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[[File:Cover.jpg|thumb|300px|Bernie Joelson.]]
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[[File:Pieandears.jpg|thumb|300px|''Pie and Ears: Volume 2''.]]
|title=<center>Bernie and The Invisibles</center>
During the early-to-mid 1970s, a new music scene in Cleveland, Ohio was flourishing. Dubbed ClePunk years later by some, this scene included bands like The Electric Eels, Mirrors, The Styrenes, Rocket From The Tombs, and Pere Ubu (who went on to critical acclaim years later). Nowadays, thanks to many compilations released by record labels such as Smog Veil, these bands have received acclaim for their ahead-of-its-time scuzzy punk sound and nutzoid noise-making. However, it appears one group, known as '''Bernie and the Invisibles''', slipped through the cracks.
|image=Pieandears.jpg
|imagecaption=.''Pie and Ears: Volume 2'', a compilation album that contains the only publicly released song by the band.
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span>
|datefound=14 Sep 2018
|foundby=Peter Ball, [https://www.mymindseyerecords.com/ My Mind's Eye Records]
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During the early-to-mid 1970s, a new music scene in Cleveland, Ohio was flourishing. Dubbed ''ClePunk'' years later by some, this scene included bands like The Electric Eels, Mirrors, The Styrenes, Rocket From The Tombs, and Pere Ubu (who went on to critical acclaim years later). Nowadays, thanks to many compilations released by record labels such as Smog Veil, these bands have received acclaim for their ahead-of-its-time scuzzy punk sound and nutzoid noise-making. However, it appears one group, known as '''Bernie and the Invisibles''', slipped through the cracks.
[[File:Cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Bernie Joelson.]]
==About the Band==
Fronted by the lead singer and guitarist Bernie Joelson, the band consist of three members with Peter Ball at the drums and Tich Erod at the bass<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201205224016/https://clepunk.com/bands/bernie.html Archived ClePunk page on ''Bernie and The Invisibles''.] Retrieved 30 Dec '23</ref>. The band received a fair amount of praise, notably from Pagans lead singer Mike Hudson. Although they recorded an album worth of material in the 1970s, the only track that has ever surfaced is "I Don't Know Where I Am", which is included on the 2002 Smog Veil compilation ''Pie and Ears: Volume 2''.  


Fronted by the charismatic Bernie Joelson, the band received a fare amount of praise, notably from Pagans lead singer Mike Hudson. Although they recorded an album worth of material in the 1970s, the only track that has ever surfaced is "I Don't Know Where I Am", which is included on the 2002 Smog Veil compilation ''Pie and Ears: Volume 2. ''Some other tracks are said to be titled "Chinese Church", "PCP", "Away I Go", and "Let's Leave Tonight". Apparently, some of these songs were intended to be released as singles, but for unknown reasons never were. It's been rumored that the owner of Smog Veil owns the original recordings, but has yet to release them.
==All Possibilities Are Open==
Peter Ball, the drummer for the band, recorded songs from the band back in 1979. This recording wouldn't be digitized until decades later in the 2000's and in September 14th, 2018, with the help of the record label, [https://discogs.com/label/136728-My-Minds-Eye-Records My Mind's Eye], commercially released the band's songs on a long-playing record (LP)<ref>[https://youtu.be/tciYNhcYnSg YouTube description from YouTuber crazymanthirteen detailing the band's album LP released.] Retrieved 30 Dec '23</ref>. This LP, entitled "All Possibilities Are Open" composes of 15 songs all recorded back in 1979 by Peter Ball, and also includes "I Don't Know Where I Am".


[[Category:Lost music]]
==Gallery==
===Images===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="300px">
APAOPFront.png|Front cover of ''All Possibilities Are Open''.
APAOPBack.png|Back cover for ''All Possibilities Are Open''.
</gallery>
 
===Videos===
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  |service1    =youtube
  |id1          =tciYNhcYnSg
  |description1 ="In New York" by Bernie and The Invisibles; uploaded by [https://youtube.com/@crazymanthirteen crazymanthirteen]
  |service2    =youtube
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  |description2 ="I Don't Know What To Say" by Bernie and The Invisibles; uploaded by [https://youtube.com/@crazymanthirteen crazymanthirteen]
  |service3    =youtube
  |id3          =lGXARwXW30E
  |description3 ="Sad World" by Bernie and The Invisibles; uploaded by [https://youtube.com/@crazymanthirteen crazymanthirteen]
}}
 
==External Link==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20231230050734/https://www.ebay.com/itm/LP-BERNIE-THE-INVISIBLES-All-Possibilities-Are-Open-NEW-1979-CLEVELAND-PUNK-/352473116806?_ul=IL Archived eBay listing that substantiates the LP's release in 2018 by My Mind's Eye.]
 
==References==
{{reflist}}
 
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[[Category:Found media]]

Latest revision as of 07:14, 18 January 2024

Pieandears.jpg

.Pie and Ears: Volume 2, a compilation album that contains the only publicly released song by the band.

Status: Found

Date found: 14 Sep 2018

Found by: Peter Ball, My Mind's Eye Records

During the early-to-mid 1970s, a new music scene in Cleveland, Ohio was flourishing. Dubbed ClePunk years later by some, this scene included bands like The Electric Eels, Mirrors, The Styrenes, Rocket From The Tombs, and Pere Ubu (who went on to critical acclaim years later). Nowadays, thanks to many compilations released by record labels such as Smog Veil, these bands have received acclaim for their ahead-of-its-time scuzzy punk sound and nutzoid noise-making. However, it appears one group, known as Bernie and the Invisibles, slipped through the cracks.

Bernie Joelson.

About the Band

Fronted by the lead singer and guitarist Bernie Joelson, the band consist of three members with Peter Ball at the drums and Tich Erod at the bass[1]. The band received a fair amount of praise, notably from Pagans lead singer Mike Hudson. Although they recorded an album worth of material in the 1970s, the only track that has ever surfaced is "I Don't Know Where I Am", which is included on the 2002 Smog Veil compilation Pie and Ears: Volume 2.

All Possibilities Are Open

Peter Ball, the drummer for the band, recorded songs from the band back in 1979. This recording wouldn't be digitized until decades later in the 2000's and in September 14th, 2018, with the help of the record label, My Mind's Eye, commercially released the band's songs on a long-playing record (LP)[2]. This LP, entitled "All Possibilities Are Open" composes of 15 songs all recorded back in 1979 by Peter Ball, and also includes "I Don't Know Where I Am".

Gallery

Images

  • Front cover of All Possibilities Are Open.

    Front cover of All Possibilities Are Open.

  • Back cover for All Possibilities Are Open.

    Back cover for All Possibilities Are Open.

Videos

"In New York" by Bernie and The Invisibles; uploaded by crazymanthirteen

"I Don't Know What To Say" by Bernie and The Invisibles; uploaded by crazymanthirteen

"Sad World" by Bernie and The Invisibles; uploaded by crazymanthirteen

External Link

References

  1. ↑ Archived ClePunk page on Bernie and The Invisibles. Retrieved 30 Dec '23
  2. ↑ YouTube description from YouTuber crazymanthirteen detailing the band's album LP released. Retrieved 30 Dec '23
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