JOE LOCO & the Motives
Little Hills Records
Original Release: July 1981
Re-released: September 1997
Overdub Records

"Joe Loco & the Motives" was Carmine's first official release. Having grown tired of playing in basements and garages, Carmine assembled a group of musicians from the top local bands in Hillside such as Airfair, The Razerz, Louie Louie, The Locals, and Arthur Kill & the Pollutants. Together they recorded the backlog of songs that Carmine had accumulated over the years.

Although not a critical or commercial success, "Joe Loco" did spark some interest in the "industry" and set up the huge success of his next album, "Change Is Gonna Come".

Recorded at
Studio22
Hillside, NJ

Engineer:
Steve Goldfein

Producer:
Steve Goldfein

Musicians:
Carmine Serratelli - Vocals/guitar
Dee Suave' - Guitars
Stiv Stevens -Guitar/keys/bass/vocals
Chris Shadis - Bass
Evil Bawden- Bass
Bob Stockl- Drums
Turbo Tommy Lee - Guitar
Craig Hoek - Sax
Jeff Alaimo - guest singer
Robin Hughes - guest singer
Arthur Kill - guest singer
Eddie ? - Drums