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Cheater Slicks
If Heaven Is Your Home
Address
Cheater Slicks
c/o Tom Shannon
2112 North 4th Street
Columbus, OH 43201
United States Of America
E-Mail
Tom Shannon [tshannon14[AT]hotmail{DOT}com]
Members

Cheater Slicks #1:
(unreleased 1989 album only)
Tom Shannon: guitar, vocals
David Shannon: guitar
Dana Hatch: drums, vocals
Allen "Alpo" Paulino: bass

Cheater Slicks #2:
(1st album only)
Tom Shannon: guitar, vocals
David Shannon: guitar
Dana Hatch: drums, vocals
Merle Allin: bass

Cheater Slicks #3:
(2nd and 3rd album)
Tom Shannon: guitar, vocals
David Shannon: guitar
Dana Hatch: drums, vocals

Cheater Slicks #4:
(4th album)
Tom Shannon: guitar, vocals
David Shannon: guitar
Dana Hatch: drums, vocals
Jerry Teel: harmonica on "Motherlode"
Jon Spencer: voice on "Sensitive Side"

Cheater Slicks #5:
(5th album)
Tom Shannon: guitar, vocals
David Shannon: guitar
Dana Hatch: drums, vocals
Mick Collins: trombone on "Use Delusions" and backing vocals on "I Can Go On", "Dignity And Grace" and "Child Of The Moon" (5th album)
Don Howland: backing vocals on "I Can Go On" (5th album)
Lamont "Bim" Thomas: 5th album
David Katznelson: piano on "My Friends" (5th album)
Columbus Blumpy Choir: backing vocals on "My Struggle" (5th album)

Cheater Slicks #6:
(Refried Dreams)
Tom Shannon: guitar, vocals
David Shannon: guitar
Dana Hatch: drums, vocals
Bob Starker: sax
Jeff Graham: additional percussion

History

Mick Collins' musical history
Don Howland's musical history
Tommy Shannon's musical history
Jon Spencer's musical history
Jerry Teel's musical history
Lamont "Bim" Thomas' musical history
Allen "Alpo" Paulino's musical history
Merle Allin's musical history

Cheater Slicks were from around Boston, nowadays they're living in Ohio.
On sat march the 15th 0f 1997 they had their 10th anniversary show.
Cheater Slicks are backing up Andre Williams on his Is The Black Godfather LP/CD (In The Red, 2000, ITR-065).

Discography
Singles
  1. If Heaven Is Your Home 7" (Dog Meat Records, 1990, DOG 019)
    1. If Heaven Is Your Home
    2. Go Go Gorilla (Ugh & The Cavemen)
  2. You Don't Satisfy 7" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1990, SFTRI 097)
    1. You Don't Satisfy
    2. My Little Red Book
  3. Chaos 7" (Gift Of Life, 1991, gift 028)
    1. Chaos
    2. Destination Lonely
  4. I'm Grounded 7" (In The Red, 1991, ITR 004)
    1. I'm Grounded
    2. Who Can It Be?
  5. Rum Drunk 7" (Dog Meat Records, 1991, DOG 027)
    1. Rum Drunk
    2. This Life Of Mine
  6. Golddigger 7" (Rekkids, 1992, rekkids 006)
    1. Golddigger
    2. Murder
  7. 84 Ford 79 7" (Estrus, 1992, ES 728)
      1st pressing: non-transparent mint green vinyl
      2nd pressing: black vinyl
    1. 84 Ford 79
    2. No Correspondence (The Beckett Quintet)
  8. Walk Up The Street 7" (In The Red, 1994, ITR 024)
    1. Walk Up The Street (The Modern Lovers)
    2. Wedding Song
  9. Trouble Man 7" (Crypt, 1995, CR-050)
    1. Trouble Man
    2. Hook Or Crook (Alex Chilton)
  10. Giveaway 7" (Mind Of A Child Records, 1997, no cat.no. listed)
      on sat march the 15th of 1997 the Cheater Slicks had their 10th anniversary show
      this was a giveaway, no cover, black label with nothing written on it
      there were 400 pressed on black vinyl and 100 on "garbage vinyl" which is kind of a gray-marbled color
      everytime a record is pressed some vinyl squeezes out the press
      those scraps are collected and thrown into a barrel,
      when the barrel is full enough, that leftover vinyl is used to produce other records, hence the "garbage vinyl"......
    1. Southern Breeze (live)
    2. Mystery Ship (live)
Splits
N/A
Albums
  1. On Your Knees LP (Gawdawful Records, 1989, Gawdawful LP 37)
    1. Chaos
    2. Golddigger
    3. I've Been Had
    4. Why
    5. Run Away From You
    6. The Hunch
    7. On Your Knees
    8. Bruno's Night Out
    9. I Won't Last Another Day
    10. Weirdo On A Train
    11. A Sad Guitar
  2. Destination Lonely LP/CD (Dog Meat Records, 1991, DOG 032)
    1. In And Out
    2. Hear What I Say
    3. Rum Drunk
    4. And I Cried
    5. If Heaven Is Your Home
    6. Destination Lonely
    7. Murder
    8. You Got Me Cryin'
    9. Can't Explain
    10. Look Out World
    11. This Life Of Mine
    12. Time And Again
  3. Whiskey LP (In The Red, 1993, ITR 013)
    1. Possesion
    2. Savage Affection
    3. Time You Spent With Me
    4. Leave My House
    5. Indefinitive Inhibition
    6. Thinkin' Some More
  4. Whiskey CD (In The Red, 1993, ITR 013)
    1. Possesion
    2. Savage Affection
    3. Time You Spent With Me
    4. Leave My House
    5. Indefinitive Inhibition
    6. Thinkin' Some More
    7. Can It Be
    8. I'm Grounded
    9. Red Book
    10. You Don't Satisfy
  5. Don't Like You LP/CD (In The Red, 1995, ITR 030)
    1. Feel Free
    2. There's A Girl
    3. Motherlode
    4. Sensitive Side
    5. Destroy You
    6. You Ain't Good
    7. Spanish Rose
    8. Should I
    9. Poor Me
    10. Sadie Mae
    11. Mystery Ship
  6. Forgive Thee 2xCD (In The Red, 1997, ITR 054)
      recorded in Columbus with David Katznelson, Mick Collins, Bim and Don Howland (together known as Bassholes)
    1. My Friends
    2. I'm Coming Home
    3. Used Illusions
    4. You'll Be Glad When I'm Gone
    5. I Can Go On
    6. Arm Yourself
    7. My Struggle
    8. This Aint For You
    9. Never Be The Same
    10. Dignity And Grace
    11. Ghost
    12. Retribution
    13. Burn Again
    14. Southern Breeze
    15. It's O.K. What You Weigh
    16. Child Of The Moon (Rolling Stones)
    17. Everybody Knows One
    18. Hypnosis
    19. Lonely Planet Boy (New York Dolls)
    20. Didn't You?
    21. Night Life
  7. Skidmarks LP (Crypt, 1998, CR-084)
      this is comprised of radio broadcasts from Boston as well as cuts from their first album and unreleased stuff they did with Allen Paulino (ex Real Kids) from back in '89
    1. Dark Night (Alpo Sessions, 1989)
    2. Please Give Me Something (Alpo Sessions, 1989)
    3. Rollercoaster (Alpo Sessions, 1989)
    4. I Won't Last Another Day (debut album, 1989)
    5. The Hunch (debut album, 1989)
    6. On Your Knees (debut album, 1989)
    7. Chaos (debut album, 1989)
    8. I've Been Had (debut album, 1989)
    9. A Sad Guitar (debut album, 1989)
    10. Weirdo On A Train (debut album, 1989)
    11. Can It Be (WMBR Radio Session, 1992)
    12. Destination Lonely (WMBR Radio Session, 1992)
  8. Skidmarks CD (Crypt, 1998, CR-084)
      this is comprised of radio broadcasts from Boston as well as cuts from their first album and unreleased stuff they did with Allen Paulino (ex Real Kids) from back in '89
    1. Dark Night (Alpo Sessions, 1989)
    2. Please Give Me Something (Alpo Sessions, 1989)
    3. Rollercoaster (Alpo Sessions, 1989)
    4. Flashback (Alpo Sessions, 1989)
    5. I Won't Last Another Day (debut album, 1989)
    6. The Hunch (debut album, 1989)
    7. On Your Knees (debut album, 1989)
    8. Chaos (debut album, 1989)
    9. I've Been Had (debut album, 1989)
    10. A Sad Guitar (debut album, 1989)
    11. Weirdo On A Train (debut album, 1989)
    12. Bruno's Night Out (debut album, 1989)
    13. Run Away From You (debut album, 1989)
    14. Lost Inside (lost demo for "Don't Like You", 1994)
    15. Can It Be (WMBR Radio Session, 1992)
    16. Destination Lonely (WMBR Radio Session, 1992)
    17. Golddigger (WMBR Radio Session, 1992)
    18. Murder (WMBR Radio Session, 1992)
  9. Refried Dreams LP/CD (In The Red, 1999, ITR 063)
    1. In This Town
    2. Another Stab
    3. Think I'm Coming Down (Lee Hazelwood)
    4. One Life Story
    5. Madchen Gretchen
    6. Refried Dreams
    7. George Washington
    8. Dejected Soul (The Maze)
    9. Deep Beneath the Sand
    10. Don't Poo Poo Me
    11. Last Call
  10. Yer Last Record LP (Secret Keeper Records, 2002, shh 1)
    1. Green Light
    2. Momentary Muse
    3. Please Explain It
    4. Train Of Dreams
    5. Miss Q
    6. Pants Down
    7. Stop Breeding
    8. Sad For You
    9. Just Do It
    10. Goodbye
  11. Yer Last Record CD (In The Red, 2002, ITR 087)
    1. Momentary Muse
    2. It's Not Your Birthday
    3. Train Of Dreams
    4. Miss Q
    5. Green Light
    6. Pants Down
    7. Please Explain It
    8. Stop Breeding
    9. Just Do It
    10. Goodbye
  12. Walk Into The Sea LP (Dead Canary Records, 2007, DCR 008)
    1. My Position Of Nothingness
    2. Tattoos Are Stupid
    3. Eye
    4. Pipsqueek
    5. Baudelaire's Ghost
    6. Dead Beat
    7. Run, Run, Run (Gestures)
    8. Walk Into The Sea
    9. Crackin' Up (Wig)
    10. Westford Cemetery
    11. Dry As A Bone
Compilations
  1. Groin' Thunder, Troggs Tribute 2xLP/CD (Dog Meat Records, 1992, DOG 026)
    1. Gonna Make You
  2. The Estrus Gearbox 3x7"-box (Estrus, 1992, ESBX4/ES 730)
    1. Cheater Slicks
  3. The Estrus Gearbox CD (Estrus, 1992, ESDX 4)
    1. Cheater Slicks
  4. Set It On Fire! A Tribute To The Scientists LP/CD (Dog Meat Records, 1993, DOG 041)
    1. Set It On Fire (The Scientists)
  5. Cheapo Crypt Sampler #2! CD (Crypt, 1997, CR-074)
    1. Hook Or Crook (Alex Chilton)
  6. Crypt - Beat Generation CD (Beat Generation, 1997, no 5)
      along with no.5 (1997) of the magazine
      released in cooperation with Crypt
    1. Hook Or Crook (Alex Chilton)
  7. Flaming Burnout, Estrus Benefit Compilation CD (Man's Ruin Records, 1997, MR-089)
    1. I Want It (unreleased track, recorded in their rehearsal space in Boston in the early 90's)
  8. I Hate Music CD (P-Vine, 1999, PCD-5489)
    1. Spanish Rose
    2. This Ain't For You
  9. The Las Vegas Shakedown! CD (Masked Superstar Recordings, 2000, MSR 001)
    1. Silver Train (Rolling Stones)
  10. La Legaña Sinfónica 2xLP (Discos Alehop!, 2003, KAKA 004)
    1. Crackin' Up
  11. Static Disaster The U.K. In The Red Records Sampler CD (In The Red, 2005, ITR 1313)
    1. Walk Up The Street
  12. Lofio CD (Chrome Frog Records, year ?, CFR 00?)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Motherlode (live)
  13. Our Boy Roy - Tribute To Roy Orbison LP (Telephone Explosion Records, 2010, TER017)
    1. Crying (Roy Orbison)
Various

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Links
  1. Cheater Slicks Covers @ grunnenrocks.nl
  2. Cheater Slicks official website
  3. Cheater Slicks @ myspace.com
  4. Cheater Slicks @ intheredrecords.com
  5. Cheater Slicks @ odysseyzine.com
  6. Fierce Mongrels on "Yer Last Record"
  7. Garage Gaga - review and 2 sleeves
  8. Interview with the Cheater Slicker Tom Shannon, by Grant Sperry
  9. Review of "Don't Like You" album
  10. Cheater Slicks by Giuseppe Pitarresi