Number One (Pist.On album)

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Number One

Studio album by Pist.On
Released	October 1, 1996 (United States) November 4, 1996 (Europe)
Recorded	Systems Two Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Genre	Heavy Metal
Label	Fierce Records
Producer(s)	Josh Silver
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Pist.On chronology
	Number One (1996)	$ell.Out (1999)

Number One is the debut album from the heavy metal band Pist.On. It was first released in 1996 by Fierce Recordings/Futurist Label Group, before being repackaged and rereleased by Atlantic Records the following year.

1 Track listing
2 Credits
3 Atlantic Records version
4 Name change

[edit] Track listing

Parole
Turbulent
Grey Flap
Shoplifters Of The Word Unite (Smiths cover)
I Am No One
Eight Sides
I'm Afraid Of Life
Electra Complex
Down & Out
Mix Me With Blood
My Feet
Exit Wound

[edit] Credits

Henry Font - lead & backing vocals, rhythm guitar
Paul Poulos - lead guitar & backing vocals
Val Ium - bass guitar, backing vocals, and sarcasm
Danny Jam Kavadlo - drums & percussion

All songs written by Henry Font for Cobra Music/BMI, except "Shoplifters of the World Unite" (Morrissey/Marr, c1987)

Recorded at Systems Two Recording, Brooklyn, NY
Engineered by Michael Marciano
Produced by Josh Silver
Mastered by Rick Essig at Frankford/Wayne, NYC

[edit] Atlantic Records version

Cover of the Atlantic Records version of Number One, released in 1997.

The band signed with Atlantic Records in 1996 and the new label rereleased Number One in 1997. The Atlantic version of contained new artwork and a reworked lineup:

Henry Font - lead vocals & rhythm guitars
Burton Gans* - lead guitar
Val Ium - bass guitar, backing vocals & cerebral torture
Jeff McManus* - drums, percussion & gambling problems

However, the recording itself remained the same, so the liner notes included the following message:

Note: We are forced to mention (for legal purposes), that all lead guitars and backing vocals (on "I Am No One"), on this recording, were played by Paul Poulos and drums & percussion played by Danny "Jam" Kavadlo.

[edit] Name change

Another notable change between the original album and the Atlantic version is the spelling of the band's name, from Pist*On to simply Piston. The issue of the band having "sold out" to Atlantic became the focal point of their next album, the aptly-titled $ell.Out..