The following list represents the recovered tapes from The Uninvited Guest archive that are still playable. Contents have been noted. Plans to digitize and remaster these recordings are in process. If you can assist us with the project, please contact us (see the "I'd like to add..." page). Keep in mind, not all of this can or should be preserved. This represents only what is currently known to exist.

Tape #1 (Maxell UDS-II 60) Label: "Talk 2U*3, Sulu Master"

Side A:
1. Talk 2 U #1
2. *Talk 2 U #2
3. Talk 2 U #3 sound loss on this take
4. *Sulu Loves Spock
Blank
Run time about 20 min.

Side B:
1. Charge
2. Bob's Techno Keys
(Too much to listen to.)

Tape #2 (Maxell UD 90) Label "WTUG INTERVIEW"

(Will check at later date)

Tape #3 (Maxell UR90) Label "Uninvited Guests"

Side A:
1. *Open (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1983) recorded in Zykie's family room Fall 1983
2. *Florida-da-da (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1983) "
3. *Baby Seals (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1983) "
4. *Interlude "I burried Zykie" (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1983) "
5. *Interlude "Mike C.'s guitar and Larry's Introduction to Velvet Shine" recorded at Cincinnati Convention Center c.1984.
6. Chicken From Hell (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Greg 1984) UltraSuede? 1987? low quality dub
7. Security (Doc/Mike C./Chris/Bob/Larry/Mike R. 1984) UltraSuede? 1987? low quality dub
Run Time about 10-12 minutes
Tracks 7 and 8 are low quality dubs - test on another deck.

Side B: Blank

Tape #4 (Memorex dbs90) Label: "Mikey Sings and Intros"

Side A: c. 1987 (Mike B./Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) At the Plaza, Christmas.
1. Intros at the Plaza
2. We built this city (intro)
3. We Killed all the Teachers (intro) "the Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot tribute, sort of."
4. Skip School and Rock (intro)"the Twisted Sister and Quiet Riot tribute #2, sort of."
5. Bucky Beaver
6. You give love a bad name (intro)
7. Sleigh Ride "it's only a joke"
8. Feliz Navidad "accapello jello"
9. The Eavey Shuffle (cut off by overdubbed Human Zoo on a bad cd player-then blank)
Run Time under 15 minutes

Side B: Blank

Tape #5 (No brand tape) Label: "Meadow Fresh Inc"

Side A:
1. Security (Doc/Mike C./Chris/Bob/Larry/Mike R. 1984) Very very poor quality
2. Security (Doc/Mike C./Chris/Bob/Larry/Mike R. 1984) Ultrasuede, low quality dub.
Run time under 10 minutes

Side B:

Tape #6 (Radioshack Concertape 90) Label blank

Side A:
1. *Open (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1983) recorded in Zykie's famly room Fall 1983 (good as it gets?)
2. *Florida-da-da (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1983)
3. *The Blues (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1983)
4. *Baby Seals (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1983)
5. *Ghandi's Best Friend (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie/Dave N. 1983) "Yes, what is meatcake?"
6. *Interlude - I burried Zykie (Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1983)
7. *Surfin the Dead Sea (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) On 96 Rock
8. (the shortest song in the world - not TUG)
9. *Revolt of the Foolish Molar (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) On 96 Rock - Listen to Bender laugh
10. *Lets Get Integrated (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) early version -some tape distortion
11. *Punk Socks (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) not from 96 Rock but same version.
12. *Yvonne Yvonne (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) muffled vocals, lyrical conflict
13. *Jammin' Cap -- Chris and Zykie Jam (1984)
14. *Security (Mike C./Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) --is that a Fender Jaguar? And doorbells.
15. *Zoom (Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) Bob on Guitar?
16. *Interlude with Kazoo (Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984)
17. *Interlude -- Larry's Greatest ... (Larry 1984)
18. *Velvet Shine (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984)
19. *The Smile You Disguise (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) "I thought I was Carl Cole"
20. *Estatic (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) "Bill Electric" "If it feels right, it is right"
21. *Christmas is Over (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984)
22. *In Regards to a Savage (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) "My name is Dr. Strange…" Bob on Guitar
23. *Oozitan ic nic (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) "you must enjoy tribal music-from the oath"
24. *Refried - Mike C. laughs and other lovely remixes.
Run Time about 40 minutes

Side B:
1. *The Moon -- 1969 (Doc/Bob/Mike R.) Guitar Guy Session -(good as it gets?)
2. *K. Sex Machine -- 1970 (Doc/Bob/Mike R.) Guitar Guy Session
3. *Water Torture - 1973 (Doc/Bob/Mike R.) Guitar Guy Session
4. *Teacher - 1974 (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie)
5. *Yvonne, My Doll Forever On (Zykie/Mike R.) 1982
6. *Save It (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R. 1984) Who is playing guitar? Mike C.?
7. *Work Office, Take One (Mike C./Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R. 1984)
8. *Space Age Clam Bake (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984)
9. *Cockroach (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984) "anyone in the country can do it but in Florida they spray irritating fluids"
10. *Security (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984-5) Doug on Country Rock Guitar - Live. Larry and Bob sing together, slowly.
11. *Debbie Debbie (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984-5) Doug guitar session - Live, Possibly taped on a Boom Box at Bogart's - was Greg at this gig (or was this the Music palace gig?)
12. *Stir Fry Me Baby, Come Wok With Me (Julia) (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984-5)
13. *Surfin' The Dead Sea (Live with Doug) (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie 1984-5)
14. (root canal instructions pieced together)

 

Tape #7 (Maxell UR 60) Label "TUG Practice - Greatest Prize"

Side A:
1. *MTV Song (Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.)
2. *Greatest Prize (Mike B/Dave L./Doc/Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) (buzz, distortion and extra noise) with some lyrics and a yawn!! Use of Flanger.
3. Trust Territories in US Zip code computer at Bob's work, as explained
Blank
Run time about 10 minutes

Side B: Blank

Tape #8 (BASF LH-EI 90) Label "The Uninvited Guests"

Side A:
1. *I Wear No Disguise (Mike B/Dave L./Doc/Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) as good as it gets? Note: guitar out of tune.
2. *Jamaica (Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) some sound loss near verse 1
3. *Talk To you (Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.)
4. *Sulu Loves Spock (Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) guitar lead!! channels!! (4-track mix?)
5. Genuflect (Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) older, slower version - static, guitar out of tune, really bad ending
6. *Sweet Song (Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) Zamphir effects. Harmonizer on Mikey's voice.
7. *Nuclear Summer (Jim/Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) Good old recording. Recorded in Bob's basement. Craig? Charles? Guitar lead!!
8. *No War "Chenyenko Version" (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie) some bad spots on tape. Larry sings! Cut off near end.
9. *Chicken From Hell (Live-Mike W.)
10. *Surfin' the Dead Sea (Chris/Doc/Bob/Larry/Mike R./Zykie) (Live-Dave L. announces) not bad.
11. *American Pie "Christmas Rap Live Version" (D. McLain /Mike B./Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.)
12. *Prom Queen (Live) (Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W./John W.)
13. Heavy Metal Bitch (Live) (Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) cut off after verse one.

Side B:
1. (Boys Don't Cry on 97X)
2. *Ad--This week we're featuring The Uninvited Guests and their song Nuclear Summer
3. Buddy Rogers commercial. (tuning on radio weak)
4. *97X Sound Check introduction of TUG (Tonight at Bogarts w/ Redmath)
5. *Nuclear Summer (Jim/Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) on the radio! "Remember if you have a Nuclear War, don't drive" Next week, Carload of Sheep.
(Blank)
Runtime side A 45 min, side B about 10.

Tape #9 (Maxell LN60) Label "VARIOUS / CLASH"

Side A:
1. Security (Tape degridation-bad recording) Ultrasuede?
2. I Wear No Disguise (Mike B/Doc/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.) degridation
3. Genuflect (Mike B/Doc/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.)
Run time under 15 minutes
Side ends with Europa and the Pirate Twins, etc. which had been taped over.

Side B:
Low quality recording of Combat Rock (Clash) from a scratchy LP

Tape #10 (BASF 90) Label "t.u.g."

Side A:
1. Set up for practice, tape running
2. Test levels, Bob sings (about 8 minutes have expired)
3. *A New Song? (Mike B/Dave L./Bob/Mike R./Mikey W.?) recorded in Bob's basement c1985
4. Chicken From Hell (false start)
5. Chicken From Hell (false start)
6. *Chicken From Hell (octopad practice version) recorded in Bob's basement c1985
Run Time about 20-22 minutes

Side B:
2nd 97 Exposure Contest (what year?) Nothing about TUG but one song byDoc's favorite band, Tokyo Rose.

Tape #11 (Radio Shack concertape 90) Label: "8-14-84 Practice for Bogarts - Mike Doc - Spectators"

Side A:
1. *Velvet Shine - keep the talk. Attempt at harmony
2. Larry's advice about getting pork rinds wet
3. Peter Gunn, introducting the band, test test test (Doug B)
4. Planet Claire keyboard riff
5. Buy those roto toms talk, talk, more talk
6. *Hello everybody, Introduction to Planet Claire, and Planet Claire I
7. **Planet Claire II "good evening everybody" "jammin' cap"
8. *Jump play close attention to the drumming
9. Jump II - Partial
10. Punk Socks - Partial
11. *Punk Socks
12. *Jump III
13. Punk Socks/Jump (someone trying to play guitar?) cut off

Side B:
1. Yvonne Yvonne
2. *Yvonne Yvonne
3. Yvonne Yvonne
Blank

Tape #12 (FUJI DR 90) Label: "Building Lounge (inst)" Everything is instrumental.

Side A:
1. Big Drugs (Live) voices very low, guitar very high -- bad mix
2. Nuclear Summer, not the best version - actually, pretty bad. "good evening, we are the new Monkees"
3. Deceit-can't hear lyrics. Very sloppy, wacky keyboards
4. Talk to You (or Pale Boy at a Railroad Crossing) - no lyrics, bad mix
5. I Wear No Disguise - not good.
6. *Surfin' the Dead Sea -decent as an instrumental!!
7. We Killed all the Teachers
8. *Western Culture - people actually danced to this! Decent as instrumental
9. *The King is Dead - its wah wah night - decent instrumental … then a pause …
10. Genuflect ( or Why Can't Everything be that Way When I want it to be That Way - Dave: "Tonight is Smiths parody night. We all want to die.") yuck, really bad
11. Start - really really bad
12. Stigmata Martyr - so-so
13. American Pie with the Savior Rap

Side B:
1. Chicken From Hell - ending
2. Love Roller Coaster - really bad
3. Sulu Loves Spock - really bad
4. Heavy Metal Bitch - really bad
5. Armolite Rifle-really bad
6. (Lets hear it again for the Uninvited Guests)
Blank
Run time about 20 min on side B

Tape #13 (TDK D90) Label "Get to work Pete"

Side A:
1. *Get to Work Pete (Bob)
Then older songs from LPs
Run Time side A: under 5 minutes

Side B: (Plaza Show -- dedicated to Jennifer the bartender)
1. We are getting paid $150 for tonight….talk
2. **Big Drugs (Live) - okay
3. **Mikey stalls for Grocery Song: "We are all from the Hamilton Fairfield area….This song is for Jennifer." Then the song.
4. Genuflect - guitar way out of tune
5. **Udder Chaos -okay
6. **Headin' Out To the Highway (Dave on his new guitar, Bob on bass, Mike B sings, Mike R and Mike W sit out)
7. Prom Queen - bad guitar at beginning
8. *Surfin' The Dead Sea (let's do the ending over again) not bad (remember, were all sick)
9. *Born in the USA/Sworn in the CIA
10. Talk to You - bad guitar
11. *Dance and Scream (good as it gets?)
12. *Louie Louie
13. *Sulu Loves Spock -- not bad but cut off at end of tape

Tape #14 (TDK SA60) Label: "Original Mixable 4-track Recordings of Sulu & Talk to you"

Side A:
needs to be mixed down to Stereo - see tape #1

Side B:
No side B

Tape #15 (Ultrasound C-60) Label: "TUG Session Louie Louie, Pride, Modern Love, Save it, Touched by Fire"

Side A:
1. Louie Louie - some tape distortion. Zykie and Chris. Chris mentions cover of My Generation
2. Yvonne Yvonne (beginning)
3. Yvonne Yvonne - really really bad
4. *Pride - tape distortion, really really bad
5. Chris: "I did purple rain. I mean you guys are so concerned with the bull, you're not concerned with the stuff that can be taken seriously." Conversation
6. Songs from an LP Frankie goes to Hollywood, etc…

Side B:
1. Tape speed distortion
2. *Modern Love
3. Save It -- bad recording but played as well as can be expected
4. *Save It (again) with more feeling
5. Touched by Fire (beginning)
6. *Touched by Fire - Doc's contribution to Christian Music. Problems with tape source.
7. Touched by Fire --
Run time on B about 25 minutes
Blank

Tape #16

Bob sings some Midnight Oil thing 'beds are burning?"

Tape #17

Bob sings "Like a Virgin"

Tape #18

Chris and Tom Toth?

Tape #19

Bob and others sing "Like a Virgin" - earlier version

Tape #20 (Sony HF-S 90) Label: "Surrender (not Bob)"

Side A:
1. Some Christian Rock thing? What is this?

Tape #21 (TDK D90) Label: "Eaveys"

Side A:
1. *cut into beginning of Chicken From Hell
2. *Love Roller Coaster - some guitar problems
3. *Nuclear Summer -
4. *Girls
5. *The King is Dead (Elvis was Fat)
6. *Stigmata Martyr (Tornado Mix) -
Picking up before the storm.

Side B:
blank

Tape #22 (TDK SA 60) Label: "Ultrasuede Master"

Side A:
1. *Western Culture
2. *Chicken From Hell
3. *Security problem with very end of recording
4. Observer-only guitar, distorted, parts missing
Blank

Side B:
Blank

Tape #23 (ToneMaster 60) Label: "Practice at Pete's - Neat Stuff"

Side A:
1. middle of hearts and roses - too much distortion
2. Hearts and roses - too much distortion
3. Talk
4. New chord progression
5. Talk
6. Pete plays the new progression on an accoustic, breaks a string
7. *Something new? 2 chords, bass, drums. (kinda cool?) guitar notes - pretty good
8. *Hearts and Roses
Blank

Side B:
Blank

Tape #25 (Calibron 60) Label: "TUG PR Rock Music Yellow Rose"

Side A:
1. French Lesson
2. Rock Music - Tape distortion -- really bad
3. Yellow Rose - Tape distortion - really bad
4. *Wreck of the Edmond Fitzgerald - Tape distortion
5. *Sick and Ill and Ready to Die - distortion
6. *Sesame Street
7. Western Culture - not good
8. *Bob's instrumental
9. *A New Song? "I lost it"
10. French Lesson

Side B:
1. French Lesson

Tape #26 (Maxell UD 90) Label "A: T.U.G. STUFF B: OTHER MUSIC"

Side A:
1. "Shut up Bob" Are we recording over it?
2. *Sweet Song (½)
3. *Nuclear Summer
4. *Larry's Lullaby "Larry, go to sleep" "they're all gay"
5. "Jeff M. screwed up the tape" Mike B.'s disclaimer
6. *Larry's Lullaby II
Flock of Seagulls songs, etc. to the end.

Side B: (a practice at Mike B.'s?)
1. Bob on keyboard and drum machine
2. Early version of Dance and Scream (Bob only)
3. Dance and Scream, Bob, Pam, Mike W?, Mike B?, and Dave, some lyrics "Why, because I'm not wearing a coca-cola sweatshirt? Because my hair isn't parted in the middle?"
4. Talk 2 U - Bob sings different (christian?) lyrics, some tape distortion.
5. Not sure what that is
6. Another different thing "Dave: you realize we've been recording this crap"
7. *Miller Party - good recording (no guitar) - some tape distortion near end.
8. King is Dead (inst)
9. King is Dead (inst) again
10. King is Dead (again) different lyrics, Mike B. singing, cut off at end of tape

Tape #27 (TDK SA 60) Label: no label (refer to tape #4)

Side A: Christmas at the Plaza
1. We Built This City - bad recording
2. We Killed All the Teachers - bad recording
3. Skip School and Rock - bad recording
4. Bucky Beaver - bad recording
5. You Give Love a Bad Name - bad recording
6. Sleigh Ride - bad recording
7. Feliz Navidad - bad recording
8. Eavey Shuffle - really bad recording
9. "The Beach Trilogy" Surfin the Dead Sea - bad recording
10. Nuclear Summer - bad recording
11. Beach Party (aka Miller Party) - bad recording
12. American Pie - bad recording (not as bad as the beginning of the tape)
13. *Santa Claus is Dead - bad recording
14. *Faithfully (Pete laughing)

Side B:
1. *Udder Chaos - tape distortion (Pete playing with delay)
2. Chicken From Hell (Studio Version)
Run time on B about 10 minutes
Blank

Tape #28 (TDK D60) Label: practice stuff, wonderful sounds, chicken from hell à Nuclear"

Side A:
1. Mike B plays the drums
2. Bob and Dave join in
3. Mary Had a Little Lamb
4. Mike B. "This is nice, this is nice, this is fun."
5. Another Jam w/ Mike B., Dave, and Bob
6. Another Jam
7. Dave's Jam
8. Cut to earlier practice recording of Genuflect.-bad bad guitar
9. Genuflect, practice, guitar out of tune, tape distortion, sloppy
10. Genuflect again, just as bad
11. End of Genuflect

Side B:
1. Chicken From Hell - guitar out of tune, not good (cut away)
2. Genuflect (practice) - not good
3. Eavey Shuffle
4. Genuflect
5. Talk
Beatles

Tape #29 (Maxell UR 60) Label:"T.U.G. at the Plaza Dec 15, 1986"

Damaged-cannot play

Tape #30 (Memorex dBS 60) Label: "The Uninvited Guests"

Side A:
1. Western Culture (Studio) - some tape distortion
2. Chicken From Hell (studio) - some tape distortion
3. Security (studio) - cut of in the middle
Run time on A = 10 minutes
blank

Side B: Blank

Tape #31 generic Label: "The Uninvited Guests on 96 Rock wsks; Nov.3,1983 / The Uninvited Guests; LET'S GET INTEGRATED; PUNK SOCKS. Aired Nov.11 [1983]"

Side A:
1. *Home tape of the morning: TUG Interview "a year and a half"
2. *Surfin' the Dead Sea - quality not bad
3. *shortest song in the world
4. *Revolt of the Foolish Molar
Blank

Side B:
1. Let's Get Integrated - early version, bells a nice touch - some distortion, not too bad.
2. *Punk Socks - the "but really we're still recording" mix
3. 96 Rock: It's sort of an ELO thing, sort of an Art Rock thing: Punk Socks
Blank

Tape # 32 (Maxell UDS-II 60) Label: "97 X-posure III …"

Side A:
Cut in, cut out, lots of static. - Nothing on A

Side B:
Nothing

Tape #33 Label: "Livin' On a Prayer, Public Image Jovi"

Side A:
Bob sings Livin' On a Prayer as John Lydon, sort of - tape distortion

Side B: