SLEEPER / SERPICO - Random tour photos

On Tour With Stand Up 1993... R.I.P. Paul, Andy and of course, our brother Al

Somewhere in Canada 1993

Mount Rushmore 1993 - Japanese Tourists

1992 European Tour Posters

In Germany with Mind Over Matter 1994

In Germany with JAWBOX 1994

In Germany with Al 1992 R.I.P., Brother

Tire Blow Out Near Seattle 199something

1996 European Tour Van NY FARTCORE

Somewhere in Europe 1996 DISCODISCO!

1996 Helicopter landing on the autobahn

1996 European Tour Posters

Team Dresch Slept there! 1996 Germany

Euro-Wally World was CLOSED! 1996

Marc and Niser counting in Euro Merch 1996

TJ "dunking" in Seattle 199something

Vin Higgins somewhere in California..

Either Goleta or San Diego w/ Vin Higgins

The tour van "room" under the loft

New Mexico?

Natalie Wood's Pool Party- "711 On Sub Level 3 " 1986

NATALIE WOODS POOL PARTY 1986-1987 John Lisa Nick the Yak Alex Armitage (Anal Al Arm-massage) Owen (The Mudworm). Band named after an audience participation line in the "Rocky horror picture show" when Rocky or Franky is seen floating in the pool towards the film's conclusion.-Nick The Yak. NWPP released 1 full length cassette called "7-11 on Sublevel 3". Sold over 1000 copies total which was a lot for a punk band in the 80's. Of which 200 copies via mailorder strictly based on a rave review from Maximum Rock and Roll comparing the band to Code of Honor.

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From The Files Of The World's Greatest Sinner

Natalie Wood's Pool Party Cover...music coming soon!

Insert for NATALIE WOOD'S POOL PARTY's '7-Eleven on Sub-Level 3' demo cassette, 1986

SERPICO

I will never forget the day John Lisa walked into Jim Hanley's Universe to ask me to go to Europe playing guitar for SLEEPER. I was only supposed to be filling in for that tour. Little did I know that would change my life as I knew it FOREVER. When I got home from that first tour I was convinced I was quitting music forever... That was 1992 and since then I have toured the world multiple times with various bands, performing for countless thousands of people, making new friends.. many of which are still friends today. None of that would have been possible though if I hadn't been lucky enough to been asked to join SLEEPER that day. SLEEPER / SERPICO are arguably one of the most important bands (if not THE most important) to ever come off of Staten Island. JL and company were bringing friends' bands through town all the time that no one had heard before.. many Island bands benefited from SERPICO's friendships, contacts and experiences through influence as well as being taken on tours and booked onto shows that may not have been available to them before.

The band recorded 4 LPs and about 20 Million singles, splits and compilation tracks.

Here is some of that music for you to enjoy....

Preparing Today for Tomorrow's Breakdown - Excursion Records

This was the first LP I recorded with the band. It was an amazing experience. Recorded entirely in TJ's mother's house by Bill Stevenson (Black Flag, The Descendents, All) and Stephen Egerton (The Descendents, All) in just about a week on a tight budget. An unforgettable experience indeed. JL had taken over vocals for this LP.  Also included on the CD version (uploaded here) is The band's first LP "Time and Tide" as well as Tracks from the "More or Less" ep
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Feel Bad Rainbow - Equal Vision Records

The band's first LP on Equal Vision Records. Bigger recording budget... AWFUL recording experience. The engineer was like a fifty something year old Wayne and Garth smushed into one character who didn't get us AT ALL. By the time we were leaving for another US tour the mixes still weren't done and we had him mailing them to us on the road... Nightmare. Some of the best songs we did were on this record though. This was Apple's vocal return to the band.
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Rumble - Equal Vision Records

This record was fun to record. Producer Ray Martin worked us like animals.This was the last release I played on. We recorded all of the music in one studio then did vocals and mixing in Susanne Vega's studio...oooh fancy. This was our 1st record with Chris Niser on drums and saw JL taking over vocal duties again. When we toured for this record JL only did vocals and Young Dave played guitar.
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The Weakest Boy In The Troop Award - Excursion Records

This CD was a compilation of Singles, splits, compilation and rare tracks. Fun.
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Natalie Wood's Pool Party part 1

This is from 1986. Vintage SI Hardcore! Featuring young John Lisa of Serpico, Nick Cato, Alex Armitage of Cannibal Overdrive, and Owen Mudworm!