In the Studio 1987 – 5-song EP out Feb 1!

Pre-order here:

https://theuptones.bandcamp.com/album/in-the-studio-1987

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Recorded in August of 1987, these are the last studio tracks made by the UpTones during their original run. Three 24-track analog reels were transferred to digital and mixed down in 2025, a mere 38 years later. Soon available, from Berkeley Cat Records.

Charles Stella – Vocals and Guitars
Eric Dinwiddie – Vocals and Guitars
Paul Jackson – Vocals, Keyboards, and various percussion
Ben Eastwood – Bass
John Mader – Drums
Adam Beach – Baritone Sax
Scott Jensen – Trumpet
Josh Miller – Tenor Sax

Original recordings produced and engineered by Jim Dean at the Music Annex in Menlo Park, California, in August of 1987

Transferred to digital by Russell Bond,
and mixed by Eric Dinwiddie for Berkeley Cat Records, in late 2025

Mastered by Myles Boisen
Artwork by Paul Jackson with a photo by David Kerner

Live at the Rheem Theater, Nov. 8, 1986 – full album, now live in the streaming services

Wayback machine in full effect – On Berkeley Cat Records – here’s this whole concert from late 1986!

In Bandcamp:

And streaming services:

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/theuptones/live-at-the-rheem-theater-nov-8-1986

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Cool Vibe (Live, Rheem Theater, 1986)

Cool Vibe is an instrumental horn section feature, composed by UpTones’ trumpet player Scott “Ska-T” Jensen. This was a favorite in our live set at the time, and here it is as recorded live, at the Rheem Theater in Moraga, CA in Nov. 1986.

Also find in streaming services via this fine widget.

Footprints In The Sand (Live, Rheem Theater, 1986)

Another one recorded live at the Rheem Theater in Rheem, California on November 8, 1986, on Paul’s cassette recorder next to the sound board.

You can also find this on a number of popular streaming services. Lookitup, lookitup

Step Down (Live, Rheem Theater, 1986)

Recorded live at the Rheem Theater in Moraga, California on November 8, 1986 on Paul Jackson’s cassette recorder next to the sound board, Step Down was never recorded in the studio, and this is its first digital release. More to come from this set in coming weeks!