Earle Mankey
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Earle Mankey (b. March 8, 1947, Washington, USA) was a guitarist for the seminal band Halfnelson
, later called Sparks
. He became a record producer
, predominantly for offbeat Los Angeles
area bands like The Runaways
, Concrete Blonde
, The Long Ryders, The Three O'Clock
, Adicts, and Kristian Hoffman
.
- In 1981 Earle Mankey performed, produced and engineered some of his own music on a six-song mini-Lp self-titled: "Earle Mankey".
- In 1984 Earle Mankey issued another six-song mini-Lp: "Real World".
Halfnelson (band)
Halfnelson was an American rock band, which was a precursor to the more successful Sparks. Halfnelson was formed in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , the first incarnation also including friend and electro-whizz Earle Mankey .-History:In the late sixties,...
, later called Sparks
Sparks (band)
Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
. He became a record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, predominantly for offbeat Los Angeles
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area bands like The Runaways
The Runaways
The Runaways were an American all-girl rock band that recorded and performed in the second half of the 1970s. The band released four studio albums and one live set during its run. Among its best known songs: "Cherry Bomb", "Queens of Noise", "Neon Angels On the Road to Ruin", "California Paradise"...
, Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde is an alternative rock band based in the United States. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2004, and once again in 2010.-Biography:...
, The Long Ryders, The Three O'Clock
The Three O'Clock
The Three O'Clock were a United States alternative rock group associated with the Los Angeles 1980s Paisley Underground scene. Lead singer and bassist Michael Quercio is credited with coining the term "Paisley Underground" to describe a subset of the 1980s L.A...
, Adicts, and Kristian Hoffman
Kristian Hoffman
Kristian Hoffman is an American musician. His sister is writer Nina Kiriki Hoffman.-History:Singer/songwriter Kristian Hoffman first emerged during the late 1970s as songwriter and keyboardist for New York City cult favorite the Mumps, and was also an active figure in the No Wave, performing...
.
Personal life
Earle lives in and maintains a studio in Thousand Oaks, California and is still active in recording and producing.As Producer
- Quick – Mondo Deco (1976)
- Paley Brothers – Paley Brothers (1978)
- The Pop – Go! (1979)
- 20/2020/20 (band)20/20 was an American power pop band based in Hollywood, California. They were active from 1977 to 1983 and reunited during the mid 1990s to the late 1990s. Steve Allen and Ron Flynt had played together in Tulsa in 1976, and Steve decided to move to Los Angeles in 1977 after fellow Tulsa natives...
– 20/20 (1979) - The DickiesThe DickiesThe Dickies are an American punk rock group formed in San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, U.S. in 1977.-History:The Dickies were among the first punk rock bands to emerge from Los Angeles...
– Incredible Shrinking Dickies (1979) - The RunawaysThe RunawaysThe Runaways were an American all-girl rock band that recorded and performed in the second half of the 1970s. The band released four studio albums and one live set during its run. Among its best known songs: "Cherry Bomb", "Queens of Noise", "Neon Angels On the Road to Ruin", "California Paradise"...
– Flaming Schoolgirls (1980) - Walter EganWalter EganWalter Egan is an American rock musician, best known for his 1978 gold status hit single "Magnet and Steel" from his album Not Shy, produced by Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut of Fleetwood Mac fame...
– Last Stroll (1980) - 20/2020/20 (band)20/20 was an American power pop band based in Hollywood, California. They were active from 1977 to 1983 and reunited during the mid 1990s to the late 1990s. Steve Allen and Ron Flynt had played together in Tulsa in 1976, and Steve decided to move to Los Angeles in 1977 after fellow Tulsa natives...
– Look Out! (1981) - TreesTrees (band)Trees was an American New Wave one-man band, fronted by Dane Conover, from San Diego, California. Trees only released one album on MCA Records, which was produced by Earle Mankey called Sleep Convention . It was a critical success but a commercial failure...
– Sleep Convention (1981) - The Three O'ClockThe Three O'ClockThe Three O'Clock were a United States alternative rock group associated with the Los Angeles 1980s Paisley Underground scene. Lead singer and bassist Michael Quercio is credited with coining the term "Paisley Underground" to describe a subset of the 1980s L.A...
– Baroque Hoedown EP (Frontier RecordsFrontier RecordsFrontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 in Los Angeles by Lisa Fancher, a former employee of Bomp! Records and writer of the liner notes for the first album by The Runaways....
, 1982) - The Three O'ClockThe Three O'ClockThe Three O'Clock were a United States alternative rock group associated with the Los Angeles 1980s Paisley Underground scene. Lead singer and bassist Michael Quercio is credited with coining the term "Paisley Underground" to describe a subset of the 1980s L.A...
– Sixteen Tambourines (Frontier RecordsFrontier RecordsFrontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 in Los Angeles by Lisa Fancher, a former employee of Bomp! Records and writer of the liner notes for the first album by The Runaways....
, 1983) - The Long RydersThe Long RydersThe Long Ryders are an American alternative country and Paisley Underground band, principally active between 1983 and 1987, and which reformed in 2004 to do a reunion tour...
– 10-5-60 (1983) - The Long Ryders – Native Sons (1984)
- Concrete BlondeConcrete BlondeConcrete Blonde is an alternative rock band based in the United States. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2004, and once again in 2010.-Biography:...
– Concrete BlondeConcrete Blonde (album)Concrete Blonde is the acclaimed debut album of American alternative rock band Concrete Blonde. "Still in Hollywood", "Your Haunted Head" and "Over Your Shoulder" were featured on The Hidden soundtrack. "Your Haunted Head" and "Over Your Shoulder" appeared also on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2...
(IRSI.R.S. RecordsI.R.S. Records was a record label, started in the United States in 1979 by Miles Copeland III along with Jay Boberg and Carl Grasso. Miles was also the manager of Wishbone Ash, The Police, and later, Sting, as well as other bands. I.R.S. was the sister label of Copeland's Illegal Records .I.R.S...
, 1986) - The Droogs – Kingdom Day (1987)
- The Leaving TrainsThe Leaving TrainsThe Leaving Trains were an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California. The Leaving Trains were founded in 1980 by Falling James Moreland, a frontman who became known for his chaotic performances and penchant for cross-dressing...
– Transportational D. Vices (1989) - Different World – Different World (1990)
- The Leaving Trains – Sleeping Underwater Survivors (1991)
- Geko – Join My Pretty World (1992)
- Permanent Green Light – Against Nature (1993)
- SparksSparks (band)Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
– In the Swing (1993) - Possum DixonPossum DixonPossum Dixon was an American alternative rock band. Fronted by singer/songwriter/bassist Rob Zabrecky, the group's neo-new wave pop and post punk style first appeared among a string of early independently released 7 inch singles and on their self-titled debut on Interscope Records in 1993...
– Possum Dixon (1993) - The Mumps – Fatal Charm (1994)
- Purple Bosco – Deeper (1995)
- The Leaving TrainsThe Leaving TrainsThe Leaving Trains were an American indie rock band from Los Angeles, California. The Leaving Trains were founded in 1980 by Falling James Moreland, a frontman who became known for his chaotic performances and penchant for cross-dressing...
– Drowned & Dragged (1995) - Sacrilicious – When You Wish Upon a Dead Star (1995)
- Lazy Cowgirls – Ragged Soul (1995)
- Cockeyed Ghost – Keep Yourself Amused (1996)
- The Last – Gin & Innuendoes (1996)
- Lucky – Live a Little (1996)
- Tearaways – Ground's the Limit (1997)
- Lazy Cowgirls – Little Sex & Death (1997)
- Cockeyed Ghost – Neverest (1997)
- 20/2020/20 (band)20/20 was an American power pop band based in Hollywood, California. They were active from 1977 to 1983 and reunited during the mid 1990s to the late 1990s. Steve Allen and Ron Flynt had played together in Tulsa in 1976, and Steve decided to move to Los Angeles in 1977 after fellow Tulsa natives...
– 20/20/Look Out! (1997) - Lazy Cowgirls – Broken Hearted on Valentine's Day (1998)
- Lazy Cowgirls – Rank Outsider (1999)
- Tearaways – In Your Ear (1999)
- Trailer Park Casanovas – End of an Era (1999)
- Formula – Formula (2000)
- The Lazy Cowgirls – Somewhere Down the Line (2000)
- Geoff Gardner – You Can't Come Home (2000)
- Jupiter Affect – Instructions for the Two Ways of Becoming Alice (2000)
- Lazy Cowgirls – Here and Now: (Live!) (2001)
- Eclipso – Hero and Villain in One Man! (2001)
- Chainsaw – We Are Not Very Nice (2002)
- Kristian HoffmanKristian HoffmanKristian Hoffman is an American musician. His sister is writer Nina Kiriki Hoffman.-History:Singer/songwriter Kristian Hoffman first emerged during the late 1970s as songwriter and keyboardist for New York City cult favorite the Mumps, and was also an active figure in the No Wave, performing...
– & (Eggbert Records, 2002) - Skulls – Therapy for the Shy (2002)
- Stitches – 12 Imaginary Inches (2002)
- Skulls – Golden Age of Piracy (2003)
- Lazy Cowgirls – I'm Goin' Out and Get Hurt Tonight (2004)
- The Eddies – Into the Sunshine (2004)
- Mumps – How I Saved the World (2005)
- Sparks – Big Beat [Bonus Tracks] (2006)
- ADZ – Live Plus Five (2006)
- The Eddies – Twice Around The World (2008)
As Guitarist
- Sparks – Sparks/HalfnelsonHalfnelson (album)-Personnel:* Russell Mael: Vocals* Ron Mael: Keyboards* Earle Mankey: Guitar, Lead Vocal on 'Biology 2'* Jim Mankey, Bass, Guitar* Harley Feinstein, Drums-External links:*...
(1971) - Sparks – A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing (1972)
As Solo Artist
- Earle Mankey launched his solo career with a 1978 single "Mau Mau" b/w "Crazy" (w/picture sleeve).- In 1981 Earle Mankey performed, produced and engineered some of his own music on a six-song mini-Lp self-titled: "Earle Mankey".
- In 1984 Earle Mankey issued another six-song mini-Lp: "Real World".
As Engineer
- Elton JohnElton JohnSir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
– Blue MovesBlue MovesBlue Moves is the eleventh studio album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1976. It was also his second double album , and his first album released by his own Rocket Records Ltd...
(1976) - Lisa Hartman – Lisa Hartman (1976)
- The Beach BoysThe Beach BoysThe Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
– Love You (1977) - The Beach Boys – M.I.U. Album (1978)
- Downy Mildew – Broomtree (1987)
- Downy Mildew – Mincing Steps (1988)
- Non Credo – Reluctant Hosts (1988)
- Concrete Blonde – Bloodletting (1990)
- The WeirdosThe WeirdosThe Weirdos were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. They formed in 1976 and broke up in 1981, were occasionally active in the 1980s, and recorded new material in the 1990s...
– Weird World, Vol. 1 (1991) - The Nymphs – Practical Guide to Astral Projection (1992)
- Dakoda Motor Co. – Into the Son (1993)
- Concrete BlondeConcrete BlondeConcrete Blonde is an alternative rock band based in the United States. They were initially active from 1982 to 1995, and again from 2001 to 2004, and once again in 2010.-Biography:...
– Mexican Moon (1993) - The Cramps – Flamejob (1994)
- El Vez – Fun in Espanol (1994)
- Mark Nine – This Island Earth (1994)
- El VezEl VezEl Vez is the stage name of Robert Lopez, a Mexican-American rock and roll artist, who performs and records original material and covers classic rock songs...
– Graciasland (1994) - Pretty & Twisted – Pretty & Twisted (1995)
- David GrayDavid GrayDavid Gray may refer to:*David Gray , Scottish poet*David Gray , English singer-songwriter*David Gray , Scottish footballer*David Gray , Scottish footballer...
– Sell, Sell, Sell (1996) - El Vez – Never Been to Spain (Until Now) (1996)
- The Cramps – Big Beat from Badsville (1997)
- Department of Crooks – Plan 9 from Las Vegas (1997)
- Jumpin Jimes – They Rock They Roll They Swing (1998)
- Cockeyed Ghost – Scapegoat Factory (1999)
- Marty Grebb – Smooth Sailin (1999)
- The Solipsistics – Jesus of the Apes (2000)
- Maria Fatal – Dermis (2001)
- Vivabeat – Good Life (2001)
- The AdictsThe AdictsThe Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the more popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time. Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. It was also featured in a commercial...
– Rise and ShineRise and Shine (The Adicts album)Rise and Shine is the sixth studio album by The Adicts. It was originally released by Captain Oi! Records on March 25, 2002. It was re-released by SOS Records in 2006 with bonus tracks.- Track listing :All songs by The Adicts unless otherwise noted...
(2002) - Trailer Park Casanovas – So Charming (2002)
- Concrete Blonde – Group Therapy (2002)
- The AdictsThe AdictsThe Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the more popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time. Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. It was also featured in a commercial...
– RollercoasterRollercoaster (The Adicts album)Rollercoaster is the seventh studio album by The Adicts. It was originally released by SOS Records on May 18, 2004.- Track listing :All songs by The Adicts# "Let's Have a Party" – 3:22# "Do It to Me" – 2:30# "Youth" – 3:30...
(2004) - Peach – Real Thing (2004)
- The AdictsThe AdictsThe Adicts are an English punk band from Ipswich, Suffolk, England. One of the more popular punk rock bands in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time. Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. It was also featured in a commercial...
– Life Goes OnLife Goes On (The Adicts album)Life Goes On is the eighth and most recent studio album by The Adicts. It was released by People Like You Records on November 16, 2009.- Track listing :All songs by The Adicts.# "Spank Me Baby" – 4:31...
(2009) - Ann MagnusonAnn MagnusonAnn Magnuson is an American actress, performance artist, and nightclub performer who first gained prominence in the 1985 film Desperately Seeking Susan...
– Pretty Songs & Ugly Stories (2006)
External links
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- http://graphikdesigns.free.fr/earle-mankey-halfnelson.html