Straight Jacket Memoirs is a 2006 release by Jon Oliva's Pain

Jon Oliva's Pain

Jon Oliva's Pain is the latest project of Savatage co-founder Jon Oliva.-Band history:Originally, the project consisted entirely of solo recordings by Oliva, but after several months of work he was joined by former members of Circle II Circle to form a band.The band's first performance was at the...

. This was an EP distributed by AFM Records

AFM Records

AFM-Records GmbH is a music label based in Schwalmstadt, Germany. They focus on the heavy metal musical genre, signing bands such as U.D.O., Doro, Kotipelto, Masterplan, Nostradameus, and Annihilator....

, the first release by JOP for their new label. The release featured two new full songs from the then forthcoming album, Maniacal Renderings

Maniacal Renderings

Maniacal Renderings is a 2006 release by Jon Oliva's Pain. It was their first full-length studio recording released for new label, AFM Records....

, and live renditions of two songs from the band's previous album, 'Tage Mahal

'Tage Mahal

Tage Mahal is a 2004 release by Jon Oliva's Pain. This was the first non-Savatage related release by Jon Oliva since 1994's Doctor Butcher.Ironically, just like Savatage, the band faced a problem with its name...

. The other track featured on the release is an edited version of "The Evil Beside You".

Track listing

Personnel

• Jon Oliva
  Jon Oliva
  John Nicholas Oliva is best known simply as Jon Oliva and as founder of and lead vocalist for Savatage. He is the third of four children...
  
   – lead vocals
  Human voice
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  , keyboards
  Electronic keyboard
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• Matt LaPorte – guitar
  Guitar
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• Shane French – guitars
• Kevin Rothney – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
• John Zahner – keyboards
• Christopher Kinder – drums
  Drum kit
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