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Sea of Unrest LP: released 1982 [recorded 1981-1982] - Instant Records (Rough Trade US)

Craig Gray - guitar, piano; Paul Hood - guitar; Jonathan Henrickson (aka Nosmo King) - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Ricky Williams - vocals, piano.
Destiny, Trauma Girl, Late Show, Microage, Wishful Thinking, All The Girls Cry, DJMC, Shooting Gallery, Again, Big Surprise, Sea Of Unrest.

I have a small group of LPs for sale (still shrink-wrapped). Email me for info: grifter1284@earthlink.net

Eastern Front Live Compilation LP: released 1983 [recorded Summer, 1981]

Craig Gray - guitar; Paul Hood - guitar; Jonathan Henrickson (aka Nosmo King) - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Ricky Williams - vocals.
Tomorrow Never Knows.

4 Track Mind Cassette: released 1983 [recorded 1980-1983] - Mogul Home Recordings

Craig Gray - guitar, synth, percussion; Paul Hood - guitar, bass, vocals; Aaron Gregory - bass,
programming, synth; David Paul - programming, synth, treatments; Ricky Williams - vocals.
Aaron's Song, Twin Veins, So He Sayeth, Trust, If You Choose To Live, Pre-Wishful, Melancholy of Departure (Train).
Recorded (mostly) on Aaron's Teac 3340 4-track. Ricky sings on Twin Veins, So He Sayeth, and If You Choose.
Trust is an early version of Before Trust; Pre-Wishful an early version of Wishful Thinking (sans vocal).

Deadbeats LP: released 1985 [recorded 1983] - Thermidor

Craig Gray - guitar; Paul Hood - guitar; Annie Ungar - guitar; Jonathan Henrickson - bass; Aaron Gregory - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Ricky Williams - vocals.
Caverns, Do the Incendiary, Dollhouse Bricks, Funk Song, Desperation, Before Trust, Black Idol, She's Fun, California, Preludes
Ricky sings on Funk Song and She's Fun.

Golden Frog/Mr. Foster's Shoes 7" Single: released October, 1991 - Matador

Craig Gray, Paul Hood - guitars; Lisa Davis - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Mark Eitzel - vocals.

Son LP/CD: released July, 1992 [recorded 1990-1991] - Matador

Craig Gray - guitar, keyboards; Paul Hood - guitar; Lisa Davis - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Mark Eitzel - vocals;
Tom Mallon - guitar, keyboards, misc.; Carla Fabrizio - Cello.
Faux Pony, Fabric, Slaughter On Sumner Street, Mr. Foster's Shoes, Process Words, Clinging Fire/Clams, Third Chair, Listen, Chains.

I have a handful of CDs and LPs for sale (still shrink-wrapped). Email me for info: grifter1284@earthlink.net

Little Ricky CD: [unreleased] [recorded 1991-1992] - Grifter

Craig Gray - guitar, keyboards; Paul Hood - guitar; Joe Goldring - bass, guitar; Erich Werner - bass, guitar; Tom Mallon - drums, guitar, bass, keyboards; Mary Redfield - violin; Ricky Williams - vocals.
Made up of two, distinct groups of sessions: the first, acoustic, with Joe Goldring and Mary Redfield; culminating in one show at the Bottom of the Hill on Halloween, 1991. The second from sessions throughout 1992, with a set of mostly new material; culminating in one show at the Brave New World on November 20, 1992. Ricky died a few hours afterwards.

Son CD: released January, 1993 - Hut/Virgin [UK]

Craig Gray - guitar, keyboards; Paul Hood - guitar; Lisa Davis - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Mark Eitzel - vocals;
Tom Mallon - guitar, keyboards, misc.; Carla Fabrizio - Cello.
Faux Pony, Fabric, Slaughter On Sumner Street, Mr. Foster's Shoes, Process Words, Clinging Fire/Clams, Third Chair, Listen, Chains.

Faux Pony EP: released January, 1993 - Hut/Virgin [UK]

Craig Gray - guitar, keyboards; Paul Hood - guitar; Lisa Davis - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Mark Eitzel - vocals;
Tom Mallon - guitar, keyboards, misc.; Carla Fabrizio - Cello.
Faux Pony, Golden Frog, Mr. Foster's Shoes (version).

Sea of Unrest CD: released 1994 (re-release of 1982 LP) - Fist Puppet/Cargo

Craig Gray - guitar, piano; Paul Hood - guitar; Jonathan Henrickson (aka Nosmo King) - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Ricky Williams - vocals, piano.
Destiny, Trauma Girl, Late Show, Microage, Wishful Thinking, All The Girls Cry, DJMC, Shooting Gallery, Again, Big Surprise, Sea Of Unrest.
This is remixed and remastered from the original 1/2" 8-track tapes. A few vocals sections are different from the original LP.

[untitled]: [unreleased] [recorded 1990-1996] - Grifter

Craig Gray - guitar, keyboards; Paul Hood - guitar, bass; Joe Goldring - bass, guitar; Erich Werner - bass, guitar; Tim Mooney - drums;
Tom Mallon - drums, guitar, bass, keyboards; David Ripley - vocals; Jaqi Dulany (Dustdevils) - vocals.
Just a holding place for a massive amount of experimental recording; a mountain of cassette, DAT, 1/4", 1/2" 8-track, and 1" 16-track masters.

Do the Incendiary CD: released 2004 [recorded 1980] - Toiling Midgets Media

Craig Gray - guitar, piano; Paul Hood - guitar; Jonathan Henrickson (aka Nosmo King) - bass; Tim Mooney - drums.
Warehouse, Paul's Song, Do the Incendiary, New Room, Aquadub One, Aquadub Two, It's Not Home. Total time = 12:57.
This is the first Midgets demo. Recorded on a Tascam 80-8 1/2" 8-track in my one-bedroom apartment in the Haight-Ashbury on April 27, 1980.
Drums in mono on one track. Recording quality is good overall.

Paul has this CD available for $10 + postage. Email him at: pshmidget@hotmail.com

1981 Live CD: released 2005 [recorded 1980-1981] - Toiling Midgets Media

Craig Gray - guitar; Paul Hood - guitar; Jonathan Henrickson (aka Nosmo King) - bass; Tim Mooney - drums.
Recorded at The Sound of Music (162 Turk Street, San Francisco): It's Not Home, Paul's Song, KTP, E, R&R; Recorded at Rock City (936 Montgomery Street, San Francisco): Warehouse, E, Paul's Song, It's Not Home, Jerks, New Room, R&R, Destiny, Aquadub, Jam, Do the Incendiary; Recorded at the American Indian Center (229 Valencia Street, San Francisco): Warehouse, Destiny, E, New Room, DJMC, She's Fun, Paul's Song, Trauma Girl, Dollhouse Bricks, All the Girls Cry, Jerks, It's Not Home, Microage; Original Demo: Warehouse, It's Not Home. Total time = 68:14.
Recording quality is nominal (recordings from cassette decks/boom boxes). The Sound of Music and the middle of the AIC cuts kick ass. Pre-Ricky Williams. Kelly Brock sings a bit on Paul's Song (track 23) from the Indian Center!

Paul has this CD available for $10 + postage. Email him at: pshmidget@hotmail.com

1982 Live CD: released 2005 [recorded Summer, 1982] - Toiling Midgets Media

Craig Gray - guitar; Paul Hood - guitar; Jonathan Henrickson (aka Nosmo King) - bass; Tim Mooney - drums, Synare; Ricky Williams - vocals.
Recorded at The On Broadway (435 Broadway, San Francisco [above the Mabuhay]): Introduction by Dirk Dirksen, All the Girls Cry, Destiny, Again, DJMC, Before Trusting Ricky, Shooting Gallery, Trauma Girl, Wishful Thinking, Train Song, Big Surprise; Recorded in Seattle, WA: Wishful Thinking, Dream of Jesus, Trauma Girl, DJMC, Shooting Gallery, Again, Before Trusting Ricky, Big Surprise, Dreary, Seattle. Total time = 67:12.
Recording quality is nominal, flat and noisy (recordings are direct-to-cassette mixing board tapes; the singing and bass (direct) are loud; guitars are very quiet). Unfortunately, it tends to rob the power from the recording -- but these are interesting documents in any event; you can understand every word Ricky sings. And he sings incredibly defined melodies. Ricky at the top of his game.

Paul has this CD available for $10 + postage. Email him at: pshmidget@hotmail.com

1990: Live at the Parasite Lounge Live CD: released 2005 [recorded November, 1990] - Toiling Midgets Media

Craig Gray, Paul Hood - guitars; Lisa Davis - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Mark Eitzel - vocals.
Mr. Spine, West, Mr. Foster's Shoes, Nadine, The Brush, Faux Pony, Fabric, Golden Frog, Clinging Fire/Clams, To Die; Demos recorded at Tom Mallon's in 1990: Nadine (rough/experimental mix), To Die (rough/test mix). Total time = 46:07
Mark's first show singing with the Midgets (he sang with them off and on for about 18 months). Recording quality is pretty good (board tape to cassette). Mark sings on 8 songs; the first couple are not great (and the vocal is buried in the mix) -- better towards the end.

Paul has this CD available for $10 + postage. Email him at: pshmidget@hotmail.com

4 Track Mind CD: released 2005 (re-release of 1983 cassette) - Toiling Midgets Media

Craig Gray - guitar, synth, percussion; Paul Hood - guitar, bass, vocals; Aaron Gregory - bass,
programming, synth; David Paul - programming, synth, treatments; Ricky Williams - vocals.
Aaron's Song, Twin Veins, So He Sayeth, Trust, If You Choose, Wishes, Train. Total time = 28:12.
Recorded (mostly) on Aaron's Teac 3340 4-track. Ricky sings on Twin Veins, So He Sayeth, and If You Choose.
Trust is an early version of Before Trust; Wishes an early version of Wishful Thinking (sans vocal).
Recording quality is good overall (for an early 1980s four-track recording).

Paul has this CD available for $10 + postage. Email him at: pshmidget@hotmail.com

Mark Has Left the Building! Live CD: released 2005 [recorded March, 1992] - Toiling Midgets Media

Craig Gray, Paul Hood - guitars; Joe Goldring - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Mark Eitzel - vocals.
Faux Pony, Wolf Blitzer, Slaughter On Sumner, Rock and Roll, Little Charlene, Mr. Foster's Shoes, Golden Frog, Opus, Screen, Fathom, Do the Incendiary, All the Girls Cry, Mr. Spine. Total time = 46:10
Mark's last show singing with the Midgets. Recording quality is very good (board tape to cassette). Mark sings on four songs, only: Faux Pony, Little Charlene, Mr. Foster's Shoes, Golden Frog. Interesting because, in many ways, this is one of the best sounding recordings of this band, ever, and, in my opinion, the highlight of this particular grouping: Mooney and Goldring. Spectacular.

Paul has this CD available for $10 + postage. Email him at: pshmidget@hotmail.com

1982, Volume 2 Live CD: released 2007 [recorded July, 1982] - Toiling Midgets Media

Craig Gray, Paul Hood - guitars; Jonathan Henrickson (aka Nosmo King) - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Ricky Williams - vocal (board tape to cassette).
At the I-Beam, July 19, 1982 w/the Dream Syndicate: You'll Never Get an Answer, Again, Shooting Gallery, Destiny, Before Trusting Ricky, DJMC. At the Old Waldorf w/Nico: India, Trauma Girl, Shooting Gallery, Again, Destiny, Before Trusting Ricky, Wishful Thinking, DJMC, Big Surprise, Walk On Jesus, General Echo. Total time = 58:50
Funny version with Ricky; showed up a bit late for the second thing; he sang a LOT of lyrics on these songs. Pretty cool.

Paul has this CD available for $10 + postage. Email him at: pshmidget@hotmail.com

Gods' Man CD: released 2007 - Toiling Midgets Media

Craig Gray, Paul Hood - guitars; Lisa Davis - bass; Tim Mooney - drums.
It Is Home, Gods' Man, EQ Plex, The Brush, Mr. Spine, Wet Ash. Total time = 25:52
Rough mixes of demos recorded in late 1989 - early 1990. Transfers from cassettes, I think.
Quality isn't too bad. Mr. Spine and Wet Ash include preliminary DX7 test tracks of strings
and horns (Craig and Tom Mallon); experimental Paul vocal on Wet Ash.

Paul has this CD available for $10 + postage. Email him at: pshmidget@hotmail.com

Tadpole Fever: [unreleased] [recorded 1994-1996] - Grifter

Craig Gray - guitar, keyboards; Paul Hood - guitar, bass; Erich Werner - bass, guitar; Tom Mallon - drums, bass, guitar, keyboards, treatments; Mark Sullivan - keyboards; Joanna Hood - viola.

Matador At 21 Compilation CD Boxed Set: released September, 2010 - Matador

Craig Gray, Paul Hood - guitars; Lisa Davis - bass; Tim Mooney - drums; Mark Eitzel - vocals.
Mr. Foster's Shoes

[untitled]: [unreleased/in progress] [recorded 2012] - Grifter

Craig Gray - guitar, keyboards; Paul Hood - guitar; Erich Werner - bass, guitar; Tom Mallon - drums, bass, guitar, keyboards; Mark Sullivan - keyboards.

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