Donovan's Brain
Title: The micky jones tribute album - Company: No label (Uk) - Cat No: mj-001
Format: cd - Released: 2011 - Status: limited edition
Micky Jones, guitarist and singer for the legendary Welsh band Man passed away in early 2010 after a long illness. Ron Sanchez had championed the music of Man in the mid 70's. As a result they enjoyed a large following in the Bay Area, becoming radio favorites and a regular concert draw. Bill Graham took a liking to them, and offered them several high profile gigs. Ron produced their most sucessfull comeback album, Call Down The Moon.
The Micky Jones Tribute was organized by Manfan, Martin Mycock. The seven artists appearing on this tribute are all members of the ManBand Forum. Donovan's Brain conribution is the only song sourced from Micky's solo work. Violin Thing was one of a handful of demos Micky recorded after the demise of Man in 1976. The backing track for this recording was assembled by Ron. Deniz added several layers of guitar to this. Deniz has managed to capture the spirit of Micky's guitar playing, an amazing feat, considering he's only had limited exposure to his music. All the proceeds from this album have been donated to charity.
Track Listing:
Back Together Again - The Headstone Poets
Long Lost Friend - Rostok
Kerosene - David Scott
Violin Thing - Donovan's Brain
Angel Easy - Eligh Toadd
C'mon (Mon) - The Headstone Poets
The Acidtone Variations (parts 1-3) - The Quaffing Llamas
Call Down The Moon - Nick Nation & Friends
The Musicians:
Ron Sanchez - guitar, bass, keyboards, loops / Deniz Tek - guitars
Technical Details:
Produced by Ron Sanchez
Mixed by Ron Sanchez
Recorded at GLEA
Donovan's Brain
Title: Skrang Sounds LIke Bobby Sutliff - Company: Career (USA) - Cat No: none
Format: cd - Released: 2013 - Status: out of print
A Tribute/Benefit album organized by Tim Lee to help out Bobby Sutliff who was involved in a serious auto accident in June 2012. 18 of Bobby's friends and bandmates contributed original recordings of songs from the Bobby Sutliff song book.
For this album, Donovan's Brain recorded a version of Oh, Lorelei a song from Bobby's last solo album, On A Ladder. The arrangement was done in the style of Rain Parade, a band closely associated with Bobby and his old band The Windbreakers. Deniz contributes the blistering solo guitar.
Track Listing:
Velvet Crush (w/Matthew Sweet) — Second Choice
John Thomas — Make a Fool Outta Me
John Stirratt — Girl from Washington
Matt Piucci (w/members of Rain Parade) — That Stupid Idea
Anderson Council — Griffin Bay
Peter Holsapple — Ballygrand
Will Kimbrough — Off & On
David Minchew — Change the Way
Bill Lloyd — Same Way Tomorrow
Tom Stevens — Bitter Fruit
Don Dixon — New Red Shoes
Tim Lee 3 — I Thought You Knew
Donovan’s Brain — Oh Lorelei
Jeff Lewis — Elam Bridge
Michael Carpenter — Long Red Bottle of Wine
Kirk Swan — From a Distance
Russ Tolman — Devil & the Sea
Koenig’s Road — Ghost Town
The Musicians:
Ron Sanchez - Bass, guitar, keyboards / Deniz Tek - guitar / Bobby Sutliff - in spirit/ Ric Parnell- drums / Tony Miller - vocals, efx / Scott Sutherland- vocals, guitar
Technical Details:
Produced by Ron Sanchez
Mixed by Ron Sanchez
Recorded at GLEA, Pillbox, Color Wheel