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Speedball Baby
Borderline Rock 'n' Roll
Address
Speedball Baby
Real Time 520 Broadway
8th Floor
New York, NY, 10012
United States Of America
E-Mail
N/A
Members

Speedball Baby #1:
(Get Straight For The Last Supper 10", Speedball Baby 7")
Dave Roy: drums
Ron Ward: vocals
Ali Smith: bass
Matt Verta-Ray: guitar

Speedball Baby #2:
(appearances on Get Straight For The Last Supper 10", Speedball Baby 7")
Paul Kolderie: standup bass on Phoenix Hotel Pts. 1 & 2
Sean Slade: organ on Phoenix Hotel Pts. 1 & 2; T.B. Sheets
Johnny Kick: drums on Phoenix Hotel Pts. 1 & 2
Johnny Fanning: drums on Blitzkrieg Bop
Karl Leblanc: bass, organ on Blitzkrieg Bop
Addie Kaiser: backing vox on Blitzkrieg Bop
Yasmin Kuhn: backing vox on T.B. Sheets
Paul Corio: drums on Black Eyed Girl; Speedball Baby

Speedball Baby #3:
(Cinéma Album, Speedball Petite CDS, I'm Gonna Stomp Mr. Harry Lee 10", The Al Green Shuffle 7")
Martin Owens: drums and percussion
Ron Ward: vocals
Ali Smith: electric and upright bass
Matt Verta-Ray: guitar, organ and sax

Speedball Baby #4:
(appearances on Cinéma Album, Speedball Petite CDS, I'm Gonna Stomp Mr. Harry Lee 10", The Al Green Shuffle 7")
Johnny Kick: drums on Cinéma!; Drug Owl
Dave Roy: drums on Toss My Salad
Rueben Radding: upright bass on Toss My Salad
Sean Slade: organ on Rubber Connection; Black Cat Moan; Suicide Girl; Cinéma!; Skull Poppin', Skin Tastin', Love Wastin' Son Of A Bitch; Dancin' With A Fever; Drug Owl; The Al Green Shuffle; late night session on Blackish Man.
Paul Q. Kolderie: upright bass on Drug Owl; late night session on Blackish Man.
Addie Kaiser: german spoken word on Drug Owl
Michelle Wiley: organ on Mex Blo-Out, Short Term Loan
Scott Cortese: late night session on Blackish Man
Lily Wolf: keys on Speedball Petite, Hate You Baby
Christina Campanella: organ on Numb

Speedball Baby #5:
(Uptight! LP/CD, Mekong Sue 7")
Andy Action: drums
Ron Ward: vox
Ali Smith: electric bass
Matt Verta-Ray: guitar

Speedball Baby #6:
(appearances on Uptight! LP/CD, Mekong Sue 7")
Mick Collins: backing vox on Mekong Sue; I'm Addictive; The Crybabies (Otis); vox on Tappin' My Neighbah!
Parker Kindred: drums on Mekong Sue; Numb
Brooke Williams: vibes on I'm Addictive
Rick Lee: percussion on Dangerous Top; Pocket Fulla Fish
Sean Slade: organ on The Al Green Shuffle
Lily Wolf: piano on December?; Mekong Sue
Daniel Collas: organ on Mekong Sue; Pocket Fulla Fish; 8 Ft. Cigaret; B3 & vibes on Hot Boxin' Baby; B3 on Numb, The Crybabies (Otis)
Jim Duffy: organ on December?
Dave Varenka: drums & trombone on Hot Boxin' Baby; The Crybabies (Otis)
Marcellus Hall: harmonica on Hot Boxin' Baby
Tony Corsano: drums on Tappin' My Neighbah!
Christina Campanella: choral vox & organ on Numb; acetone organ and backing vox on The Crybabies (Otis)
Andrew Hall: (standup) bass on Numb
Dri/Ori Kaplan: tenor sax on Numb; organ on Pocket Fulla Fish; clarinet on 8 Ft. Cigaret
Zomo: pocket trumpet on Numb
Judah Bauer: guitar on Pocket Fulla Fish
Nick Balaban: wurlitzer-piano on Wobbly Organ
Parker Noon: tenor sax on Wobbly Organ

Speedball Baby #7:
(The Blackout LP/CD)
Andy Action: drums
Ron Ward: vox
Ali Smith: electric bass
Jenny Decker: electric bass
Matt Verta-Ray: guitar

Speedball Baby #8:
(appearances on The Blackout LP/CD)
Tom Abbs: upright bass
Corin Stigall: upright bass
Brent Martens: upright bass
Paul Dugan: upright bass
Lily Wolf: vibes, organ
Paul Kolderie: electric bass
Jim D: electric bass
Christina Campanella: background vocals
Cristina Martinez: background vocals; percussion on The Diddler
Mick Collins: vocals on Cash Cow
Dri/Ori Kaplan: saxophone
Parker Noon: saxophone
James Chance: saxophone
Daniel Collas: organ
Judah Bauer: guitar and harmonica on Do The Blackout
Clay Reed: guitar on Hanky-Joe Digger
Jon Spencer: accoustic guitar on The Diddler; Wanna Scratch It?

Speedball Baby #9:
(live 2002-2003)
Ron Ward: vox
Matt Verta-Ray: guitar
Tam Ui: drums
Jenny Decker: electric bass

Speedball Baby #10:
(Annie Anytime 7")
Ron Ward: vox
Matt Verta-Ray: guitar
Tam Ui: drums
Jenny Decker: electric bass
Mick Collins: appears
Christina Campanella: appears
Ali Smith: appears

Speedball Baby #11:
(live fall 2003)
Ron Ward: vox
Matt Verta-Ray: guitar
Marcus Farrar: drums
Rick Lee: electric bass

History

Andy Action's musical history
Judah Bauer's musical history
Christina Campanella's musical history
Daniel Collas' musical history
Mick Collins' musical history
Paul Corio's musical history
Marcellus Hall's musical history
Rick Lee's musical history
Cristina Martinez's musical history
Martin Owens' musical history
Clay Reed's musical history
Ali Smith's musical history
Jon Spencer's musical history
Dave Varenka's musical history
Matt Verta-Ray's musical history
Ron Ward's musical history
Lily Wolf's musical history
Paul Dugan's musical history
Marcus Farrar's musical history
Yasmin Kuhn's musical history
Tam Ui's musical history

Discography
Singles
  1. Speedball Baby 7" (PCP Records, 1995, PCP-018)
    1. Speedball Baby
    2. Fucked Up Town
    3. Black Eyed Girl
    4. Percocet
  2. Speedball Baby CDEP (PCP Records, 1995, PCP-018)
    1. Speedball Baby
    2. Black Eyed Girl
    3. Percocet
    4. Fucked Up Town
    5. Corn River
  3. Speedball Petite CDS (Fort Apache/Gravel Records, 1996, FA-0109)
    1. Mex Blo-Out
    2. Crazy Date (Crazy Teens)
    3. Toss My Salad
    4. Short Term Loan
    5. Mex Blo-Out (reprise)
  4. The Al Green Shuffle 7" (HIGH Maintenance, 1999, HM 002)
      especially handsilkscreenprinted sleeve by Yol
      one pressing and one sleeve
      500 copies, out of print
    1. The Al Green Shuffle
    2. Numb
  5. Mekong Sue 7" (In The Red, 2000, ITR 074)
    1. Mekong Sue
    2. The Diddler
    3. Cognac Blues (Jack Kerouac)
  6. Annie Anytime 7" (Discos Alehop!, 2003, hop 020)
    1. Annie Anytime
    2. Hey Shine!
Splits
N/A
Albums
  1. Get Straight For The Last Supper 10"/CDEP (PCP Records, 1995, PCP-023)
    1. Phoenix Hotel Pt. 1
    2. Five Dollar Priest
    3. Blitzkrieg Bop (Ramones)
    4. Ballad Of The Thin Philbilly
    5. Milking Stool Blues
    6. T.B. Sheets (John Lee Hooker)
    7. The Edge
    8. Phoenix Hotel Pt. 2
  2. Cinéma! CD (MCA Records, 1996, cat.no.?)
    1. A Stranger's Skin
    2. Rubber Connection
    3. Black Cat Moan
    4. Suicide Girl
    5. Black Eyed Girl
    6. Dog On Fire
    7. Skull Poppin', Skin Tastin', Love Wastin' Son Of A Bitch
    8. Shakin' It Loose
    9. Cinéma!
    10. Toss My Salad Mr. Heat
    11. Dancin' With A Fever
    12. Drug Owl
  3. Cinéma! LP (Fort Apache/MCA Records, 1996, FRTA-0111)
    1. A Stranger's Skin
    2. Rubber Connection
    3. Black Cat Moan
    4. Suicide Girl
    5. Black Eyed Girl
    6. Dog On Fire
    7. Skull Poppin', Skin Tastin', Love Wastin' Son Of A Bitch
    8. Shakin' It Loose
    9. Cinéma!
    10. Toss My Salad Mr. Heat
    11. Dancin' With A Fever
    12. Drug Owl
  4. Cinéma! LP/CD (De Konkurrent, 1997, cat.no.?)
    1. A Stranger's Skin
    2. Rubber Connection
    3. Black Cat Moan
    4. Suicide Girl
    5. Black Eyed Girl
    6. Dog On Fire
    7. Skull Poppin', Skin Tastin', Love Wastin' Son Of A Bitch
    8. Shakin' It Loose
    9. Cinéma!
    10. Toss My Salad Mr. Heat
    11. Dancin' With A Fever
    12. Drug Owl
  5. I'm Gonna Stomp Mr. Harry Lee 10" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1998, SFTRI 531)
    1. Pin Up Cowboy
    2. Hate You Baby
    3. Pocket Fulla Fish (spoken)
    4. Lakeside Story
    5. Blackish Man
    6. Don't Turn Blue (Tonight)
    7. Speedball Petite
  6. Uptight! LP/CD (In The Red, 2000, ITR 072)
    1. I'm Addictive
    2. Dangerous Top
    3. The Al Green Shuffle
    4. December?
    5. Mekong Sue
    6. Hot Boxin' Baby
    7. Tappin' My Neighbah!
    8. Numb
    9. Pocket Fulla Fish
    10. The Crybabies (Otis)
    11. 8 Ft. Cigaret
    12. Wobbly Organ
  7. The Blackout LP/CD (In The Red, 2002, ITR 086)
    1. Three Quarter Man
    2. Hanky-Joe Digger
    3. Do The Blackout
    4. Wanna Scratch it?
    5. Pimp Hand Strong
    6. Bee In Flight
    7. Asphalt Blues
    8. The Diddler
    9. Blackjack
    10. Baretta's My Handle
    11. Cash Cow
    12. The Termite Speaks
    13. Nine Eleven
    14. The Jack Martin Story
    15. Cash Cow (reprise)
  8. The Blackout CD (P-Vine, 2002, PCD-22023)
      tracks ?
Compilations
  1. PCP Generics CD (PCP Records, 1995, PCP-022)
    1. Black Eyed Girl
  2. Root Damage 2xLP (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2003, SFTRI 713)
    1. Blackish Man
  3. Root Damage 2xCD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2003, SFTRI 713)
    1. Blackish Man
  4. Salvo Of 24 Gunshots - Tribute To Gun Club 2xLP/CD (Unrecording Records, 2005, UR 001/2)
    1. Cool Drink Of Water (The Gun Club)
  5. Static Disaster The U.K. In The Red Records Sampler CD (In The Red, 2005, ITR 1313)
    1. Do Ya Wanna Scratch It?
  6. Live Vol 2 At Subsonic CD (Lola Product/Speed Records, 2005, SRLP 010)
    1. Pocket Fulla Fish
Various

N/A

Links
  1. Speedball Baby official site
  2. Photography by Ali Smith
  3. Showreview
  4. MCA
  5. Speedball Baby page with mca