Gamma - Gamma 1 (1979)
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"Thunder and Lightning" (Ronnie Montrose, Davey Pattison) - 4:37
"I'm Alive" (Clint Ballard, Jr.) - 3:18
"Razor King" (Montrose, Pattison) - 5:53
"No Tears" (Pattison) - 4:53
"Solar Heat" (Montrose) - 3:09
"Ready for Action" (Montrose) - 3:39
"Wish I Was" (Mickey Newbury) - 5:16
"Fight to the Finish" (Montrose, Jim Alcivar) - 6:25
On LP pressings of the album, 15 seconds after "Fight To The Finish", a video game like melody is heard. It continues into the run-off groove, causing it to play continuously until the tonearm is removed from the record
Gamma Band Members / Musicians
Davey Pattison: vocals
Ronnie Montrose: guitar
Jim Alcivar: keyboards
Alan Fitzgerald: bass guitar
Skip Gillette: drums
Gamma 1, released in 1979, is Gamma's debut album. It reached #131 on the Billboard Album charts, totalling seventeen weeks on the survey. "I'm Alive" reached #60 on the Billboard singles charts.
Gamma was an American band formed by guitarist Ronnie Montrose and singer Davey Pattison in San Francisco, California, United States in 1979. They released four albums: Gamma 1 (1979), Gamma 2 (1980), Gamma 3 (1982) (all on Elektra Records) and Gamma 4 (2000). Some of their best known songs are probably "Fight to the Finish" from their first album, and "Meanstreak" and "Voyager" from the 2nd album.
Gamma Band Members / Musicians
Davey Pattison – vocals
Ronnie Montrose – guitar
Jim Alcivar – keyboards (Gamma 1 & 2)
Mitchell Froom – keyboards (Gamma 3)
Ed Roth – keyboards (Gamma 4)
Alan Fitzgerald – bass (Gamma 1)
Glenn Letsch – bass (Gamma 2, 3 & 4)
Skip Gillette – drums (Gamma 1)
Denny Carmassi – drums (Gamma 2, 3 & 4)
Dan Buch – drums
Tommy Merry – guitar
Van Spragins – bass
Brad Barth – keyboards
Gamma Discography Full
Studio albums
Gamma 1 (1979)
Gamma 2 (1980)
Gamma 3 (1982)
Gamma 4 (2000)
Live albums
Concert Classics (1998) (a bootleg of a 1979 concert in Denver, Colorado, USA)
Compilation albums
The Best of Gamma (1992)
