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The group's self-titled debut, a four-song 7" [[extended play|EP]] (sometimes referred to as the ''ALRN'' EP), was independently released on Rational Records in 1979.<ref name=burt/> Alternate Learning became known by the abbreviation ALRN, which was prominently featured on the front cover. The disc was labeled with the band's unabbreviated name.<ref name=alrncover/> The first EP is also sometimes known as the [http://www.discogs.com/Alternate-Learning-Green-Card-EP/release/1619964 ''Green Card'' EP], based on the title of the first song.<ref name=alrncover/>
In 1980, Lynn Ross, Scott Gallawa and Jozef Becker left the group, with Becker citing conflicts of personality.<ref name=twr-form/> Gallawa and Becker formed the Les-Z-Boys with Guy Kyser; Becker and Kyser went on to become founding members of [[Thin White Rope]].<ref name=alrn-news5/><ref name=twr-form/> Becker, who was also a member of [[True West (band)|True West]], rejoined Miller as a member of [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]] from 1989 to 1990, and later was a member of Miller's 1990s group [[The Loud Family]].
===''Painted Windows'' period (1981–1982)===
In February 1981, drummer Eric Landers joined Alternate Learning, as did keyboard player Byl Miller (no relation to [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]]).<ref name=alrn-news5/> The new line-up performed a series of shows from April through October 1981,<ref name=alrn-news5/> and recorded a full-length [[LP record|LP]] called [http://www.discogs.com/ALRN-Painted-Windows/release/1619433 ''Painted Windows''], which was released in January 1982 on Rational Records.<ref name=alrn-discogs/>
After the release of ''Painted Windows'', the group's final show took place at the [[U.C. Davis]] Coffeehouse in March 1982. The trio of Scott Miller, Carolyn O'Rourke, and Byl Miller performed without a drummer, accompanied by taped percussion and effects.<ref name=aggie3-3-82/><
Alternate Learning was officially disbanded by [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Miller]] in May 1982. Within a few months, Miller had formed his new group, [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]].<ref name=gimarc/> The new band included keyboard player and backing vocalist Nancy Becker, who had previously performed on synthesizer as a "sometime" member of Alternate Learning.<
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==References==
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<ref name=rollingstone2013>{{cite journal|last=Blistein|first=Jon|title=Scott Miller, Game Theory and Loud Family Singer, Dead at 53|date=April 18, 2013|journal=[[Rolling Stone]]|url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/scott-miller-game-theory-and-loud-family-singer-dead-at-53-20130418|deadurl=no|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131021223728/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/scott-miller-game-theory-and-loud-family-singer-dead-at-53-20130418|archivedate=2013-10-21 }}</ref>
<ref name=strongdiscog>{{cite book|last=Strong|first=Martin C.|title=The Great Indie Discography|year=2003|publisher=Canongate Books|isbn=9781841953359|asin=1841953350|page=345|url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=HJfGtREyuSAC&pg=PT128 }}</ref>
<ref name=twr-form>{{cite web
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<ref name=burt>{{cite journal|last=Burt|first=Stephen|authorlink=Stephen Burt|title=Game Theory, or, Not Exactly the Boy of My Own Dreams|date=Winter 2011|journal=[[New Haven Review]]|issue=9|pages=6–25|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20120610214912/http://www.newhavenreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NHR-9-Burt.pdf|archivedate=2012-06-10|url=http://www.newhavenreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/NHR-9-Burt.pdf }} Reprinted as {{cite journal|last=Burt|first=Stephen|authorlink=Stephen Burt|title=Game Theory: "Pure pop for nerd people," the greatest unknown '80s band|journal=[[Salon (website)|Salon]]|date=April 18, 2013|url=http://www.salon.com/2013/04/19/game_theory_pure_pop_for_nerd_people_the_greatest_unknown_80s_band/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20130419035244/http://www.salon.com/2013/04/19/game_theory_pure_pop_for_nerd_people_the_greatest_unknown_80s_band/|archivedate=2013-04-19 }}</ref>
<ref name=alrn-discogs>{{cite web |title=Alternate Learning |url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Alternate+Learning|publisher=Discogs }}</ref>
<ref name=aggie3-3-82>{{cite newspaper
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<ref name=gimarc>{{cite book|last=Gimarc|first=George|title=Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982|year=2005|publisher=Hal Leonard Corp./Backbeat Books|isbn=9780879308483|asin=0879308486|page=676|url=http://books.google.com/books?vid=4WM6Cb1z-PwC&pg=PA676 }}</ref>
<ref name=cosper-obit>{{cite journal|last=Cosper|first=Alex|title=Sacramentans pay tribute to musician Scott Miller|date=July 22, 2013|journal=Sacramento Press|url=http://sacramentopress.com/2013/07/22/sacramentans-pay-tribute-to-musician-scott-miller|deadurl=no|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131102184955/sacramentopress.com/2013/07/22/sacramentans-pay-tribute-to-musician-scott-miller|archivedate=2013-11-02}}</ref>
<ref name=yudt-obit>{{cite news|last=Yudt|first=Dennis|title=A way with words: Friends pay tribute to Scott Miller, the late Davis artist who combined his love for music and literature into an influential career|date=July 18, 2013|newspaper=[[Sacramento News & Review]]|url=http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/PrintFriendly?oid=10674648|deadurl=no|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20131119211740/http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/PrintFriendly?oid=10674648|archivedate=2013-11-19}}</ref>
<ref name=alrn-news5>{{cite web|title=Alternate Learning Newsletter|number=5|year=1981|
url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/6b2cd59d-ec4b-46e4-beb7-4209e085734b/cover-art}} Archived ([http://coverartarchive.org/release/6b2cd59d-ec4b-46e4-beb7-4209e085734b/6229240342.jpg front], [http://coverartarchive.org/release/6b2cd59d-ec4b-46e4-beb7-4209e085734b/6227272279.jpg back]) from the original at [[Cover Art Archive]].</ref>
<ref name=gt-news1>{{cite web|title=Game Theory Newsletter|date=Summer 1982|
url=http://musicbrainz.org/release/e363939b-c700-4118-a71d-353e36fa1bf8/cover-art}} Archived ([http://coverartarchive.org/release/e363939b-c700-4118-a71d-353e36fa1bf8/6335633299.jpg front], [http://coverartarchive.org/release/e363939b-c700-4118-a71d-353e36fa1bf8/6335633829.jpg back]) from the original at [[Cover Art Archive]].</ref>
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