The
Choice 1979-1984
The
Choice 1979-1984
Jay Mendelson - Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Guitar
Mark Mendelson - Lead Guitar
Mark Party (Joyce) - Drums, Lead Vocals
Jim Lawrence - Bass, Lead Vocals
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Dan Egan - Sound |
. Marisa Ward - Lights
| VIDEOS: |
| "You Keep Thinkin'" - recorded at Pyramid Sound Studios engineered / mixed by Alex Perialis |
| The Choice - Live on the Cornell Engineering Quad - April 27, 1984 |
| "Life of the Party" - recorded at the apartment over The Wild Turkey, Owego, NY by Dave Lawrence |
| The Choice - THE VIDEOS ("Life of the Party" , "Technician", and "21st Century" ) |
| "Candy" - winner of the BBC Great American Rock n' Roll Talent Search 1984 |
| WICB Presents The Choice - early interview around 1982 |
| The Choice on WICB's "Ithaca's Own" Radio show with Greg Lieberman- interviews & live recordings from Kelly's Dockside - Songs: Life of The Party / You Keep Thinkin' / Leave Her Today / Strange / Lost & Found / See You Around / Middle of the Night / 21st Century / Waiting / Candy / Twist & Shout |
| The Choice on WICB FM "Radio Wave" show |
| The Choice on the BBC Rock n' Roll Talent Seach with Carmine Appice |
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Recordings:
The Choice - studio recordings at Pyramid Sound, Ithaca, NY (engineered by Alex Perialis)| "You Keep Thinkin'" |
"Candy" |
"Strange" |
"21st Century" |
The Choice - studio recordings, Owego, NY (engineered by David Lawrence)
| "Life of the Party" - original song - Jay on lead vocals |
"Too Fast To Live Too Young To Die" by Robert Gordon - Mark Party on lead vocals |
"Lost and Found" - original song - Jay on lead vocals |
| "I Got You" by Split Enz - Mark Party on lead vocals |
"Freedom of Choice" by DEVO - Jim on lead vocals |
"Psycho Killer" by The Talking Heads - Jay on lead vocals |
| "Should I Stay or Should I Go?" by The Clash - Mark Party (Joyce) on lead vocals |
"Modern Love is Automatic" by A Flock of Seagulls - Jim on lead vocals |
"That's Good" - by DEVO - Jim on lead vocals |
| "I'll Melt With You" by Modern English - Mark Party on lead vocals |
"Little Black Egg" by The Nightcrawlers - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"Rock This Town" by The Stray Cats - Mark Party on lead vocals |
| "What I Like About You" by The Romantics Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"Lie Some More" - original song by Mark & Jay Mendelson - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"El Puerco" - original song by Mark Party (Joyce) - Mark Party on lead vocals |
| "Sunday Papers" by Joe Jackson - Mark Party (Joyce) on lead vocals |
"I Fought The Law" by The Clash - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"Planet Claire" & "Private Idaho" by the B-52's - Jim and Mark Party on lead vocals |
| "Technician" - original song by Jay Mendelson - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"Uncontrollable Urge" - by DEVO - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"Crowded Room" by Xtc - Jim Lawrence on lead vocals |
| "I Wanna Be Sedated" by The Ramones - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"The Worrying Kind" by Robert Gordon - Mark Party (Joyce) on lead vocals |
"Candy" - original song by Mark & Jay Mendelson - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
| "Life During Wartime" by The Talking Heads - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"Pulled Up" by The Talking Heads - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
| "Artists Only" by The Talking Heads - Jim on lead vocals |
"I Ran" by A Flock of Seagulls - Jim on lead vocals |
"I'm the Man" by Joe Jackson - Mark Party on lead vocals |
| "Don't Give Me No Heroes" - original song by Jay Mendelson - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
| "Messages" by A Flock of Seagulls - Jim & Mark Party on lead vocals |
"Toss That Beat in the Garbage Can" by The B-52's - Mark Party on lead vocals |
| "Telecommunication" by A Flock of Seagulls - Jim on lead vocals |
"The Owego Cowboy" - original tune |
The Choice - live at Sigma Epsilon, Cornell Univ. - Oct. 16, 1982
| "Rebel, Rebel" by David Bowie - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"Fire" (messing around) - Mark Party on lead vocals |
"I Can't Get No Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
| "Waiting" - original song by Mark Party (Joyce) - Mark Party on lead vocals |
"Stairway to Gilligan's Isle" |
"C'mon Everybody" - by Eddie Cochran - Mark Party on lead vocals |
| "Working in the Coal Mine" - DEVO version - Mark Party on lead vocals |
"Heart of the City" by Nick Lowe - Mark Party on lead vocals |
| "Pretty Girls" by Joe Jackson - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"Purple Haze" (excerpt) by Jimi Hendrix - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"Whip It" by DEVO - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
| "Keep Me Happy" - written by Mark Mendelson - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"You" - written by Mark Party (Joyce) - Mark Party on lead vocals |
"I'm Right" - written by Jim Lawrence - Jim on lead vocals |
| "I Will Follow" - U2 - Jay on lead vocals |
"See You Around" - written by Mark Party (Joyce) - Mark Party on lead vocals |
"Everybody Dance" - written by Mark Party (Joyce) - Mark Party on lead vocals |
| "She Is" - written by Jay Mendelson - Jay Mendelson on lead vocals |
"7-48" - written by Mark Party (Joyce) - Mark Party on lead vocals |
The Choice - live rare tracks
| "Leave Her Today" - written by Mark Party (Joyce) - Mark Party on lead vocals |
"TV On" - written by Mark & Jay Mendelson with "Stairway to Gilligan's Isle" ! | "Island Interlude" (audio mp3 file) |
Fun stuff:
Click on images to enlarge:
 Bone Hunter article |
 Bone Hunter article |
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Back in 1994, Mark Party & I formed a band called "Basic Jack" - and played one gig.
Here's 3 songs from that gig:
| "Peace, Love & Understanding" by Elvis Costello |
"Dead Flowers" by The Rolling Stones |
"Depending on You" by Tom Petty |
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1981 Owego
1981 Owego
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Cornell Daily Sun
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