LIVIN' LOUNGE (THE FABULOUS SOUNDS OF NOW!) Various Artists 1995

 
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Compilation of alternative lounge bands

 

Tracklist

1	The Wonderful World Of Joey*–	Get Outta My Gal	3:18
2	Donkey (10)–	Private Dick	4:45
3	Useless Playboys*–	Caravan	4:00
4	The Lounge Lizards*–	The Hanging	4:39
5	Gallon Drunk–	Just One More	3:54
6	Andy Prieboy–	Cannot Not	5:06
7	The Zimmermans–	Portuguese Woman	5:36
8	Love Jones (2)–	Whiskey, The Moon And Me	2:42
9	Buster Poindexter–	Knock'm Down Whiskey	2:31
10	Everlounge–	Confabulations	5:38
11	Baby Steps–	Eurotrash	4:05
12	The Vice Royals–	Girl In A Martini Glass (The Menaced Stripper)	3:35
13	Too Free Stooges–	Springtime	3:56
14	Friends Of Dean Martin*–	Summertime	6:49

INDEPENDENT 20 VOLUME 14 Various Artists 1992

 

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Indie/alternative rock compilation

Tracklist
 
  1. Lush - For Love
  2. Moose - Last Night I Fell Again
  3. Revolver - Don't Ever Leave
  4. Mercury Rev - Car Wash Hair (The Bee's Chasing Me) Full Pull
  5. Throwing Muses - Not Too Soon
  6. Dr. Phibes And The House of Wax Equations - Hazy Lazy Hologram (Edit)
  7. The Sugarcubes - Hit
  8. Catwalk - Damascus
  9. Wonky Alice - Caterpillars
10. Curve - Die Like A Dog
11. The God Machine - Home
12. Silverfish - Jimmy
13. Leatherface - I Want The Moon
14. Midway Still - Wish
15. Gallon Drunk - Some Fools Mess
16. Daisy Chainsaw - Love Your Money
17. Shonen Knife - Space Christmas
18. Captain America - Wow!
19. The Pastels - Thru' Your Heart

GOLDEN MOMENTS OF CITY SLANG Various Artists 1997

 

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Compilation on the City Slang record label. All artists appear courtesy of City Slang. Release came with the magazine Rockdelux #137, January 1997.

 

Tracklist

1	Gallon Drunk–	To Love Somebody	2:39
2	Sebadoh–	Ocean	2:45
3	Trans Am (2)–	Cologne	4:04
4	Built To Spill–	Randy Described Eternity	6:04
5	Jawbox–	Desert Sea	3:03
6	Tortoise–	Glass Museum	5:25
7	Eleventh Dream Day–	Two Smart Cookies	3:42
8	To Rococo Rot–	Lips	4:11
9	Lambchop–	I'm A Stranger Here	4:33
10	Wuhling–	Enno	4:56

 

THE FLAMING STARS Sell Your Soul To The Flaming Stars 1997

by request

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Tracklist

1	Sweet Smell Of Success
2	Blood Money
3	London After Midnight
4	The Street That Never Closes
5	I Remembered To Forget To Remember
6	New Hope For The Dead
7	Find Yourself Another Drunk
8	Don't Need The Sunshine
9	What You Want
10	Just Too Bad
11	Don't Mean A Thing If You Haven't Got The King
12	Better Than That
13	The Day The Earth Caught Fire

TRADEMARK OF QUALITY Various Artists 1993

by request

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Tracklist

1	–No Artist	Intro	0:06
2.1	–No Artist	Dialogue	2:46
2.2	–Boredoms	My Mum Is Car
3	–Biohazard	Five Blocks To The Subway	3:29
4	–Wayne Coyne	Intro To Waterbugs	1:45
5	–The Flaming Lips	Waterbugs In The Policeman's Ear	3:25
6	–Uncle Tupelo With Joe Ely	Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way	2:58
7	–Kristin Hersh	Your Ghost (Demo)	3:06
8	–Suddenly, Tammy!	Funky	2:45
9	–The Muffs	You Lied	2:13
10	–Green Day	409 In My Coffeemaker	2:49
11.1	–No Artist	Dialogue	2:45
11.2	–Gallon Drunk	All Mouth, No Trousers
12	–American Music Club	In My Role As The Most Hated Singer In The Local Underground Music Scene	3:16
13	–Bluescreen	Batperson	3:24
14	–Jungle Brothers	Troopin' On The Down Lo	6:56
15	–Justin Warfield	Dip Dip Divin' (New Version)	3:40
16.1	–No Artist	Dialogue	5:07
16.2	–Daniel Lanois	Rain Weather
17	–Not Drowning, Waving	Ascending (Me And You)	4:14
18	–Geggy Tah	Who's In A Hurry	3:03
19	–Adam Schmitt	I Know You're All Mine	4:38
20	–Kerosene (3)	More Than You	3:29
21	–Unrest (2)	So So Sick	1:50
22	–Mudhoney	Please Don't Forget About Us	2:41
23	–No Artist	Outro	0:27
24.1	–Julee Cruise	Dialogue (Pinky's Bubble Egg Intro)	0:17
24.2	–Julee Cruise	Pinky's Bubble Egg	3:22
24.3	–David Lynch	Dialogue (How Pinky's Bubble Egg Came Into Being)	1:18

THE FLAMING STARS Songs from the Bar Room Floor 1996

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Artist Biography by MacKenzie Wilson

The garage band the Flaming Stars came together in 1994 under the guidance of ex-Gallon Drunk drummer Max Decharne (vocals/keyboards). Joining him are Paul Dempsey (bass), Joe Whitney (drums), Mark Hosking (guitar), and Huck Whitney (guitar). the Flaming Stars, who spark a haunting swagger similar to Nick Cave and the Tindersticks, spent the next year wowing European audiences while honing a dark, guitar-driven sound. In March 1995, the Flaming Stars issued their debut EP, Hospital, Heaven or Hell. U.K. radio personalities John Peel and Steve Lamacq were instant fans of the first single, "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye," and praised the song on their respective radio shows. Several John Peel session releases would be issued throughout the remainder of the '90s. In spring 1997, the Flaming Stars recorded and released Bring Me the Rest of Alfredo Garcia while Sell Your Soul to the Flaming Stars appeared three months later. Tours of the U.K. were massively successful, gaining the Flaming Stars momentous airplay in England. They weren't exactly superstars, but fans quickly absorbed the band's sinister rock appeal. The band issued the dramatic, epic A Walk on the Wired Side in winter 2001. It was an angry, cynical record, but equally passionate and sultry. "Some Things You Don't Forget" was a moderate hit in Europe, but the Flaming Stars remained practically unknown in America. Still, the band trudged on; they inked a deal with Jello Biafra's Alternative Tentacles label, giving the Flaming Stars an outlet to introduce themselves to America. The theatrical performance of Ginmill Perfume appeared in October 200, tantalizing tales of exotic travels were found on the Sunset & Void album in fall 2002, and the down-and-dirty saga of Named and Shamed arrived in 2004. Soon after, the group's longtime label in the U.K., Vinyl Japan, folded and they moved over to the Big Beat label, which wasted no time in releasing the excellent career retrospective London After Midnight: Singles, Rarities and Bar Room Floor-Fillers 1995-2005. The band's eighth studio album, Born Under a Bad Neon Sign, followed in fall 2006. 

 

 

Tracklist

1	The Face On The Bar Room Floor
2	Forget My Name
3	You Can't Lie
4	Who's Out There?
5	Burnt Out Wreck Of A Man
6	Bring Me The Rest Of Alfredo Garcia
7	Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
8	The Ballad Of The Walking Wounded
9	Downhill Without Brakes
10	Theme From 'Dog Instruction'
11	Back Of My Mind
12	Down To You
13	Oncoming Train
14	Tubs Twist
15	Like Trash
16	3 a.m. On The Bar Room Floor

GALLON DRUNK

Tonite...The Singles Bar

1991

From the Heart of Town

1993

by request

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Artist Biography by Greg Prato

Often compared to dark and brooding sounds of such artists as Tom Waits, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, and Morphine, the London quartet Gallon Drunk originally formed in 1990, consisting of members James Johnston (vocals, guitar, organ), Mike Delanian (bass), Max Decharne (drums, also keyboard player with the Earls of Suave), and Joe Byfield (maracas). Shortly after their formation, the quartet began issuing singles on their own label (Massive), most of which reached the top of the independent charts and were selected as Single of the Week in such acclaimed British music publications as NME and Melody Maker. By 1992, Gallon Drunk were ready to begin issuing full-length recordings, including their studio debut You, the Night...& the Music, in addition to a collection of their aforementioned early singles (Tonite...the Singles Bar) and a live set (Peel Sessions: Clawfist). The buzz grew too loud for the major labels to ignore any longer, as Warner Bros. stepped in and signed the group up, issuing From the Heart of Town (including the contribution of new Gallon Drunk horn player Terry Edwards) in 1993. The album was nominated for a Mercury Prize the following year, as the group supported the release with tours of Europe, the U.S., and Japan, in addition to a memorable appearance on Jools Holland's Later TV program.

Johnston took some time off from the group the following year, as he and Terry Edwards created a soundscape, Dora Suarez, which was inspired by crime writer Derek Raymond's novel I Was Dora Suarez and resulted in a sold-out live performance of the work at the National Film Theatre on London's South Bank. The same year, Johnston lent his guitar-playing talents to Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds for their 1994 spot on the U.S. festival Lollapalooza, which resulted in Johnston collaborating on several songs with Cave (as well as appearing alongside Cave and Kylie Minogue on a Top of the Pops appearance). After returning to Gallon Drunk, the bandmembers decided to split from Warner Bros., which resulted in contractual red tape that would prevent the group from issuing any new recordings until the end of 1995 (The Traitor's Gate EP, which the group issued on its own), supported by an appearance at the Phoenix Festival and an inaugural tour of Ireland.

Gallon Drunk's third studio full-length overall (and first for new label City Slang), In the Long Still Night, arrived in 1996. Featuring new members Ian Watson (guitar, trumpet), Andy Dewar (percussion), and Ian White (drums), the album was considered by both fans and press alike to be the group's finest recording yet. Up next for Gallon Drunk was soundtrack work, as they contributed music to a feature film by Nikos Triandafyllidis titled Black Milk, as well as Geraldine Swayne's East End. Meanwhile, Johnston made his acting debut in 2001 in the Ken Russell horror-comedy The Fall of the Louse of Usher, based on Edgar Allan Poe's novel. Johnston issued the single "Hurricane" under the JJ Stone moniker that same year.

In 2002, bass player Jeremy Cottingham was added to the group, just prior to Gallon Drunk issuing the vibrant Fire Music. Cottingham's tenure with Gallon Drunk proved to be short-lived; the group went on hiatus after Fire Music, as Johnston once again toured and recorded with Nick Cave (he also found time to work with the German psych-prog band Faust and Lydia Lunch's ensemble Big Sexy Noise), and when Johnston, White, and Edwards returned to the studio for 2007's The Rotten Mile, Simon Wring was the group's new bassist. The group's tour in support was documented on the album Live at Klub 007, but Wring's days in the band were numbered -- he died in April 2011. Despite the loss, Gallon Drunk rallied, returning in 2012 with The Road Gets Darker from Here, and in the spring of 2014, Gallon Drunk released The Soul of the Hour, featuring new bassist Leo Kurunis.

Tonite... The Singles Bar

Tracklist  

1	The Last Gasp (Safty)	4:02
2	Rolling Home	2:29
3	Snakepit	2:54
4	Miserlou	4:45
5	Ruby	4:41
6	Draggin' Along	3:55
7	May The Earth Open Here	3:10
8	Please Give Me Something	3:09
9	The Whirlpool	2:49
10	Gallon Drunk	3:36

From The Heart of Town

Tracklist  

1	Jake On The Make	3:17
2	Arlington Road	5:41
3	Not Before Time	3:59
4	Keep Moving On	3:41
5	Bedlam	6:48
6	You Should Be Ashamed	3:16
7	End Of The Line	4:23
8	Loving Alone	3:48
9	Push The Boat Out	6:41
10	Paying For Pleasure	4:29