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Core Band:
- Bass – Gary Shea
- Previously of the band New England.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_England_(band)
- Drums – Jan Uvena
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Uvena
- Worked with Alice Cooper, Iron Butterfly
- Wikipedia mentions that he retired from music in 2000 and as of 2016 was the manager of a U.S. Cellular store in Wallpole, Massachusetts.
- Guitar – Yngwie Malmsteen
- https://www.yngwiemalmsteen.com/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen
- Only other entry in 1983 is the band Steeler with Ron Keel.
- Keyboards – Jimmy Waldo
- Was also in the band New England prior to Alcatrazz.
- Vocals – Graham Bonnet
Technical:
- Producer, Mixed By – Dennis MacKay*
- https://dennismackay.tripod.com/id1.html
- Worked with David Bowie, Judas Priest, Phil Collins, Stanley Clarke and Jeff Beck.
- Worked with Billy Cobham.
- Produced Tommy Bolin’s “Teaser.”
- Multi platinum and grammy award winning producer.
- Willie Harlen – engineer, mixing
- Andrew Trueman – executive producer, management

Album Art & Booklet Review
- Art Direction – Bud Samuels
- Only a few other entries on Discogs.
- Artwork – Mark Sokol (2)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130613181317/http://marksokolstudios.com/
- A few other entires on Discogs through the mid 1980s.
- Design – Mark Sokol (2)
- Design [Logo Design] – Nick Newton (3)
- A few other credits including Jane’s Addiction and California Transit Authority.
- Photography By – Diana Lyn
- A few other credits including Cameo.
- Photography By –Mark Sokol (2)
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Album Tracks:

Side One:
- Island in the Sun
- Bonnet, Malmsteen, Waldo
- Released as a single
- General Hospital
- Bonnet, Malmsteen, Waldo
- Jet to Jet
- Bonnet, Malmsteen
- Released as a single.
- Hiroshima Mon Amour
- Bonnet, Malmsteen
- A video was shot for this track.
- ALCATRAZZ – Hiroshima mon amour
- Kree Nakoorie
- Bonnet, Malmsteen, Waldo

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- Incubus (Instrumental)
- Malmsteen
- Too Young to Die, Too Drunk to Live
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- Starcarr Lane
- Bonnet, Malmsteen, Waldo
- Suffer Me
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Bustin’ Out The Spreadsheet
Reviews

Brendan Ashbrook – Logo Designer
For More Information:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_Parole_from_Rock_%27n%27_Roll
- https://www.discogs.com/release/2494743-Alcatrazz-No-Parole-From-Rock-N-Roll
- https://musicbrainz.org/release-group/0bc18425-2774-3c28-bfbf-a0ae87bba0bd
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