Scheduled to be released in 2000 on M8 records as part of the Lifesavors Anthology Volume 1. Never released. Track list below is from the M8 listing. A bootleg later surfaced that had 20 songs. The M8 version seemed to leave off the opening song, “Young.”
The exact date or location of this recording is unknown. The band also talks about recording their second album on their own label. Eight songs from the bootleg were never released, so those were probably meant for the new album that never materialized. Michael Knott mentions writing one of the unreleased songs called “For You.” The song “Jesus Hold Me Closer” is later attributed to Knott. “Front Slidder” was later recorded by The Lifters on What Love’s All About and attributed to Chris Brigandi, but Brigandi later confirmed that Knott wrote the song.
Michael, Mark, and Kevin are mentioned between songs, as well as some band members named John and Brandon. Chris Wimber is not mentioned, so his involvement with this project is unknown.
| Label: | (none) |
| Format: | Bootleg |
| Recorded: | 1982 |
| Genre: | Power Pop |
| Michael Knott: | Rhythm Guitar, BGVs |
| Mark Krischak: | Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar, BGVs |
| Kevin Annis: | Drums, Percussion, BGVs |
| Chris Wimber: | unknown |
| John (?): | unknown |
| Brandon (?): | unknown |
| 01) | Young | Krischak | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 02) | For You | Knott | |
| 03) | Oh, Yeah | Krischak | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 04) | I Am | Wimber, Krischak | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 05) | Front Slidder | Knott | |
| 06) | Go Go to Jesus | unknown | |
| 07) | Trends | unknown | aka “Passin’ Trends,” also on Mark Krischak & Friends – Volume 1 |
| 08) | Try Anything | unknown | |
| 09) | Take Me Over | Krischak | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 10) | New | Krischak, Wimber | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 11) | Where You Going | Krischak | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 12) | Jetstream | Wimber | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 13) | Operation | Krischak | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 14) | Life | Krischak | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 15) | Us Kids | Krischak | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 16) | Open the Door | unknown | |
| 17) | Blue | Krischak, Wimber | studio version is on Us Kids |
| 18) | Jesus Hold Me Closer | Knott | |
| 19) | Time to Praise the Lord | unknown | |
| 20) | Christianity | Krischak | studio version is on Us Kids |
Lyrics and Credits
To read the complete lyrics and credits, please see this document. If anything is incorrect, please let me know.
“Front Slider” was rerecorded by the Lifters on their second album.
First song (the missing one) is ‘Young.’
I might have been in crowd in this recording (s). Saw them several times at Calvary Downey during that era.