About Where Have All The Merrymakers Gone?

Notes: Initially released on a small independent label, The Arena Rock Recording Company. Half of the recordings were done as demos and put on tapes and handed out; it wasn't until later that the existing recordings were grouped with five newer ones to make album.

All recordings were engineered and co-produced by John Goodmanson and recorded at John and Stu's Place (formerly Reciprocal Recording) in Seattle, WA to 24-track, 2-in. tape.

Instrumentation, who did what:

Carlotta Valdez (Recorded 2/97)
Aaron: bass
Jeff: guitars
Sean: lead vocal, harmonies
Evan: drums

Flagpole Sitta (Recorded 6/96)
Aaron: bass
Jeff: guitars, organ, synthesizer
Sean: lead and backing vocals
Evan: drums, wah-wah pedal (synthesizer)

Woolly Muffler (Recorded 6/96)
Aaron: bass, acoustic guitar (intro)
Jeff: guitars, acoustic guitar (intro)
Sean: lead vocal, harmonies
Evan: drums, tambourine

Private Helicopter (Recorded 3/96)
Aaron: bass
Jeff: guitars
Sean: lead and backing vocals
Evan: drums, tambourine

Problems and Bigger Ones (Recorded 2/97)
Aaron: bass
Jeff: guitars
Sean: vocals
Evan: drums

Jack the Lion (Recorded 2/97)
Aaron: bass, backing vocal (ba-ba)
Jeff: guitars, organ, violins, backing vocal (ba-ba)
Sean: lead and backing vocals
Evan: drums, backing vocal (ba-ba)
Abby Grush: backing vocal (intro)

Old Hat (Recorded 2/97)
Aaron: bass
Jeff: guitars, harmony vocal
Sean: lead and backing vocals
Evan: drums
Abby Grush: backing vocal

Terminal Annex (Recorded 3/96)
Aaron: bass
Jeff: guitars
Sean: lead and backing vocals
Evan: drums

Wrecking Ball (Recorded 6/96)
Aaron: bass
Jeff: guitars, violins
Sean: vocals
Evan: drums

Radio Silence (Recorded 2/97)
Aaron: bass, tremolo switch (organ)
Jeff: guitars, organ, backing vocal
Sean: lead and backing vocals
Evan: drums
Abby Grush: backing vocal