nothing painted blue

Discography

Nothing Painted Blue

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A Baby, A Blanket, A Packet of Seeds (Jupa Records LP, 1990). 2 pressings, second with tour poster.
Logorrhea (Shrimper Tapes CS, 1992). Radio sessions, packed in zip-lock bag w/ inserts. 2 songs appear on Emotional Discilpline.
Power Trips Down Lovers Lane (KokoPop LP/CA/CS, 1993).
Placeholders (Scat CD, 1994). CD.
Emotional Discipline (Scat CD, 1997). Collection of non-album recordings covering 1987–1994.
The Monte Carlo Method (CD/LP Scat, 1998). LP includes bonus 7".
Taste The Flavor (Shrimper CD, 2005).
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EPs
Biographer's Ruse (Car In Car Disco Product CS, 199?) Live recordings, packaged in plastic display case.
The Future of Communication (Scat CD/12", 1995) "Sorely Tempted" from Emotional Discipline + 4 songs + talk piece by Scott Banks. Hughes Mouth Marble format withdrawn.
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SINGLES/SPLITS
(*included on Emotional Discipline)
*The Bellyspeak EP [K for Karnival/Let's Kiss/Foundation Slips] (Jupa 7", 1991)
*Or Do They?/Few (Scat 7", 1992).
*Swivelchair/Blooming, Buzzing/El Nino (Kokopop 7"/CD, 1992). "El Nino" on CD only.
*Sorely Tempted/Lab Rat Blues/Going To Fontana (Jupa 7", 1993).
*Another Child Bride (Simple Machines 7", 1993). "July" in the Working Holiday series; split with Lois Maffeo.
*After The Housewarming/Love To The Third Power (Anyway 7", 1994).
*Anti-Nomination (Misha 7", 1994?). Came with "Nipple Hardness Factor" 'zine; split w/ Refrigerator.
Contraption/President Am I? (Pottery 7", 1995).
Control Freak/Niacin (early version) (Scat 7", 1996).
Growth Spurt (Neelon Mix)/Centerfold (Scat 7", 1998). Included with vinyl pressing of The Monte Carlo Method.
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COMPILATIONS
[to come]
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Franklin Bruno

FULL-LENGTHS
Suggestion Box (Shrimper CS, 1991).
Etudes for Voice and Snackmaster (Shrimper CS, 1993).
A Bedroom Community (Simple Machines LP/CD, 1995).
Kiss Without Makeup (Absolutely Kosher CD, 2000).
A Cat May Look At A Queen (Absolutely Kosher CD, 2002).
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EPs
Hermetic Geometry (Baby Huey 7", 1992). 5 songs.
The Irony Engine (Walt 7", 1994). 4 songs.
A Sand Dollar Relief Map (Shrimper 7", 1996). 5 songs
La Radia (Little Teddy 7", 1997) 4 songs.
Participant (Dark Beloved Cloud 7", 1997). Lathe-pressed, with inserts. 4 songs.
A Set of Pipes (Dark Beloved Cloud 3" CD, 2003). 6 songs.
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COMPILATIONS
[to come]
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Collaborations/Guest Appearances

THE EXTRA GLENNS
Duo comprised of John Darnielle and fjb.
The Badger Song*/That (on High Fly Graveyard, Shrimper comp. CS, 1992).
Infidelity/Going to Lubbock/Malevolent Landscape X (Harriet 7", 1993)
I Hear the Planets (on Fantasy Band, Shrimper compilation 7", 1994)
Sure (on Sidereal Rest, Scratch CD comp., 1996)
Gravedigger (on Extra Walt 2x7" comp., 1996)
Martial Arts Weekend (Absolutely Kosher CD, 2002).
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JENNY TOOMEY
fjb is also an occasional member of JT's touring band.
Tempting: Jenny Toomey Sings the Songs of Franklin Bruno (Misra CD, 2002) [All songs by fjb; sung by JT; arranged and performed by various hands.]
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THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
John Darnielle: songs, vocals, guitar. Peter Hughes: bass, backing vocals. fjb contributes keyboards, some guitar, and occasional arrangement ideas to the releases below, and sometimes pops up at shows.
See America Right (4AD 7"/CD single, 2002)
Tallahasee (4AD CD/LP, 2003)
Palmcorder Yajna (4AD 7"/CD single, 2003)
We Shall All Be Healed (4AD CD/LP, 2004)
Letter To Belgium (4AD 7"/CD single, 2004)
The Sunset Tree (4AD, 2005)
Dilaudid (4AD web-only EP, 2005)
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REFRIGERATOR
fjb plays on the following releases
Long 33 1/3 Play (18 Wheeler LP, 1993) [guitar on "State Trooper"]
Glitter Jazz (Shrimper CD, 1999) [keyboards]
[forthcoming] (Shrimper CD, 2006) [piano]
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WCKR SPGT
Joel Huschle: vocals; Mark Givens: instruments, vocals. In various combinations, opb have backed the core duo, live and on record, off and on since 1990. The following list is incomplete.
[full band]
Fluffy Cat (on Ghost of a Rollercoaster, Shrimper comp. 7", 1992)
Cream (Shrimper 7", 1994; appears on title song only)
Everybody's Dead, Oh No (Shrimper CD, 1998)
[fjb only]
A Thousand Hail Marys (on Winky Dog, Shrimper comp CS, 1990)
International Church of Pancakes (on Jupa 7", 1991)
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Miscellaneous Appearances/Fugitive Releases

• From 1991 to 2000, Peter Hughes also fronted DiskothiQ. On Waterworld (Shrimper, 1996), fjb plays melodica on "Argentine Drinking Song."
• fjb and Dennis Callaci (of Refrigerator) appear as the one-off duo "Nubber" on the Shrimper cassette Back To the Egg, Asshole.
• "Up w/ Upland," "Go To Waste," and several early songs on Logorrhea first appeared on Web Fluid, a privately-copied and -distributed cassette of a 1987 KSPC radio session.
• Nathan Wilson ran a few copies of an fjb solo performance at Munchies as a one-sided cassette for his minimally-distributed Instigation label.
• A live version of "Travel Well" from Placeholders was recorded for a Spin Radio Network broadcast, around 1994. We've never seen or heard any evidence that it was used.
• Various songs from official releases have also appeared on compilations promoting their respective labels; 2 or 3 also appeared on compilations included with CMJ Music Monthly.
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