Pointed Accounts of People You Know
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| EP by Game Theory | ||||
| Released | 1983 2014 (reissue) |
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| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Power pop, jangle pop | |||
| Length | 22:52 | |||
| Label | Rational, Omnivore | |||
| Producer | Scott Miller | |||
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Pointed Accounts of People You Know was the second release from Game Theory, a California power pop band fronted by guitarist and singer-songwriter Scott Miller. Initially released in 1983 as a six-song EP, a remastered version on 10-inch clear vinyl was reissued in November 2014 by Omnivore Recordings.
Pointed Accounts of People You Know was recorded in May 1983 at Samurai Sound Lab in Davis, California, a studio co-owned by Dave Gill, the band's new drummer, who replaced Michael Irwin. The line-up included Scott Miller on guitar and lead vocals, Nancy Becker on keyboards, Gill on drums, and Fred Juhos on bass.
Two of the EP's six songs were contributed by Fred Juhos, and one ("Life in July") was co-written by Miller and Nancy Becker. All three appeared on the B-side of the EP. As a result, the A-side label stated "All Songs by Scott Miller," and the B-side label stated "All Songs by Fred Juhos, except as indicated."
Several years later, in the liner notes of the 1990 compilation Tinker to Evers to Chance, Miller wrote, "I'd forgotten what great bass and drum parts Fred Juhos and Dave Gill wrote and played" on "Penny, Things Won't." Miller gave credit to Juhos for the title of the EP, and added, "if they are pointed accounts of someone you know, sue him."
Four of the songs were reissued on CD in 1993 by Alias Records as part of the compilation album Distortion of Glory.
In July 2014, Omnivore Recordings announced its commitment to reissue Game Theory's recordings, remastered from the original tapes by co-producer Dan Vallor, who was Game Theory's tour manager and sound engineer during the 1980s.
A remastered release of Pointed Accounts of People You Know on 10-inch clear vinyl was released on November 28, 2014 by Omnivore Recordings, in a limited pressing of 1,500 copies available only in record stores, as part of Black Friday Record Store Day. On the same date, Omnivore reissued the Distortion EP on 10-inch green vinyl. The 2014 Pointed Accounts and Distortion EP releases included download cards.
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