The decades of my experience in this business has been both exciting and rewarding. They have brought me many gifts of music, personal pleasure and worldly gain. I have had the honor of meeting many folk; famous, infamous and most gratifying, the wonderful fans and patrons with whom I've swapped goods and stories.
Alas, I'm closing up the mail order department to take a position in the private sector with Bravado International Group which handles merchandising for everyone from Bon Jovi and Robert Plant /Jimmy Page to Destiny's Child and Christina Aguilera. Pretty different, eh?
Many factors have gone into this decision and it was not easy to even consider leaving behind the focus of 22 years. But, I did and as of 06 / 2001 The Esoteric Music Group as you know it will be no more. It will exist as an internet production and licensing entity. I may throw some stuff up on the E-bay from time to time but for the most part, this is it.
Now for the last sales pitch. This one as you can see is beyond yer wildest dreams with prices that hurt me much more than I'm sure they thrill you.
You who have been with me since I was pitching a brand new Residents release, " Diskomo", can understand the significance of this communique. The mixed pleasure of simultaneously releasing Snakefingers last effort and Sheenahs first compilation, "Potatoes" also stands out. Of course the ineffable pride of putting out my son Simon's Stinky Puffs records and that whole era, was all amazing. It has been a great ride. So, it's on to the future. Thanks for everything and my best to you all.
Sincerely,
Tom Timony 2001.
The Stinky Puffs
First EP (1991)
A1 The Stinky Puffs (4:03)
A2 Hamburger (0:23)
B1 How You Make A Car (2:19)
B2 Baby A Monster (2:31)
Half Japanese
We Are They Who Ache With Amorous Love LP(1990)
A1 Every Hour
A2 Elevator Boy
A3 Gloria
A4 Ear
A5 The Titanic
A6 Our Eyes
A7 Spin
A8 Up And Down
B1 All Of Me
B2 Hand Without A Body
B3 Going Home
B4 Three Rings
B5 How Did You Know?
B6 Then We Walk
B7 Secret
B8 Best
B9 The House I Live In
B10 Shanty Town
B11 Run
Jad Fair
I Like It When You Smile
(1992)
1 A Little Bit More
2 The Only One Left
3 Sunny Side Of The Street
4 Something Inside Of Me
5 Surprise Party
6 Secret
7 Dot
8 Road Runner
9 If He Says He Did
10 You'll Never Know
11 Big As The Sun
12 The Crown
13 Take A Chance
14 I Like Candy
15 Mule In The Corn
16 Big Top
17 I Had A Dream Last Night
18 Angel
19 The Eyes Of The World
20 Brand New Moon
21 Texas
22 Better Than Before
This is the Fair release with the largest number of heavy hitters providing musical support (Terry Adams, J Mascis, Don Fleming) and some of it rocks in a radio-friendly (for Jad anyway) fashion that's downright jarring. But there is enough of the trademark Fair mania and out-of-tune playing (a downright messy, atonal cover of "On the Sunny Side of the Street") to keep diehards happy, while expanding the minds of newcomers to Jad Fair's warm and wonderful world.
Review by John Dougan
1/2 Japanese
1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts 1980
1.1 No Direct Line From My Brain To My Heart (2:00)
1.2 10th Avenue Freeze Out (1:50)
1.3 Ta Sheri Ta Ta (4:55)
1.4 My Girlfriend Lives Like A Beatnik (1:04)
1.5 Her Parents Came Home (0:59)
1.6 Shhh /Shhh /Shhh (2:12)
1.7 Girls Like That (2:12)
1.8 Rrrrrrrrrrrrr (1:27)
1.9 No More Beatle Mania (1:53)
1.10 Tangled Up In Blue (3:45)
1.11 Patti Smith (2:23)
1.12 School Of Love (1:07)
1.13 Jodi Foster (2:15)
1.14 Shy Around Girls (1:37)
1.15 Grrrrrrrrrrrr (2:24)
1.16 Bogue Millionaires / Cool Millionaires (2:11)
1.17 Tn Tn Tn Tn Ki (3:10)
1.18 I Can't Stand It Anymore (2:24)
1.19 I Love Oriental Girls (1:44)
1.20 Dream Date (1:33)
1.21 Du Du Du / Du Du Du (7:22)
1.22 Ain't Too Proud To Beg (1:10)
1.23 Ann Arbor, Mi (0:33)
1.24 I'm Going To The Zoo (1:14)
1.25 Shi Yi Yi (0:58)
1.26 Rave On (1:42)
1.27 I Ta Na Si Na Mi Eee (1:02)
1.28 Till Victory (1:16)
1.29 Rip My Shirt To Shreds (0:20)
1.30 I Don't Want To Have Mono No More (1:40)
1.31 She Cracked (1:58)
1.32 Bbbbbbbb / Bbbbbbbb (1:36)
2.1 Funky Broadway Melody (4:12)
2.2 I'm Sorry (1:37)
2.3 T / T / T / T / T / T (6:43)
2.4 The Worst I'd Ever Do (0:44)
2.5 Live In Baltimore Md. (20:16)
2.6 Live In Washington DC (18:16)
2.7 Battle Of The Bands (1:59)
2.8 Worst I'd Ever Do (0:43)
2.9 Ann Arbor, Mi (0:53)
2.10 School Of Love (1:31)
2.11 Her Parents Came Home (0:57)
2.12 Shy Around Girls (1:11)
2.13 Dream Date (1:43)
2.14 Bogue Millionaires / Cool Millionaires (3:29)
2.15 Knock On Wood (1:44)
2.16 Top Secret (0:47)
2.17 Guitar Solo (0:42)
2.18 Calling All Girls (1:04)
Double cd release of the triple album from 1980 with extra tracks.
Half Japanese
BOO! Live In Europe 1992 (1994)
1 Open Your Eyes
2 Big Mistake
3 One Million Kisses
4 Fire To Burn
5 Mule In The Corn
6 If He Says He Did
7 King Kong
Written-By - Daniel Johnston
8 Postcard
9 I'll Change My Style
Written-By - Jimmy Reed
10 Cherry Pie
11 rrrrrrsssssstttttt
12 Sex At Your Parent's House
13 Secret
14 Said And Done
Written-By - Daniel Johnston
15 Charmed Life
Written-By - Chuck Berry
16 Casper
Written-By - H. Carmichael
17 Around And Around
18 Rocking Chair
19 Turn Your Life Around
20 Firecracker
21 Silver And Katherine
Written By - Traditional
22 Frankenstein Must Die!
23 By And By
24 Fire In The Sky
1-5 recorded in Hengelo, Holland
6-7 recorded in Luzern, Switzerland
8-18 recorded in Zurich, Switzerland
19-22 Recorded in Berlin, Germany
Shonen Knife
Knife Collectors EP (1993)
1 Punk Animals
2 Gomi Day
3 Strawberry Cream Puff (Lala Version)
4 Hokey Pokey
Style: Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Credits:
Bass, Keyboards, Vocals - Michie Nakatani
Drums, Percussion, Vocals - Atsuko Yamano
Guitar, Vocals - Naoko Yamano
Notes: for Shonen Knife fanclub members
Gumball
Tokyo Encore (Fan Club Store Pack) 1994
1 Hello There & Depression
2 Gettysburg
3 Alternate Feed
4 Caught In My Eye
5 Upsetters Theme Song
6 Why Don't We Do It In The Road?
7 Smoke On The Water
8 Final Upsetters
Tokyo Encore was the final release by Gumball. After leaving Columbia Records at the end of 1994, the band released a live album compiled from the band's 1993 tour of Japan and sold through their fan club on their own T.E.C. Tones label. Gumball were joined on stage by members of Shonen Knife during the performance. The album features live covers of songs by The Beatles, Deep Purple, and The Germs.
While on tour in Japan in 1993, Gumball made 16 track recordings of each of their Club Quattro performances. These nightclubs featured built-in multi-track recording which made it quite easy for the band to make high quality recordings of the performances. The music was in part a nod to Japan's relationship with Western rock music of the 70's. At each gig, Gumball performed Cheap Trick's "Hello There" (made famous on Cheap Trick's live At Budokan album) and Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" (from their live Made in Japan release). The shows also had local Japanese bands as opening acts, and when possible featured members of Japan's Shonen Knife on stage for the encore.
Video footage from the shows ended up in two videos later shown on MTV: "The Damage Done" and "Revolution on the Rocks."
Drums & Tuba
Box Fetish (1997)
1 Does It Suck To Be You (1:56)
2 The Inspector (4:19)
3 Adventures Of Poo-Poo And Pee-Pee (2:46)
4 Carrots (4:36)
5 Loteria (5:28)
6 Open Case (1:24)
7 Kuc To Luc (2:38)
8 Gimpel The Fool (1:16)
9 5.24.94 (3:19)
10 In Case (1:20)
11 Heat (2:22)
12 The Butcher (2:47)
13 Tuba Song (4:41)
14 No Good With Words (2:19)
15 Close Case (2:51)
16 Curtains (3:01)
Drums & Tuba are an alternative rock group from Austin, Texas. Their sound fuses electronic rock, progressive rock, jazz and occasionally industrial. The group began as a duo with Brian Wolff and Tony Nozero performing weekend nights for tips on Sixth Street in downtown Austin. They are on Righteous Babe Records.
Brian Wolff, Neal McKeeby, Tony Nozero
Drums and Tuba
The Flying Ballerina (1998)
1 Fists Of Spaghetti
2 Kermit
3 A Chummus, A Challah, And A Whole Lot Of Chutzpah
4 The Inspector Returns
5 Lots Of Luc
6 Blazevitch
7 The Flying Ballerina
8 Scottie Pippen
9 Boogie Stop Shuffle
10 Neal Hamburger
11 God Bows To Math
12 Pig Ears For Lily
ThanX again Smelly Tongue & youtoo.
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