Album Notes

Northwest based Sequel helped define 80's rock up and down the West Coast. In 1983, they were arguably Portland's most hit laden and hard working band. Sequel was in constant contact with several major labels when Roy Thomas Baker, (producer for Queen, The Cars, Journey, Foreigner, etc.) who was at that time President of Elektra Asylum's A & R Department, heard their 2nd album and asked Sequel to "shelve" the product so that Elektra could release as new. Tentatively titled "Daylight Fright" after their hit single of the same name charted in the Top Ten of northwest radio, they agreed to withold release of Daylight Fright until Mr. Baker could present the band to the rest of the Elektra Asylum decision makers. Months passed, and then the inevitable - the band breaks up, acrimony sets in, people move about the country and years later, a few phone calls are made, setting the stage for several re-union shows. Greg Georgeson lends his lead guitar work to Tommy Tutone and Todd Jensen still holds down the bottom end for David Lee Roth (Van Halen) during the touring season. This new CD, being plucked from tapes that were allowed to "ripen" for 20 years, is only now being resurrected to coincide with a "Delayed Release" (12/27/03) reunion concert at downtown Portland's Roseland Theatre. Sequel has also recently opened for Loverboy, and for Black 'N Blue with a special appearance by Gene Simmons (KISS).