the masters

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.1" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The Masters started out as Paul Buff, lead guitarist Ronnie Williams and rhythm guitarist Johnny Fisher. After releasing the single "T Bone"/ "Sunday Blues," The Masters were just Buff and Williams on multi-tracked parts. The only exception was "Breaktime," a mid-1961 track that was co-written by Paul Buff, Ronnie Williams and guitarist Frank Zappa, a friend of Ronnie Williams who first came to Pal Studios in late 1960. As nearly all Zappa fans know, "Breaktime" was his first released recording and the record sells for hundreds of dollars."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.2" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Ronnie Williams and Paul Buff served up an unusual instrumental arrangement of Merle Travis' "Sixteen Tons" as the second Masters A-side in 1961. The song was a big hit by "Tennessee" Ernie Ford in 1955."
""Rolling Blues" was the B-side of the third and final Masters single in August 1961. As with all the Masters tracks, Ronnie Williams' guitar playing was well ahead of his contemporaries. Ronnie struck out with his group Tom Kendall And Gentrys a few years later, but he unbelievably never released anything else. "Betty Jane" is an unreleased Paul Buff track from 1963 that features Paul as a one-man-band. As with some of the tracks on this series, the entire session has been included for your enjoyment."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.3" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The Masters' "Sunday Blues" was the B-side of "T Bone," and featured Buff, Ronnie Williams and Johnny Fisher. The record received a good review in Billboard, but did not sell. "

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.5" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"“Under The Earth” was the third and final Masters A-side. Released in August 1961, “Under The Earth” once again shows how well Ronnie Williams played guitar. Collectors know how difficult this record is to get, but now everyone can have it!"

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.7" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The backing track of The Masters' "Let Me Love You" was done for otherwise unknown vocalist Chester Martin. The Metallics' version of "Let Me Love You" was co-produced by Plaza artist Dino Dupree in 1962, but The Masters had no idea about that version when they did theirs. Ronnie Williams and Paul Buff cut the backing track, which is very reminiscent of Santo & Johnny, at around the same time. Once again, Ronnie Williams' guitar mastery shines through. The vocal version will be featured on a later version, and please check out The Masters' album for all of their recordings."
"Paul Buff and Ronnie Williams, as The Masters, laid down "For Sonny" in-between sessions. It has the familiar Pal sound, but it's completely different than anything else that Buff recorded with Sonny Wilson."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.9" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Also on previous volumes, you've heard The Masters' backing tracks of "Come Back My Love" and "Let Me Love You." Here, we finally hear Chester Martin's vocals on them. "Come Back My Love" was done with one vocal and with two. The double-tracked version is here."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.12" liner notes by Greg Russo:
""Drivin'" is an unissued Masters track featuring just Paul Buff and Ronnie Williams on numerous overdubs. Note the Chuck Berry-influenced break that Ronnie takes midway through the song. There are many more unreleased Masters tracks on their album "Singles & Rarities." Buff went for pure silliness when he put together the song sketch "Why." Check it out!"

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.13" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"Another stereo track is "T Bone" by The Masters. This is the same take as the one used for the single, but this is the stage before Ronnie Williams added the bass to a mono mix of this track."
"A lot of time was spent on getting Sonny Wilson's "Troubled Times" just right. Before they got there, though, they recorded a demo version at a different pace. The same applied to The Masters' "Sunday Blues," which appears in its second outtake version."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.17" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"At last, the original stereo mix of The Masters' "Toothpick Boogie" finally turns up! Buff's 2007 reinterpretation ("Tropical Toothpick") was on Volume 4."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.18" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The Masters are represented by the backing track of "Come Back My Love" and the first outtake version of "T Bone" in stereo. These two, and 30 other tracks, are on The Masters' album "Singles & Rarities.""

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.19" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"A trio of Hollywood Persuaders tracks, the album version of "Persuasion," the stereo LP mix of "Tijuana" and the recently released "Cruisin'" are surrounded by The Masters/Chester Martin single-tracked version of "Come Back My Love" and the seventh version of The Buff Organization's "Upside Down World." Cut at the same time as his Original Sound single, Ricky Dean's "Blue Christmas Day" has never been released until now. It was his final recording session."

from the "Paul Buff presents the PAL and Original Sound studio archives, vol.20" liner notes by Greg Russo:
"The Masters are represented by the undubbed mono mix of "T Bone," the first outtake of "Sunday Blues" and a mono mix of "Toothpick Boogie.""

	the masters: t-bone / sunday blues (1962, 7", usa, emmy 1006)
	the masters: 16 tons / breaktime (1962, 7", usa, emmy 1008) the b-side was written by ronnie williams, paul buff & frank zappa
	the masters: under the earth / rolling blues (1962, 7", usa, emmy 1009) both tracks written by ronnie williams
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.1 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.2 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.3 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.5 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.7 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	the masters: singles & rarities (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.9 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.12 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.13 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.17 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.18 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.19 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives, vol.20 (2010, download, -, crossfire publications) - feat.contributions by frank zappa
	various artists: paul buff presents the pal and original sound studio archives: the collection (2011, flash-drive, usa, crossfire publications) = the complete 35 album series, with bonus liner notes on pdf and 56 extra tracks
	various artists: paul buff presents highlights from the pal and original sound studio archives (2012, 5cd-box, usa, crossfire publications) = a selection of the pal and original sound studio collection // feat.contributions by frank zappa
	frank zappa: masked turnip cyclophony (2015, cd, uk, gonzo multimedia)
	frank zappa: masked turnip cyclophony (2016, 2lp, uk, let them eat vinyl letv408lp) = reissue of the 2015 cd with a slightly altered album cover