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Public Affection: The Death Of A Dictionary

On August 17, 1989, “Action Front” label released “The Death of a Dictionary”, the debut Public Affection album. It was recorded in 1989, and was produced by Benjy King.

Personnel:

  • Ed Kowalczyk (Zedd) – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Chad Taylor – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Patrick Dahlheimer – bass
  • Chad Gracey – drums

Track listing:

  1. Saviour for a Day
  2. Who Put the Fear in Here?
  3. Good Pain
  4. Morning Humor
  5. Paper Flowers
  6. The Hands of a Teacher
  7. Sister
  8. Raising Man
  9. Libra
  10. Ball and Chain

Live: Mental Jewelry

On December 31, 1991, “Radioactive” label released “Mental Jewelry”, the second Live studio album. It was recorded in 1991, at “D.V. Perversion Room” in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and was produced by Jerry Harrison.

Personnel:

  • Edward Kowalczyk – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Chad Taylor – vocals, guitar
  • Patrick Dahlheimer – vocals, bass
  • Chad Gracey – vocals, drums, percussion
  • David Vartanian – engineer, mixing
  • Doug McKean – engineer assistant
  • Jerry Harrison – mixing
  • Tom Lord Alge – mixing
  • Ted Jensen – mastering
  • Jonas C. Livingston, Vartan – art direction
  • Julie Carter – design
  • Ron Keith – photography
  • Phil Schuster – production coordinator
  • Gary Kurfist – executive producer

Track listing:

All lyrics by Edward Kowalczyk, all music by Chad Gracey, Chad Taylor, Edward Kowalczyk and Patrick Dahlheimer.

  1. Pain Lies on the Riverside
  2. Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)
  3. The Beauty of Gray
  4. Brothers Unaware
  5. Tired of Me
  6. Mirror Song
  7. Waterboy
  8. Take My Anthem
  9. You Are the World
  10.  Good Pain
  11. Mother Earth Is a Vicious Crowd
  12. 10.000 Years (Peace Is Now)