Know Yer Band: Money

Band: Money

Members
Tom Weisend
John Durzo
Neil Andrews
Rick Hall
Jeff Wilson
Michael Fite
Mark Chatfield
Shane Hunter
Kevin Marcum
Jeff Read
Jeff Gastineau
Kenny Kaplan

Releases
1982 - Trust Me album (Bison Record Co.)
1983 - Trust Me album (Earthtone Recording Company)
1984 - Trust Me album (Heavy Metal America)
1986 - Self-Titled 12" EP (Surf Ohio Records)
1988 - In The Red album (Not On Label)
2008 - Money Kills album (Not On Label)
2017 - Now And Then album (Not On Label)
2019 - Money/Muffs album (Not On Label)

New Additions: Limited Edition EP by The Press

For someone who enjoys research and crate digging for records, a band like The Press is right up my alley. Here's how I came across their 1987 release Limited Edition EP. I was at Spoonful Records flipping through the local section, and stopped at a sealed copy of The Press 12". The band name didn't look familiar, so I flipped it over wondering what it was, and the name "Jeff Gastineau" caught my eye. How did I know that name? Why was it familiar? I pulled out my phone and searched the Discogs app for the name, which came up with Engineer credits on Razor Penguins and Eurogression, as well as contributing a track to one of the Q-FM 96 compilations. At that point, it didn't matter what The Press sounded like, I was buying the record based on the connections alone. Turns out it's pretty solid 80s pop/AOR, but more importantly I was able to locate Jeff and not long we had an interview via Skype for the book.

Know Yer Band: The Press

Band: The Press

Members
Vocals - Doug Smith
Guitar/Vocals/Synth - Jeff Gastineau
Guitars/Vocals - Dole Shaffer
Bass - Rich Keen
Drums - Sam Hooff

Releases
1987 - Limited Edition EP (3001 Records)

New Additions: Euogression self-titled 1987 album

There are a few bands whose names danced around the periphery of conversations I've had with people in researching this book, and Eurogression is one one of them. From "yeah, I sorta remember" them to "that name sounds familiar," the band was only around a few years but managed a seven inch single and album, the latter of which was recorded at 3001 Studios by Jeff Gastineau, who I interviewed in 2018 for the book. He gave me some interesting insights, but what I was not expecting was the wildly fluctuating market for the Eurogression album. I scored it via Discogs for a few bucks, albeit in slightly worn shape, while I have seen other copies going for upwards of fifty bucks. In reality, at five songs it is more of an EP than an album, but you get the vibe immediately, and I'm not shocked that some people didn't connect, or maybe lost it down the memory whole. It's competent goth synth stuff with occasionally interesting ideas that maybe needed a little more time to gestate into something truly special.