Perfect

Tommy Stinson formed Perfect in the wake of is first post-Replacements band, Bash & Pop. B&P had released the great and under-appreciated Friday Night is Killing Me on Sire/Warner Bros. in 1993. They'd broken up and Tommy had just moved to LA. The Perfect line-up included Tommy on Vocals & guitar, Marc Solomon on guitars & vocals, and Gersh on drums. Perfect joined up with (original Replacements manager) Peter Jasperson's Medium Cool Records, a division of Twin/Tone, the label that had released the first 'Mats albums.

Their first release was the When Squirrels Play Chicken EP released in 1996, produced by Don Smith, who'd also on the Bash & Pop album, as well as albums from Keith Richards, John Hiatt, The Tragically Hip and Cracker. After some touring following the release, Perfect recorded the remix of Puff Daddy's All About The Benjamins, Tommy switched to bass, Dave Phillips (Jack Logan and the Liquor Cabinet) joined on guitar and Perfect went in to record their debut album, originally titled Seven Days A Week, with producer Jim Dickinson (who Tommy had worked with on the 'Mats Pleased to Meet Me album)

Medium Cool and Twin/Tone were at this stage operating as part of Restless Records, who were bought by Regency Pictures. Regency wanted an outlet for their Soundtrack projects and had an interest in developing hip-hop acts.

The Perfect album was caught in the middle of these changes and was subsequently shelved.

Frustrated with the new direction of the label, Perfect called it a day. Gersh continues to record with Tommy and rum DrumFetish (a Los Angeles based drum rental and teaching company). Marc has gone on to record with his bands Clumsy and Solly and teaches music. Dave Phillips joined Frank Black & The Catholics. Tommy joined Guns N Roses, did some solo touring, and recently recorded his first solo album Village Gorilla Head for Sanctuary Records. During the sessions he cut a new, very different version of "Seven Days A Week" (look for it as one of the b-sides from Village Gorilla Head).

Through the years, fans have heard songs through various nefarious sources, but the album remained in the vault. In 2003, Rykodisc brought the Restless catalog into the Ryko family. They heard the album years ago and were excited to possibly see it released at last.

Luckily, the members of Perfect were too. In late 2003 the album was mixed by Mr. Matt Hyde to punchy perfection. In an acknowledgement of the tribulations this recording has suffered on its way to the world, in early 2004 it was appropriately rechristened Once, Twice, Three Times A Maybe. And at long last, here it is. Enjoy!