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 ====== Undercover ====== ====== Undercover ======
  
-Power Pop / Punk Rock / New Wave / Alternative Rock\\+Pogo / New Wave / Punk Rock / Gothic / Alternative Rock\\
 Fullerton, California, USA Fullerton, California, USA
  
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 Undercover started as a second-generation Jesus movement based band, associated with Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa and its Maranatha! Music record label. Undercover started as a second-generation Jesus movement based band, associated with Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa and its Maranatha! Music record label.
  
-==== Early Versions: 1978 - 1979 ====+==== Early Versions: 1972 - 1979 ====
  
-Undercover (and [[The Lifesavers]]) formed out of members that came from two earlier bands, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Both bands started in 1978. They were described by John J. Thompson as “edgier than Larry Norman and Love Song.” Jim Nicholson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] had been best friends since high school and were member of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Chris Wimber was in [[Boaz]] before forming [[The Lifesavors]]. Both [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]] had line-ups that were changing and intermixing. By 1979, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], and Dave Hackbarth while [[Boaz]] was Chris Wimber, Danny Pavlis, Ray Hersom and [[Ric Alba]] (among a few others). [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was also noted as having a demo tape, but it is unknown if [[Boaz]] ever recorded.+[[Ojo|Joey Taylor]] moved around a lot as kid, but by 9th grade he moved his last time to Fullerton, California. He met Gym Nicholson in a mutual class, but really didn't get to interact with him much. During the last week of their senior year in high school, Nicholson asked Taylor if he would be interested in playing keyboards in a band he was forming. Taylor said yes and they had their first rehearsal in Nicholson's parents' living room in the summer of 1974. The first song they learned was "Highway Star" by Deep Purple. The band changed members and names through the years, but one constant was Nicholson and Taylor. One of these bands ended up being [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]].
  
-Gary Wilson tells what he remembers of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] in the book //God's Not Dead (And Neither Are We)//. As of 1979, Jim Nicolson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] were both in the band, and they had a tape that Wilson liked. They were eventually able to convinced Wilson to join on drums. About 4-6 weeks after he joined, the band split up.+Undercover (and [[The Lifesavers]]) formed out of members that came from two earlier bands, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Both bands started in 1978. They were described by John J. Thompson as “edgier than Larry Norman and Love Song.” According to [[Ojo|Joey Taylor]], [[Boaz]] was more rock and [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was more progressive. [[Boaz]] then decided to venture into punk and new wave and [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] followed.
  
-Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], Danny Pavlis (drums), and [[Ric Alba]] (bass) started [[Undercover]]. [[Undercover]] started rehearsing in a greenhouse owned by Danny's parents. Chris Wimber and Ray Hersom formed [[The Lifesavors]].+Jim Nicholson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] had been best friends since high school and were members of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]]. Chris Wimber was in [[Boaz]] before forming [[The Lifesavors]]. Both [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] and [[Boaz]] had line-ups that were changing and intermixing. By 1979, [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], and Dave Hackbarth while [[Boaz]] was Chris Wimber, Danny Pavlis, Ray Hersom and [[Ric Alba]] (among a few others). [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] was also noted as having a demo tape, but it is unknown if [[Boaz]] ever recorded. Chris Wimber and Ray Hersom formed [[The Lifesavors]]. 
 + 
 +Gary Olsen tells what he remembers of [[JC Rose|J.C. Rose]] in the book //God's Not Dead (And Neither Are We)//. As of 1979, Jim Nicholson and [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] were both in the band, and they had a tape that Olsen liked. They were eventually able to convinced Olsen to join on drums. About 4-6 weeks after he joined, the band split up.
  
 [[Ric Alba]] had this to say about the two bands: [[Ric Alba]] had this to say about the two bands:
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 ==== Early Years of Undercover ==== ==== Early Years of Undercover ====
 +
 +Jim Nicolson, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]], Danny Pavlis (drums), and [[Ric Alba]] (bass) started [[Undercover]] in about 1979 or 1980. The band decided they needed a real lead singer, so they put an ad in their church bulletin. After auditioning a number of singers, Bill Walden answered the ad and he completed the lineup. [[Undercover]] started rehearsing in a greenhouse owned by Danny's parents. 
  
 After a couple of months of practice, Undercover had their first concert along with The [[Lifesavors]] (also their first concert) and another group, [[The Chosen Ones]] (which consisted of Chris Pavlis (Danny's brother) and Brian Doidge (who would later join [[The Lifesavors]])). The concert was at a roller skating rink in Yorba Linda sometime late in 1980. In early 1981 after many more concerts, both Undercover and [[The Lifesavors]] caught the attention of The [[Ministry Resource Center]] (MRC) and were invited to do custom albums. Undercover recorded at a warehouse and live at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa.  After a couple of months of practice, Undercover had their first concert along with The [[Lifesavors]] (also their first concert) and another group, [[The Chosen Ones]] (which consisted of Chris Pavlis (Danny's brother) and Brian Doidge (who would later join [[The Lifesavors]])). The concert was at a roller skating rink in Yorba Linda sometime late in 1980. In early 1981 after many more concerts, both Undercover and [[The Lifesavors]] caught the attention of The [[Ministry Resource Center]] (MRC) and were invited to do custom albums. Undercover recorded at a warehouse and live at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. 
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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." 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.+The first Undercover album had very limited distribution - mostly local stores and out of the back of the band members' cars). Ray Hersom’s used to have parties at his house that were called "burrito bashes." Chris Wimber and Clark Edmond also lived at this house. These parties usually happened after church at Calvary Yorba Linda (which was to become The Vineyard). Dozens and dozens of people of all ages, would go to these burrito bashes where they would play the first Undercover and [[Lifesavers]] albums over and over and dance like crazy. Other people that came to these parties included Brian Healy of [[Dead Artist Syndrome]] and [[Chris Brigandi]].
  
-"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 //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.+After the first album, [[Ric Alba]], Ray Hersom, and Danny Paylis all left the band. Alba joined the [[Altar Boys]] and also released a solo album called //Holes in the Floor of Heaven// in 1991. 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.
  
-1986's //Branded// took Undercover in a different direction with keyboard-laden melodies and darker, more introspective lyrics. In "Pilate", sung from the point of view of Pontius Pilate, the persona struggles with the guilt of having crucified Jesus, confessing, "I killed him, I killed him after all." Other song titles on this album were "Cry Myself to Sleep" and "Darkest Hour."+"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. 
 + 
 +In 1984, Undercover continued to grow lyrically with //Boys and Girls Renounce the World//. Right after the recording of the album, Bill Walden felt a calling to leave the group. Several different reasons probably contributed to his departure, including the growing pains of the band, a hectic road schedule, and starting a family. He remained a close friend to the band, occasionally even joining them onstage. At some point he joined [[Fourth Watch]] with Steve Pannier of the [[Altar Boys]]. They released one album - //Dare to be the One// - in 1986. Walden was replaced by Sim Wilson. 
 + 
 +==== Transitions and the Break-Up/Hiatus ==== 
 + 
 +Taylor described the two years between //Boys and Girls// and //Branded// as "the most difficult of my life.... personal tragedy and shattered ideological expectations stripped me of everything." Because of that, 1986's //Branded// took Undercover in a different direction with keyboard-laden melodies and darker, more introspective lyrics. In "Pilate", sung from the point of view of Pontius Pilate, the persona struggles with the guilt of having crucified Jesus, confessing, "I killed him, I killed him after all." Other song titles on this album were "Cry Myself to Sleep" and "Darkest Hour." Taylor's divorce in 1985 influenced some of the darker lyrics, as well caused some controversy at the time. //Branded// was voted “Album of the Year” by the readers of Harvest Rock Syndicate.
  
 After the release of //Branded//, the label it was on ([[Blue Collar Records]]) went under due to the distributor not paying the label the money it was owed. The band had grown tired of the CCM scene, so they recorded a demo of songs without overt spiritual content to shop to major record labels. They started selling the demo and it became known as the //You & I EP//. After the release of //Branded//, the label it was on ([[Blue Collar Records]]) went under due to the distributor not paying the label the money it was owed. The band had grown tired of the CCM scene, so they recorded a demo of songs without overt spiritual content to shop to major record labels. They started selling the demo and it became known as the //You & I EP//.
  
-In 1987, the band played what they saw as their last concert and called it a day. The live show was recorded and released as //3-28-87 Live//. Two songs from the //You & I EP// were played at the concert. Joey "Ojo" Taylor recorded and released a solo album as [[Ojo]] called //Relative// in 1988. Gym Nicholson and Sim Wilson formed a band called [[Boys Club]]. [[Broken Records]] released their first 4 albums on cassette as //Volume 1// and //Volume 2//. Former lead singer Bill Walden joined with members of [[Malcolm and the Mirrors]] to form [[The Mirrors]] and released as album called //I am Not Afraid// in 1990.+After Blue Collar records went under, [[Gene Eugene]] had the idea to start a music label with [[Ojo| JoeyTaylor]] and Barry Hill. The name of the corporation was [[Brainstorm Artists International]], with Marantha Music initially agreeing to sell [[Broken Records]] to them. Their first release was Undercover's live album //3-28-87// recorded at Magic Mountain (two songs from the //You & I EP// were played at the concert). They began signing bands like [[Daniel Amos]] and [[The 77s]] who had no label at the time. However, they had to revert to the label name Brainstorm when the sale of Broken Records fell through. Brainstorm officially started in September of 1987.
  
-The break up of the band proved to be short-lived, as they reunited to record and release //Balance of Power// in 1990. This album also went in a dark gothic alternative rock direction. They continued changing to various alternative rock styles on their next three albums.+Undercover played what the band initially saw as its last concert as a functioning band on June 5, 1987. [[Ojo|Joey Taylor]] later had this to say about the decision: "the issues with me getting a divorce, Calvary shutting down its concerts, Maranatha releasing artists from their contracts, constant touring, writing and recording, all had taken their tolls on us. We agreed to stop playing for a while or maybe permanently (in my mind it was never a permanent break)."
  
-On their alternative rock releases, the band would continue to explore aspects of Christian life not frequently addressed by the CCM musicians who were finding increasing acceptance on secular airwaves and with secular audiences. The next several albums each differed slightly in musical tone from the others, but the introspective lyrics would be a constant through the rest of the band's career.+Taylor recorded and released a solo album as [[Ojo]] called //Relative// in 1988. Gym Nicholson and Sim Wilson formed a band called [[Boys Club]] and released several demos. [[Broken Records]] released their first 4 albums on cassette as //Volume 1// and //Volume 2//. Former lead singer Bill Walden joined with members of [[Malcolm and the Mirrors]] to form [[The Mirrors]] and released as album called //I am Not Afraid// in 1990.
  
-While the band has seen several members come and go (and come again), Taylor has said on more than one occasion that the band decided sometime after 1994's //Forum// that "Undercover is Ojo, Gym, Sim, and Gary," emphasizing that any other lineup, if any, would in the future be called something else.+In 1988, Undercover contributed a cover of "Come All Ye Faithful" to //The Broken Christmas// compilation. It is one of the few studio recordings to feature both Walden and Wilson as lead vocalists. 
 + 
 +==== Reuniting as an Alternative Rock Band ==== 
 + 
 +The break up of the band proved to be short-lived. Someone approached the band to do a reunion show at the Roxy, and the response was so overwhelming that they reunited to play shows and release //Balance of Power// in 1990. This album also went in a dark gothic alternative hard rock direction. They continued changing to various alternative rock styles on their next three albums. However, the band had intended to get away from the depression of //Branded//. But Nicholson's new wife was tragically killed three weeks before recording started and Taylor's mother was diagnosed with cancer. 
 + 
 +Their 1992 album //Devotion// was viewed as a rebellion to //Balance of Power//, with the band taking a lighter, but still heavy alternative, rock sound. The lyrics also became even more artistic and less direct. After //Devotion//, Sim Wilson left the band. 
 + 
 +In 1993, Undercover released a new studio version of "One to One" on the //Third Wave: Reality Rock Collection// compilation. The band recruited Rob Gallas from [[Black and White World]] to sing lead vocals. He would remain with the band for their next album //Forum// as well. However, Gary Olsen left the band at some point after this recording. The band then recorded an acoustic track called "Symbol" for the //Brow Beat (Unplugged Alternative)// compilation. For this recording, they brought in Chuck Cummings ([[Common Bond]], [[Dakoda Motor Co.]], [[L.S.U.]], [[Aunt Bettys]], and [[Fanmail]]) on drums. 
 + 
 +For 1994's //Forum//, Undercover split drum duties between Chuck Cummings and David Raven of [[The Swirling Eddies]]. The album was still alternative, but very eclectic in nature. Some people felt that it did not sound like Undercover, but many fans embraced this change as they had the others. The band toured and played live for some time after the release of //Forum//. [[Ojo|Taylor]] later recalled a December 1995 tour to Germany as the last tour for the band. They possibly played a few shows after that, but the band kind of wound down after that. Taylor even stopped producing other bands and left the music business totally. Taylor has said on more than one occasion that the band decided sometime after 1995 that "Undercover is Ojo, Gym, Sim, and Gary," emphasizing that any other lineup, if any, would in the future be called something else.  
 + 
 +On their alternative rock releases, the band would continue to explore aspects of Christian life not frequently addressed by the CCM musicians who were finding increasing acceptance on secular airwaves and with secular audiences. These three albums each differed slightly in musical tone from the others, but the introspective lyrics would be a constant through the rest of the band's career. 
 + 
 +==== Reissues and Reunions ==== 
 + 
 +At some point by 1996, [[Brainstorm Artists International]] was divided between [[Gene Eugene]] and [[Ojo|Joey Taylor]]. Taylor created [[Innocent Media]], a label that released Undercover albums and a few other bands. However, in 1997 it became mostly a label for Undercover releases. 
 + 
 +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. 
 + 
 +A live reunion with Sim Wilson happened at the Echoes of Faith concert in July 1997. Wilson had moved to Florida by then but the reunion went so well that Wilson would call up the band each year he was in California to play a reunion concert, often with Echoes of Faith. It was five days after one of these concerts in March 2000 that Taylor got the phone call that [[Gene Eugene]] had passed away. 
 + 
 +After the funeral for Eugene, [[Dan Michaels]] of [[The Choir]] convinced Taylor to let him try to get Undercover a show at the upcoming Cornerstone Festival. Taylor said that if that concert would happen, he would take it as a sign that he should be making music again. That concert did happen. 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. In the liner notes for the re-issue, Taylor spoke about how the band would be making music, but he wasn't sure how. 
 + 
 +Undercover also played a set at the [[Gene Eugene]] Benefit concert in 2001. This concert was also 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." 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."
 +
 +Around 2010, [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]] and Gym Nicholson had been working on an Undercover re-worked version of the [[Boys Club]] song "I Love You." A rough version of the song with Rob Gallas on vocals and [[Ric Alba]] on bass was posted to the band's MySpace page, with plans to get Sim Wilson to record some vocals as well. At the time, Down the Line magazine asked if there were new plans for music, but Taylor responded they were working on occasional singles but no album.
 +
 +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//.
 +
 +==== Outside of Undercover ====
 +
 +[[Ojo|Joey Taylor]] received his MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles and MM from California State University, Fullerton. He moved to the East coast in 2007 to teach at James Madison University is Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he his classes have included //History of Rock//, //Artist Management//, //Songwriting//, //Marketing of Recorded Music//, //Legal Aspects of Music Industry//, and //Entrepreneurship//. He is now a self-proclaimed atheist. Around 2010-2011 he began working with the Meus Music Group / the newly re-formed [[Frontline Records]] to help legally re-issue older titles. He also releases songs occasionally, as well as worked on the final [[Dead Artist Syndrome]] album.
 +
 +Lithium Saints was a 2012 collaboration between veteran alternative Christian rockers Sim Wilson of Undercover, [[Jesse Sprinkle]] of [[Poor Old Lu]] and Todd Olsen of [[The Waiting]]. They created a BandCamp page featuring a painting from [[Chris Taylor]], but have released no music yet.
 +
 +[[Ric Alba]] independently released a second solo album called //Butterflies in Caterpillar Drag// in 2017.
 +
 +Bill Walden teamed up with Allie Hammond to release //The Long Winter// in 2018. He has also been working on new music since then.
 +
 +Gym Nicholson formed a band called Moral DK with Rob Gallas, [[Ric Alba]], Jeff Sheets, and Gary Olsen. Their first release was //Cold in August// in 2019 - produced by [[Ojo|Joe Taylor]]. The band is currently working on a follow-up release.
  
 ===== Discography ===== ===== Discography =====
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 | 1982 | Undercover | [[Ministry Resource Center]] | | 1982 | Undercover | [[Ministry Resource Center]] |
 | 1983 | God Rules | [[A&S Records]] | | 1983 | God Rules | [[A&S Records]] |
-| 1984 | Boys and Girls Renounce the World | [[A&S Records]] |+| 1984 | Boys and Girls - Renounce the World! | [[A&S Records]] | 
 +| 1984 | Slaughter of the Innocents ‎(7-inch) | [[A&S Records]] |
 | 1986 | Branded | [[Blue Collar Records]] | | 1986 | Branded | [[Blue Collar Records]] |
-| 1987 | You & I EP | +| 1987 | You & I EP | B-1 Music | 
-| 1988 | 3-28-87 Live | [[Broken Records]] |+| 1988 | 3-28-87 | [[Broken Records]] |
 | 1988 | Volume 1 | [[Broken Records]] | | 1988 | Volume 1 | [[Broken Records]] |
 | 1988 | Volume 2 | [[Broken Records]] | | 1988 | Volume 2 | [[Broken Records]] |
 | 1990 | Balance of Power | [[Broken Records]] | | 1990 | Balance of Power | [[Broken Records]] |
 | 1992 | Devotion | [[Brainstorm Artists International]] | | 1992 | Devotion | [[Brainstorm Artists International]] |
-| 1994 | Forum | [[WAL]] |+| 1994 | Forum | [[WAL]] / [[Brainstorm Artists International]] |
 | 1996 | Anthology Volume 1 | [[Innocent Media]] | | 1996 | Anthology Volume 1 | [[Innocent Media]] |
 | 1997 | Anthology Volume 2 | [[Innocent Media]] | | 1997 | Anthology Volume 2 | [[Innocent Media]] |
 | 2000 | Live at Cornerstone 2000 | Millennium 8 | | 2000 | Live at Cornerstone 2000 | Millennium 8 |
-| 2002 | I Rose Falling | Galaxy21 Music |+| 2000 | Cornerstone 2000 | [[Innocent Media]] | 
 +| 2001 | Gene Eugene Live Benefit Concert | [[Galaxy 21 Music]] / [[Innocent Media]] | 
 +| 2002 | I Rose Falling | [[Galaxy 21 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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   - He Gives We Have (2:25)   - He Gives We Have (2:25)
  
-== Bonus Track added to later Compilations ==+== Bonus Track Added to Later Compilations ==
  
   - Dying in Love (4:28)   - Dying in Love (4:28)
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-//(...to be continued...)//+==== Boys and Girls - Renounce the World! ==== 
 + 
 +1984 [[A&S Records]] (AS 0008) 
 + 
 +Bill Walden - Lead vocals, sax\\ 
 +Neel Down (Gym Nicholson) - Guitar, background vocals\\ 
 +Turner Burn ([[Ojo|Joey Taylor]]) - Keyboards, background vocals\\ 
 +Gary Olsen - Drums, background vocals 
 + 
 +Dave Hackbarth - Additional trumpet 
 + 
 +  - Boys & Girls (3:37) 
 +  - Talk to God (2:49) 
 +  - Holy Holy Holy (1:45) 
 +  - One of These Days (2:23) 
 +  - Three Nails (3:23) 
 +  - The Anthem (2:24) 
 +  - He Lets Me Know (2:00) 
 +  - Glorified (2:38) 
 +  - Is Anyone Thirsty? (3:05) 
 +  - I'd Rather Stay (3:05) 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Slaughter of the Innocents ‎==== 
 + 
 +1984 [[Ministry Resource Center]] (MRC045) 
 + 
 +  - Slaughter of the Innocents (1:45) 
 +  - Boys & Girls (3:37) 
 + 
 +"Slaughter of the Innocents" was originally recorded as the intro track for //Boys and Girls//, but left off of the recording. It was released as a separate single in 1984. Additionally, it was included as a pre-gap track on //Anthology Volume 1// in 1996 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." 
 + 
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 + 
 +==== Branded ==== 
 + 
 +1986 [[Blue Collar Records]] (BCR003A)\\ 
 +2011 Intense Millennium Records (IMR 007) 
 + 
 +Sim Wilson - Vocals\\ 
 +Gym Nicholson - Guitar, vocals\\ 
 +[[Ojo|Joey Taylor]] - Keyboards, bass\\ 
 +Gary Olson - Drums, vocals 
 + 
 +  - I'm Just a Man (3:24) 
 +  - The Fight For Love (3:00) 
 +  - Where Can I Go (3:13) 
 +  - Tears in Your Eyes (2:05) 
 +  - Pilate (3:00) 
 +  - Build a Castle (3:25) 
 +  - Cry Myself to Sleep (2:31) 
 +  - Prelude (1:55) 
 +  - Darkest Hour (3:26) 
 +  - Interlude (0:35) 
 +  - 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) 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== You and I EP ==== 
 + 
 +1987 B-1 Music 
 + 
 +  - You and I (3:16) 
 +  - Blood & Tears (3:43) 
 +  - Just a Man (3:39) 
 +  - One to One (4:09) 
 +  - How Far (3:48) 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== 3-28-87 ==== 
 + 
 +1988 [[Broken Records]] (BRKR 0500) 
 + 
 +Sim Wilson - Lead Vocals\\ 
 +Gym Nicholson - Guitar\\ 
 +[[Ojo|Joey Taylor]] - Bass, keyboards\\ 
 +Gary Olson - Drums 
 + 
 +Jim Chevalier - Support singer\\ 
 +Joy Broome - Support singer\\ 
 +[[Riki Michele]] - Support singer 
 + 
 +  - Is Anyone Thirsty 4:12 
 +  - I'am Just A Man 3:46 
 +  - God Rules 1:22 
 +  - Three Nails 3:27 
 +  - Boys & Girls 3:43 
 +  - I Love God 4:08 
 +  - Cry Myself To Sleep 2:32 
 +  - Darkest Hour 3:32 
 +  - Build A Castle 4:00 
 +  - Pilate 3:07 
 +  - You And I 2:55 
 +  - I'd Rather Stay 2:58 
 +  - One To One 3:59 
 +  - Come Away With Me 4:42 
 +  - If I Had A Dream 5:22 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Volume 1 ==== 
 + 
 +1988 [[Broken Records]] (7-10-050467-8) 
 + 
 +Contained the entire //Undercover// and //God Rules// albums, plus one bonus track at the end of //Undercover// called "Dying in Love." 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Volume 2 ====  
 + 
 +1988 [[Broken Records]] | 
 + 
 +Contained the entire //Boys and Girls// and //Branded// albums. 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Balance of Power ==== 
 + 
 +1990 [[Broken Records]] (7100516676)\\ 
 +2021 [[Lo-Fidelity Records]] (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]]) 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Devotion ==== 
 + 
 +1992 [[Brainstorm Artists International]] (7100530679) 
 +2018 [[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) 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Forum ==== 
 + 
 +1994 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) 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Anthology Volume 1 ==== 
 + 
 +1996 [[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) 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Anthology Volume 2 ==== 
 + 
 +1997 [[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. 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Live at Cornerstone 2000 ==== 
 + 
 +2000 Millennium Eight Recordss (M8D-1074) 
 + 
 +Sim Wilson - Lead vocals\\ 
 +Gym - Guitar, vocals\\ 
 +[[Ojo]] - Keyboards, liner notes\\ 
 +Gary Dean Olson - Drums, vocals 
 + 
 +  - Spill (4:59) 
 +  - Daddy-O (1:16) 
 +  - Holy Holy Holy (1:54) 
 +  - Resurrection (2:48) 
 +  - One of These Days (2:47) 
 +  - God Rules (1:09) 
 +  - Tears in Your Eyes (2:04) 
 +  - Way of the Rose (5:20) 
 +  - Cry Myself to Sleep (3:12) 
 +  - One to One (5:31) 
 +  - Man O Man Part 1 (0:56) 
 +  - Man O Man Part 2 (5:47) 
 +  - Wonderful (4:23) 
 +  - (Talking) (1:38) 
 +  - Devotion (7:35) 
 +  - (Audience Noise) (1:16) 
 +  - World Come Crashing (Balance of Power) (5:44) 
 +  - Come Away With Me (6:05) 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Cornerstone 2000 ==== 
 + 
 +2000 Innocent Media 
 + 
 +Sim Wilson - Lead vocals\\ 
 +Gym - Guitar, vocals\\ 
 +[[Ojo]] - Keyboards, liner notes\\ 
 +Gary Dean Olson - Drums, vocals 
 + 
 +  - Spill 
 +  - Daddy-O 
 +  - Holy Holy Holy 
 +  - I Am The Resurrection 
 +  - One of These Days 
 +  - God Rules 
 +  - Tears in Your Eyes 
 +  - Way of the Rose 
 +  - Cry Myself to Sleep 
 +  - One to One 
 +  - Man O Man 
 +  - So Wonderful 
 +  - Devotion 
 +  - World Come Crashing Down 
 +  - Come Away With Me 
 +  - You and I (//You and I EP//) 
 +  - Blood & Tears (//You and I EP//) 
 +  - I'm Just a Man (//You and I EP//) 
 +  - One to One (//You and I EP//) 
 +  - How Far (//You and I EP//) 
 + 
 +This CD was a re-issue of //Live at Cornerstone 2000// with a different cover, a different break down of the tracks numbering, expanded liner notes, and the //You and I EP// as bonus tracks. 
 + 
 +"Cry Myself To Sleep" and "The Witch Hunt" were also released on //A Live Tribute Recording for Gene Eugene// (2001 [[Northern records]]). 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Gene Eugene Live Benefit Concert ==== 
 + 
 +2001 [[Galaxy 21 Music]] / [[Innocent Media]] 
 + 
 +  - Spill (5:15) 
 +  - Mark 16:1-2 (0:22) 
 +  - The Way of the Rose (5:08) 
 +  - Tears in Your Eyes (2:19) 
 +  - Love Me Dangerously (3:06) 
 +  - Fall (5:32) 
 +  - Psalms 116:15-16 (0:15) 
 +  - Cry Myself to Sleep (2:41) 
 +  - Luke 9:51-55 (0:32) 
 +  - The Witch Hunt (4:08) 
 +  - Matthew 9:20-22 (0:25) 
 +  - Devotion (7:41) 
 +  - God Rules (1:36) 
 +  - Everyday People (3:44) 
 + 
 +Note: some copies of this CD-R appear to have the cover track as the first track. 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== I Rose Falling ==== 
 + 
 +2002 [[Innocent Media]] 
 + 
 +Sim Wilson\\ 
 +Gym Nicholson\\ 
 +[[Ojo|Ojo Taylor]] 
 +Gary Olson 
 + 
 +Jillian Michael-Lae Taylor - Vocals on "Belle-Laide" and "Svper Terram" 
 + 
 +  - Behold (5:04) 
 +  - Medicine (5:18) 
 +  - Heaven Forbid (4:17) 
 +  - Line of Thinking (6:32) 
 +  - Belle-Laide (4:35) 
 +  - Svper Terram (6:53) 
 +  - Fall (5:36) 
 +  - Hurricane (5:23) 
 +  - True (Things I Know) (5:38) 
 +  - Remembered (For Gene) (5:25) 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +==== Compilation Appearances ==== 
 + 
 +//**The Broken Christmas**// (1988 [[Broken Records]])\\ 
 +02) Come All Ye Faithful (3:28) 
 + 
 +Sim Wilson - Vocals\\ 
 +Bill Walden - Vocals\\ 
 +Gym - Guitar\\ 
 +[[Ojo]] - Keyboards\\ 
 +Gary Olson - Drums 
 + 
 +//**Third Wave: Reality Rock Collection**// (1993 [[Essential Records]])\\ 
 +12) One to One (4:50) 
 + 
 +Rob Gallas - Vocals\\ 
 +Gym Nicholson - Guitar\\ 
 +[[Ojo|Ojo Taylor]] - Bass\\ 
 +Gary Olson - Drums 
 + 
 +//**Brow Beat (Unplugged Alternative)**// (1993 [[Alarma Records]])\\ 
 +10) Symbol (3:54) 
 + 
 +Rob Gallas - Vocals\\ 
 +Gym - Guitar\\ 
 +[[Ojo|O.Jo]] - Bass, piano\\ 
 +Chuck Cummings - Drums 
 + 
 +//**Innocent Sampler**// (1996 [[Innocent Media]])\\ 
 +09) Promenade (live) (4:41) 
 + 
 +------ 
 + 
 +===== Links ===== 
 + 
 +  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120222090339/http://undercover.medelle.com/|Archive of the Unofficial Undercover Website]] 
 +  * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20041224010403fw_/http://www.innocentmedia.com/pages/Journals/Jan%202%202003.html|Archive of the Story of How Gym and Joe Met]] 
 +  * [[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBZvKu19eiQsVrSIJn8u2D4J9bm6Heh7WVlzKsN4o4M/edit?usp=sharing|Archive of Re-Issue Write-Ups]] 
 +  * [[https://issuu.com/dougvanpelt/docs/031_heaven_s_metal_issue_31|1991 Heaven's Metal Interview with Undercover]] 
 +  * [[https://issuu.com/dougvanpelt/docs/038_heaven_s_metal_issue_38|1992 Heaven's Metal Interview with Undercover]] 
 +  * [[https://issuu.com/dougvanpelt/docs/050_heaven_s_metal_issue_50|1994 Heaven's Metal Interview with Undercover (requires purchase to access)]]  
 +  * [[https://downthelinezine.com/archives/july-2010/|Down the Line interview with Joey Taylor]]
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