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{{Short description|American power pop/new wave band}}

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After [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]]'s death, a [[Game Theory (band)#2013 Reunion|memorial tribute concert]] was held in [[Sacramento]] on July 20, 2013, with proceeds directed to a memorial fund for the education of Miller's children.<ref name=cosper-obit/> Nancy Becker performed alongside Fletcher Gallawa (son of original member Scott Gallawa) and his band, billed as "Nan Becker and the Wheels," to open the show with a set of Alternate Learning songs that included "Green Card," "What's the Matter," and "When She's Alone."<ref name=yudt-obit/><ref name=cosper-obit/>

=== TracksRemastered tracks on Game Theory reissues (2014–20152014–2020) ===

TheAlternate Learning's original [[Mastering (audio)|master tapes]] were obtained by [[Omnivore Recordings]] after Miller's death, in connection with Omnivore's series of Game Theory reissues that began in 2014.<ref name=cmj2014/><ref name=omnivore/> As a result, the 2014 reissue of Game Theory's ''[[Blaze of Glory (Game Theory album)|Blaze of Glory]]'' included four bonus tracks from Alternate Learning: "What's the Matter" from the ''ALRN'' EP, and "Another Wasted Afternoon," "Beach State Rocking," and "The New You" from ''Painted Windows''.<ref name=slicing2014/> The material on the expanded version of ''Blaze of Glory'' was remastered from the original tapes.<ref name=cmj2014/> ''Blaze of Glory'' was reissued by [[Omnivore Recordings]] in September 2014 on CD and vinyl, as the first of a series of remastered releases of the complete Game Theory catalog.<ref name=cmj2014/><ref name=omnivore/>

A newly released live version of "Beach State Rocking" appearsappeared as a bonus track on Omnivore's March 2015 reissue of ''[[Real Nighttime]]'', and the 2020 Game Theory's compilation ''[[RealAcross Nighttimethe Barrier of Sound: PostScript|Across the Barrier of Sound]]'' concluded with a remastered version of "When She's Alone."<ref name=omnivore-rnpr/>

==Discography==

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|''[[Blaze of Glory (Game Theory album)|Blaze of Glory]]''

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|"Another Wasted Afternoon" {{small|(track 13)<br />}}

|"What's the Matter" {{small|(track 14)<br />}}

|"Beach State Rocking" {{small|(track 20)<br />}}

|"The New You" {{small|(track 23)}}

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|rowspan="2"|LP, CD

|rowspan="23"|OmnivoreLP, CD

|rowspan="23"|LP, CDOmnivore

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|{{dts|2015}}

|''[[Real Nighttime]]''

|<small>"Beach State Rocking (Live)" {{small|(track 19)</small>}}

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|{{dts|2020}}

|''[[Across the Barrier of Sound: PostScript]]''

|"When She's Alone" {{small|(track 25)}}

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