Earle Mankey

Earle Mankey (sometimes misspelled "Earl" in credits) (b. March 8, 1947, Washington, USA) was a guitarist for the seminal band Halfnelson, later called Sparks. He became a record producer, predominantly for offbeat Los Angeles area bands like The Runaways, Concrete Blonde, The Long Ryders, The Three O'Clock, Adicts, and Kristian Hoffman.

Personal life

Earle lives in and maintains a studio in Thousand Oaks, California and is still active in recording and producing.

Discography

As Producer

* Mondo Deco, Quick, 1976
* Paley Brothers, Paley Brothers, 1978
* Go!, The Pop, 1979
* Flaming Schoolgirls, The Runaways, 1980
* 20/20, 20/20, 1979
* Incredible Shrinking Dickies, The Dickies, 1979
* Last Stroll, Walter Egan, 1980
* Look Out!, 20/20, 1981
* Baroque Howdown, The Three O'Clock, Frontier Records, 1982
* Sixteen Tambourines, The Three O'Clock, Frontier Records, 1983
* 10-5-60, The Long Ryders, 1983
* Native Sons, The Long Ryders, 1984
* Concrete Blonde, Concrete Blonde, IRS, 1986
* Kingdom Day, The Droogs, 1987
* Transportational D. Vices, The Leaving Trains, 1989
* Different World, Different World, 1990
* Sleeping Underwater Survivors, The Leaving Trains, 1991
* Join My Pretty World, Geko, 1992
* Against Nature, Permanent Green Light, 1993
* In the Swing, Sparks, 1993
* Possum Dixon, Possum Dixon, 1993
* Fatal Charm, The Mumps, 1994
* Deeper , Purple Bosco, 1995
* Drowned & Dragged, The Leaving Trains, 1995
* When You Wish Upon a Dead Star, Sacrilicious, 1995
* Ragged Soul, Lazy Cowgirls , 1995
* Keep Yourself Amused, Cockeyed Ghost, 1996
* Gin & Innuendoes, The Last, 1996
* Live a Little, Lucky, 1996
* Ground's the Limit, Tearaways, 1997
* Little Sex & Death, Lazy Cowgirls, 1997
* Neverest, Cockeyed Ghost, 1997
* 20/20/Look Out!, 20/20, 1997
* Broken Hearted on Valentines Day, Lazy Cowgirls, 1998
* Rank Outsider , Lazy Cowgirls, 1999
* In Your Ear, Tearaways, 1999
* End of an Era, Trailer Park Casanovas, 1999
* Formula, Formula, 2000
* Somewhere Down the Line, The Lazy Cowgirls, 2000
* You Can't Come Home, Geoff Gardner, 2000
* Instructions for the Two Ways of Becoming Alice, Jupiter Affect, 2000
* Here and Now: (Live!), Lazy Cowgirls, 2001
* Hero and Villain in One Man!, Eclipso, 2001
* We Are Not Very Nice, Chainsaw, 2002
* &, Kristian Hoffman, Eggbert Records, 2002
* Therapy for the Shy, Skulls, 2002
* 12 Imaginary Inches, Stitches, 2002
* Golden Age of Piracy, Skulls, 2003
* I'm Goin' Out and Get Hurt Tonight, Lazy Cowgirls, 2004
* How I Saved the World, Mumps, 2005
* Big Beat [Bonus Tracks] , Sparks, 2006
* Live Plus Five, ADZ, 2006

As Guitarist

Sparks

"Sparks"/"Halfnelson" 1971

A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing 1972

As Solo Artist

- Earle Mankey launched his solo career with a 1978 single "Mau Mau" b/w "Crazy" (w/picture sleeve).

- In 1981 Earle Mankey performed, produced and engineered some of his own music on a six-song mini-Lp self-titled: "Earle Mankey".

- In 1984 Earle Mankey issued another six-song mini-Lp: "Real World".

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As Engineer

*Ann Magnuson, Pretty Songs & Ugly Stories
*Bloodletting, Concrete Blonde, IRS, 1990
* Jesus of the Apes , The Solipsistics , 2000
* Reluctant Hosts , Non Credo , 1988
* This Island Earth , Mark Nine , 1994
* Graciasland , El Vez , 1994
* Never Been to Spain (Until Now) , El Vez , 1996
* Plan 9 from Las Vegas , Department of Crooks , 1997
* Smooth Sailin' , Marty Grebb , 1999
* Group Therapy , Concrete Blonde , 2002
* Real Thing , Peach , 2004
* Blue Moves , Elton John , 1976
* Lisa Hartman , Lisa Hartman , 1976
* Love You , The Beach Boys , 1977
* M.I.U. Album , The Beach Boys , 1978
* Broomtree , Downy Mildew , 1987
* Mincing Steps , Downy Mildew , 1988
* Weird World, Vol. 1 , The Weirdos , 1991
* Practical Guide to Astral Projection , The Nymphs , 1992
* Into the Son , Dakoda Motor Co. , 1993
* Mexican Moon , Concrete Blonde , 1993
* Flamejob , The Cramps , 1994
* Fun in Espanol , El Vez , 1994
* Pretty & Twisted , Pretty & Twisted , 1995
* Sell, Sell, Sell , David Gray , 1996
* Big Beat from Badsville , The Cramps , 1997
* They Rock They Roll They Swing , Jumpin Jimes , 1998
* Scapegoat Factory , Cockeyed Ghost , 1999
* Dermis , Maria Fatal , 2001
* Good Life , Vivabeat , 2001
* Rise and Shine , The Adicts , 2002
* So Charming , Trailer Park Casanovas , 2002

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References

External links

*http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=earle_mankey
*http://graphikdesigns.free.fr/earle-mankey-halfnelson.html