IT’S BEEN A full 30 years since Steve Brown and Trixter released their self-titled debut album, but the guitarist seems to be busier than ever. On the Trixter front, Brown and his bandmates plan to release a vinyl reissue of the album that launched their careers. “We’re going to do a deluxe edition with all the demos that got us signed,” says Brown, who was barely out of high school when Trixter nabbed a major-label deal. “I dug up my original four-track demo of our first single, ‘Give It to Me Good,’ and other tapes of songs that I didn’t even remember existed. I can’t believe the album came out so long ago — it’s surreal. Its success allowed me to fulfill every rock dream I ever had. We toured with Poison, Warrant, the Scorpions… It was insane!”
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Steve Brown with his EVH 5150 Series Standard
RON AKIYAMA