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Sonic Youth
legendary NYC noiseband
Address
United States Of America
E-Mail
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Members

Sonic Youth #1:
(early line-up)
Kim Gordon
Thurston Moore
Lee Ranaldo
Bob Bert

Sonic Youth #2:
(major/main line-up)
Kim Gordon
Thurston Moore
Lee Ranaldo
Steve Shelley

Sonic Youth #3:
(current line-up)
Kim Gordon
Thurston Moore
Lee Ranaldo
Steve Shelley
Jim O'Rourke

History

Bob Bert's musical history
Thurston Moore's musical history
Lee Ranaldo's musical history
Kim Gordon's musical history
Steve Shelley's musical history
Jim O'Rourke's musical history

Discography
Singles
  1. (Over)Kill Yr Idols 7" (Forced Exposure, 1985, FE-001)
    1. Making The Nature Scene
    2. I Killed Christgau With My Big Fuckin' Dick
  2. Starpower 7" (Blast First, 1986, bffp 7)
    1. Starpower
    2. Bubblegum
  3. Into The Groovey 12" (Blast First, 1987, bffp 8 t)
      band credited as "Ciccone Youth"
    1. Tuff Titty Rap
    2. Into The Groovey
    3. Burnin Up
  4. Master=Dik 12" (Blast First, 1987, bffp 26)
    1. Master=Dik
    2. Beat On The Brat (Ramones)
    3. Under The Influence Of The Jesus And Mary Chain (live on Suisse radio, july 1987:)
    4. Ticket To Ride (The Beatles)
    5. Master=Dik (version)
    6. Introducing The Stars
    7. Ringo
    8. He's On Fire
    9. Florida Oil Drums
    10. Westminster Chimes
    11. Chinese Jam
    12. Vibrato
    13. Guitar Lick
    14. Funky Fresh
    15. Our Backyard
    16. Traffik
  5. Teenage Riot 7" (Torso, 1988, torso 70088)
      promo release
    1. Teenage Riot (special edit)
  6. Providence 7" (Blast First, 1989, bffp 48)
      published by My Ears! My Ears!
    1. Providence (stereo)
    2. Providence (mono)
  7. Sassy 7" (Geffen, 1990, 7-19664-dj)
      promo release
    1. Personality Crisis
    2. Dirty Boots
  8. 100% 7" (Geffen, 1992, DGCS 11)
    1. 100%
    2. Crème Brûlée
  9. 100% 10" (Geffen, 1992, DGCV 11)
      concentric groove (2 parallel grooves per side, 1 tracks per groove), orange vinyl
    1. 100%
    2. Crème Brûlée
    3. Genetic
    4. Hendrix Necro
  10. Death Valley '69 7" (Smells Like Records, 1996, SLR 17)
      record credited to "Sonic Youth & Lydia Lunch"
      fake label-and-catalogue number (on the sleeve) is "My So Called Records #17", real catalogue number is in the running grooves
    1. Death Valley '69
    2. Brave Men Run (In My Family)
  11. PCH Live 7" (Sonic Death, 1996, R-15527)
    1. Pacific Coast Highway (live)
    2. Cotton Crown (live)
  12. Fucking Youth 7" (Sconc, year ?, SCONC 020)
      released with some Italian Magazine
    1. Shaking Hell (live, 1983, VERA, Groningen)
    2. Little Jammy Thing (live, 1991)
  13. Death Valley '69 12"EP (Homestead Records, year ?, HMS 021)
      tracks ?
  14. Flower 12"EP (Homestead Records, year ?, HMS 047)
    1. Flower
    2. Halloween
Splits
  1. split 7" (Subpop, 1988, SP 26)
      Subpop Singles Club #2, december '88
    1. Sonic Youth: Touch Me I'm Sick (Mudhoney)
    2. Mudhoney: Halloween (Sonic Youth)
  2. split 12" (Glitterhouse Records, year ?, GR 0056)
    1. Sonic Youth: Touch Me I'm Sick (Mudhoney)
    2. Mudhoney: Halloween (Sonic Youth)
  3. split 7" (A&M Records, 1994, 580 792-7)
      red vinyl
    1. Sonic Youth: Superstar (Carpenters)
    2. Redd Kross: Yesterday Once More (Carpenters)
Albums
  1. Evol CD (Blast First, 1986, bffp 4 cd)
    1. Tom Violence
    2. Shadow Of A Doubt
    3. Star Power
    4. In The Kingdom #19
    5. Green Light
    6. Death To Our Friends
    7. Secret Girl
    8. Marilyn Moore
    9. Expressway To Yr. Skull (aka The Crucifixion Of Sean Penn aka Madonna, Sean And Me)
    10. Bubblegum
  2. Sister CD (Blast First, 1987, bffp 20 cd)
    1. Schizophrenia
    2. (I Got A) Catholic Block
    3. Beauty Lies In The Eye
    4. Stereo Sanctity
    5. Pipeline/Kill Time
    6. Tuff Gnarl
    7. Pacific Coast Highway
    8. Hot Wire My Heart (Crime)
    9. Cotton Crown
    10. White Kross
    11. Master-Dik
  3. Sister LP (Torso, 1987, torso 33040)
    1. Schizophrenia
    2. (I Got A) Catholic Block
    3. Beauty Lies In The Eye
    4. Stereo Sanctity
    5. Pipeline/Kill Time
    6. Tuff Gnarl
    7. PCH
    8. Hot Wire My Heart (Crime)
    9. Kotton Krown
    10. White Kross
  4. The Whitey Album LP (Torso, 1988, torso 33059)
      band credited as "Ciccone Youth"
    1. Needle Gun
    2. (silence)
    3. G-Force
    4. Platoon II
    5. Macbeth
    6. Me & Jill/Hendrix Cosby
    7. Burnin' Up (orig. demo)
    8. Hi! Everybody!
    9. Children Of Satan/Third Fig
    10. Two Cool Rock Chicks Listening To Neu
    11. Addicted To Love
    12. Moby-Dik
    13. March Of The Ciccone Robots
    14. Making The Nature Scene
    15. Tuff Titty Rap
    16. Into The Groovey
  5. Daydream Nation 2xLP (Torso, 1988, torso 33088)
    1. Teen Age Riot
    2. Silver Rocket
    3. The Sprawl
    4. 'Cross The Breeze
    5. Eric's Trip
    6. Total Trash
    7. Hey Joni
    8. Providence
    9. Candle
    10. Rain King
    11. Kissability Trilogy:-
    12. a) The Wonder
    13. b) Hyperstation
    14. c) Eliminator Jr.
  6. Goo LP (Geffen, 1990, 7599-24297-1)
    1. Dirty Boots
    2. Tunic (Song For Karen)
    3. Mary-Christ
    4. Kool Thing
    5. Mote
    6. My Friend Goo
    7. Disappearer
    8. Mildred Pierce
    9. Cinderella's Big Score
    10. Scooter And Jinx
    11. Titanium Exposé
  7. "Happines Is A Warm Gun ..." LP (Bad Fuck, 1991, bad fuck 4)
      blue vinyl
    1. Personality Crisis (New York Dolls)
    2. Dirty Boots (demo)
    3. Is It My Body (Alice Cooper)
    4. Flower (edit)
    5. I Wanna Be Your Dog (live) (Iggy And The Stooges)
    6. Song For Karen (live)
    7. White Kross
    8. Sister (live)
    9. Rewolf
    10. It's An Interview
    11. My Friend Goo (live)
    12. Cinderella's Big Score (live)
  8. Hauna Megtatelen LP (Axfon, 1991, N91 0037)
      I take it this is a selection from "Daydream Nation" :-)
    1. russian title #1
    2. russian title #2
    3. russian title #3
    4. russian title #4
    5. russian title #5
    6. russian title #6
    7. russian title #7
    8. russian title #8
  9. Dirty Boots MLP (Geffen, 1991, dgc 21634)
      "Dirty Boots plus 5 live tracks"
    1. Dirty Boots (edit)
    2. White Kross (live)
    3. Eric's Trip (live)
    4. Cinderella's Big Score (live)
    5. Dirty Boots (live)
    6. The Bedroom (live)
  10. Sister LP (Au-Go-Go, year ?, ANDA 60)
      tracks ?
  11. Bad Moon Rising LP (Au-Go-Go, year ?, ANDA 66)
      tracks ?
  12. Evol LP (Au-Go-Go, year ?, ANDA 67)
      tracks ?
  13. Daydream Nation 2xLP (Au-Go-Go, year ?, ANDA 90)
    1. Teen Age Riot
    2. Silver Rocket
    3. The Sprawl
    4. 'Cross The Breeze
    5. Eric's Trip
    6. Total Trash
    7. Hey Joni
    8. Providence
    9. Candle
    10. Rain King
    11. Kissability
    12. Trilogy:-
    13. a) The Wonder
    14. b) Hyperstation
    15. z) Eliminator Jr.
  14. The Whitey Album LP (Au-Go-Go, year ?, ANDA 91)
      credited to "Ciccone Youth"
    1. Needle-Gun
    2. (silence)
    3. G-force
    4. Platoon II
    5. Macbeth
    6. Me & Jill/Hendrix Cosby
    7. Burnin' Up (orig. demo)
    8. Hi! Everybody!
    9. Children Of Satan/Third Fig
    10. Two Cool Rock Chicks Listening To Neu
    11. Addicted To Love
    12. Moby-Dik
    13. March Of The Ciccone Robots
    14. Making The Nature Scene
    15. Tuff Titty Rap
    16. Into The Groovey
  15. Bad Moon Rising LP/CD/CS (Homestead Records, year ?, HMS 016)
      tracks ?
Compilations
  1. The Bridge, A Tribute To Neil Young LP/CD (Caroline, 1989, cat.no.?)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Computer Age (Neil Young)
  2. VERA Groningen - Beauty In The Underworld LP/CD (Vera Records, 1990, 001)
      corelease with Semaphore (08-025574-20)
      4 more tracks on the CD (which I don't have, titles ?)
    1. Broken Eye (live)
  3. Alice Cooper Tribute 2x7" (Subpop, 1992, SP 121)
      Subpop Singles Club #32/#33, june/july '91
    1. Is It My Body (Alice Cooper)
  4. Tannis Root Presents Freedom Of Choice: Yesterday's New Wave Hits As Performed By Today's Stars 2xLP/CD/CS (City Slang, 1992, 04911 (Slang 026))
    1. Ça Plane Pour Moi (Plastic Bertrand)
  5. Speed Trials Compilation LP/CS (Homestead Records, year ?, HMS 011)
    1. Dig This
  6. Rockin On Paper - The VERA Club: A History In Posters DVD (Vera Records, 2007, ISBN-10: 90-9021438-0)
      this actually is a book with posters and a DVD with live footage
      posters made and live footage recorded for/during gigs in VERA, Groningen, The Netherlands
    1. Schizophrenia (aka "Sister")
    2. Xpressway To Yr. Skull (aka The Crucifixion Of Sean Penn aka Madonna, Sean And Me)
    3. Pacific Coast Highway
    4. Beauty Lies In The Eye
    5. Tom Violence
    6. White Kross
Various

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Links
  1. Sonic Youth Covers @ grunnenrocks.nl