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MUSIC RELEASES AND VIDEOS

THE VINYL SINGLE BELOW IS CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE AT DISCOGS.

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MIKE ALVAREZ (45) 1985

Mike Alvarez: Electric guitars, lead vocal.

Larry Seaman: Rhythm guitar.

Eric Stephens: Bass guitar and backup vocal.

Mike Buck: Drums and percussions.

This is Mike Alvarez's first

solo recording after the 1984

end of Max and the Makeups.

Released on Not Records Tapes,

this 45 vinyl single and music

video were highly acclaimed

in 1985 in Best 45, Video and Producer

categories SXSW/Austin Chronicle.

Cover art by Shirley Staples. Disc

art by Paul Sabal.

"A $30 record in twenty years so buy it now"

Ken Barnes, Creem Magazine, 1985. Editor's

note: Ken was close. As of today, this record

is selling at $26. Click Here

Singles available at Discogs

To listen to songs and view video

see below.

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for free listening

1. The Night I Watched You Sleep (M. Alvarez) 2:56

2. Orphan Aged (M. Alvarez) 2:54

Click HERE to view the Kevin West music video,

"The Night I Watched You Sleep".Click the link below

to watch music video

The Night I Watched You Sleep

Directed by Kevin L. West

All songs © Not Records Tapes (ASCAP).

Produced by Mike Alvarez for

Not Records Tapes, Los Angeles, CA.

THE MUSIC ON THE FOLLOWING CASSETTE EP IS AVAILABLE AT DISCOGS.

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"PROCESS" (ep) 1987

This 1987 8-track recording by

Schuyler Hupp was planned as a

preproduction for Mike Alvarez's

follow-up to his 1985 hit single

and video "The Night I Watched

You Sleep". When Roky Erickson

stepped in the studio to play lead

guitar on Erickson's contribution

to Process, "Hungry For Your Love",

Alvarez released the ep on cassette

to little Austin fanfare, despite the

presence of at the time, an extremely

reclusive Erickson. Cover art was

created by "Eybeam" creator and

comic strip master Sam Hurt

Genre: "sock-o-delic".

Mike Alvarez: Guitars and vocals.

Roky Erickson: Guitar solo on "Hungry For Your Love".

Schuyler Hupp: Acoustic guitar solo on "Marcia Lo Aton".

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1. All Day All Night (M. Alvarez)

2. Unbeing House (M. Alvarez)

3. Hungry For Your Love (R. K. Erickson)

4. Marcia Lo Aton (M. Alvarez)

All songs © Not Records Tapes (ASCAP)

except "Hungry For Your Love",

Produced by Mike Alvarez for

Not Records Tapes, Los Angeles, CA.

THE MUSIC ON THE FOLLOWING EP IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOADING AND LISTENING. FOR ANY COMMERCIAL INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT, CONTACT

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"LOVE" (ep) 1993

Mike Alvarez and The Cricket Eaters

recorded at Austin's Music

Lane Studios in 1992 and 1993,

this 16-track recording features

drum lord Mike Buck (Fabulous

Thunderbirds, The LeRoi Brothers)

and Austin music figure giant, the late,

great, Byron Scott on bass.

Cover art by Brad Massingale.

Note: Brad's roses in the garden

eating crickets. And Buddy Holly,

aslo a Cricket, is being chomped

bottom left.

Mike Alvarez: Guitars, vocals.

Byron Scott: Bass guitar, backing

vocals on "Love".

Mike Buck: Drums and percussion.

Supervising Engineer: Wayne Gaithwright.

Recorded at Music Lane Studios, Austin, Texas

Produced by Mike Alvarez for Not

Records Tapes, Los Angeles, CA.

PHOTOS

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1. Love (M. Alvarez) 3:50

2. On The Beach (M. Alvarez) 2:09

3. Rebecca Take Me Away (M. Alvarez/K. Jones) 4:22

4. You Can Love Me Too (M. Alvarez/K. Jones) 3:16

All songs © Not Records Tapes (ASCAP).

Produced by Mike Alvarez for Not

Records Tapes, Los Angeles, CA.

THE MUSIC ON THE FOLLOWING CD IS AVAILABLE AT DISCOGS.

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"SOUNDS OF EVERYWHERE"

(LP) 2001

Headed by Mike Alvarez, Head Shop

played in the Los Angeles area from

2000 to 2006.

Mike Alvarez: Guitars and vocals.

Matt Jansky: Guitars and vocals.

Bill Dumas: Drums, percussion, backup vocals.

Joe Gilroy: Bass guitar.

Recorded in drummer Bill's garage in 2001.

Mixed by Derek Vanderhorst.

Produced by Mike Alvarez and Matt Jansky

for Not Records Tapes, Los Angeles, CA.

All songs © Not Records Tapes (ASCAP)

except tracks 3, 7, and 9.

Produced by Mike Alvarez and Matt Jansky

for Not Records Tapes, Los Angeles, CA.

***SUPERCHAGED 60s PSYCHEDELIC
***SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY TEXACALA JONES
***STRONG 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS INFLUENCE

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1. Top of My Line (M. Alvarez/K. Jones) 3:11
2. Prairie Rose (M. Alvarez/C. Buck) 3:15
3. Don't Fall Down (R. K. Erickson/T. Hall) 2:54
4. The Bridge (M. Alvarez/K. Jones) 1:39
5. Unbeing House (M. Alvarez) 4:12
6. All Day All Night (M. Alvarez) 2:07
7. I'll Come For You (M. Jansky) 3:23
8. Love (M. Alvarez) 5:25
9. 'stopyourbellyachin' (J. Gilroy) 0:20

Click here to view video Don't Fall Down

Produced and directed by Mike Alvarez

THE MUSIC ON THE FOLLOWING EP IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOADING AND LISTENING. FOR ANY COMMERCIAL INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT, CONTACT

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BISMEAUX SESSIONS

(ep) 2002

Recorded in November of 2002, Alvarez

dropped in to Austin's Bismeaux Studios

to record 4 songs. Players accompanying

Alvarez on these sessions are as good

as it gets. Painting of Marie Antoinette.

Mike Alvarez: Guitars and lead vocals.

Bruce Hughes: Bass guitar.

Jonie Hell: Drums.

Dickie Lee Erwin: Banjo on "The Gospel Song".

Scott Blesener: Violin on "The Gospel Song",

and "You Don't Know".

Texacala Jones: Backup vocals on "The Gospel Song", "Hungry

For Love" and "You Don't Know".

Ken Jones: Piano solo on "Top of My Line".

PHOTOS

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1. The Gospel Song (M. Alvarez/K. Jones) 2:52

2. Top of My Line (M. Alvarez/K. Jones) 3:21

3. Hungry For Your Love (R. K. Erickson) 2:32

4. You Don't Know (John St. Powell) 3:15

All Songs © Not Records Tapes (ASCAP)

except "Hungry For Your Love"

and "You Don't Know"

Produced by Mike Alvarez

for Not Records Tapes, Los

Angeles, CA.

THE MUSIC ON THE FOLLOWING BONUS TRACK IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOADING AND LISTENING. FOR ANY COMMERCIAL INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT, CONTACT

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Only She (Can Make Her Happy)

Bonus Track (2002)

Recorded in 2002, a barrage of tracks

written by Mike Alvarez and assembled

by Matt Jansky.

Mike Alvarez: Vocals and lead guitar.

Matt Jansky: Guitar and backup vocal.

Bill Dumas: Drums.

Jonie Hell: Bass guitar.

Final track recording and final mix by John Lusitana.

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Only She (Can Make Her Happy)

(M. Alvarez, M. Jansky, L. Smith)

THE MUSIC ON THE FOLLOWING LP IS AVAILABLE ON SPOTIFY AND ALL MAJOR DIGITAL OUTLETS. FOR FREE DOWNLOADING AND LISTENING CLICK ON THE SONG LINKS BELOW.

FOR A PREVIEW OF THE DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THEMAKING OF THE ALBUM, CLICK HERE

" 2324" (LP) 2006

On April 23 and 24th of 2005,

Mike Alvarez set out to celebrate

his 35 years in the music business

by writing and recording a full-length,

10-song LP in two days, recording

on a 20-year old Fostex 8-track

1/4" reel-to-reel. Much of the

project was filmed in 3-D by film

maker Tom Koester

Click here for product site.

Alvarez says, "the project was

tough, recorded on antiquated

equipment, but I think most of

the songs stand for themselves

and hold their own. My long-time

friends and long-time music

collaborators came together

for me resulting in a record

I'm proud of."

Special guests include Jonie Hell,

Bruce Hughes, Matt Jansky,

Suki Fujioka, Bill Dumas,

John Lusitana, Bill Rehn,

Ken Jones, Mark Sabatini.

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1. Mambo Sun (M. Bolan) 3:23

2. Peace (M. Alvarez) 2:26

3. Woman (M. Alvarez) 3:58

4. Destiny (M. Alvarez) 4:47

5. She Comes and She Goes (M. Alvarez) 3:14

6. Tape (Alvarez, Jones, Jansky, Dumas, Howard) 6:13

7. Les Paul (M. Alvarez, J. Lusitana) 3:13

8. Tell Me (M. Alvarez) 3:35

9. Round and Around (M. Alvarez) 1:54

10. Take Mary Home to N. Y. (Alvarez, Jansky, Fujioka) 2:37

THE MUSIC ON THE FOLLOWING BONUS TRACK IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOADING AND LISTENING. FOR ANY COMMERCIAL INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT, CONTACT

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Yes It's Good (ep) 2010

Released in 2010, this

4-song EP features guest

artists Lisa Gamache &

Jonie Hell, band mates

from Max & The

Makeups, Ron Schafer

(F.Y.C.K., formerly S.O.S.)

and Schuyler Hupp on bass.

Cover art by Angela Duncan

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1. Yes It's Good (M. Alvarez)

2. Head (M. Alvarez, J. Lusitana, K. Jones)

3. Bless You (M. Alvarez)

4. Speak My Peace (M. Alvarez, K. Jones)

"Big and Small" (ep) 2018

Mike Alvarez: Electric guitars, vocals.

John Lusitana: Bass guitar.

Matt Jansky: Acoustic guitar,

Wah Wah guitar bass on Big and Small.

Cover by Mike Alvarez - using

the discontinued color dandelion

after hearing the color was no

longer used by Crayola.

1. Big and Small (M. Alvarez)

2. I'm Gonna Send My Love In (M. Alvarez)

Available on Spotify, YouTube, Amazon MP3 and all major digital streaming services. Free bonus track "I'm Gonna Send My Love In" not available for sale at this time.