Tuesday, November 29, 2011

POTENTIAL JOHNS - "The 90's" - CDR

    I have already discussed my long term obsession with this band, so I will spare you the gory details. As I mentioned before, Mike Wiebe made me a 90 minute tape of songs by the POTENTIAL JOHNS back in 2000 and I took the tape on every road trip or tour I went on until I lost it somewhere in Phoenix, AZ in 2006. I will go as far as to say that I felt like I had lost a piece of myself. I probably sent Jeff (the sole songwriter and person playing every instrument on these recordings) some long, rambling email whining about losing this tape and how much it meant to me. When I got home two weeks later, there was a package waiting for me containing this CD, other CD's full of home recordings and all of the MARKED MEN albums. Needless to say, I was beside myself with happiness and my roommates had to suffer through hearing this man's voice through my walls for the next year.
   This CD is 33 (one of them is repeated) untitled songs recorded on 4 track during the 90's in Texas. Some of them were re-recorded later and appeared on records. Many of them were only passed around on mix tapes and through the internet. All of them are pure pop genius.
                          Download POTENTIAL JOHNS
re-uploaded 2013
at

16 comments:

  1. keeferooniDecember 4, 2011 at 8:17 PM

    Any chance of a track listing here?

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  2. HarvesterDecember 4, 2011 at 9:17 PM

    Nope. When I got this, it was just a CDR that said "The 90's" on it. That's it. Sorry.

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  3. keeferooniDecember 5, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Aw dang. A proper thanks is still in order. Love this blog, man.

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  4. BryanSeptember 25, 2012 at 7:32 AM

    I can't thank you enough for uploading this. I can never have enough of any of the Marked Men side projects. Are you excited about Jeff's new band Novice? I sure as hell am.

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  5. HarvesterSeptember 25, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    Yeah and it's really good, of course...I think they're already done with since He's not in Japan anymore...or on hiatus.

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  6. RobMarch 11, 2013 at 9:22 AM

    Sort of a long shot but... The link doesn't work anymore. Any chance of a new link? I just got into these guys BIG TIME and all I have is their 2-track EP. Please help

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  7. HarvesterMarch 11, 2013 at 10:53 AM

    Not a long shot. It works now.

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  8. ChrisApril 8, 2013 at 4:48 PM

    I got the track listing for this somewhere, when I find it i'll post it. Same cd jeff made me! I think :)

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  9. ChrisApril 8, 2013 at 4:49 PM

    I got the track listing, I'll look for it and post. this blog is great! got the same cd from jeff ages ago.

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  10. UnknownMay 20, 2013 at 8:48 PM

    Early Jeff Burke Band, check them out:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaevWBbsuRI&feature=youtu.be

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  11. AnonymousAugust 20, 2013 at 3:17 PM

    anyone have contact info for novice/radioactivity, or jeff burke?

    ps thanks for the upload, can't stop playing it!

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  12. Justina AnnJanuary 1, 2014 at 5:44 PM

    Did anyone find a track listing?

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  13. AnonymousAugust 24, 2018 at 1:11 AM

    this is the best i could do for the tracklist:

    1. Why'd You Walk Away
    5. Finally Through
    12. Sit Quietly (same as the song on the Chinese Telephones split)
    15. Need You
    22. Unknown (same as the song labelled "Unknown" on OFF BABY!, but whether or not that is actually the title, or just an unknown song is unknown to me)
    26. Sit Quietly (same as the version on OFF BABY!, but not the same as the one on the Chinese Telephones split, so i'm guessing one of these is wrong, since the music and lyrics sound different)
    27. Lost
    31. Wonder Why
    33. Insecurities
    34. You never Cared

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  14. AmigoJuly 28, 2019 at 7:43 AM

    Thanks, Harvester, for this upload. It's great.
    This is what I can add to the tracklist:
    4. Never
    6. Lonely Man
    7. Don't Really Wanna Know
    11. What A Waste
    13. Please Believe
    19. Father
    23. On You
    24. Best Songs
    26. Don't Cuss
    28. I'd Like to See

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  15. UnknownFebruary 11, 2020 at 9:10 PM

    You've made a new fan, just from simply listening to good music in a time when it's becoming more and more scarce. Thank you friend

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  16. Ben MichonSeptember 25, 2022 at 7:17 PM

    Thanks for this. I played in a band called Glitchell and our singer Todd Alexander turned me on to this music. RIP. Jeff's music speaks to me way more than the Marked Men stuff.

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