THE ESTRUS LUNCH BUCKET Various Artists 1990

 

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Surf and punk comp on the Estrus record label

 

Tracklist

1	The Brood (3)–	In & Out	2:03
2	Falling Spikes*–	History	2:03
3	Fall-Outs*–	Dug My Grave	2:13
4	Game For Vultures–	Sorry	2:05
5	Gas Huffer–	Psycho Devil Girl	2:03
6	Girl Trouble–	Walking The Dog	3:03
7	Marble Orchard (2)–	Go Now	1:40
8	Mono Men*–	Hang Up	2:56
9	Rocket Scientists–	Kick	3:30
10	Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet–	The Alouette, She Was Canada's First Satellite, Way Before The Americans Even	1:12
11	Seaweed–	Bewitched	2:45
12	Young Fresh Fellows–	Sometimes I Wantcha For Your Money	2:01

NOT THE SINGER BUT THE SONGS: AN ALEX CHILTON TRIBUTE Various Artists 1991

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Tracklist

1	–The Hucksters	Ballad Of El Goodo	3:59
2	–The Dangtrippers	In The Street	3:03
3	–The Wishniaks	Thirteen	2:46
4	–The Pyramidiacs*	When My Babe's...	3:17
5	–Los Valendas	Watch The Sunrise	3:06
6	–The Dambuilders	ST 100/6	4:07
7	–27 Various	Life Is White	2:54
8	–Big Citizen	You Get What You...	2:47
9	–The Chevelles	Back Of A Car	2:22
10	–Silver Chapter	Morpha Too	1:55
11	–The Popes (3)	I'm In Love With A Girl	1:42
12	–Mitch Easter & Angie Carlson	Kizza Me	2:44
13	–Happy Hate Me Nots	Jesus Christ	2:35
14	–Head Candy	Thank You Friends	3:34
15	–Los Bichos	Holocaust	3:51
16	–99th Floor	Nightime	3:39
17	–Dum Dum Boys (4)	Big Black Car	4:32
18	–Young Fresh Fellows	She Might Look...	2:52
19	–Vancouvers	Hey Little Child	4:37
20	–The Interstellar Villains	Like Flies...	3:03
21	–Ben Vaughn	Paradise	2:38
22	–La Secta	Dalai Lama	4:58
23	–Pink Slip Daddy	Junkyard	5:03

THE YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS It's Low Beat Time 1992

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Artist Biography by Jason Ankeny

 

Unsung heroes of the Seattle rock community, the witty, rough-edged pop unit Young Fresh Fellows formed in 1982. Originally comprised of vocalist/bassist Scott McCaughey, guitarist Chuck Carroll, and drummer Tad Hutchison, the group debuted in 1984 with The Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest, an understated pop nugget featuring whimsical numbers including "Teenage Dogs in Trouble," "Power Mowers Theme," and "Rock and Roll Pest Control."

After recruiting bassist Jim Sangster to allow frontman McCaughey to switch over to the guitar, the Fellows returned to the studio for 1986's Topsy Turvy, spotlighting the adolescent hijinks of tracks like "You've Got Your Head on Backwards," "Hang Out Right," and "The New John Agar." The following year's The Men Who Loved Music (aka "Chicago 19") and the follow-up Refreshments EP solidified the band's cult following, which included among its ranks a number of other members of the indie music scene; the Replacements' Paul Westerberg considered the Fellows kindred spirits, and the two groups often toured in tandem.

After 1988's Totally Lost, Carroll left the group. In the wake of his departure, the remaining three Young Fresh Fellows issued an authorized bootleg titled Beans and Tolerance (aka "Simply Wonderful, Wonderfully Simple") before enlisting Fastbacks kingpin Kurt Bloch for 1989's rootsy This One's for the Ladies, issued concurrently with McCaughey's solo side project My Chartreuse Opinion.

With producer Butch Vig in tow, the Young Fresh Fellows returned in 1991 with Electric Bird Digest, while a team approach was employed for 1993's then-swan song It's Low Beat Time (including Vig, Conrad Uno, Memphis R&B legend Willie Mitchell, and Seattle garage-rock veteran Kearney Barton). In the wake of the Fellows' hiatus, McCaughey formed a new band, the Minus 5, an ever-changing aggregate of Seattle area all-stars; additionally, he toured as a sideman with his pals in R.E.M. But the Young Fresh Fellows still had some life in them after all, and a "comeback" album, Because We Hate You, appeared in 2001, followed eight years later by the Robyn Hitchcock-produced I Think This Is from Yep Roc. During the 2010s, the band continued to play a handful of shows most years, and also recorded their 13th long player, Tiempo de Lujo, for release in 2012.

Tracklist 

1	Low Beat Jingle
2	Right Here
3	Snow White
4	Mr. Anthony's Last
5	Whatever You Are
6	Two Headed Fight
7	A Minor Bird
8	Faultless
9	The Crafty Clerk
10	Low Beat
11	Love Is A Beautiful Thing
12	She Sees Color
13	Monkey Say
14	99 Girls
15	She Won't Budge
16	Green Green

THE YOUNG FRESH FELLOWS Electric Bird Digest 1991

 

 

 

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Indie rock group formed in the early 1980s in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Tracklist 

1	The Telephone Tree	2:29
2	Sittin' On A Pitchfork	2:34
3	Looking Around	2:57
4	Hillbilly Drummer Girl	3:02
5	Whirlpool	3:48
6	Once In A While	3:35
7	The Teen Thing	0:42
8	Thirsty	2:30
9	Fear Bitterness And Hatred	2:41
10	Hard To Mention	2:59
11	Tomorrow's Gone (And So Are You)	2:24
12	Evening	3:37
13	There's A Love	4:39
14	Swiftly But Gently	3:32