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The Bottom Line: Complete Discography

by The Bottom Line

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    ~~new copies surfaced from the Wartts archive! last 10 bundles now available~~

    Vinyl bundle including sealed stock copy of 'It's Time' + the limited edition 7" of their 2020 release 'Tell Me It's Not Too Late' on Paradise Is a Frequency

    Deepen your experience of The Bottom Line with the original recordings of 'It's Time,' existing in parallel to the 2020 remasters but offering a distinct presentation of the music that opens a rare portal into the minds of Ed and Joe and a fleeting glimpse of a hidden time and place in St. Louis' musical memory.

    Sealed stock copies of 'It's Time' sourced directly form Ed and Joe Wartts, with 50% of all sales going directly back to the artists.

    Includes unlimited streaming of The Bottom Line: Complete Discography via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Surprise Attack 05:07
2.
Will You Will 04:26
3.
Bottom Line 05:45
4.
Good Love 06:04
5.
Testing 1, 2, 3 05:06
6.
Surprise Attack (Instrumental) 05:08
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Bottom Line (Instrumental) 05:47
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Tell Me It's Not Too Late (Vocal) 05:23
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Tell Me It's Not Too Late (Instrumental) 05:46
10.
It's You 05:03

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The Bottom Line's complete discography, including the 2020 remaster of 'It's Time' from the original reel-to-reel tapes, plus their previously unreleased singles 'Tell Me It's Not Too Late' (vocal + instrumental) and 'It's You"

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released June 29, 2022

It's Time:
Ed Wartts - Drum Programming, Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Joseph Wartts - Lead Vocals, Bass, Backing Vocals

Mastered by Brandon Hocura
Layout & Design by Nathan Cook

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Tell Me It's Not Too Late:
Ed Wartts - Drum Programming, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Joseph Wartts - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals

Mastered by James Morrison
Layout & Design by Alexander Wolfe

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The Bottom Line St. Louis, Missouri

The Bottom Line is the combined effort of Ed and Joe Wartts, two brothers from the north side of St. Louis.

During the mid-80’s the pair meticulously laid down the groundwork for what would be their singular studio album, It’s Time, an undeniably potent mixture of advanced synth~funk and hard, digital soul; the perfect party long-player, released in 1987 on their private label ... more

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