CHASE THE MOON

Chase The Moon was released in 1998

There are three songs from the "Chase The Moon" CD:

1. It's What You Do To Me
2. So I Hang On
3. I Remember When I Loved Her

This CD has three original E-Types members and a few friends:

Bob Wence........Lead vocals, Background Vocals, and Rythmn Guitar
Danny Monigold...Bass Guitar
Reg Shaffer......Drums
John Snell.......Background Vocals
Brian Johnston...Lead Guitar
John Silva...... Keyboards

FROM THE BLITZ WEBSITE:

BITS AND PIECES - NEWS ABOUT YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS
BY: Michael McDowell

CHASING THE MOON AGAIN: THE NEW E-TYPES CD DUE SHORTLY

The late 1990's was a time of paradoxes in the world of rock and roll. On one hand, mainstream rock was as its lowest aesthetic ebb since the early 1970's with so-called boby bands vying for attention with countless pedestrian rappers.

Conversely, the late 1990's was also a time of remarkable creativity for some of rock and roll's best loved pioneers. Most notably, the Monkees in 1966 released their landmark self-contained and produced "Justus", which was subsequently celebrated by Blitz Magazine as the #2 albums of the twentieth century.

The late 1990's also witnessed career triumphs from Jay And The Techniques, as well as the original lineup of the Box Tops ("Tear Off") and the Cowsills, whose astounding "Global" collection was the recipient of numerous rave reviews and accolades.

In the forefront of that heartening return to form amongst rock and roll legends was "Chase The Moon," a stunning collection of mostly original material by the legendary Bay Area garage band, the E-Types.

Best known for such Sunburst label standards as "She Moves Me," and "Put The Clock Back On The Wall", the E-Types in "Chase The Moon" pulled off the unlikely accomplishment of surpassing their own formidably legacy.

But despite the tremendous momentum generated by "Chase The Moon," the E-Types curiously and regrettably faded from the spotlight.

In 2001, I received a call from Gilles Raffier, who runs Pop The Baloon Records in Lyon, France." the band's Bob Wence told Blitz.

He wanted me to record a couple of new songs to add with two songs from "Chase The Moon" and released an E-Types EP on vinyl in France. I went back into the studio and recorded a few more songs over the next year. Two of those songs "Never Have I Seen, and "She Didn't Say No" were finished and sent to France."

Given France's track record of promoting and sustaining the careers of numerous American rock and roll pioneers via reissue CDs and other unavailable collections of new material, such a project would seem destined for success. Sadly, it was not meant to be at that time.

"Gilles started working on the EP" said Wence. "But unfortunately he passed away suddenly in the middle of the project. About that time, my Dad and Aunt both had serious health problems. This was talking a lot out of me. I had to put the rest of the unfinished songs back on the shelf".

But by 2005, Wence was able to make his committments into balance sufficiently to once again be able to focus upon the band's projects. However, other unexpected developments again delayed the project for several more months.

"Last year, I decided to finish what I started" Wence explained. "But by this time, the studiio had closed and my A-DAT tapes had disappeared."

Nonetheless, the current chapter of the E-Types' saga has a happy ending.

"I finally tracked (the tapes) down," said Wence. To make a long story short, I found a new studio and finished the songs about a month ago."

The CD has eight songs on it. Six songs are new and two are remixed and remastered. Those two songs are from 'Chase The Moon'. 'It's What You Do To Me' and 'I'll Be On My Way".

Given the substantial aesthetic inroads made in the 1990's with "Chase The Moon", the E-Types seem poised to reprise that triump in the current decade.

"I am hoping that it will be back from the pressing plant within the month" said Wence. Given the ongoing impact of "Chase The Moon," the impending new release "Some Time Soon" is certain to be one of the most welcome releases of the decade to date.