That Petrol Emotion
Colm Mulcahy
Formed partly from the ashes of the wonderful Undertones, TPE have released 4
fine albums of exciting and original music. I just saw them for the second time- their live show is very energetic and fresh.
[50% of REM were standing next to me at the show, TPE admitted that they named
their last album in part as a tribute to the lads from Athens ...]
Here's an attempt at a discography. I need help, especially for more recent UK
release dates and record catalog numbers (Virgin stuff). And those ubiquitous
12" and singles - I've lost count again. Just how many versions of Grove Check
*are* out there ?!
Ciaran McLaughlin (drums)
Steve Mack (vocals)
Reamann O Gormain (guitar, keyboards)
Damian O Neill (bass, keyboards)
Sean O Neill (guitar)
Keen Pink PINKY 004, July 1985
Great Depression On A Slum Night
[also reissued as a 12" on PINKY 127 in Oct 86]
V2 Noise A Noise NAN 1, Oct 1985
The Gonest Thing
V2 Noise A Noise NAN 1T, Oct 1985
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The Gonest Thing
Happiness Drives Me Round The Bend
{It's A Good Thing} Demon D 1042, Apr 1986
The Deadbeat
{It's A Good Thing} Demon D 1042T, Apr 1986
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The Deadbeat
Mine
MANIC POP THRILL Demon FIEND 70, Apr 1986
p. by Hugh Jones
Fleshprint (SO/RO)
Can't Stop (SO/RO)
Lifeblood (RO)
Natural Kind Of Joy (SO)
It's A Good Thing (SO)
Circusville (SO)
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Mouth Crazy (SO)
Tightlipped (CM)
A Million Miles Away (SO)
Lettuce (SO)
Cheapskate (SO)
Blindspot (SO/RO)
V2 [CD only]
Jesus Says [CD only]
The Deadbeat [CD only]
Natural Kind Of Joy Demon 1043, Aug 1986
Can't Stop
Natural Kind Of Joy Demon 1043T, Aug 1986
Can't Stop
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Non Allignment Pact
Jesus Said
Big Decision Polydor TPE 1, Mar 1987)
Souldeep
Big Decision Polydor TPEX 1, Mar 1987
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Souldeep
Big Decision 10" Polydor TPET 1, Mar 1987
Souldeep
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Split
BABBLE Polydor TPELP 1, May 1987
p. by Roli Mosimann
Swamp (SO) 3:17
Spin Cycle (SM) 2:05
For What It's Worth (DO/RO) 3:46
Big Decision (SO) 4:37
Static (DO) 3:32
Split! (CM) 1:37
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Belly Bugs (TPE) 2:41
In The Playpen (CM) 2:31
Inside (SO/RO) 4:10
Chester Burnette (SO) 2:38
Creeping To The Cross (CM) 4:35
{Swamp} Polydor TPE 2, June 1987
Dance Your Ass Off
{Swamp} Polydor TPEX 2, June 1987
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Dance Your Ass Off
{Creeping To The Cross}
Swamp (L) Polydor TPEE2, 7" at 33 r.p.m., Jun 1987
Creeping To The Cross (L)
Ma And My Baby Brother (L)
Dance Your Ass Off (L)
THE PEEL SESSION (r. May 1985?), Strange Fruit, ????, Sep 1987)
V2
Lettuce
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Blind Spot
Can't Stop
Genius Move Virgin ????, Oct 1987
Party Games
[12" bonus ?]
LIVE Mansfield MANS 1988, summer 1988
Genius Move (CM)
It's A Good Thing (SO)
Here It Is - Take It (CM)
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Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young) e
Circusville (SO)
V2 (SO)
Non Alignment Pact (Pere Ubu)
The sleeve is white with some concertreview reproduced on the front, quality
cardboard but looks like a promo otherwise. Title is Live !
Mansfield Publishing 1988 is the only company name anywhere, on the sleeve or
the label. Very strange .....
END OF THE CENTURY PSYCHOTIC BLUES Virgin (oct ? 1988)
p. by Roli Mosimann
Sooner Or Later (SO/DO/SM) 4:25
Every Little Bit (SO) 3:25
Cellophane (SO) 3:00
Candy Love Satellite (SO/SM) 2:24
Here It Is... Take It ! (CM) 4:37
The Price Of My Soul (CM) 2:59
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Groove Check (CM/RO/SM) 4:49
The Bottom Line (RO) 4:15
Tension (SO/CM/RO) 3:51
Tired Shattered Man (DO/RO) 4:02
Goggle Box (CM/SM) 3:16
Under The Sky (CM/RO) 4:36
{Cellophane} (Virgin VST 1116)
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Think Of A Woman
Hot Head (Beefheart)
by the time of the US tour for this album, in spring 1989, Sean O'Neill had been
left "temporarily" - being replaced by Johnny Maracchi.
- well not exactly: Damian switched to guitar and Johnny played bass.
Sean never came back ......
Grove Check (12")
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Grove Check (dub)
Grovecheck
CHEMICRAZY Virgin spring 1990
p. & e. by Scott Litt
Hey Venus (CM) 3:15
Blue To Black (CM) 3:45
Mess Of Words (CM) 3:35
Sensitize (CM) 4:03
Another Day (DO) 3:49
Gnaw Mark (DO) 4:12
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Scum Surfin' (CM) 4:29
Compulsion (DO) 2:21
Tingle (RO) 3:30
Head Staggered (CM) 3:59
Abandon (RO) 4:09
Sweet Shiver Burn (RO/CM) 3:25
march 1990
more Peel sessions on the way frpm Ubdertones, Microdisney, Buzzcocks, and Only
Ones, Stiff LF, Slits, TPE.
That Petrol Emotion have theirs ready
[is it out yet ?]
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Colm Mulcahy | email address: | still seeing
Dept. of Math & CS, | co...@mathcs.emory.edu | peace
Spelman College, | co...@emory.bitnet | as poison ?
Atlanta, GA 30314 | {sun!sunatl,gatech}!emory!colm |