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\"Sincerely<\/div>\n
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\nSincerely Paul was an obscure band that released one record on Blonde Vinyl and then disappeared. Grieve<\/i> was a dark gothic alternative album that won a lot of critical praise, but not too many record sales.<\/p>\n

Members of Sincerely Paul went on to form bands like SLIDE, Big Ox Laughing, and Laughing Stock. Recently a few members of Sincerely Paul purchased the rights to their Blonde Vinyl album and re-issued it with a bonus disc. SLIDE was also recently resurrected as a full band that released an album called Auto Tune Massacre<\/i>. A few left-over Sincerely Paul songs were updated for that album. SLIDE then decided to change their name to Dime Store Zombies.\n<\/td>\n

 <\/td>\n\"Sincerly
\"Sincerly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Pre-Blonde Vinyl Career<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"Sincerely<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Sincerely<\/a><\/td>\n

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\nDemo\/EP<\/b><\/span>
\nIndependent (1988)<\/p>\n

Noah Elias<\/b> – drums
\nRay Flowers<\/b> – guitar
\nMichael Hackett<\/b> – synthesizers
\nBrian Singer<\/b> – bass
\nJim Preston Strawn<\/b> – voice<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n What’s the Difference?\t<\/td>\n 4:23 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n You Gotta Love\t\t\t<\/td>\n 3:25 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n The Real Me\t\t\t<\/td>\n 4:21 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n Crime of Persecution\t\t<\/td>\n 4:55 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nCassette single<\/b><\/span>
\nIndependent (1989)<\/p>\n

Mike Baker<\/b> – drums
\nRay Flowers<\/b> – guitar
\nMichael Hackett<\/b> – synthesizers
\nBrian Singer<\/b> – bass
\nJim Preston Strawn<\/b> – voice<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n Darkness Blinds You\t<\/td>\n 6:03 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n 19 Years\t\t\t<\/td>\n <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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ACM Journal #1 listed a new album for Sincerely Paul coming out in Fall 1989 on Lightening Records, but that might have been speculation.<\/p>\n

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\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nACM Journal Volume 1<\/b><\/span>
\nIndependent (1991)
\nProduced by Brian Webster<\/b> with Sincerely Paul<\/b><\/p>\n

Mike Baker<\/b> – drums
\nRay Flowers<\/b> – guitar
\nMichael Hackett<\/b> – synthesizers
\nBrian Singer<\/b> – bass
\nJim Preston Strawn<\/b> – voice<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
04) <\/td>\n I Saw Sin <\/td>\n 5:27 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Blonde Vinyl Releases<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"album<\/td>\n <\/td>\n\n\n\n
\nGrieve<\/b><\/span>
\nBVCD3312 (1991)
\nProduced by Sincerely Paul<\/b><\/p>\n

Mike Baker<\/b> – drums
\nRay Flowers<\/b> – guitar
\nMichael Hackett<\/b> – synthesizers
\nBrian Singer<\/b> – bass
\nJim Preston Strawn<\/b> – voice<\/p>\n

Michelle Dawn<\/b> – additional vocal on “Those That Kill”<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01) <\/td>\n Open \t\t\t<\/td>\n 1:45 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02) <\/td>\n Nineteen Years \t<\/td>\n 4:25 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03) <\/td>\n Bare My Soul \t\t<\/td>\n 5:19 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04) <\/td>\n Drug \t\t\t<\/td>\n 6:20 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05) <\/td>\n House Of Fire \t\t<\/td>\n 6:19 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
06) <\/td>\n Shame Last Sunday\t<\/td>\n 4:20 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
07) <\/td>\n Those That Kill \t<\/td>\n 5:19 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
08) <\/td>\n Grieve \t\t\t<\/td>\n 5:06 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
09) <\/td>\n Wait \t\t\t<\/td>\n 6:20 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10) <\/td>\n Helpless \t\t<\/td>\n 2:22 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11) <\/td>\n Turnaway \t\t<\/td>\n 7:30 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12) <\/td>\n Close \t\t\t<\/td>\n 1:28 <\/td>\n Sincerely Paul <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n

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Blonde Vinyl Compilation Appearances<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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