Where can I get copies of Robin Lane's recordings?
This is by far the most frequently asked question.
Most of Robin's albums, with and without the Chartbusters, are currently
out of print.
But they are not that difficult to find.
They often show up on eBay, and can be found in a number of used record stores
in the Boston area.
(Yes, Boston has a number of used record -- vinyl, that is -- stores.)
Two CD's, however, are readily available.
The debut album by Robin Lane and the Chartbusters has been reissued
on CD by
Collectors' Choice Music.
Click here for information about purchasing
Catbird Seat.
What songs has Robin (with and without The Chartbusters)
played live that have not been released?
Quite a few!
I'll divide them into 2 groups: original songs and covers.
First Robin's original songs:
All Fall Down,
Caught in the Act,
City of Lights,
Condition Color Blue,
Education of Love,
Emily,
Fall to Pieces,
Favorite Pastime,
Gunslinger,
Holy Man,
I Remember,
In My World,
The Irish Song,
Last One to Know,
Longest Thinnest Thread,
Magic Hands,
A Man Like You,
Maybe It's Love,
Mexico,
Passport to Paradise,
Pretty Little Rose,
Psychotic Disorders,
She Wants You Back,
Somebody Else,
Sour Grapes,
Surrender,
Talk To You,
Three Wishes,
and Why Do I Have to Know a Woman Like That.
Covers Robin has done live but not released include
Down By the River (Neil Young),
Honky Tonk Girl (Loretta Lynn),
I'm Free (The Rolling Stones),
It's My Life (Eric Burden & The Animals),
Keep Searchin' (We'll Follow The Sun) (Del Shannon),
Out of Time (The Rolling Stones),
and Silver Threads and Golden Needles (The Springfields).
And I know I'm missing some.
Many of these will appear on the forthcoming CD.
What other bands have The Chartbusters been in?
Let's take this in alphabetical order.
Scott Baerenwald has been in
The Willie Alexander Band, Reddy Teddy,
and The Grey Boys (with Asa and Tim).
He currently plays with a number of bands.
Asa Brebner
was in the Mezz, Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers (along with Leroy Radcliffe),
The Grey Boys, and Idle Hands.
He currently plays with his own band (billed simply as Asa Brebner),
the Family Jewels, the Dave Sammarco Band, Peter C. Johnson, and others.
Tim Jackson currently plays in
The Band That Time Forgot
and was previously was in The Grey Boys.
His past incarnations include film soundtracks (The Brother From Another Planet,
Outside Providence, Lone Star, etc.), Laverne Baker, Tom Rush, Vas Deferens, and others.
Pat Wallace was in The Swallows and The Electrolytes,
and he has played in numerous bands.
Asa's band has at various times included Tim, Pat and Scott.
