Pronounced Mercy

MRRSI

Jools took a break from Panic Zero during the summer of 1989. We halfheartedly looked for another drummer and carried on rehearsing at Loggerheads. We recorded one session - 09 July, and a couple of those tracks made it onto the Loggerheads disk, but not onto the Panic Zero album. Steve had just bought himself an electric guitar and Rob's old band-mate Ian Griffiths also joined us. That gave us four guitarists and a bassist. Jools rejoined us the next week when we recorded the Panic Zero demos.

09/07/1989 - 19 takes on tape MT62A/B.

Eileen's Kitchen

We were struggling to add any new songs to the Panic Zero set, so Rob, Steve and myself got together over the Christmas holiday to try and come up with something different. We managed to record a few tracks in a friend's kitchen but the next Panic Zero session proved to be our last. I needed a break.

29/12/1989 - 16 takes on tape RV13A/B.

MR&S

Rob, Steve and myself started rehearsing at PIJ studios in King Square during January and February 1990. We recorded five sessions, trying out a lot of new songs. There's no decent takes amongst the lot but there are some nice bits here and there.

Recordings at PIJ Rehearsal Studio

21/01/1990 - 15 takes on RV14A/B.

28/01/1990 - 5 takes on RV15A.

11/02/1990 - 6 takes on RV15B.

18/02/1990 - 9 takes on RV16A/B.

25/02/1990 - 11 takes on RV17A.

Ratt

During 1990, Steve and Rob started doing home recordings. This resulted in the Ratt tape, which is almost an album in itself, plus a few other tapes.

Recordings

RATT tape - 13 tracks on RV52A.

21/01/1989 & 28/01/1989 - 4 takes on RV53A.

08/04/1990 - Steve and Rob. 6 takes on RV24B.

Also 2 tracks at end of RV24A recorded some time after Reminisce (02/03/1991). 'Never Is A Word' and 'What I Think You're Gonna Do'.

MRSI

Meanwhile at PIJ, we were joined in March 1990 by Ian Griffiths on a regular basis. He was planning on setting up his own band, but sat in with us adding his atmospheric guitar to the sound. We recorded six sessions during March and April. At the end of May, Ian brought in a drummer who he wanted to join his band ...

Recordings at PIJ Rehearsal Studio

04/03/1990 - 12 takes on RV17A/B.

11/03/1990 - 8 takes on RV18A.

25/03/1990 - 12 takes on RV19B.

01/04/1990 - 9 takes on RV22A.

08/04/1990 - 10 takes on RV20A.

15/04/1990 - 7 takes on MT61A/B.

MRIM

One week during the MRSI period, Steve was on holiday, so Rob's cousin Melanie joined us with her keyboards. She had played with us a couple of times with the M?sterons. We recorded the session with the keyboard's drum-machine keeping things going.

18/03/1990 - 12 takes on RV18B, RV19A.

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