Taxxi "Chequered Past" (2001) -AOR / Pop Rock-

Label : Fantasy Records

 01 - Cocktail Queen (Don't She Love To Rock & Roll) (David Cumming & Jeffrey Nead)

02 - I'm Leaving (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

03 - Not Me Girl (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

04 - Sex And Suburban Suicide (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

05 - Maybe Someday (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

06 - Players (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

07 - Girl (New York City) (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

08 - Whipping Boy (David Cumming)

09 - Walking On Air (David Cumming)

10 - Best In The West (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

11 - Runaway (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

12 - Cold Night (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

13 - American Made (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

14 - The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (David Cumming)

15 - You're So Pretty (David Cumming)

David Cumming : Guitars, Lead & Background vocals

Colin Payne : Keyboards, Background vocals

Jeffrey Nead : Drums

Original Sessions Produced & Engineered by Phil Kaffel

Co-Produced by Taxxi

A Viza International Production Recorded 1980-1983 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley

Produced for Released by Phil Kaffel & Jeffrey Nead

Originally released on 'Days For Night' (Fantasy 9603), 'States Of Emergency' (Fantasy 9617) & 'Foreign Tongue' (Fantasy 9628)

Remastering 2001 : Joe Tarantino (Fantasy Studios, Berkeley)

'Days For Night'

Tim Gorman : Keyboards, Background vocals

Mac Cridlin : Bass

Marlon McClain : Guitars

The Cabs (Jeffrey, Colin, Phil, Dave) : Background vocals

Recorded in 1980

'States Of Emergency'

Tim Gorman : Keyboards, Background vocals

Danny Chauncey : Guitars

Randy Jackson : Bass

Tom Coster : Keyboards

Steve Douglas : Saxophone

Steve Smith : Tambourine

Bob Basik : Dice

The Cabs (Jeffrey, Colin, Phil, Dave) : Background vocals

Recorded in 1982

'Foreign Tongue' 

Tim Gorman : Keyboards

Danny Chauncey : Guitars

Randy Jackson : Bass

Marlon McClain : Guitars

The Cabs (Jeffrey, Colin, Phil, Dave) : Background vocals

Recorded in 1983

01 - Cocktail Queen (Don't She Love To Rock & Roll)

Originally Released on 'States Of Emergency'

02 - I'm Leaving

Originally Released on 'States Of Emergency'

03 - Not Me Girl

Originally Released on 'Days For Night'

04 - Sex And Suburban Suicide

Originally Released on 'Days For Night'

05 - Maybe Someday

Originally Released on 'Foreign Tongue' 

06 - Players

Originally Released on 'Foreign Tongue' 

07 - Girl (New York City)

Originally Released on 'States Of Emergency'

08 - Whipping Boy

Originally Released on 'States Of Emergency'

09 - Walking On Air

Originally Released on 'Foreign Tongue'

10 - Best In The West

Originally Released on 'Foreign Tongue'

11 - Runaway

Originally Released on 'Foreign Tongue'

12 - Cold Night

Originally Released on 'Days For Night'

13 - American Made

Originally Released on 'Days For Night'

14 - The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter

Originally Released on 'States Of Emergency'

15 - You're So Pretty

Originally Released on 'Days For Night'

Taxxi "States Of Emergency" (1982) -AOR-

Label : Fantasy Records

 Side One

01 - Girl (New York City) (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

02 - The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter (David Cumming)

03 - Cocktail Queen (Don't She Love To Rock & Roll) (David Cumming & Jeffrey Nead)

04 - I'm Leaving (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

Side Two

01 - Players (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

02 - Gold Digger (Jeffrey Nead, David Cumming & Colin Payne)

03 - Whipping Boy (David Cumming)

04 - I Remember (David Cumming)

David Cumming : Guitars, Lead & Background vocals

Colin Payne : Keyboards, Background vocals

Jeffrey Nead : Drums

With

Tim Gorman : Keyboards, Background vocals

Danny Chancey : Guitars

Randy Jackson : Bass

Produced by Phil Kaffel

Co-Produced by Taxxi

A Viza International Production

Special Thanks to Tom Coster (Keyboards), Steve Douglas (Sax), Steve Smith (Tambourine), Bob Basik (Dice)

The Cabs (Colin, Jeffrey, Phil Dave) : Background vocals on "Gold Digger" & "Cocktail Queen (Don't She Love To Rock & Roll)"

David Cummings : Synthesizer on "I Remember" & "Whipping Boy"

Assistant Engineer : Steve Toby

Mastering : George Horn

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley

Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack "Weird Science" (1985) -Various-

Label : MCA Records

 Side One

01 - Weird Science (Danny Elfman)

02 - Private Joy (Prince)

03 - The Circle (Max Carl & Alan Pasqua)

04 - Turn It On (Mike Chapman & Holly Knight)

05 - Deep In The Jungle (Bruce Moreland, Marc Moreland & Chas T. Gray)

Side Two

01 - Do Not Disturb (Knock, Knock) (Thunder & Ragg)

02 - Forever (Colin Payne & Jeffrey Nead)

03 - Why Don't Pretty Girls (Look At Me) (The Wild Men Of Wonga)

04 - Method To My Madness (Stiv Bators & Brian James)

05 - Eighties (Killing Joke)

06 - Weird Romance (Ira Newborn)

Side One

01 - Weird Science

Performed by Oingo Boingo

Produced by Danny Elfman & Steve Bartek

02 - Private Joy

Performed by Cheyne

Background vocals : Greg Phillinganes

Produced by Greg Phillinganes & Jimmy Iovine

Vocals Produced by Louil Silas Jr.

03 - The Circle

Performed by Max Carl

Produced by Peter Hauke

04 - Turn It On

Performed by Kim Wilde

Produced by Jimmy Iovine

05 - Deep In The Jungle

Performed by Wall Of Voodoo

Produced by Richard Mazda

Side Two

01 - Do Not Disturb (Knock, Knock)

Performed by The Broken Homes

Produced by Michael Frondelli & The Broken Homes

02 - Forever

Performed by Taxxi

Produced by John Ryan

03 - Why Don't Pretty Girls (Look At Me)

Performed by The Wild Men Of Wonga

Produced by Andy Hill

04 - Method To My Madness

Performed by Lords Of The New Church

Produced by Chris Tsangarides

05 - Eighties

Performed by Killing Joke

Produced by Chris Kimsey

06 - Weird Romance

Performed by Ira And The Geeks

Produced by Ira Newborn

Taxxi "Exposé" (1985) -AOR / Pop Rock-

Label : MCA Records

 

 Side One

01 - Still In Love* (Taxxi)

02 - Losing Her** (Taxxi)

03 - Who Knows Me** (Taxxi)

04 - Russian Roulette** (Taxxi)

05 - Lipstick** (Taxxi)

Side Two

01 - Forever* (Taxxi)

02 - The Real Thing* (Taxxi)

03 - Guessing Games° (Taxxi)

04 - I'm No Angel° (Taxxi)

05 - Double Edged Blade° (Taxxi)

David Cumming : Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer

Jeffrey Nead : Acoustic & Electronic Drums, Percussion

Colin Payne : Keyboards, Background vocals

*Produced by John Ryan for Chicago Kid Productions

**Co-Produced by John Ryan for Chicago Kid Productions & Tom Dowd

°Produced by Tom Dowd

Additional Musicians :

Bass : Randy Jackson

Guitars : Danny Chauncey, David Resnik, David Williams, Brad Gillis

Keyboards : Mike Utley, Mitchell Froom, Nicky Hopkins, Greg Smith, Jay Burnett

Background vocals on "Lipstick" : Danny Chauncey, Randy Jackson, Randall Foote, 'The Cabs' (Phil, Danny, Jeffrey, Colin, David)

Saxophones : Keith Crossan, Jeff Smith

Engineered by Phil Kaffel, Tom Size, Steven Hart, Jeff Harris, Bob Schaper, Doug Schwartz, Jay Burnett, Andy Wallace & Joe Chiccarelli

Remixed by Jay Burnett & John Ryan at Shakedown, New York, NY, except :

°Mixed by Tom Dowd & Phil Kaffel at Fantasy, Berkeley, CA

Fairlight : Jeff Harris & John Ryan at Village, Los Angeles, CA

Mastered by Greg Fulginiti at Artisan Sound, Hollywood, CA

Taxxi "Foreign Tongue" (1983) -Pop Rock / AOR-

Label : Fantasy Records

 SIDE ONE

01 - Maybe Someday (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

02 - Best In The West (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

03 - Runaway (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

04 - Lose Myself (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

SIDE TWO

01 - Walking On Air (David Cumming)

02 - Gold And Chains (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

03 - Métro boulot dodo ((David Cumming)

04 - Six Men In New York (David Cumming)

05 - Careless Talk (David Cumming)

David Cumming : Guitars, Lead & Background vocals

Colin Payne : Keyboards, Background vocals

Jeffrey Nead : Drums

With 

Randy Jackson : Bass

Danny Chauncey : Guitars

Tim Gorman : Keyboards

Marlon McClain : Guitars

Produced & Engineered by Phil Kaffel

Co-Produced by Taxxi

A Viza International Production

The Cabs (Jeffrey Nead, Colin Payne, Phil Kaffel, David Cumming) : Background vocals on "Best In The West", "Careless Talk"

Assistant Engineer : Jesse Osborne

Mastering : George Horn

Recorded, Mixed & Mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley

Taxxi "Day For Night" (1980) -High Tech AOR / Pop Rock-

Label : Fantasy Records

 Side One

01 - Walking Wonded (David Cumming)
02 - Starting All Over Again (Philip Mitchell)
03 - Stranger (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)
04 - Rich Bitch (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)
05 - Cold Night (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)

Side Two

01 - You're So Pretty (David Cummings)
02 - Sex And Suburban Suicide (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)
03 - American Made (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)
04 - Not Me Girl (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)
05 - Reflections (Jeffrey Nead & Colin Payne)


Taxxi :
David Cumming : Guitars, Lead & Background vocals
Colin Payne : Keyboards, Background vocals
Jeffrey Nead : Drums

With :
Tim Gorman : Keyboards, Background vocals
Marlon McClain : Guitars
Mac Cridlin : Bass
'The Cabs' (Dave, Colin, Jeff, Phil) : Vocals on "You're So Pretty"

Produced by Phil Kaffel & Taxxi
A Viza International Production
Engineered by Phil Kaffel
Assistant Engineers : Steve Toby, Colin Payne, Marlon McClain
Mastering : George Horn
Recorded & Mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley
Production Assistance : Mac Cridlin