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Bantam Rooster
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Address
Bantam Rooster
c/o Thomas Potter
681 W Canfield Apt C
Detroit, MI 48201
United States Of America
E-Mail
T. Jackson Potter [thomas{DOT}j{DOT}potter[AT]worldnet{DOT}att{DOT}net]
Members

Bantam Rooster #1:
(first 4 singles, 2 albums, Sybil CD-track and 5 compilations)
T. Jackson Potter: signature licks and vocals; appears as a courtesy
Eric Cook: kick and snare/sugar beats; appears courtesy of Charnel Music

Bantam Rooster #2:
(5th single, 3rd album and onwards)
T. Jackson Potter: signature licks and vocals
Mike Alonso: drums

Bantam Rooster #3:
(eurotour 2001)
T. Jackson Potter: signature licks and vocals
Nick Lloyd: drums

History

Eric Cook's musical history
Nick Lloyd's musical history
Thomas Jackson Potter's musical history
Michael Alonso's musical history

Jim Diamond plays organ on the entire 2nd album, except for "Ghost", Matthew Smith plays organ on this one. Jim Diamond also produced and/or recorded all 3 albums and some singles. All of it at his studio "Ghetto Recorders". He also appears on various tracks.
Ko Melina Zydeco does additional vocals on "Welcome To The Carrousel" on the Estrus 7".

Discography
Singles
  1. Miss Luxury 7" (Crypt, 1996, CR-071)
      sleeve designed by Tom Deja
    1. Miss Luxury
    2. Real Live Wire
  2. Watch Me Burn 7" (Flying Bomb Records, 1997, FLB-103)
    1. Watch Me Burn
    2. Untamed
    3. Garage Rapture
  3. Low Budget Lust 7" (Hate Records, 1999, hate 11)
    1. Low Budget Lust
    2. Shake It
    3. Girl (Keggs)
  4. Big Mess 7" (Flying Bomb Records, 2000, FLB-112)
      two slightly different sleeves exist
    1. Big Mess (Devo)
    2. Private Affair (The Saints)
    3. Dirt Preacher (Gibson Bros.)
  5. I, Gemini 7" (Estrus, 2001, ES 7154)
      first pressing: clear vinyl (100 copies)
      second pressing: black vinyl
    1. I, Gemini
    2. Welcome To The Carrousel
  6. Mexican Leather 7" (Big Neck Records!, 2001, BN-015)
    1. Mexican Leather
    2. Summer In Hamtramck
Splits
N/A
Albums
  1. Deal Me In LP/CD (Crypt, 1997, CR-077)
      sleeve designed by Tom Deja
    1. Deal Me In
    2. In The Manner To Which I'm Accustomed
    3. Lawdy Lawdy
    4. Sister Nicotine
    5. Miss Luxury
    6. Man Of Wealth & Waste
    7. Battle Crick
    8. Fuck You Muh Man
    9. Put You Down
    10. Ain't Gonna Touch You
    11. Shit Town
    12. She'll Be My Death
    13. Panther
    14. Sassy Blac*tress
    15. Brokeback Fit
    16. Down & Out
    17. Bantam Rooster Theme
    18. Mammon
  2. The Cross And The Switchblade LP/CD (Crypt, 1999, CR-087)
    1. Safe Cracker
    2. Soul-Phisticate
    3. Goin' Cold
    4. Intro Thang
    5. New Life
    6. Outta My Mind
    7. Tom Skinner
    8. You Ain't The Boss Of Me
    9. She Stalker
    10. Shot Down
    11. Catfight
    12. Ghost
    13. Hey Bartendress
    14. Pony Up
    15. Electricity
    16. Crazy
  3. Fuck All Y'All LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001, SFTRI 651)
    1. Dumb It Down
    2. High priestess
    3. This Time
    4. Shitlist + 1
    5. Perceptive Pornstar
    6. Crack In Your System
    7. The Detroiter (part 2)
    8. You're The Sun
    9. Burn Down
    10. Lockdown Monologue
    11. It Girl
    12. Dealbreaker
    13. High School Girls (The Victims)
    14. This Close To Suicide
Compilations
  1. 'Half-Assed, Will Travel' LP (Anyway Records/Perineum Recordings, 1997, PR 001)
    1. Deal Me In
  2. Cheapo Crypt Sampler #2! CD (Crypt, 1997, CR-074)
    1. Miss Luxury
    2. Shit Town
  3. Crypt - Beat Generation CD (Beat Generation, 1997, no 5)
      along with no.5 (1997) of the magazine
      released in cooperation with Crypt
    1. Miss Luxury
  4. X-Mas Surprise Package 7" (Flying Bomb Records, 1997, FLB-106)
      clear green or black vinyl
    1. Let's Just Fuck For Christmas
  5. Ghettoblaster: A Detroit Music Sampler 1997 Volume 1 CD (Motor City Brewing Works, 1997, MCBWGB 001)
      all tracks engineered/produced or both by Jim Diamond
    1. Girl (Keggs)
    2. Low Budget Lust
  6. Shine On, Sweet Starlet LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1998, SFTRI 537)
      soundtrack of a film by John Michael McCarthy
    1. Callgirl
  7. Vol. 1 Garage CD (Eye Magazine, 1999, no cat.no.)
    1. She Stalker
  8. The Las Vegas Shakedown! CD (Masked Superstar Recordings, 2000, MSR 001)
    1. Your Last Song
  9. Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001, SFTRI 623)
      produced and recorded by Jack White, mixed by Jack White and Jim Diamond
    1. Run Rabbit Run
  10. It Takes Two, Baby 7" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001, SFTRI 663P)
      promo release
    1. Shitlist + 1 (album version)
  11. Troy Gregory's Sybil CD (Fall Of Rome Records, 2002, FOR 1005)
      every track has Troy Gregory on vocals and a band from Detroit, recorded by Jim Diamond
    1. Lice Cots N' Rabies Shots
  12. X-Mas Surprise Package (The Collector's Edition) CD (Flying Bomb Records, 2002, FLB-122)
    1. Let's Just Fuck For Christmas
  13. Ghettoblaster Volume 2 CD (Motor City Brewing Works, 2002, MCBWGB 002)
      all tracks mastered and/or mixed by Jim Diamond
    1. Lawdy, Lawdy
    2. In The Manner To Which I'm Accustomed
  14. Punkity Rockity All Starts LP (Punkity Rockity Records, year ?, PRR002)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Broke Back Fit (raw version)
Various

They appear in the Detroit Rock Movie.

Links
  1. Bantam Rooster Covers @ grunnenrocks.nl
  2. Bantam Rooster official website
  3. Bantam Rooster @ myspace.com