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ClareWire Studio
Danville, CA (2003-2004)
Engineer: Rick Clare
  • I'll Find You
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • No Reaction
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • Misery
    (Wallace)

  • Telephone
    (Wallace)

  • Goodbye
    (Wallace)

  • After School
    (Wallace)

  • Real Mod Love
    (Wallace)

  • Girl
    (Nelson)

  • Christine
    (Nelson)

 Session Credits:

I'll Find You:
  David Nelson: Guitar, Vocals
  Rick Clare: Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
  Walter Jachec: Drums

No Reaction:
  David Nelson: Guitar, Vocals
  Rick Clare: Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
  Walter Jachec: Drums
  M Julien Morris: Bass

Misery:
  David Nelson: Guitar, Vocals
  Rick Clare: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals

Telephone:
  David Nelson: Guitar
  Rick Clare: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals

Goodbye:
  David Nelson: Guitar, Vocals
  Rick Clare: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals

After School:
  David Nelson: Guitar
  Rick Clare: Guitar, Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals

Real Mod Love:
  David Nelson: Guitar, Vocals
  Rick Clare: Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
  Walter Jachec: Drums

Girl:
  David Nelson: Guitar, Vocals
  Rick Clare: Guitar, Bass, Keyboards
  Walter Jachec: Drums

Christine:
  David Nelson: Guitar, Vocals
  Rick Clare: Guitar, Backing Vocals
  M Julien Morris: Bass, Backing Vocals
  James Perley: Drums


Tres Virgos
Marin, CA - September 1979
 Session Notes:
As a group, this was the band's first real recording effort, and the band was pretty satisfied with the end result.


Army Street Studios
S.F., CA - Winter 1980
Engineer: Jim Keylor
 Session Notes:
Jim Keylor was the band's sound man and the owner of Army Street Studios. At some point it was decided to take a crack at re-recording "Baby Try Me", although the end result was not as good as the Tres Virgos recording. If you listen close enough, that's Timmy playing the vibraphone.


Gading Road Studios
Hayward, CA (1979-1981)
Engineer: Rick Clare
 Session Notes:
Rick Clare grew up on Gading Road in Hayward, CA. He purchased a Tascam 40-4 multi-track recorder in 1979, right around the time Times 5 was forming. Rick soon began recording solo material, as well as recording local bands and musicians. Unfortunately none of the Times 5 recordings included Timmy Spence, and in fact, only two songs included real drums (Teenage Girls and Shutup). Most of the drum parts were tracked from a vinyl record called "Drum Drops".





live recordings

Mabuhay Gardens
S.F., CA - 1979
  • Baby Try Me
    (Wallace)

  • Goodbye
    (Wallace)

  • Is Your Radio Active?
    (Wallace, Clare)

  • I'll Find You
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • Christine
    (Nelson)

  • No Reaction
    (Wallace)

  • Bedroom Eyes
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • I Don't Like It
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • I'm In Misery
    (Wallace)

  • Real Mod Love
    (Wallace)

  • Telephone
    (Wallace)

  • Teenage Girls
    (Wallace)

  • Have A Tantrum
    (Cover)

  • Time Won't Let Me
    (Cover)
Notes:
In July, 2002, David Wallace gave Rick Clare a 7" Maxell tape and indicated he wasn't sure what was on the tape. Rick was delighted when it turned out to be an entire show at the Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco, and even included the Outsiders classic, "Time Won't Let Me". There is one problem with this recording, the mix is terrible.


Mabuhay Gardens
S.F., CA - 1979
  • Teenage Girls
    (Wallace)
Session Notes:
This was recorded on Rick's panasonic cassette recorder by Times 5's roadie, Mark Monti.


The Palms
S.F., CA - KSAN Live, 1980
  • No Reaction
    (Wallace)

  • I'm In Misery
    (Wallace)

  • Another Guy
    (Clare)

  • I Don't Like It
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • It's Only Words
    (Wallace)

  • Real Mod Love
    (Wallace)

  • Short Songs Are Back
    (Clare)

  • I'll Find You
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • Bedroom Eyes
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • Goodbye
    (Wallace)

  • After School
    (Wallace)

  • Telephone
    (Wallace)

  • Is Your Radio Active?
    (Wallace, Clare)

  • Teenage Girls
    (Wallace)

  • Baby Try Me
    (Wallace)

  • Christine
    (Nelson)

  • Have A Tantrum
    (Cover)
Notes:
This recording and show was Times 5 at their best. A must have and an A+ mix.


Berkeley Square
Berkeley, CA - August 8, 1980
Engineer: Terry Hammer
  • Shutup
    (Wallace)

  • No Reaction
    (Wallace)

  • I'll Find You
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • It's Only Words
    (Wallace)

  • Short Songs Are Back
    (Clare)

  • Bedroom Eyes
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • I'm In Misery
    (Wallace)

  • Is Your Radio Active?
    (Wallace, Clare)

  • Have A Tantrum
    (Cover)
Notes:
By chance, Rick Clare found this recording via the internet. Rick stumbed on a website hosted by Terry Hammer, Hammer Productions, who was a local sound engineer for many S.F. Bay Area clubs throughout the 1980s. Posted on Terry's website are numerous recordings of New Wave bands. After Rick contacted Terry about this show, Terry immediately sent him the recording.


The Stone
S.F., CA - August 8, 1980
"Best Of Rising Stars", KSAN Radio Sponsered
  • Another Guy
    (Clare)

  • I Don't Like It
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • It's Only Words
    (Wallace)

  • Short Songs Are Back
    (Clare)

  • Is Your Radio Active?
    (Wallace, Clare)

  • Teenage Girls
    (Wallace)

  • Baby Try Me
    (Wallace)

  • Have A Tantrum
    (Cover)
Notes:
This was Times 5's largest audience and when they were at their peak in popularity. The show was advertised and hosted by local radio station, KSAN.



rehearsals

Reggie's
S.F., CA - 1979
  • No Reaction
    (Wallace)

  • I'll Find You
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • Timmy's Disco Tune
    (Spence)

  • Bedroom Eyes
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • I Don't Like It
    (Wallace, Nelson)

  • I'm In Misery
    (Wallace)

  • Real Mod Love
    (Wallace)

 Session Notes:
Reggie's rehearsal studio was a dump on Folsom Street in San Francisco, and was right down the street from the infamous SOMA restaurant, Hamburger Mary's. Prior to each rehersal, the band would walk down to Hamburger Mary's and get coffee, which was usually followed by Budweiser talls (Wallace's favorite).


S.I.R. Studios
S.F., CA - 1980
  • Timmy's Song
    (Spence)

 Notes:
The band eventually graduated to a nicer rehearsal facility, S.I.R. Studios. This is a recording of one of Timmy's instrumentals, which unfortunately the band never played live.



discography

415 Music
415 Records - 1980
  • Is Your Radio Active?
    (Wallace, Clare)

 Session Notes:
This is a compilation album of eleven S.F. Bay Area bands. 415 Records was founded by rock columnist, Howie Klein, who later went on to become president of Reprise Records.

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