TAYLOR: THE GUIDE TO ANY AND ALL
RECORDED MUSIC (BOTH RELEASED & UNRELEASED)
THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT

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1987-1990
MISCELLANEOUS SOLO DEMO CASSETTES
Chris Taylor
(dozens; uncatalogued; unavailable to the public)

1987
SO MUCH FOR THE BLUES
Chris Taylor
(cassette-only release)
recorded on 4-track and very limited edition release, mostly in San Antonio, TX. 
Highlights include ‘chains of shame’ and ‘around the world’.  File under Chris Taylor.

1991
A PLACE TO HIDE AWAY, VOL 1 & 2
Chris Taylor & Matt Slocum
(cassette-only release)
Recorded at Phil Lovelady’s (situation taboo) kitchen table on a 4-track and dubbed to cassette. Masters were ruined when left in a box in the washroom and leaking water destroyed the cassettes! About fifty copies were sold between Texas and True Tunes Record Store in Wheaton, IL.

Jan 1991
SIMPLE THINGS CONFOUND THE WISE MAN
Chris Taylor & Windows
(cassette-only release)
recorded in New Braunfels, TX. live to 2-Track by Carl Nowatny in a small shack called Walk on Water Studio. Marks first appearance by Matt Slocum (sixpence) on guitar.  Chris Dodds played the drums, TJ Behling played bass, and Mike Acevedo guested on guitar.  File under Chris Taylor & Windows.  Mostly sold in Texas and through True Tunes Record store in Wheaton, IL.

1992
LOVE & RHYTHM RADIO SINGLE
Chris Taylor & Windows
(CD)
Made it to the ACM JOURNAL VOL 2 disc of indie music. Track taken from the “simple things” project.  Taylor also provides the artwork for the cd’s cover.

1992
SOUL RASH
Love Coma
(cassette)
Band changes name to LOVE COMA and in June and July begin to record songs for a new independent project.  Recorded by Donnie Meals at Edit Point Studios in San Antonio, TX.   New bass player in Jeff Duncan; Slocum and Dodds still on board. Released regionally in 1993 as a cassette-only release.
01. BIG RECONSTRUCTION
02. WHAT'S BEHIND THOSE EYES
03. NOW.
04. HEARTWIDEOPEN
05. SPICE
06. DOUBT
07. EMPTY
08. 2 1/2
09. DISAPPEAR
10. ON MY WAY

1992
WHAT’S BEHIND THOSE EYES RADIO SINGLE
Love Coma
(CD)
premiered on the ACM JOURNAL VOL 3 disc. Original version can be found on “soul rash”. 
Special Thanks to Tom Stephenson.

1994
SOUL RASH
Love Coma
(CD)
Thanks to John Thompson (of True Tunes) LOVE COMA gets a second chance and a distribution deal.  They redo the albums’ artwork (both the original and new covers by Paul Soupiset) and begin to cause controversy in the marketplace.   (side note:  “That was not our intention,  I just am a bit more visual than most of these conservative bands… I wanted the cover to be very descriptive of the band’s name,” said Taylor.)
01. BIG RECONSTRUCTION
02. WHAT'S BEHIND THOSE EYES
03. NOW.
04. HEARTWIDEOPEN
05. SPICE
06. DOUBT
07. EMPTY
08. 2 1/2
09. DISAPPEAR
10. ON MY WAY

1994
LOST DEMOS
(not transferred)
Love Coma
Recorded with Donnie Meals @ Edit Point Studios.  Tracks included ‘strangers’ clothes’, ‘astronaut’ and ‘goodbye’ as well as many others.  Matt Slocum plays on many of these tracks.  Also Jim Skinner played guitar on several tracks as well. Chris Dodds played drums, Jeff Duncan played bass.  As of today, no one knows where the master tapes are.

1994
ETCETERA SAMPLER
Love Coma (appeared alongside other artists)
Etcetera Records
(CD) -
' Heartwideopen,' 'Doubt,' and 'Disappear,' appeared on the Etcetera Sampler (Compilation CD), Etcetera Records, 1994

1994
SLIGHTLY USED
(recorded live to DAT.  Released on cassette only.)
Chris Taylor
Recorded much like the Lo- Fi Project where friends were brought in to play songs they never heard before.  The music is very acoustic and laid back.  Tracks feature everyone from Matt Slocum on guitar, Paul Soupiset singing and playing guitar, Shane Kyle on tape recorder, Phil Lovelady on acoustic guitar, Bryan Slagle on acoustic guitar, Patrick Steele on percussion, Chris Dodds on drums and more.  It was here that ‘Wonderful Thing’, ‘jigsawman’, and ‘swing your dress’ was born. Once again engineered by Donnie Meals and produced by Chris Taylor.

1995
LANGUAGE OF FOOLS
Love Coma
(CD)
The band signs to R.E.X. Music and travels  to Sacramento, CA. to work with producer Mike Roe of the 77’s.  Chris Mattingly replaces Slocum on guitar, Duncan on bass, Dodds on drums. Roe plays guitar on ‘she was’ and ‘spinning through the night’ which was a hidden track (77- get it?) and guested English writer and poet Steve Scott on‘selfless’ and 77’s bass player Mark Harmon on ‘Wednesday’.

1995
“INTRODUCING LOVE COMA” RADIO COMPILATION
(CD)
Featuring music and interview from Randy Stonehill and Tammy Trent along with these new kids on the R.E.X. block called Love Coma.  The bands featured tracks are ‘tomorrow takes too long’ and ‘astronaut’.  Both versions can be found on language of fools.  Plus has an interview with Taylor and song ID’s. This CD was never for sale.

1995
CROSSROADS COLLECTION
(CD)
Love Coma lands ‘tomorrow takes too long’ as the first track on this compilation CD featuring another Taylor- the genius Steve Taylor, Carolyn Arends, Michael W. Smith and more.

1996
SIX UNRELEASED TRACKS
(not transferred)
Love Coma
The band entered Edit Point Studio with Donnie Meals to record all new material.  ‘jesus is alive’, ‘you’re just another angel who can’t get no sleep’, ‘starfield frequency’, ‘hands untied’, ‘rain petals’ & a rockin’remake of ‘the price of failure’.  Some of these tracks may have surfaced because of Taylor himself dubbing them off or people who are looking for some hard to come by music.

1996
THE FLU SESSION!
(recorded to DAT, dubbed to cassette)
File under Love Coma. 
Called the FLU SESSION because Taylor was extremely sick but chose to record anyway (since it was for free).  Matt Slocum had set up a makeshift recording studio in New Braunfels an invited us to come and record some tunes.  The band was Taylor, Dodds on drums, Matt Odom played bass and Chris Mattingly played lead guitar.  The track list includes ‘Jesus is alive’, ‘all along the watchtower’, ‘laughing in the face of love’ and ‘the price of failure’. 
Master DAT not found.

1997
TAYLOR DEMOS FOR BRENT BOURGEOIS
(cassette) 
Chris Taylor
These songs were written as solo demos just after breaking up Love Coma.  The
tracklist includes ‘good thing’, ‘bright and morning star’, ‘swimming’ &
‘spectacular murder’.  Brent chose the former two to record as demos for
Word Records in Nashville,TN. 

1997
BRIGHT & MORNING STAR RADIO SINGLE
MINDY’S REVENGE compilation CD
(CD)
Chris Taylor
Recorded for the MINDY’S REVENGE compilation CD put out through
Word/Epic Records.  Recorded @ Salt Mine Studios in Nashville by Craig Hansen.  Matt Slocum plays the lead guitar, Bourgeois sings background vocals.

1997
GOOD THING SINGLE
(CD)
Chris Taylor
Taylor signs a recording contract with Rhythm House Records and they put out the two demos shelved after chosing not to sign with Word Records. ‘morning star’ and ‘good thing’. The CD features to different edits of each track.
01. GOOD THING
02. GOOD THING [RADIO EDIT]
03. BRIGHT & MORNING STAR
04. BRIGHT & MORNING STAR [RADIO EDIT]

1997
7-BALL MAGAZINE’S GAS COLLECTION #5
Chris Taylor
(CD)
This compilation CD featured the full (6:14) version of  ‘good thing’.

1998
CMC STAGE/ATLANTA FEST ’98
(CD)
Chris Taylor
Once again, ‘good thing’ was chosen for this compilation. The Chris Taylor Band performed at the festival with Riki Michele on background vocals, immediately after their performance, thunder storms crashed down on the festival grounds. 

1998
STUDENT ENGINEERING CLASS
(recorded on A-DAT,dubbed to cassette & salvaged on to CD)
Chris Taylor
Recorded @ Edit Point Studio by unidentified student engineers.  The song Taylor chose to record was a new one called ‘something about free will’and has never appeared on any release although, Taylor has publicly stated he rather liked this recorded version.  The band consisted of Chris Dodds on drums, Levi White on bass, Mike Atkins played keyboards while Taylor played acoustic guitar and sang.

1998
DOWN GOES THE DAY
(CD & CASSETTE)
Chris Taylor
Produced by Steve Dady, Matt Slocum guests on guitar and cello.  Riki Michele (of Adam Again) guest vocals on the title track and ‘seahorse’.  Available through Rhythm House Records.  There was a limited edition prerelease with different artwork for the cover and featured ‘salt of the earth’ as track 11, instead of the hidden track it was on the official release.
01. GOD ONLY KNOWS
02. ANOTHER WITNESS
03. JESUS IS ALIVE
04. ALREADY FORGOTTEN THE NAME
05. WHAT DO YOU WANT
06. LEARN TO PRAY
07. SEAHORSE
08. THE RIGHT SHOES
09. DEEP REASONS WHY (IT JUST IS)
10. DOWN GOES THE DAY
11. BONUS TRACK: SALT OF THE EARTH

1998
DEEP REASONS WHY RADIO SINGLE
(CD)
Chris Taylor
Art work features our very own “Got Milk?” triplets and has the original version
of‘deep reasons why (it just is)’.

1998
LEARN TO PRAY + FULL RELEASE RADIO SINGLE
(CD)
Chris Taylor
Release of entire Down Goes The Day, fronted with radio-ready version of Learn to Pray

1998
DIAMANTE EXTREME MUSIC COMPILATION
(CD)
Chris Taylor
‘God Only Knows’from ‘down goes the day’ was chosen along side The Galactic
Cowboys and Ty Tabor for this rockin’CD

1998
LATE NIGHT DEMOS
(live to dat)
Chris Taylor
Levi White records Taylor in a late night session at Edit Point. Track list
includes:  ‘got His eyes on you’, ‘love is best’, ‘people get ready- yes,
that one’, & ‘sick and tired of sick and tired’.  Taylor doubled himself on
guitar and harmonica. None of these songs have been released.

1999
DEMOS FOR A ‘STRAIGHT UP GOSPEL RECORD’
(recorded to minidisc)
Chris Taylor
This project was put on indefinite hold by Rhythm House.  Track listing includes:  ‘all the ways of man’, ‘december’, ‘send me a friend’, ‘god’s fools’, ‘oxygen of the gospel’, ‘for the good of those that love him’, ‘higher ground’, ‘I am not defeated’, ‘man is…’, ‘edges of His ways’and a song written by Paul
Soupiset called ‘121’.  These songs were performed on acoustic guitar and
vocal only.  Paul Soupiset doubled the acoustic on several tracks.  (Jan
6th 1999)

1999
THE TRUE TUNES RECORDS 99 SUMMER FESTIVAL SAMPLER
(CD)
Chris Taylor
‘Jesus is alive’ appeared as a bonus cut on this seven song compilation.  The version on this CD is identical to the version found on ‘down goes the day’.

1999
LIVINGROOM SESSION DEMOS
Chris Taylor
(minidisc to CD master)
Recorded by Taylor at his home in San Antonio.  Track listing includes:‘ravish my heart’, ‘sundown’, ‘high on love’, ‘watching over you’, ’over’, ‘grace,speed,urgency’, ‘know what you’re made of’, ‘bus stop’, ‘sing yourself through slavery’, ‘accidental charm/take one’ and a rough demo of ‘trouble for the world’. 
Most of the songs are acoustic in nature, though several guest appearances by
Lady Jane Gray, Justin Graves and Shane Kyle, as well as Ruben V on acoustic
guitar.  It also includes several live versions of cover tunes ‘sweet thing’
(by Van Morrison) and ‘inner city blues’ (by Marvin Gaye).  The latter was
recorded in Austin, TX while opening for the 77’s and features a scorching
lead guitar by Richard Kentopp.

2000
WORTHLESS PURSUIT OF THINGS ON THE EARTH
(CASSETTE& CD)
Chris Taylor
Limited edition prerelease and official release in late
summer.  Recorded in Nashville and produced by Rick Elias and Mark Robertson. 
Engineered by Jordan Richter.  Kevin Max (of dc talk)guests on ‘higher
ground’ and a power packed band includes Jimmy A. on guitar,Aaron Smith on
drums, Rick Elias plays keys and guitars, Mark Robertson plays bass and some
guitars, Sarah Hoover sings and plays cello.

2000
ONE MAN DOWN/CHRIS TAYLOR BAND LIVE
(CD BOOTLEG)
Chris Taylor
First in a series of ‘eternal gypsy bootlegs’ and features tracks taken from live dates while on tour with Waterdeep. Not available in any stores, can only get it through the web site.
01. ANOTHER WITNESS
02. SECRET OF THE UNIVERSE
03. THIRTY THREE
04. SAD DAY IN HEAVEN
05. WONDERFUL THING
06. HIGHER GROUND
07. BLEEDING HEARTS CLUB
08. HIGH ON LOVE
09. THE RIVER
10. WATCHING OVER YOU
11. DOWN GOES THE DAY/AMAZING GRACE

2000
WE THE LIVING/ VOL 2
(CD)
Chris Taylor
A compilation cd featuring a haunting Taylor track called ‘swimming’ dedicated to one of Taylor’s heroes in the late Jeff Buckley. Chris' tribute to the late Jeff Buckley appears as the closing track on We The Living Volume II compilation CD.

2000
THE LO-FI PROJECT (PREMIX/PREMASTER ETERNAL GYPSY RELEASE)
(CD)
Chris Taylor
‘eternal gypsy bootleg vault’.  All new songs recorded at Cactus Country Studios in San Antonio, TX. When we say lo-fi, we mean it.
01. THE JOY OF MOVEMENT
02. COURAGE TO CRAWL
03. UNKNOWN HOUR
04. I AM THE LEAST IN MY FATHERS HOUSE
05. GRACE, SPEED, URGENCY
06. SEND ME A FRIEND
07. TROUBLE FOR THE WORLD
08. SOFT PLACE TO FALL
09. LOVINGARMS
10. BEFORE OUR WEDDING DAY

2001
HIGHER GROUND RADIO SINGLE
(not available to purchase.
Listen to it at the christaylormusic.com juke joint)
Chris Taylor
[Radio remix by Marius Perron.]

2001
DEEP BLUE SEA - CHRIS TAYLOR SAMPLER VOLUME 1
(CD)
Chris Taylor
A sampler showcasing some of Taylor's projects at the time;
a stopgap until Lo-Fi and Brand New Ache were officially released.
1. Clear Blue Goodbye
2. Here’s to the Losers…Bless Them All
3. Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
4. Oxygen of the Gospel
5. Trouble for the World
6. Courage to Crawl
Bonus Tracks
7. Thirty Three (live in austin, tx)
8. Bleeding Hearts Club (live in austin, tx featuring mike roe)
9. Wednesday (night version)
10. Tomorrow Takes Too Long (1995)

2001
BRAND NEW ACHE/ THE LO-FI PROJECT DOUBLE CD COLLECTOR SET
(CD)
FORTHCOMING

 

REGIONAL PROJECTS TAYLOR HAS PRODUCED

DANDELION MYTH/FISH OUT, OUT OF WATER:
This was Taylors’ two and a half dizzying days of fun and chaos with the band. Levi White, Tyce and Beau kicked through some of their new and old tunes with firey passion. "It was definitely a demo project and I know the band struggled with each other at times, but it’s got some real interesting stuff on there! It was a good step forward, I just wish we could have had more time to make heads or tails of it." Taylor said.

1994-1995
PAUL SOUPISET/ACOUSTIC COFFEE:
Another creative project that Taylor had his hand in. Again, recorded at Edit Point Studios with Donnie Meals and featured various members of Love Coma, including Matt Slocum on guitar.
"Paul writes like no one else I know. Very witty and intellectual… yet poetic and intimate. He’s very underrated since he does the music thing ‘on the side’ and people don’t perceive him as a legit musician. But he’s very ligit, a complete visual and commercial artist. He’s the real thing!" Chris
also sang, played guitar and even played percussion on a track.
For more info check out soupiset.com

1998
DÓXA
An interesting project by Dan Strader and Demetrios Leiloglou slanted towards a ‘worship-feel’ with acoustic guitars, harmony vocals and percussive drum sounds. Complete with the Youth Choir at San Antonio’s Wayside Church. Taylor added his own personal touches on songs like ‘Maker of the Stars’ and ‘Nothing but the Blood’. Singer/songwriter Eddie Morales plays lead guitar on ‘Maker…’ as well.

1999
DAN DUET/TOUCH THE FLAME:
Dan Duet is another singer/songwriter heavily involved with the church and wanted to make a record that reflected his passions for God and his personal relationships. After Taylor produced an earlier demo, they decided to take it up a notch with ‘Touch the Flame’.
Recorded over at Tony Frackowiak’s home studio, the record has some sparkling moments in the songs ‘Come to the Cross’ and ‘A Bridge to Heaven’. Taylor guests on several tracks, ‘Lost Without Your Love", harmonica on ‘Fly Away Fly’ and Taylor and Eddie Morales play guitars on ‘…And Time Stood Still’, a brooding track featuring dj Pat Rodgers.

2000
ROBERT DUPUY/LET THE RIVER FLOW:
Taylor enlisted Shane and Justin, Sarah and Ruben, Paul Soupiset and percussionist Paul Cookson to help Robert create his first demo. Monica Gonzalez sings bg vocals on the title track.

 

 

REGIONALPROJECTS TAYLOR HAS PLAYED ON:

2000
LADY JANE GREY
Although not officially credited with production,
Taylor’s influence was strong in the beginning months of this project. Sarah and Dave even chose to record a song Taylor ‘gave’ to them called ‘Better Days Ahead’, in which Dave wrote the music to Chris’ lyric. Taylor also played tremolo electric gutiar on ‘Fire’. Ruben V. lends a swampy-slide guitar on ‘everwater’ and Justin and Shane make up the bulk of the rhythm section. The music is all their own, with deep, poetic lyrics and vibey chords to match (not to mention Sarah’s lovely cello).
Check out ladyjanegreaymusic.com

2000
MISTY JONES/ALL I WANT IS YOU
Taylor played harmonica on ‘Wish You Were Here’- no, not the Pink Floyd song. Justin Graves and Shane Kyle are the albums’ rhythm section along with guest appearances by all sorts of folks
like Greg Berry on Rhodes piano. Taylor was also summoned to paint the artwork for the cd’s cover. Check out http://mistyjonesmusic.com

2000
PAUL SOUPISET/OVER THE RHINE TRIBUTE
Paul recorded Over the Rhine’s ‘All I Need is Everything’ in November 2000 for possible inclusion on an OTR tribute album to be released later this year. Taylor played djembe and sang background vocals along with Sarah Hoover, while Paul played guitar and sang. Jeff DeVerter was enlisted to play guitar, percussion and help with production and the engineering process.
For more info check out soupiset.com

 

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