Number One (Pist.On album)

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

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

[edit] Track listing

1. Parole
2. Turbulent
3. Grey Flap
4. Shoplifters Of The Word Unite (Smiths cover)
5. I Am No One
6. Eight Sides
7. I'm Afraid Of Life
8. Electra Complex
9. Down & Out
10. Mix Me With Blood
11. My Feet
12. 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

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..