Earle Mankey
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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.
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[edit] Personal Life
Earle lives in and maintains a studio in Thousand Oaks, California and is still active in recording and producing.
[edit] Discography
[edit] 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
[edit] As Guitarist
Sparks
Sparks/Halfnelson 1971
A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing 1972
[edit] 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