This album is a benefit recording featuring the songs of John Fackler and Jettison as performed by a number of Kansas City bands and musical artists.

All proceeds from this album's sales go directly via Paypal to the account for gofundme.com/FundFackler to benefit John's medical and transportation needs so he may continue working and living the life that he wants to lead.

In other words, your money goes straight to the person who you are helping when you purchase this album.

Each album sold directly helps John get the wheelchair and van that he needs to live the life that he wants.

PLUS, every purchase gets you this album with John Fackler and Jettison's songs played wonderfully by Kansas City area musical artists and bands!

Thank you for your help.

So many great people worked so hard on this project. Please see each track for credits on who did what. These are all local Kansas City people who gave their time to help John Fackler get what he needs to live a better life, and he will try to repay each and every one of them in some way for such a kind and downright noble gesture for the rest of his life.

A special thank you must be given to Justin Petosa, who worked tirelessly on every aspect of this project to make sure it came into existence. He downplays his role, but it was crucial. Thank you, Justin.

A very amazing THANK YOU goes to Melissa Dehner who provided the beautiful artwork for the benefit album. Find more of her work at www.honeybeecreative.net

Unending gratitude to Chris Meck and John Velghe who both took evenings and HOURS out of their already very busy schedules to engineer these tracks. Thank you both.

A very loud (Good loud. Nice and punchy loud) thank you to Duane Trower who mastered everything at Weights & Measures Soundlab, KCMO.

If you would like to learn more, please visit the following Web site:

www.gofundme.com/FundFackler

For the original Jettison recordings of these songs, please visit this Bandcamp page:
fundfackler.bandcamp.com/album/the-original-jettison-tapes


Here are the liner notes about each track as well as the track credits:

********************Temperature Drop********************
Written by John Fackler, though he could have never imagined those horns. He is very happy with those horns. Bridge has been expanded into the dream sequence it was always intended to be by this amazing band. Fackler has been told that Chris Wagner had a lot to do with that part of the arrangement, but is not completely sure to what degree. John does know that John Velghe came up with those horn lines on his guitar before showing it to his horn section, who elevated the outro to a level approaching the heavens. John really likes those horns. Listen to that pedal steel. John Fackler really likes that last chorus. It kind of blew his mind. Also, that drummer. Oh man. John Fackler can't even begin to talk about the vocals. We will be here all day if he starts.

John Velghe and the Prodigal Sons are:

John Velghe - vocals, guitar, etc..
Mike Alexander - guitars and vocals
Chris Wagner - bass guitar and vocals
Giuliano Mingucci - drums
Josh Quint - Pedal Steel
Michael Walker - Trombone
Sam Hughes - Saxophones (plural)
Hermon Mehari - Trumpet

Studios:
Whisker Gables, KCMO - Chris Meck
Guttersnipe Recording Co., KCMO - John Velghe

Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab, KCMO


********************Closer Then********************
Written by John Fackler, but influenced completely by Revolvers (and Husker Du). John remembers seeing Revolvers play numerous times and wanting so bad to be as good as them. This was an early attempt at that concept.

Now it is a Revolvers song. Fackler could not be happier with the results. He views it as an absolute honor.

Buddy - Drums
Mike - Guitar
Chris - Bass
Justin - Vocals

Studio:
Whisker Gables, KCMO - Chris Meck

Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab, KCMO

********************Severed Strings********************
Written by John Fackler, but influence heavily by Armchair Martian, who--oh man--was one of the best bands ever. CRAZILY enough, the bass player on that album by Armchair that John loved so dearly sings and plays guitar on this song! John loves how this all works out, and thinks it's a little bit like living in a dream. All the changes this band made to John Fackler's song are Fackler-Approved.

Steven Garcia - guitar, vocals
Tracy Flowers - bass, vocals
Pat Tomek - drums

Studio:
Whisker Gables, KCMO - Chris Meck

Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab, KCMO

********************Up To Zero********************
Written by John Fackler, whose own version does not make him cry a little during the second verse.

The Dead Ven version does make him cry, but just a little, during the second verse. Reportedly.

This song was always a country song in hiding. John grew up punk, then discovered Dylan and Hank. This song is a 20 year old's attempt at something like that. The Jettison version is still a little country. You know, that "No Depression" sound or whatever.

But Dead Ven's version...

It blew John's mind.

Listen to that fiddle.

Listen to this man's voice. Man.

Ven Smith - guitar and vocals
Katie Benyo - fiddle
John Velghe - 12-string guitar and harmonica

Studio:
Guttersnipe Recording Co., KCMO - John Velghe

Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab, KCMO


********************Doubleback********************
Written by John Fackler, though he could never make this song sound or work like he wanted.

Chad Rex made this song sound and work like John always wanted. Listen to that guitar solo! Chad is one of John's favorite guitar players of all time. Everything John THINKS he is doing on guitar, Chad actually IS doing on guitar. John might just give up guitar and call Chad next time to do the guitar parts.

All the other stuff on the track? That's Chad also. Fackler heard through the grapevine that Chad said this song was a really good mesh of Husker Du and Rush. He would totally be correct, but John makes it a rule to never admit out loud that he sorta likes Rush sometimes, and would rather say this was a "Owner of a Lonely Heart" era Yes influence played by Husker Du, but he probably won't say that out loud either.


Chad Rex - Guitar, Bass, Drums, and Vocals

Studio:
Hot Door Studios - Chad Rex

Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab, KCMO


********************What I Set Out To Do********************
Written by John Fackler, who has come to terms with his own version of the song, after a long and difficult history with it.

Ben Summers' version has a vulnerability that John now knows he should have never suppressed. Thank you, Ben. John is very moved by your version.

Ben Summers - Accoustic and Electric Guitars, Vocals
Jimmy Fitzner - Harmony vocals
John Velghe - Piano

Studio:
Guttersnipe Recording Co., KCMO - John Velghe

Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab, KCMO


********************I'll Repay You********************
Written by John Fackler, who doesn't have all the words necessary to describe how much he loves this version by Suicide Robins, but he will try.

1. So punk. John is a big fan of this type of punk. The "get up and form a band!" type.
2. He loves how in-your-fucking-face it is
3. He LOVES the backup vocals, especially before the "guitar solo" of which he never wrote one, and one still remains unwritten on this version with Melissa playing guitar. John would have it no other way. Just hit the guitar with your hand and make it make a loud noise. That's good enough. Maybe slam your guitar against your amplifier. Try to draw blood. That should do it.

John's version was always "Please come back, please".

Suicide Robins' version is more "Fuck you"

John loves this difference.

Members: Melissa - Guitar/Vocals
Don Dawn - Drums/Vocals
Mike - Bass/Vocals

Studios:
Whisker Gables, KCMO - Chris Meck

Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab, KCMO


********************Porcelain********************
Written by John Fackler, but would not exist without Revolvers or Mike A. This was an attempt to really play fast. Sometimes John had trouble keeping up with the rest of his band, who were much, much better players than he was. Much.

Mike has no problem keeping up. Buddy throws the song into the stratosphere and then gives it a kick and laughs at it. Chris, as usual, plays the bass parts that make John go "Yes. That. That is it. That is bass."

The first time John heard Mike's vocal on this track, he turned to Mike halfway through and said "It's fun to sing, isn't it?"

Mike just chuckled a little and nodded.

Mike A. - Guitar/Vocals
Chris Wagner - Bass/Vocals
Jon "Buddy" Paul - Drums

Studios:
Whisker Gables, KCMO - Chris Meck
Guttersnipe Recording Co., KCMO - John Velghe

Mastered by Duane Trower at Weights & Measures Soundlab, KCMO