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"ABTA"

by A Black Tie Affair

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" Kelly Machine " (feat.Fixx Invictus + Ernest D'Amaso) 02:44
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" Plan B " (w/ the Virgin Whore) 02:20
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Clean Disease 02:54
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P.M.M.D. 03:36
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Deathsong (feat. Fixx Invictus, Shay Weaver) 05:41
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I got a shooting star as my getaway and i try to get closer to god but i aint never goin back we aint ever goin back you aint ever catching me and now we're never goin back coz you an i we aint ever growin old
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Pornography (feat. the Virgin Whore, Fixx Invictus) 04:40
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Tragedy (feat. Fixx Invictus) 01:51
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the Departed Grates (feat. Ernest D'Amaso) 02:35
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Brash / "Wolf's In Me" (feat. Fixx Invictus) 04:38
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Wolves, Higher 07:23

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Recorded over the second weekend in June 2011 (by Alex Perez @ Brokenland in Gowanus Brooklyn),


"A Black Tie Affair" is the long-awaited follow up to their debut "Return to Spiderland" which was released, released again and re-released and re-re-re-released again and again multiple times over multiple incantations and on several different labels (as demos, EPs, singles, expanded singles, CD-Rs and finally as a self-released compilation album [here on bandcamp]) throughout the early aughts over the painfully prolonged demise of the Stereolites.

Originally conceived as a two-piece band in 2005 + performing all over the five boroughs and tri-state area, ABTA would eventually take on shared members of the Mighty JSE and would also, rather uniquely share lead vocal/frontman duties between three different men (Sharp, Fixxy and D'Amaso) and one woman (the Virgin Whore). All (Four) of whom are present and can be heard here on the "ABTA" album.

(All songs performed live in the studio by A Black Tie Affair)

A Black Tie Affair are:

Jay Sharp- Vocals, Guitar, Tambourine, Songwriting, Lyrics, Dad Jokes.
Patric Valentine- Drums, Puns, Vocals, Destruction, Songwriting.
Alex "Nappy" Gonzalez- Bass, Vocals, Aromatics, Songwriting.
the Virgin Whore- Vocals, Innuendo, Shakers, Boobs, Harmony.
Earnest Ernie D'Amaso- Vocal stylings, Hair Stylings, Howls, Screams.
Fixx Invictus- Vocals, Lyrics, Conquering, Fear Mongering.
Shey Weaver- Bass, Guitar, Cigarette rolling, Handclaps.

Don't let all the names fool you! This album was captured live in it's beautiful, raw, introspective, spontaneous glory primarily as 'a power-trio'

As the core group on this recording was Nappy + Pat holding down the Rhythm and Jay playing guitar live with the three all singing backup vocals (live). The only things overdubbed afterward were the lead vocal tracks.

credits

released November 22, 2011

All songs written by J. John Sharp except where noted.

"Kelly Machine" + "Deathsong"
[A. Gonzalez / A. Pistella / J. John Sharp / P. Lyseight]
Lyrics by Andrew Pistella

"P.M.M.D."
[P. McCartney / J. John Sharp]
Lyrics by Andrew Pistella & Jason John Joseph Sharp

"Wolves, Higher"
[A. Gonzalez / J. John Sharp / P. Lyseight]

Produced by Alexander Perez & Jay Sharp (with Additional engineering by Tamas Mester) June-October 2011

Vocals for "Kelly Machine" by Ernest D'Amaso☨ tracked at the Doghouse in Ocean Hill, Brooklyn by Jason Sharp. Ernest Ernie also provides additional vocals for "the Departed Grates".

"Plan B" features additional vocals by the Virgin Whore✞ & Fixx Invictus

Lead vocal on "Deathsong" by Fixx Invictus. "Deathsong" also features additional vocals by Marilyn Manson☩

"Pornography" features additional vocals by the Virgin Whore✞ & Fixx Invictus. Fixxy also provides the intro to "Tragedy"

Dog Barks on "Brash" by Second Chance Animal Rescue foster pups;

Beatboxing and vocals at the end of "Brash" courtesy of Fixx Invictus.

Jay Sharp sings lead on all tracks unless noted otherwise (except "Wolves, Higher" because it's an instrumental, dummy).

Additional production & album artwork + package design by Jason John Joseph Sharp @ the Doghouse (Ocean Hill, NYC)

☨ Ernest Ernie appears courtesy of Fun City Records.
✞ the Virgin Whore appears courtesy of Flaming June Productions.
☩ Marilyn Manson appears courtesy of Hell, etc.

THANK-YOU to Natalia McCarty, Ernest Ernie, Thomas Mester, Cereal Hero Killer, William Brender, the Barrens, Elijah Should, Mike Finnerty, Susan Potoroka, Wild Pete Macy, the intergalactic crew working the Studio, Webster Hall, the Mighty JSE & everyone who's supported us over the years, from posting our stickers on NYC MTA property to those of you who bought our CDs... THANK YOU!

Big Upps to the fine folks who invited us to play at their backyard bar-b-que, their High School graduation, their bris, their going away party, their family reunion, brew-fest, block party and the ever amazin' all-ages punk-rock matinees, WE LOVE YOU ALL!

NONE of this would have been possible without YOU, so go buy yourself somethin' nice, Okay?

Special thanks to Jennifer Brooks who founded Second Chance Animal Rescue in 2009 and saved the love of my life, Baby, from being put down at a shelter. Please donate, unlike most all others, ALL the $ goes directly to the animals. No one here gets a pay-check: www.nycsecondchancerescue.org

and supercalifragilisticexpialidocious thanx to Hector Gonzalez for keeping this band together for years and years in ways I could not forsee or anticipate - <3 Jay Sharp 2015

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J "Jay" Joseph Sharp New York, New York

J Sharp began adapting his award-winning poetry into songwriting: marrying ambient soundscapes & the spoken word at the turn of the century. The Stereolites and countless other bands were soon to follow. A Known radio personality, producer and 3-time VEDA contributor. He has lent his talents to philanthropy as well including the Gay expo@Jacob Javitz & producing multiple AIDSwalk benefit shows. ... more

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