Both concerts were recorded and released. The Cornerstone 2000 set was initially released by M8 music, but was quickly released with a new cover and the //You and I EP// as bonus tracks by [[Innocent Media]] in 2000. The 2001 concert was released as a CD-R by Galaxy 21 Music and [[Innocent Media]] with one new studio track - a cover of "Everyday People."
+The 2001 cover track also ended up serving as a prelude to an entire new album by the Nicholson / Taylor / Olson / Wilson line-up. In 2002, Undercover released //I Rose Falling//, an album that pushed farther into complex, artist rock.
 Undercover played two reunion shows in California in August 2005. In a message posted on the band's forum that month, Taylor wrote, "We are internally, as a band, trying to figure out where to go from here and what that might look like, given our life realities and burning desire to fulfill whatever musical calling we might have, too. We appreciate your prayers."
+In 2011 Intense Millennium Records released a newly remastered stand-alone CD of //Branded//. It contained three bonus tracks - a demo of "I'm just a Man" and two live tracks from Cornerstone 2000. The artwork was also re-imagined for this release.
+In 2018, Lo-Fidelity Records completed a successful KickStarter for deluxe vinyl and CD remastered reissues of //Devotion//. In 2020, they also successfully funded deluxe vinyl and CD remastered reissues of //Balance of Power//.
 ===== Discography =====
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 | 1984 | Slaughter of the Innocents ‎(7-inch) | [[A&S Records]] |
 | 1986 | Branded | [[Blue Collar Records]] |
-| 1987 | You & I EP |
+| 1987 | You & I EP | B-1 Music |
 | 1988 | 3-28-87 | [[Broken Records]] |
 | 1988 | Volume 1 | [[Broken Records]] |
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 | 1990 | Balance of Power | [[Broken Records]] |
 | 1992 | Devotion | [[Brainstorm Artists International]] |
-| 1994 | Forum | [[WAL]] |
+| 1994 | Forum | [[WAL]] / [[Brainstorm Artists International]] |
 | 1996 | Anthology Volume 1 | [[Innocent Media]] |
 | 1997 | Anthology Volume 2 | [[Innocent Media]] |
 | 2000 | Live at Cornerstone 2000 | Millennium 8 |
+| 2000 | Cornerstone 2000 | [[Innocent Media]] |
+| 2001 | Gene Eugene Live Benefit Concert | Galaxy21 Music / [[Innocent Media]] |
 | 2002 | I Rose Falling | Galaxy21 Music |
+| 2011 | Branded (25th Anniversary Edition) | Intense Millennium Records |
+| 2018 | Devotion (deluxe remaster) | Lo-Fidelity Records |
+| 2021 | Balance of Power (deluxe remaster) | Lo-Fidelity Records |
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 ==== Branded ====
-[[Blue Collar Records]] (BCR003A)
+[[Blue Collar Records]] (BCR003A)\\
+Intense Millennium Records (IMR 007)
 Sim Wilson - Vocals\\
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   - Come Away With Me (4:44)
   - If I Had a Dream (5:02)
+== 2011 Bonus Tracks ==
+  - I'm Just a Man (demo) (3:41)
+  - Tears in Your Eyes (live 2000) (2:06)
+  - Cry Myself to Sleep (live 2000) (2:29)
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 Contained the entire //Boys and Girls// and //Branded// albums.
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+==== Balance of Power ====
+[[Broken Records]] (7100516676)\\
+Lo-Fidelity (LOFILP026 / LOFICD060)
+Sim Wilson - Lead vocals\\
+Gym - Guitar, vocals\\
+[[Ojo|Ojo Taylor]] - Bass, keyboards\\
+Gary Dean Olson - Drums, vocals
+Dennis Murphy - Other voices\\
+Inki Svensson - Other voices
+  - World Come Crashing Down (5:14)
+  - The Way of the Rose (5:01)
+  - The Eyes of Love (4:54)
+  - Land of Luxury (4:41)
+  - Time (6:28)
+  - Love Me Dangerously (3:03)
+  - Light of Day (3:06)
+  - Last Rites (There is no Sky) (4:32)
+  - Bridge of Life (3:29)
+  - I Love You So (5:33)
+  - Mea Culpa / Remember Me (6:21)
+== 2021 Bonus Tracks ==
+  - You and I (//You and I EP//)
+  - Blood and Tears (//You and I EP//)
+  - Just a Man (alternative mix) (//You and I EP//)
+  - One to One (//You and I EP//)
+  - How Far (//You and I EP//)
+  - The Way of the Rose (Live @ C2K)
+  - World Come Crashing Down (Live @ C2K)
+  - You and I ([[Boys Club]])
+  - Time ([[Boys Club]])
+  - Love Me Dangerously ([[Boys Club]])
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+==== Devotion ====
+[[Brainstorm Artists International]] (7100530679)
+Lo-Fidelity Records (LOFILP016 / LOFICD054)
+Sim Wilson - Vocals, cardboard box on "All That I Am"\\
+Gym - Guitar, wooden box on "All That I Am"\\
+[[Ojo]] - Bass, keyboards, plastic box on "All That I Am"\\
+Gary Dean Olson - Drums
+Steve Griffith - Backing vocals on "Devotion"\\
+Doug Webb - Saxophone on "Man, Oh Man"\\
+Clay Jenkins - Trumpet on "Man, Oh Man"\\
+[[Terry Scott Taylor]] - Additional vocals and vocal arrangements on "Promenade" and "All That I Am"
+  - Work It Out (4:25)
+  - Man, Oh Man (5:40)
+  - Sea of Tranquility (3:47)
+  - Purple Flowers (4:56)
+  - Devotion (6:17)
+  - Promenade (4:46)
+  - Where I Should Be (3:11)
+  - Dark Night (4:28)
+  - All That I Am (3:42)
+  - So Wonderful (6:09)
+== Bonus Tracks on 2018 Reissue ==
+  - Cry Myself to Sleep (Gene Eugene Live Tribute) (3:06)
+  - Witch Hunt (Gene Eugene Live Tribute) (4:47)
+  - Devotion (Gene Eugene Live Tribute) (8:08)
+  - Promenade (Acoustic Live) (4:41)
+  - Devotion (Cornerstone 2000) (7:28)
+  - So Wonderful (Cornerstone 2000) (4:12)
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+==== Forum ====
+WAL / [[Brainstorm Artists International]] (701151502X)
+Rob Gallas - Vocals\\
+Gym - Acoustic guitar, electric guitar\\
+[[Ojo|Ojo Taylor]] - Bass, organ, Fender Rhodes, keyboards
+Chuck Cummings - Drums on "Spill," "The Moon and the Blue Around," "Pocket Full of Money," "The Overlook (Hosanna)," and "(Tell Me) Everything About You"\\
+David Raven - Drums on "Forum (Lullaby)," "Symbol," "Carmenita," "Whoa Nelly," and "Union"\\
+Squid Taylor - Additional keyboards on "Forum (Lullaby)," and "Union"\\
+DJ Cut No Slack - Programming on "Forum (Lullaby)"\\
+Nick Ariondo - Accordion on "Carmenita" and "(Tell Me) Everything About You"\\
+Jim Sitterly - Violin on "Carmenita" and "(Tell Me) Everything About You"\\
+Inki Svensson - Backing vocals on "The Moon and the Blue Around" and "Forum (Lullaby)"\\
+Fred McGregor - Backing vocals on "Pocket Full of Money"
+  - Spill (4:41)
+  - The Moon and the Blue Around (5:19)
+  - Forum (Lullaby) (7:32)
+  - Symbol (4:36)
+  - Carmenita (3:44)
+  - Whoa Nelly (4:09)
+  - Pocket Full of Money (4:34)
+  - The Overlook (Hosanna) (3:45)
+  - (Tell Me) Everything About You (4:00)
+  - Union (4:55)
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+==== Anthology Volume 1 ====
+[[Innocent Media]] (IMD8403)
+Two CD collection. CD1 one contained the entire //Undercover// and //God Rules// albums, plus one bonus track at the end of the //Undercover// tracks:
+  - Dying in Love (4:28)
+CD2 contained the entire //Boys and Girls// and //Branded// albums. The //Boys and Girls// tracks had two bonus tracks. "Slaughter of the Innocents" (1:45) was included as a pre-gap track with these instructions: "To hear Slaughter of the Innocents, manually 'rewind' the CD once Boys & Girls starts. There is no song ID for it because some may not want to hear it every time they listen to the record." Additionally, they included one bonus track at the end of //Boys and Girls// tracks:
+  - Boys & Girls (Sim Wilson vocals) (3:32)
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+==== Anthology Volume 2 ====
+[[Innocent Media]] (IMD8408)
+Four CD collection. CD1 contained the entire //3-27-87// album plus three bonus tracks:
+  - One to One (studio version 1993) (4:52)
+  - Symbol (acoustic version 1993) (3:57)
+  - O Come All Ye Faithful (1988) (3:28)
+CD2 contained the entire //Balance of Power// album, CD3 contained the entire //Devotion// album, and CD4 contained the entire //Forum// album.
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