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Teen-Beat 246.

Viva Satellite!

Extra Eye

Theme
Landing song
Dwight, the Crude, but Loveable, Bastard
Bridget and Her Editor
Meeting I
Meeting II
Secret Wedding Plans
Three's Company
Halted at the Altar

Paranoid
Coda
Thème Electronique

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SYNOPSIS

Imagine, dear listener, a place in the stars inhabited by creatures much like you or I, save for one striking facial feature - a solitary eye. Now, if you will, consider the tragic story of Benz - born with two eyes into a cold, cruel world. He is cast out into space to die alone, a victim of the fear and ignorance of others. After years of solitude (for his only companion was the incessant chirp of the pod's control panel!). Benz crashes to Earth in a blinding flash of space light. Could this new world finally offer him a second chance for happiness, for acceptance? Or is this yet another deparate ordeal for Benz to endure? Frightened and alone, he reaches out...

LINER NOTES

THE CAST

Paige Smith, plays Bridget, a puff piece reporter who dreams of journalistic integrity and a chance to share her heart. The role is a new direction for Paige, best known in theater circles as the "queen of the fallen women," having played the lead prostitute in both "Godspell" and "Jesus Christ Superstar."

Dan Morrissey plays Benz, a drifting, freakish, two-eyed refugee from a one-eyed planet. The theater world is still buzzing from Dan's portrayal of Baby John in a 1986 production of "West Side Story" at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Ian Jones plays Boss, a tabloid trash peddler who steers his empire with his libido. Ian is best remembered for his searing portrayal of Gaston Le Chevre, the romantic lead in the Amard Encore production of "Gigi" in 1985.

Rob Christiansen plays Dwight, a brash, Boston bar owner with a streak of kindness and a tragic past. Rob once played trombone in the pit orchestra for the Marblehead High School production of "Pippin", while still in Junior High.

PLAYERS

Rob Christiansen, vocals, drums, percussion, guitar, mandolin, sampler, trombone

Ian Jones, vocals, bass guitar, finger-picked guitar

Dan Morrissey, vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards

Paige Smith, vocals

GUEST PLAYERS

Jeannine Durfee, flute

Amy Domingues, cello

Jenn Bové, backing vocals

VOCAL COACH

Paige Smith

DIRECTED BY

Dan Morrissey

PRODUCED BY

Rob Christiansen

RECORDED AND MASTERED BY

Rob Christiansen,

at Let's Rain Stahsbus, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.
February, 1996 - May, 1997

Bar ambiance recorded on location at
Galaxy Hut, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.

MUSIC COMPOSITION

Rob Christiansen,

Ian Jones,

Dan Morrissey,

and Paige Smith

PLAYWRIGHTS

Rob Christiansen,

and Dan Morrissey

BAND PHOTOGRAPHY

Jennifer Bové

BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPH

Tom Cakuls

COVER ILLUSTRATIONS

Ian Jones

INTERIOR CARICATURE ILLUSTRATIONS

Mike Brisbois

and Adam DeKraker

COVER DESIGN

Mark Robinson, Teen-Beat Graphica

ET CETERA

Although it is not stated in the play, it takes place in and around Boston, Massachusetts. Dwight, the brash bar owner, owns and runs a "Boston bar."

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RELEASE DATE

September 22, 1997

FORMAT

compact disc

LENGTH

35 minutes, 48 seconds
12 tracks

CATALOGUE No.

Teen-Beat 246

DETAILS

1,053 pressed.

INSERT:
6-page folder and tray card (one side colour and one side black and white).

JEWEL CASE:
with opaque white tray.

LABELS:
yellow and lilac ink.

BUSINESS CARD ADVERT

?, 1997

1,000 printed.

one side colour and one side black and white.

Printed by
Discmakers Print Services, Pennsauken, New Jersey.

Card printed by
Accurate Printing, Woodbridge, Virginia.

Pressed by
Nimbus, Ruckersville, Virginia.

DISCOGRAPHY

SINGLES

Episode d'Amour Matinee
Leonardo (Original Cast Recording)

ALBUMS

Nishma
Extra Eye

COMPILATIONS

Ten Cent Fix
Wakefield: Volume 2
Wakefield: The Teen-Beat Boxed Set
1996 Teenbeat Sampler
1997 Teenbeat Sampler
1998 Teenbeat Sampler
Teen-Beat No.1 Record Label

ALSO

Teen-Beat's 10th Anniversary
Teen-Beat's 11th Anniversary
VIVA SATELLITE! tee-shirt

RELATED

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The Sisterhood of Convoluted Thinkers

SONGS

Argument
Argument (Reprise)
Attrition Hedges Her Bets
Bridget and Her Editor
Coda
Detente in Four Movements
Dwight, the Crude, but Loveable, Bastard
Episode d'Amour Matinee
The Funeral Song
The Great Bird of the Galaxy
Halted at the Altar
Hello, I've Just Invented a Flying Machine
L'Homme Maigre Vous Fait Rire
Landing Song
The Legend of How Salt Water Taffy Came to Be
Lovers' Theme
Lovers' Theme (Reprise)
Meeting I
Meeting II
Moses
Overture
Paranoid
Phinneas & Phaedra
Project Nishma
Secret Wedding Plans
Summary
Supreme Courting
Theme
Thème Electronique
Three's Company
Timebomb