The Lyres "Live At Cantones - Recorded A Long Time Ago" 1987 + "here's a heart" 1988 - 12"/45rpm

...Conolly saw DMZ play at a party and dug their sound, but Schwartz was soon bounced from the lineup for seeming too mannered. Seeing an opportunity, Conolly soon volunteered to take his place, and became their lead singer while also playing electric piano...
...DMZ (who briefly featured David Robinson on drums before he left to join the Cars) released an EP on the esteemed independent rock & roll label Bomp! Records in 1977, and Sire Records soon offered the band a major label deal. However, DMZ's self-titled debut album, produced by Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan of the Turtles and Flo & Eddie and released in May 1978, didn't capture the full impact of their live show, and by the end of that year, DMZ had split... to be continued - by Mark Deming
trax:
01 100 CC 02 Little Sally Tease 03 Let's Talk About Girls 04 How Do You Know 05 Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 06 Geraldine 07 Love Man 08 Untitled Snippet 09 Lily 10 Skinny Minnie 11 Don't Give It Up Now 12 She Pays The Rent 13 Since You've Been Gone 14 Long Gone 15 Louie Louie

"here's a heart" 1988 - 12"/45rpm
...Not about to throw in the towel, in January 1979, Conolly debuted the first edition of Lyres, who differed from DMZ in some small but significant ways -- they eased back on the '70s punk facets of their music to focus on '60s-style material, they found Conolly moving from piano to a Vox Continental organ, and featured one guitarist instead of two. The first Lyres performances featured the final DMZ rhythm section of Rick Coraccio on bass and Paul Murphy on drums, with Rick Carmel on guitar... to be continued - by Mark Deming

trax:
01 Here's A Heart (with Stiv Bators) 02 Touch (with Wally Tax) 03 he's Got Eyes That Tell Lies