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Alternate Learning, which was [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]]'s first band to record on independent recording label Rational Records, was initially formed while its original members were in high school.<ref name=burt/> Miller, Jozef Becker, and Scott Gallawa began performing at [[Rio Americano High School]] under the name Alternate Learning as early as 1977.
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| Name = ALRN
| Cover = ALRN EP front cover.jpg
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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/>
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In 1990, former Alternate Learning members [[Scott Miller (pop musician)|Scott Miller]], Jozef Becker, and Nancy Becker returned to the studio, joined by [[Michael Quercio]], to record a new version of the Alternate Learning song "Beach State Rocking." Despite being a new recording by [[Game Theory (band)|Game Theory]], the 1990 remake of "Beach State Rocking" was the opening track on the chronologically-ordered Game Theory compilation CD ''[[Tinker to Evers to Chance (album)|Tinker to Evers to Chance]]'', released on [[Alias Records]].
=== Memorial performance (2013) ===
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<ref name=millermemorial/> 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/>
=== Tracks on Game Theory reissue (2014) ===
The 2014 reissue of Game Theory's ''[[Blaze of Glory (Game Theory album)|Blaze of Glory]]'' includes 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/> The reissue was announced by [[Omnivore Recordings]] on July 14, 2014, scheduled for release on September 2, 2014 on CD and vinyl, and is expected to be the first of a series of remastered releases of the complete Game Theory catalog.<ref name=cmj2014/><ref name=omnivore/>
==Discography==
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!Track
!Format
!Label
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|1979
|''The Other #1''
|"When She's Alone" <small>(
|[[Compact cassette|CS]]
|The Other Tapes<ref name=discogs-other1/>
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|2004
|''Homework #9''
|"Sex War" <small>(
|[[CD-R]]
|Hyped to Death (H2D #68)<ref name=h2d/><ref name=h2d-catalog/>
|}
=== Game Theory reissues (bonus tracks) ===
{| class="wikitable"
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!Track listing
!Format
!Label
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|{{dts|2014}}
|''Blaze of Glory''
|<small>
* "Another Wasted Afternoon" (track 13)
* "What's the Matter" (track 14)
* "Beach State Rocking" (track 20)
* "The New You" (track 23)</small>
|LP, CD
|Omnivore
|}
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==References==
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<ref name=slicing2014>{{cite web |title=Game Theory’s 1982 debut ‘Blaze of Glory’ to be reissued with 11 unreleased bonus tracks |date=July 15, 2014 |work=Slicing Up Eyeballs |url=http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2014/07/15/game-theory-blaze-of-glory-reissue/ |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140715190405/http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2014/07/15/game-theory-blaze-of-glory-reissue/ |archivedate=2014-07-15 }}</ref>
<ref name=cmj2014>{{cite journal |last=Davidson |first=Eric |title=Game Theory Catalog To Be Reissued: Blaze Of Glory out September 2 |date=July 15, 2014 |journal=CMJ |url=http://www.cmj.com/news/game-theory-catalog-reissued/ |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140715185802/http://www.cmj.com/news/game-theory-catalog-reissued/ |archivedate=2014-07-15 }}</ref>
<ref name=omnivore>{{cite web |author=Omnivore Recordings |title=Release: Blaze of Glory |date=July 14, 2014 |url=http://omnivorerecordings.com/music/blaze-of-glory/ |deadurl=no |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20140715041732/http://omnivorerecordings.com/music/blaze-of-glory/ |archivedate=2014-07-15 }}</ref>
<ref name=discogs-gt>{{Discogs release|release=1619964|name=Green Card EP|type=ep }}</ref>
<ref name=aggie3-3-82>{{cite news|last=Heinitz|first=Eric|title='Three Band Bash' a mixed bag|date=March 3, 1982|newspaper=[[The California Aggie]]|pages=2, 8 }}</ref>
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