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Message

1981

Richie Sambora played guitar, and Alec John Such played bass for the band Message along with Dean Fasano, Simon Gannett, Bruce Foster, and drummer Andy Rubbo. ​

It was Alec's time with Richie in Message and his work with Tico in Phantom's Opera that brought the three musicians together for Bon Jovi. 

Insert - Album insert from Message's 1981 LP Lessons. ​Engineer Andy Wallace would go on to have production credits with Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, Slayer, Jeff Buckley, Ghost, and more.​

Back Cover - The back cover photo from Message's 1981 LP Lessons was taken by Alec John Such.

Label - Message's LP Lessons was first released in 1981 on Richie's label Dream Disc. 

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