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1.
Mary 02:45
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2.
Hold On and Pray 02:43
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3.
Don't Think Twice 03:32
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4.
Everybody's Gotta Have Something 03:15
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5.
Not Like the Others 02:44
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Paralyzed 02:33
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7.
Baby Talk 01:58
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8.
Puppies 03:01
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9.
Perfume 03:18
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10.
Little Better Person 02:41
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11.
What Went Wrong 03:24
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12.
Little Things 03:53
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13.
Airport Lounge 02:06
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14.
More Deadly Than the Atom Bomb 03:17
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15.
Belinda 02:18
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16.
Drips 03:36
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17.
Wicker & Palm 03:33
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about

Marlin Cafe compiles three bands I was in during the Marlin Era, which historians date as spanning roughly the years 1980 to 1987.

The Nightmares

Ned Hayden: Guitar & Vocals
Philip Shelley: Vocals & Occasional Guitar
Tex Lyon: Guitar
Ed Shanahan: Bass
Steve "Reno" Dansiger: Drums

Tracks 1-10 recorded at the Ranch by Jim Klein, live in the studio, direct to two-track, various sessions, 1986 & 1987
Tracks 11-13 recorded Live at CBGB, board tapes courtesy of the great Robin Danar

The Booze Brothers

Philip Shelley: Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Ned Hayden: Vocals & Acoustic Guitar
Gideon Rosen: Keyboards

Tracks 14-15 recorded live at the Buskers Club on the Bowery on a cheap cassette player, 1982(‽)

The Mystery Dates

Daniel Wattenberg: Vocals
Philip Shelley: Guitar and Vocals
Gideon Rosen: Keyboards (mostly Farfisa)
John Travis: Bass
John Fousek: Drums

Track 16 recorded live at CBGB, board tape,1981
Track 17 recorded at In The Red in Mamaroneck, NY, by Peter Denenberg, 1981

All songs written by me except where written by Bob Dylan. Also, "Paralyzed" was written by Ed Shanahan, "Baby Talk" was co-written by Ned Hayden, "Belinda" was written by Kristian Hoffman, and "Wicker & Palm" was co-written by Daniel Wattenberg and Gideon Rosen.

Annotated lyric sheet comes with purchase.

Cover photo of Jimmy behind the bar at the Marlin taken by Lori "Lane" Kemp and used with her kind permission. Neon Marlin sign photo used on lyric sheet swiped from the excellent Columbia Bands website: www.columbiabands.com (Thanks, Dave Cook!)

Bonus download photos of the Nightmares on stage taken by Anna Thomson and Jan Mohlman, and the Mystery Dates shots, both live and on the Sigma Nu sofa, were taken by Lori "Lane" Kemp.

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released September 4, 2020

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