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14-491: The band released their debut EP in 1997, and their next three albums were released by Yep Roc. North Carolina producer Chris Stamey (formerly of The dB's , and credited by the band as the "fifth" Mayfly) produced their first two records for Yep Roc, Summertown and The Pity List . Spin Magazine called Summertown "r-o-c-k like they don't make anymore, in love with early Eagles and Bob Welch , in bed with Wilco but dreaming of

28-485: A Brooklyn-based band that has released three albums, and has worked as production coordinator on projects for Keith Richards . Bassist Adam Price has written two critically acclaimed novels , The Grand Tour (Doubleday, 2016) and The Hotel Neversink (Tin House Books, 2019). Chris Stamey Christopher Charles Stamey (born December 6, 1954) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. After

42-584: A brief time playing with Alex Chilton , as well as Mitch Easter under the name Sneakers, Stamey formed The dB's with Peter Holsapple . Stamey was born in Chapel Hill , North Carolina , United States. He grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina , and graduated from R. J. Reynolds High School . He attended the University of North Carolina before transferring to New York University, where he graduated with

56-611: A degree in philosophy. After moving from Chapel Hill to New York City, Stamey played with the Erasers, then as Alex Chilton 's bass player. In 1977, Stamey founded the independent New York City record label Car Records , which released the 1978 Chris Bell single with the tracks "I Am the Cosmos" and "You and Your Sister". Stamey recorded and released two critically acclaimed albums with The dB's , Stands for Decibels (1981) and Repercussion (1982), which were initially released only in

70-569: A producer came in 1987 with R.E.M. 's Document album. Litt had first worked with the band on the track "Romance" for a film soundtrack, and went on to enjoy a long and successful association with the band which included production of their albums Green (1988), Out of Time (1991), Automatic for the People (1992), Monster (1994) and New Adventures in Hi-Fi (1996). In 1997, R.E.M. and Litt discontinued their collaboration. Apart from R.E.M.,

84-581: A series of occasions between 2010 and 2016, resulting in a live double CD/DVD recorded at Glendale 's Alex Theatre in 2016 and released in 2017. On the record, he performs vocals and guitar on I Am the Cosmos , the Chris Bell single he had released on his Car Records label some 40-odd years earlier. On June 12, 2021 (Record Store Day), Stamey and Holsapple released Our Back Pages on Omnivore , an album of acoustic arrangements of songs by The dB’s. Scott Litt Scott Warren Litt (born March 10, 1954)

98-506: Is an American record producer who mostly works with artists in the alternative rock genre and is best known for producing six R.E.M. albums in the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s during the band's most successful period. Litt began as an engineer in the late 1970s, working on recordings by Ian Hunter and Carly Simon . He made his debut as a producer with The dB's Repercussion album in 1982, going on to work with Chris Stamey , Matthew Sweet , and Beat Rodeo . His breakthrough as

112-541: The UK , before leaving the band to pursue a solo career. In 1991, Stamey and Holsapple reunited to record the album, Mavericks , which led to live concerts in London , England. In 1996, Stamey moved back to Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and opened the recording studio, Modern Recording, with former dB's producer Scott Litt . He has worked as a producer and sound engineer for various artists and recording projects including those by

126-487: The alternative country group Whiskeytown . In 2004, Stamey released the album Travels in the South , quickly followed by V.O.T.E. 2004, enlarged as 2005's A Question of Temperature featuring the group Yo La Tengo as the album's backing musicians. In July 2009, Stamey and Holsapple released their second album as a duo entitled Here and Now , which was promoted by a follow-up concert tour. In 2012, Stamey reunited with

140-534: The 2000s, Litt worked with Incubus to produce two of their records Make Yourself (1999) and Morning View (2001). Litt also mixed songs for Hole including "Miss World", "Asking For It", "Jennifer's Body", and "Softer, Softest" off their album Live Through This . He has also worked for Liz Phair , Juliana Hatfield , the Indigo Girls , Paul Kelly , New Order , The Replacements , Patti Smith ( Dream of Life ), The Woodentops ( Wooden Foot Cops on

154-511: The Replacements and Pure Prairie League and proud of it." Keith Cleversley, who produced The Flaming Lips and Mercury Rev , worked on their 2002 record Walking in a Straight Line . The band's albums garnered favorable reviews in publications such as The Washington Post , Spin , The Village Voice , Allmusic and The Boston Phoenix ;. In 2007 and 2009, the band reunited for some shows. On May 16, 2012, Billboard Magazine announced

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168-603: The band would reunite for one show as part of Yep Roc Records' 15 Year Anniversary celebration. On August 21, 2012, Yep Roc reissued Summertown, this time on vinyl. Guitarist Matt McMichaels is the singer and primary songwriter in Surrender Human with bassist Robert Sledge and drummer Tony Stiglitz. He was also a core member in Chris Stamey 's Big Star Third project with Mike Mills , Jody Stephens , and Mitch Easter . Guitarist Matt Long went on to form The Library ,

182-560: The dB's to complete Falling Off the Sky , their first new studio album in 25 years and their first in 30 years with the original 1978 line-up. On February 5, 2013, Stamey released the solo album Lovesick Blues on Yep Roc Records , followed by Euphoria in 2015. Stamey was the driving force behind a group of musician-friends performing Big Star 's Third album live in the US, the UK, Spain, and Australia, on

196-591: The most commercially successful act Litt worked with was Nirvana , for whom he mixed the singles " Heart-Shaped Box " and " All Apologies " from the 1993 album In Utero , and the posthumous release MTV Unplugged in New York (1994). Litt also remixed " Pennyroyal Tea " and the remix was set to be released on the single, but the single was retracted shortly after Kurt Cobain's death. His remix can be found on Wal-Mart and Kmart versions of In Utero as well as Nirvana , Nirvana's greatest hits collection. In 1999 and

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