Necessaries- State-Of-The Art - Jesse Chamberlain: Drums from PERE UBU

NYC power pop / new wave band, formed 1978, New York. Ed Tomney: Guitars, vocals, songwriter Randy Gun: Guitars, vocals, songwriter (left 11/79) Chris Spedding: Vocals, lead guitar, keyboards (replaced Randy Gun, left late 1980) Ernie Brooks: Bass Jesse Chamberlain: Drums from PERE UBU Arthur Russell: Vocals, keyboards, cello (replaced Chris Spedding, mid-1981). State-Of-The Art · The Necessaries Event Horizon 1982 Sire Recording Designer: Andrew Elias Cello, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals: Arthur Russell Producer: Bob Blank Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals: Ed Tomney Bass, Vocals: Ernie Brooks Coordinator: Jeff "Treader" Osborne Drums, Percussion: Jesse Chamberlain Graphic Designer: Paul Waldman Front Cover Photographer: Paul Waldman Coordinator: Steve Baker Manager: Steve Ralbovsky Writer: Ed Tomney