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, the studio project formed by brothers

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& Dino Elefante. It was released in 1989 on Regency Records, while they were setting up their own label "Pakaderm Records". Long

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, it was re-issued by Deep Music Distribution in 2006 in the form of digital downloads, available from

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, and in 2022, a remastered CD-only release from Girder Music. The album was re-issued by Italian label

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on November 6, 2009, with three additional tracks: a Mastedon song from 1987's '' California Metal'' compilation, "Wasn't It Love", and two live songs from the

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in 1991, "Islands in the Sky" and "Right Hand".

Track listing

* All songs by John Elefante/Dino Elefante © 1988 Uncle Pitts Music (except for track number 9 / © 1988 Uncle Pitts Music/Petsong Publishing). * Note: track number 6 is also found on the Christian metal compilation "''California Metal Volume II''" (1988) on Regency Records as track number 6. * Note: track number 11 is also available on the Christian metal compilation "''Classic Metal''" (1990) on the Regency Records label as track number 1 as well as on the Christian metal compilation '' California Metal''.

Musicians

* David Raven - Drums * Phil Rowland - Drums * John Elefante - Drums, keyboards * Dino Elefante - Bass, rhythm guitar * John Pierce - Bass *

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- Fretless bass on "Shine On" * Jimmy "Flint" Johnson - Bass * Dave "Pitty" Amato - Lead guitar * Steff Burnbaum - Lead guitar on "Get Up"

Lead vocals

* John Elefante on "This Is The Day", "Islands In The Sky", "Get Up", bonus tracks * Dave Amato on "Glorybound", "Right Hand", "Love That Will Survive" * Perry Lee on "Innocent Girl", "Love Inhalation" * Dave Robbins on "It's A Jungle Out There" * Dave Pack (guest vocalist) on "Shine On"

Additional lead vocals

* Coni Gayle, Michelle Lynn on "Shine On"

Background vocals

* John Elefante, Dave Amato, Dino Elefante

Production details

* Executive producers: David Malme and John Moore * Engineered and mixed by Mike Mireau, John and Dino Elefante * Additional recording on "Shine On" at "Packs Place" * Additional engineering: Ben Rodgers * Assistant engineer: Jeff Simmons * Mastering at Future Disc: Steve Hall * Illustration: Robert Fischer

Album notes

* The vocals on this album were processed through the

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H-3000SE with special thanks to Gil Griffith * Perry Lee appears courtesy of Tracer Fox * This album is dedicated to the legend of "Uncle Pitts" Elefante who brought joy to all our lives. * The album is also dedicated to Amande Elefante who is recovering from a severe brain aneurysm, thanks to your prayers. * Mas'te'don: Any of various, large extinct animals resembling the elephant but larger, much larger * "Innocent Girl" was dedicated to

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References

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