Grunnen Rocks Home Willem Kolvoort
Oblivians
GREAT Rock 'n' Roll Sexmuziek
Address
United States Of America
E-Mail
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Members

Oblivians #1:
(main line-up)
Eric "Friedl" Oblivian: drums, guitars and vocals
Greg "Cartwright" Oblivian: drums, guitars and vocals
Jack "Yarber" Oblivian: drums, guitars and vocals

Oblivians #2:
(Undone 10")
Eric "Friedl" Oblivian: drums, guitars and vocals
Greg "Cartwright" Oblivian: drums, guitars and vocals
Jack "Yarber" Oblivian: drums, guitars and vocals
Jeffrey Evans: appears
Walter Daniels: appears

Oblivians #3:
(King Louie Stomp in split 7" on Hate Records)
Eric "Friedl" Oblivian: drums, guitars and vocals
Greg "Cartwright" Oblivian: drums, guitars and vocals
Jack "Yarber" Oblivian: drums, guitars and vocals
King Louie Bankston: vocals

History

King Louie Bankston's musical history
Greg Cartwright's musical history
Walter Daniels' musical history
Jeffrey Evans' musical history
Eric Friedl's musical history
Jack Yarber's musical history

One/more of 'm is/are was/were in Strawberry Presents.

Discography
Singles
  1. Call The Shots 7" (Goner Records, 1993, 2Gone)
    1. Vietnam War Blues
    2. Jim Cole
    3. No Reason To Live
  2. Sunday You Need Love 7" (Crypt, 1994, CR-044)
    1. Sunday You Need Love (Trio)
    2. Ja Ja Ja (Trio)
  3. Now For The Hard Of Hearing From ... "Blow Their Cool" 7" (Estrus, 1994, ES 756)
      first pressing: red vinyl
      first pressing: red vinyl
      first pressing: clear glow-in-the-dark vinyl
      second pressing: black vinyl
      second pressing: black vinyl
    1. Motorcycle Leather Boy
    2. Love Killed My Brain
    3. Blew My Cool
    4. Song Inside
  4. Static Party 7" (In The Red, 1994, ITR 018)
    1. Static Party
    2. And Then I Fucked Her
    3. Never Change
  5. Go!Pill-Popper! 7" (Drug Racer, 1996, 001)
    1. Pill Popper Pt. I & II (studio)
    2. Pill Popper Pt. I & II (live)
  6. Strong Come On 7" (Crypt, 1996, CR-053)
    1. Strong Come On
    2. Let Him Try
    3. Black September
  7. Kick Your Ass 7" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1996, SFTRI 412)
    1. Kick Your Ass
    2. No Butter For My Bread
    3. Show Me Again
Splits
  1. split CS (Goner Records/Power Of Bob, 1993, 0Gone/POB 103)
    1. Oblivians: Cannonball
    2. Oblivians: Make Me Blue
    3. Oblivians: Nigger Rich
    4. Oblivians: Arabian Interlude
    5. Oblivians: Blew My Cool
    6. Oblivians: Nail Driver
    7. Oblivians: Bum A Ride
    8. Oblivians: Never Change
    9. Oblivians: Plate In My Head
    10. Oblivians: Black As Coal
    11. Oblivians: Mad Lover
    12. Impala: LTD
    13. Impala: Lash Larue
    14. Impala: Door No. 2
    15. Impala: Venus Flytrap
    16. Impala: Mata Hari
    17. Impala: Stalkin
    18. Impala: Valiant
    19. Impala: Beard Buster
    20. Impala: Paul Drake
    21. Impala: Scratchy
    22. Impala: End Of The Line
  2. split 7" (Hate Records, 1997, hate 7)
      50 copies on orange swirled vinyl
    1. Oblivians: King Louie Stomp
    2. Two Bo's Maniacs: Stir-Fry
  3. split 7" (Active Detective, 1998, active detective record #1)
      with Active Detective Magazine #3
    1. Oblivians: The Jack (AC/DC)
    2. The Crime Kaisers: Kicked In The Teeth (AC/DC)
Albums
  1. Oblivians 10" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1994, SFTRI 304)
    1. Can't Take Another Night
    2. Happy Blues
    3. Never Enough
    4. Feel Real Good
    5. Plate In My Head
    6. Five Hour Man
    7. Shut My Mouth
    8. Show Me What You Like
  2. Soul Food LP/CD (Crypt, 1995, CR-055)
    1. Viet Nam War Blues
    2. And Then I Fucked Her
    3. Big Black Hole
    4. Jim Cole
    5. Mad Lover
    6. Sunday You Need Love (Trio)
    7. Never Change
    8. No Reason To Live
    9. I'm Not A Sicko, There's A Plate In My Head
    10. Blew My Cool
    11. Cannonball
    12. Nigger Rich
    13. Bum A Ride
    14. Anyway You Want It
    15. Static Party
  3. Live In Atlanta 8.19.94 LP (Negro Records, 1995, negro records 001)
      this is sometimes called the Rock 'N' Roll Holiday LP
      self-released bootleg, 500 copies were pressed
    1. Motorcycle Leather Boy
    2. Viet Nam War Blues
    3. Jim Cole
    4. Feel Real Good
    5. Static Party
    6. And Then I Fucked Her
    7. Someday You'll Be Loved
    8. Love Killed My Brain
    9. No Reason To Live
    10. Plate In My Head
    11. Shut My Mouth
    12. Happy Blues
    13. Blew My Cool
    14. Shake Your Ass
    15. Nigger Rich
    16. Never Change
  4. Six Of The Best 10" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1996, SFTRI 383)
    1. Clones
    2. No Time
    3. What Rocknroll Is All About
    4. Memphis Creep
    5. Something $ Nothing (not mentioned on the sleeve)
    6. Big Black Hole
    7. Can't Afford You
  5. The Sympathy Sessions CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1996, SFTRI 406)
    1. Can't Take Another Night
    2. Happy Blues
    3. Never Enough
    4. Feel Real Good
    5. Plate In My Head
    6. Five Hour Man
    7. Shut My Mouth
    8. Show Me What You Like
    9. Clones
    10. No Time
    11. What Rocknroll Is All About
    12. Memphis Creep
    13. Something $ Nothing (not mentioned on the sleeve)
    14. Big Black Hole
    15. Can't Afford You
    16. Kick Your Ass
    17. No Butter For My Bread
    18. Show Me Again
  6. Walter Daniels Plays With Monsieur Jeffrey Evans & The Oblivians At Melissa's Garage 10" (Undone, 1995, UDR-0008-10)
    1. It Don't Take Too Much
    2. Rockin' In The Graveyard
    3. Don't Worry
    4. Dearest Darling
    5. We're Not In It To Lose
  7. Popular Favorites LP/CD (Crypt, 1996, CR-065)
    1. Christina
    2. Trouble
    3. The Leather
    4. Guitar Shop Asshole
    5. Hey Mama, Look At Sis
    6. Part Of Your Plan
    7. Do The Milkshake
    8. Strong Come On
    9. She's A Hole
    10. Bad Man
    11. He's Your Man
    12. Drill
    13. You Better Behave
    14. Pinstripe Willie
    15. You Fucked Me Up, You Put Me Down
    16. Emergency
  8. Play 9 Songs With Mr. Quintron LP/CD (Crypt, 1997, CR-082)
      there's a special edition/test pressing of 13 copies only with custom sleeve
    1. Feel All Right
    2. Live The Life
    3. I May Be Gone (How Long)
    4. I Don't Want To Live Alone
    5. Final Stretch
    6. What's The Matter Now (traditional)
    7. Ride That Train
    8. If Mother Knew
    9. Mary Lou
  9. 17 Cum Shots LP (Bootleg, 1997, cat.no.?)
      sleeve loaded with fotocopied XXX-rated pictures
      VPRO Radio Session, 1995 (first 13 songs); Undone Sessions (4 out of the 5 songs), recorded April 19/20th 1995 (4 songs) and Sympathy Sessions Rehearsal (last song).
    1. Shut My Mouth (VPRO)
    2. Static Party (VPRO)
    3. Losing Hand (VPRO) (Royal Pendletons)
    4. Jim Cole (VPRO)
    5. Sunday You Need Love (VPRO) (Trio)
    6. And Then I Fucked Her (VPRO)
    7. Love Killed My Brain (VPRO)
    8. Five Hour Man (VPRO)
    9. Big Black Hole (VPRO)
    10. Motorcycle Leather Boy (VPRO)
    11. Strong Come On (VPRO)
    12. Clones (VPRO)
    13. Never Change (VPRO)
    14. It Don't Take To Much (Und. 10")
    15. I Don't Worry (Und. 10")
    16. Dearest Darling (Und. 10")
    17. We're Not Into Lose (Und. 10")
    18. Show Me What You Like (SFTRI sessions rehearsal, different version on SFTRI 304/406)
  10. Best Of The Worst 1993-97 2xLP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1999, SFTRI 584)
    1. Siamese Purse (Memphis Studio, 1995)
    2. Alcoholic (Home Studio, 1994)
    3. Indian In Me (Memphis Studio, 1995)
    4. Tear Drop For You (Home Studio, 1994)
    5. Bald Headed Woman (Memphis Studio, 1995)
    6. Peepin' & Hidin' (Live On WMFU, 1997)
    7. Don't Haunt Me (Easley Studio, 1995)
    8. I Got Something To Say (Easley Studio, 1995)
    9. Lady, Oh Lady (Live On WMFU, 1997)
    10. Roadrunner (Live On WMFU, 1997)
    11. Hey Ma, Look At Sis (Live On WMFU, 1997)
    12. Talk To Me (Easley Studio, 1995)
    13. Robot Blues (Easley Studio, 1995)
    14. Locomotion (Live In Hambug, 1995)
    15. Oh, How To Do (Live In Oxford, Ms 1995)
    16. Shut My Mouth (Live In Hamburg, 1995)
    17. Losing Hand (live In Hamburg, 1995) (Royal Pendletons)
    18. Pill Popper Part I & II (Live On WMFU, 1997)
    19. Live The Life (Live On WMFU, 1997)
    20. Alone Again, Or (live On WEVL, 1993)
    21. Kick Your Ass (Live In Oxford, Ms 1995)
    22. Mad Lover (Live In Hamburg, 1995)
    23. Blew My Cool (Live On WMFU, 1997)
    24. Never Change (Live In Hamburg, 1995)
    25. Everybody But Me (Easley Studio, 1995)
  11. Melissa's Garage Revisited LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1999, SFTRI 590)
      record is credited to Walter Daniels, Oblivians & Jeffrey Evans
      first 5 tracks originally released as an 10" by Oblivians (Undone)
      last 4 tracks originally released as a 7" by '68 Comeback (Sympathy For The Record Industry)
    1. It Don't Take Too Much (Juke Boy Bonner)
    2. Rockin' In The Graveyard (Jackie Morningstar)
    3. Don't Worry (Marty Robbins)
    4. Dearest Darling (Bo Diddley)
    5. We're Non In It To Lose (Big Boys)
    6. Someday My Prince Will Come
    7. The Darker The Berry
    8. Sticks And Stones (Ray Charles)
    9. Bending Like A Willow Tree (Lowell Fulsom)
  12. On The Go LP (Goner Records, 2003, 12Gone)
      their first recordings, 600 copies
    1. Cannonball
    2. You Made Me Blue
    3. Nigger Rich
    4. Nail Driver
    5. Blew My Cool
    6. Arabian Interlude
    7. Bum A Ride
    8. Never Change
  13. Barristers Ninetyfive LP (In The Red, 2009, ITR 182)
      recorded in 1995, blueish grey marbled vinyl, tour and mailorder only
    1. Oh How To Do Now
    2. Losing Hand
    3. We're The Doll Rods
    4. Ja Ja Ja
    5. Hey Ma, Look At Sis
    6. Mystery Girl
    7. Teardrop For You
    8. Vietnam War Blues
    9. Pill Popper
    10. Strong Come On
    11. The Leather
    12. The Drill
    13. Let Him Try
    14. Black September
    15. Trouble
    16. The Leather Part II
    17. Clones
  14. Desperation LP (In The Red, 2013, ITR 238)
    1. I'll Be Gone
    2. Loving Cup
    3. Em
    4. Woke Up In A Police Car
    5. Call The Police (Stephanie McDee)
    6. Pinball King
    7. Run For Cover
    8. Come A Little Closer
    9. Little War Child
    10. Fire Detector
    11. Oblivion
    12. Back Street Hangout
    13. Desperation
    14. Mama Guitar (Andy Griffith)
Compilations
  1. Cheapo Crypt Sampler CD (Crypt, 1994, CR-CD-1443)
    1. Sunday You Need Love (Trio)
  2. Maximum Beatbox 3xLP (Fidel Bastro (Hell No!)/Heinz Krämers Tanz Café, 1996, HKTC 01-03/FB 05)
      "Maike/Oliver" = 1st record, green vinyl, tracks 1-13
      "Manuel/Georg" = 2nd record, blue vinyl, tracks 14-27
      "Zack/Alexandra" = 3rd record, blue vinyl, tracks 28-41
      no titles of tracks listed on the record/sleeve
    1. A1 (no track listed)
    2. A2 (no track listed)
    3. A3 (no track listed)
  3. The Basement Tapes Volume 2: Live Underground 1990-1996 LP (KSPC, 1996, #2)
    1. Pill Popper
  4. Cheapo Crypt Sampler #2! CD (Crypt, 1997, CR-074)
    1. She's A Hole
    2. Feel Alright
    3. Viet Nam War Blues
  5. Crypt - Beat Generation CD (Beat Generation, 1997, no 5)
      along with no.5 (1997) of the magazine
      released in cooperation with Crypt
    1. She's A Hole
    2. Viet Nam War Blues
  6. Vol. 1 Garage CD (Eye Magazine, 1999, no cat.no.)
    1. I Don't Wanna Live Alone
  7. I Hate Music CD (P-Vine, 1999, PCD-5489)
    1. Static Party
  8. Hometaping - Volume 1 CD (Kerrang!, 2002, kerrang 900)
      liner notes by The Hives
      accompanied the UK-only Kerrang Magazine of april 20, 2002
    1. Strong Come On
  9. A History Of Memphis Garage Rock: The '90s CD (Shangri-La Records, 2003, shangri-la 037)
    1. How Long
  10. Barristers - Two Years In The Alley CD (label?, year ?, cat.no.?)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Mystery Girl (live version ?)
    2. The Leather (live version ?)
  11. Certain Damage! Vol. 75 CD (label?, year ?, cat.no.?)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. The Leather
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Links
  1. Oblivians Covers @ grunnenrocks.nl
  2. Oblivians official website
  3. Goner/Oblivians website
  4. Makeroom Interview