- SVT (band)
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Name = SVT
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Origin =San Francisco, California
Genre =Punk rock
Years_active = 1978 – 83
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Past_members =Brian Marnell Bill Gibson Jack Casady Paul Zahl Nick Buck
Notable_instruments =SVT was a
San Francisco punk rock band from the late 1970s and early 1980s. They are notable for having the famous bassistJack Casady (formerly ofJefferson Airplane andHot Tuna ) as a member. Others included singer Brian Marnell, drummer Bill Gibson (later ofHuey Lewis and the News , replaced by Paul Zahl), and later Nick Buck, also a Hot Tuna veteran, on keyboards.The group is said to have taken its name from the medical condition known as
supraventricular tachycardia . A more plausible explanation is that the name was taken from a model of bass guitar amplifier, theAmpeg SVT.The group disbanded after Zahl and Casady left to form Yanks with Jack Johnson and Owen Masterson. Casady quit Yanks and was replaced by bassist Steve Aliment. Brian Marnell died in 1983. SVT recorded two singles in 1979, one EP in 1980, and one album, "No Regrets", in 1981. Casady's former Jefferson Airplane bandmate
Marty Balin covered the song "Heart of Stone" on his album Lucky in 1983.Discography
* 1979 Single: "New Year" (live) / "Wanna See You Cry" (live)
* 1979 Single: "Heart Of Stone" / "The Last Word"1980 EP: "Extended Play" (415 Records)
ide one
#"Price of Sex" (Brian Marnell) – 2:28
#"I Can See" (Nick Buck) – 2:59
#"Red Blue Jeans" (Jack Rhodes, Bill Davis) – 2:05
#"Always Comes Back" (Marnell) – 3:55ide two
#"I Walk the Line" (
Johnny Cash ) – 2:13
#"Modern Living" (Buck) – 2:56
#"Down at the Beach" (Marnell) – 2:43Personnel
*Nick Buck – keyboards, vocals
*Brian Marnell – guitar, vocals
*Paul Zahl – drums, vocals
*Jack Casady – bassProduction
*SVT – producer
*Stacey Baird – engineer, co-producer
*Recorded atDifferent Fur Recording,San Francisco
*Chris Coyle, Steven Countryman – management
*Richard Stutting / Artbreakers – album art and design
*Chester Simpson – photography1981 LP: "No Regrets" (MSI Records)
ide one
All songs by Brian Marnell except where noted
#"Bleeding Hearts" – 4:51
#"Waiting for You" – 2:53
#"Heart of Stone" – 3:00
#"No Regrets" (Brian Marnell, Suzie Kobrofsky) – 3:23
#"Money Street" – 5:23ide two
#"Love Blind" – 2:52
#"North Beach" – 3:07
#"What I Don't Like" – 3:20
#"Secret" – 2:44
#"Too Late" – 5:07
#"You Don't Rock" – 4:35Personnel
*Brian Marnell – vocals, guitars
*Jack Casady – electric bass, Gibson mandobass, bass balalaika
*Paul Zahl – drums, vocalsProduction
*SVT – arrangements, mixer
*Mark Richardson – producer, engineer, mixer
*Recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA
*Eddie Harris, Jaime Bridges, Eddie Ciletti – assistant engineers
*Michael Herbick, Steve Toby, Jesse Osborne – tech engineers
*Mastered at Master Disc, New York City
*Howie Weinberg – mastering engineer
*Vincent Anton – photography
*Suzanne Phister – album cover design, lettering
*Richard Stutting / Artbreakers – SVT logo
*The Walking Zombie – gear
*Steven Countryman – management2005 CD: "No Regrets" - Expanded Version (Rykodisc)
External links
* [http://www.bay-area-bands.com/bab00022.htm Fan site]
* [http://www.eclypso.com/svt/index.html SVT Photos]
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