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Thinking Back

by Matt Jasper

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1.
Drowning In You 03:16
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2.
Thinking Back 03:32
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3.
Apartment Rock 02:27
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4.
The Man Below The Tracks 03:02
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5.
Important 04:10
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6.
I Want You 05:00
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7.
Nothing Left To Lose 03:40
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8.
Tomorrow 02:56
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9.
Playing Dead 03:14
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10.
Song For A Sleepless Night 03:59
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11.
Dream 04:10
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12.
The Picture Frame 04:16
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13.
Lost 03:19
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Thinking Back, the second album by Matt Jasper, was recorded in 2001 and released in 2002 in New York and New Jersey, with approximately 100 CDs manufactured in a limited pressing by For The Records, a vanity label of Matt Jasper.

The majority of albums sold out by 2003, although a two remaining alternate pressings with the "wrong baby picture" of Matt's brother listing on the back cover still exist (replacing the main back cover of a three year old Matt Jasper smiling in a tuxedo). In 2012, all remaining copies of the album's inventory, with the exception of the two alternate pressings were destroyed when Superstorm Sandy flooded Matt Jasper's parents house, and the back catalog of albums on the floor of his childhood bedroom were damaged beyond repair from the flood.

Out of the remaining two CDs, Matt Jasper digitally restored the album in 2018, with the help of KEXP and the University of Washington's audio archival team, to be able to save these files as high quality Wavs for future release. On the 19th anniversary of the album release, Thinking Back is finally available digitally for the first time, exclusively on Bandcamp.

-Matt Jasper, May 6th, 2021

PS. Here's two fun facts for the second album Matt Jasper recorded and released:

Fun Facts:

1. The working title of this record was originally "Just Like Pancakes" as a comment from Chris Hill when Matt mentioned his next project was coming out shortly after his debut album, he mentioned that Matt was "cranking them out just like pancakes".

2. This was the second album released under Matt Jasper's last name only. When he played a Long Island gig in 2004 at a venue called Someplace Else, and his fans traveled to Munchaba Lounge (also a venue he played regularly at on Long Island) when a band of the same name was booked there on the same night, he decided to formally go by his first and last names for music purposes therafter.

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released May 6, 2002

(photograph of a boy in striped shirt with a rubber chicken smiling)

(c) 2002 Jasper Music. All rights reserved.

All songs written and performed by Matt Jasper, except track 1, written by Matt Jasper and Cody Hamlin ((c) 2002 Jasper Music and Hamlin Music), performed by Matt Jasper.

Recorded at Jasper Studios, Merrick, NY, Summer 2001.
Mixed and Mastered at FDHND Studios, Piscataway, NJ, Winter 2002. All songs recorded by Matt Jasper, mixed and mastered by Matt Keys and Matt Jasper.

Art Direction: Greg Hale
Photography: Alan Jasper, Varda Jasper.

Thanks: Christopher Anderson, Josh Einstein, Ron Fleming, Zach Freeman, The Freeman Family, Greg Hale, Cody Hamlin, Chris Hill, George Jarroush, The Jasper Family, Matt Keys, Amy Kreines, Mike Mantagas, Dasha Melikova, Justin Restivo, Don Weber, the International House of Pancakes, and all the fans.

"Questions, comments, want to know more? Email xxxxxxx@aol.com" (ed note: old email, now redacted)
Buy Jasper's debut album, Jasper Makes Music

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Matt Jasper Seattle, Washington

Matt Jasper plays guitar, bass guitar, banjo, ukulele, keyboards, and sings. He has written hundreds of songs, recording 5 albums between 2000-2010 and is putting together an album a month in 2021. He has performed extensively throughout Seattle, New York City, New Jersey and Long Island, with experience performing at regional tours throughout the Northeast and West Coast of the US. ... more

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