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Chrysanthemums |
Deep Freeze Mice |
Liberators |
Line Up Oona |
Purr |
Ruth's Refrigerator |
Suburban Prejudice |
1989 release from this Belgian pop (2 female vocalists, guitar, bass, piano, drums, harmonica, trumpet) with a clever cover of Kraftwerk's "The Model". Also some African influences on "Le Royaume Des Vents". 8 tracks.MAD 014A Chrysanthemums Oddessy And Oracle LP $16.99
England's Yukio Yung and Alan Jenkins (Deep Freeze Mice, Ruth's Refrigerator) pose as a quintet on this collection of guitar-based songs that have influences from The Beatles and the Beach Boys. Includes cover of "Time Of The Season". CD features 5 bonus tracks.MAD 016E Chrysanthemums Porcupine Quills 12" $9.99
1991 single with 4 mixes of the title tune, which has a nice psychedelic/Paisley Underground feel.MAD 017B Deep Freeze Mice My Geraniums Are Bulletproof CD $17.99
The Chrysanthemum's Alan Jenkins displays his witty, dry humor with this earlier band (guitar, bass, organ, drums) that sounds like a lo-fi Robyn Hitchcock or a pop Fall. This is the CD version of their first album from 1979 (reissued by his Cordelia Records label in 1984), which features an bonus 25 minute experimental collage of cassette recordings.MAD 018B Deep Freeze Mice The Gates of Lunch CD $17.99
CD reissue of their third album from 1982 (which was reissued by Cordelia Records in 1984), now with six bonus tracks. Booklet comes with Pete Frame family tree parody.MAD 019B Deep Freeze Mice Teenage Head In My Refrigerator CD $17.99
1991 CD release of their second album from 1981, now with 5 extra tracks including another long collage.MAD 007A The Liberators Let's Ball LP $16.99
Studio and live recordings from 1989 by this Dutch rock and roll band. Includes covers of "Diddy Wah Diddy", "C'mon Everybody", "Keep On Knocking", and "Bo Diddley". 15 tracks on both formats.MAD 015 A The Liberators Liberator LP $16.99
1991 studio recording with guest horn section and organ player. 11 tracks including cover of Jimmy Reed's "I'm A Love You. Both formats come with lyric sheet.MAD 002E Line Up Oona Casserole 12" $9.99
1990 album from English duo now in A Small Good Thing, Mark Sedgwick and Tom Fazzini playing an individual kind of pop on guitars, acoustic guitar, keys, drum machines, with guests on sax, trombone and acoustic bass. Kind of a meeting of Durutti Column and Tom Waits... Produced by Andrew Hulme (O Yuki Conjugate).MAD 011F Purr Two Stories Up 7" $1.99
Title track and "King Of Ease" from the Heartburn and Heartbreak album.MAD 013C Purr Praise the Bottle MLP $14.99
6 tracks recorded live in a Belgian studio in 1990. Nice acoustic songs with a gruff Tom Waits-ish voice.MAD 021B Purr Good Times Are Killing Me CD $17.99
11 tracks from 1992.MAD 012A Ruth's Refrigerator Suddenly A Disfigured Head Parachuted LP Sold Out
Alan Jenkins and friends continue the Deep Freeze Mice sound on this 1990 release. Vocals shared with Ruth Miller who does the cover of the Zombies' "She's Not There". 19 tracks.MAD 020B Ruth's Refrigerator A Lizard Is A Submarine On Grass CD $17.99
1991 release with 23 tunes including covers of Slapp Happy, Monochrome Set and a ditty from Disney's Cinderella. Features new influence from accordian music...MAD 030D Suburban Prejudice Scenes MCD $14.99
Ahead-of-their-time Belgian trip hop-pop group with sexy vocalist Deeray. Debut mini-album with hit tune "Pantograph". Now signed to the European major label Arcadia.MAD 032E Suburban Prejudice Pantograph Remixes 12" $9.99
3 mixes including the house-y Plastica remix.