discography

After the Unknowns period, Bruce armed the Plantations, armed the Tinglers, has Out Of The Fire members as backing band, publishing under Bruce Joyner, ... 1991 also saw The Unknowns reformed for a record and a tour.

	BRUCE JOYNER and The Plantations - Way down south - LP Label: Closer (France) # CL 0005 / year : 1983 Label: Invasion (Bomp, USA) # INV-5 / year : 1983 [same tracks] Winds of change I believe Wastelands On the other side of the tracks Restless society Liars Dream lovers Feel the rhythm Out on a limb It's cold at home Until you cross the line Down in the Boondocks (Billy Joe Royal) It took only one It takes a woman Bruce Joyner - vocals / Dave Greene - guitar / Jim Itkin - drums / Bob Watts - keyboards / Tom Woods - bass Produced by Greg Shaw and Bruce Joyner. Recorded in Hollywood, CA, July 1983 Cover concept & photos : Melinda Manion inner sleeve (with lyrics & photos) Closer issue : pressage et distribution New Rose records
	BRUCE JOYNER and The Plantations - Slave of Emotion - LP / CD Label: Closer (France) / LP # CL 0024 / CD # CLCD 24 / year : 1984 CD w.2 bonus tracks * Home is where the heart is ... (B.Joyner/ D.Greene) Sad sad wednesday (B.J / D.G) Bobby run away (B.J) There is still true love (in this world) (B.J / D.G) And it calls to me (B.J / D.G) Shadow Lullabye (B.J) Hellbound Train (B.J / D.G) * The snake a coming soon (B.J / D.G) That's the way we feel (B.J / D.G) When the moon is full (B.J / D.G) Pleasure and Pain (B.Joyner) After I dream (B.J) I still miss someone (J.Cash / R.Cash) Way down south (B.J) * Bruce Joyner : vocals / Dave Greene : guitar / Glenn Heald : drums / Tom Woods : bass background shouting on "after I dream" by the Mel-da-Francs - The Mel-da-Francs are : Melinda Manion, Dave Greene and Frank Beeson Produced by Bruce Joyner and Frank Beeson / engineered by Tom Byars / recorded in Hollywood, Calif. at Hitman Studios, september 1984 Cover concepts and all photos : Melinda Manion / dist.Virgin
	Bruce Joyner and the Plantations - Home is Where the Heart Is (bleeding) - 7" Label: Closer (France) / # CL 0725 / year : 1984 A. Home is Where the Heart Is (bleeding) (Bruce Joyner and David Greene) B. Hellbound Train (Bruce Joyner) inédit Enregistré par Tom Byars / produced by Bruce Joyner et Frank Beeson Conception pochette : Gérard Rabel (IAS image)
	Bruce Joyner and the Plantations - Swimming with friends - LP Label: Closer (France) / # CL 0049 / year : 1986 The darkside of your brain Burning mansions Deep green water Voodoo love Rain song Think it over (Buddy Holly) In my garden Bruce Joyner : vocals, keyboards, harmonica / Dave Greene : guitars / Glenn Heald : drums / Melida Mansion : background vocals // & : Tom Woods (bass) / Pat Shea (guitar) // on Deep Green Water : John Doe (X) (chant avec Bruce Joyner) & Ray Manzarek (Doors) // Voodoo Love : Stan Ridgway (harmonica) / Sky Saxon (Seeds) (choeurs) / Carlos Guitarlos (guitare) // on 'darkside of my brain' : Steve Wynn (guitar) // on 'In My Garden' : Possum (keyboards) / Marko Fox (acoustic guitar/ bass) Produced by Tom (Possum) Byars & Bruce Joyner, with Frank Beeson - recorded at "Possum Hollow" Photos : Possum, Peinture acrylique : Bruce Joyner / Concept : Melinda Manion
	Nineteen - flexidisc 7" - given with magazine n°19 (march 1986) - 33 rpm Nineteen (France) # NIT19002 Bruce Joyner & The Plantations - Away from the neon lights (recorded during 'Swimming with friends' sessions)

	BRUCE JOYNER - Hot Georgia Nights - LP & CD Label: New Rose Records (France) # ROSE129 / year : nov.1987 first LP's ex. given with "The Early Years EP - # free 11 // CD w/2 extra tracks * Hot Georgia Night - 2:50 The world keeps spinning around - 3:20 Sweet Southern Summertime - 3:40 The world needs a little more love - 2:55 Melrose avenue - 4:00 City lights - 3:05 Cars took the place of the horse - 3:25 Sunday afternoon - 2:40 Ghosts - 3:05 Violence is his religion - 3:20 What if life could be a movie? - 3'50 Mama said - 3:50 Desire (my heart trembles) - 3:00 In my Dreams - 2:00 Tom Byars - guitar, background vocals / Peter Buck - rhythm guitar (4,5) / Scott Allen - guitar / Pete Nalda - keyboards, melodica (12) / Bruce Joyner - harmonica, vocals / Marco Fox - bass / Dallas "Vegas" Meseberg - drums // with Peter Buck (REM) guitars on World needs a little more love & Melrose Avenue production - Bruce Joyner, Tom Byars // sleeve design Huart/Cholley
	BRUCE JOYNER - The early years 78-79 - 7" Label: New Rose Records (France) # Free 11 / year : 1987 4 tracks 7" given with first ex. of "Hot Georgia Nights" LP # ROSE129 Don't get angry (Joyner) 2'49 Spaced (Joyner) 2'48 Latin Melody (Joyner) 2'45 The Waves (Joyner) 5'32 recorded in 1978/79 as The Stroke Band
	BRUCE JOYNER - Melrose Avenue - 7" Label: New Rose Records (France) # NEW103 / year : 1987 Melrose Avenue 4:00 Desire (my heart trembles) 3:00 In My Dreams 2:00 photo Scott Allen / sleeve design Huart/Cholley
	BRUCE JOYNER - The world needs a little more love - 7" Label: New Rose Records (France) # NEW114 / year : 1987 The World Needs a Little More Love In Dreams (Roy Orbison)
	BRUCE JOYNER and the TINGLERS - Beyond the dark - LP, CS & CD Label: New Rose records (France) # ROSE212 / year : 1990 / CD w/ 2 extra tracks Lost visitor (Davies/ Joyner) 2'25 Lois Lane (Davies/ Joyner/ Brown) 3'54 Heavenly arms (Davies/ Joyner/ Neill) 3'09 Life on the 9th floor (Davies/ Joyner/ Grogan/ Fleminger) 4'55 Mary writes (Davies/ Joyner/ Byars) 3'20 Really comin down with something (Elvira's theme) (Davies/ Joyner/ Fleminger) 4'08 Living things (in and out urge) (Davies/ Joyner) 3'17 Kelly Ann (Davies/ Joyner) 3'51 Tingler (Davies/ Joyner/ Sullivan/ Kmak) 4'56 Heaven is cool (Davies/ Joyner) 3'20 Communication lines (Davies/ Joyner) 4'25 Vision (Davies/ Joyner) 4'11 Buddy (Davies/ Joyner/ Allen) 2'53 Angels all (Davies/ Joyner) 2'49 2 extra tracks on CD: Jeanie, Jeanie, Jeanie (Motola/ Page) 2'20 * Keep searchin' (Slannon) 2'51 * Chris Davies - guitars, backing vocals / Chris Sullivan - bass / Joel Kmak - drums / David Fleminger - lead guitar on 11, rhythm guitar on 7, piano on 6, keys on 4 / Linn Bertles - violin / Julie Christensen (Divine Horsemen) - back vocals on 2,5 / Ron Zwang - organ on 9,11 / Rick Novak - tambourine, back vocals on 8 recorded at Control Center, Hollywood, produced by Rick Novak booklet with lyrics
	BRUCE JOYNER - Sir Real - LP & CD Label: New Rose records (France) # ROSE294 / year : 1992 Swamp Fox - 3.25 (Joyner, Jones, Cooksey, Byars, Mims) Sex Beat - 2.25 Joanne - 3.00 She Repeats - 2.40 Squirmy World - 3.34 Love Done Killed My Baby - 3.34 Angry Words - 4.20 Winter Time - 5.16 Pretty Words - 2.47 In My Time - 3.57 Traveling Song - 1.00 Ant Farm - 2.06 all songs written by the band : Bruce Joyner : vocals, keyboards / John Jones : bass guitar, backing vocals / Randy Cooksey : drums / Tom Byars : guitars, backing vocals / Shannon Mims : horns, accordion, keyboards additional musician : Ted Lucktenberg : cello on "Winter Time" recorded at the Time Factory 1992, produced by Tom Byars booklet with lyrics photos by Andrea Schlettau / sleeve design CHLOE
	BRUCE JOYNER - {Preludes and Nocturnes} - LP & CD Label: New Rose records (France) # 422482 (rose327) / year : 1993 Rainy grey day . 3'20 The Dragonfly . 3'42 The Grind . 3'28 The World needs a little more love (1994) . 3'41 Twitch and Writhe . 2'30 Night Surf . 3'20 Honey drenched kiss . 4'10 Cat's meow . 3'20 Time machine . 3'34 They were expendable . 3'28 The emotional side (I spy love) . 3'20 Dreaming of Oz . 3'12 "The World needs a little more love" is a new recorded version booklet with the lyrics produced by Peter Buck
	BRUCE JOYNER - The world needs a little more love - CDS Label: New Rose records (France) # 423482 / year : 1993 (promo CDS) The world needs a little more love - 3'43 Your honey drenched kiss - 4'13 tracks from rose327 / 422482 - {Preludes and Nocturnes} LP/CD cardboard sleeve