-Point Blank-

"Point Blank" A San Francisco band, played "danceable jazz," with a little funk and soul mixed in. The seven piece band was awarded a recording contract with Barry White Associates in L.A., but the band members wanted to go different ways, and eventually broke up. 

They were hot through the 70s & 80s in the bay area, and performed with headliners such as "Ike & Tina Turner," "Al Wilson" (show & tell) the "Stories," (Brother Louie) "Arthur Prysock," "Sheila E." and "Pete Escovedo." 

The group was formed by Billy Moon™and Eric Taylor, also known as ET, and sometimes as Eric Stratos, and as a song writing team wrote most of their material. Songs were recorded and produced under the name "Stratos-Billoon Enterprises."

These photos were taken in the San Francisco Presidio:

Members included, from left to right:

1. James Richards (congas)

2. Erwin Goldfield (woodwinds)

3. Dolph Lanchester (original bass player for Whiskey Ring)

4. Billy Moon™ (guitar)

5. Tony Jones (lying across canon, played drums)

6. Eric Taylor (keyboards)

7. Jerry Belton (percussionist) 

The following songs were recorded live (in Mono) at Keystone, Berkeley, California:

These songs were recorded by (Stratos-Billoon) at the Infinity studio in San Francisco, with the help of some of the brothers from Hunter's Point.

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