The Red Crayola With Art Language an Old Mans Dream

mayo thompson
the cherry crayola
the red krayola
d i s c o g r a p h y

concluding updated 21 august 2oo7

please send whatever corrections and boosted information to
will soderberg
email: volition.s[at]white-rose[dot]cyberspace

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bring together the red crayola give-and-take group

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• the cherry krayola with art & language sighs trapped past liars
  cd (drag city) forthcoming september 26, 2007
  - mentioned in drag city news july 2oo7; noel kupersmith, john mcentire, elisa randazzo, jim o'rourke, mayo thompson, tom watson, sandy yang; art & language: michael baldwin, mel ramsden, charles harrison; track listing: fairest of all, jumping through the mirror, laughing at the foot of the cross, il ne reste qu'a chanter, earnest, jerry fodor's story, the big vacation, four stars: the ideal crew, igor zabel'south song, a pest, perfection, forty thousand words on a chair, sighs trapped by liars
• the ruby krayola red gold
  cd ep (drag urban center) 2006
  - charlie abel, noel kupersmith, john mcentire, stephen prina, mayo thompson, tom watson
• the crimson krayola introduction
  cd/lp (elevate city) 2006
  - charlie abel, noel kupersmith, john mcentire, stephen prina, mayo thompson, tom watson; recorded & mixed by john mcentire; produced by drag city; sequencing past rian irish potato
• the ruby-red krayola alive in paris 1978
  cd (sordide sentimental france) 2005
  - jesse chamberlain, mayo thompson; "jean-pierre turmel published a live album of the red krayola on his label. information technology's a recording of the last concert the scarlet krayola performed in paris, back in '78: it's a limited edition of 500 copies and it'due south a great line up: mayo thompson on gtr & vocals and mr jesse chamberlain on drums! more details at sordide(dot)sentimental(at)wanadoo.fr" (thanx to lionel delamotte)
• the reddish krayola japan in paris in 50.a.
  cd (elevate metropolis) 2004
  - 30 minutes of instrumental soundtrack music from 16mm film by bruce & norman yonemoto (kyodai productions 1997); soundtrack music by stephen prina, tom watson, jim o'rourke, david grubbs, mary lass stewart, mayo thompson; produced by mayo thompson; originally credited to the jipla orchestra
• the red krayola singles
  cd (drag urban center) 2004
  - singles compilation covering the years 1970-2004; tracklisting- woof, old tom clark, pig ankle strut, wives in orbit, yik-yak, microchips and fish, the story so far, built-in in flames, sword of god, an old man'due south dream, the milk maid, rattenmensch, zukuftsfleiger, red krayola on 45, your body is hot, 4teen, stink program, chemistry, farewell to arms, come on downwards, stil de grain brun (radio edit); a couple tracks are crackling live performances from the same era rather than the original british singles (co-ordinate to rian tater april 2004)
• various artists spacelines (sonic sounds for subterraneans)
  cd (munster records uk) 2004
  - includes the carmine crayola "transparent radiations"; appears to be the same demo version every bit originally released on epitaph for a legend; tracks for this compilation selected by sonic blast.
• essential logic fanfare in the garden
  2cd (kill rock stars) 2003
  - includes the blood-red crayola performing "built-in in flames", originally released as a unmarried in 1981, equally well as being featured prominently in an american contained pic by lizzie borden also chosen "born in flames" circa 1983
• van oehlen rock and roll is here to die
  cd (blue chopsticks) 2003
  - featuring markus & albert oehlen; mayo thompson guests
• the red krayola complimentary logo
  7" (ruminance records france) 2002
  - david grubbs, albert oehlen, mayo thompson, tom watson; side a: "stil de grain brun" (wendy gondeln remix) side b: "stil de grain brun" (radio edit); "stil de grain brun" was released on the amor & language ep in 1995
• various artists circuit 9
  dvd (quickband/warner abode video) apr 2001
  - the red krayola is featured in a segment of this dvd-magazine; the red krayola department includes an interview piece, two black and white segments from the art & language with the red crayola "nine gross and conspicuous errors" performance video, and a photo gallery.
• tom watson country & watson
  cd (leiterwagen) 2001
  - mayo thompson guests and produces role of this record
• the ruddy krayola blues, hollers and hellos
  12" ep/cd ep (drag city) 2000
  - john mcentire, albert oehlen, mayo thompson, christopher williams
• van oehlen we are eggsperienced
  cd (blue chopsticks) 2000
  - featuring markus & albert oehlen; mayo thompson guests
• the carmine krayola live in tokyo 1994
  cassette (homemade) 1999
  - david grubbs, john mcentire, hanayo nakajima, mayo thompson, tom watson
• various artists rearcar 2
  cd (leiterwagen -germany) 1999
  - includes the red crayola "shadwell"
• the red krayola fingerpainting
  cd/lp (elevate metropolis) 1999
  - some copies include express edition bonus cd single "come up on downwardly"; frederick barthelme, steve cunningham, david grubbs, bobby henschen, george hurley, elisa randazzo, albert oehlen, stephen prina, mayo thompson, tom watson, christopher williams, sandy yang
• various artists steirischer herbst 98
  2lp (ici -germany) 1998
  - includes the cerise krayola's "the greed of a clarinet, that is puffy from crying gets tossed in butter and spread past notes. this procedure depresses the entireorchestra so much, that information technology only plays behind a aureate sectionalisation. the segmentation is decorated with semi-precious bonny diamonds"
• diverse artists ihr werdet alle sterben
  cd (dj melanie -germany) 1998
  - a charity album for the german magazine die beute; includes otherwise unreleased remix of the ruby krayola's the ballad of younis and sofia by wendy gondeln; released in cooperation with v2 records and rough trade; compiled by schorsch kamerun and myriam b�rger; forepart comprehend past albert oehlen; also includes tracks by aphex twin, jimi tenor, tocotronic . . .
• r�diger carl/cowws quintet volume - virtual cowws
  3cd (costless music product -germany) 1998
  - "book" 2cd collection includes cowws quintet with mayo thompson "little runover rabbit", "misterioso", "funny dark-green birds", "der nidder", "schwarzes loch" and "some tasty truth", recorded 1989-1991; also includes the owls "cleopatra's nose" (r�diger carl/mayo thompson duo)
• various artists rrr 500: 500 lock grooves by 500 artists
  lp (rrrecords) 1998
  - includes untitled lock groove recording by the crimson krayola
• moebius/conny plank/mayo thompson ludwig'due south law
  cd/lp (drag metropolis) 1998
  - recorded in germany, 1983
• the cherry crayola live 1967
  2cd (drag metropolis) 1998
  - frederick barthelme, steve cunningham, mayo thompson; w/john fahey
• the red krayola "male parent abraham"
  12"ep (drag metropolis) 1998
  - remixes by tranquility bass, schorsch kamerun and wendy gondeln; plus an additional alternate mix
  
  
• various artists acid dreams book 2
  lp (acid dreams - europe) 1998
  - import sampler; includes a version of the carmine krayola'southward "hurricane fighter plane"; i think this is a version recorded in july 1978 during the sessions for the "wives in orbit/yik-yak" single and released on the flexi-disk included with zig-zag magazine #88 in october 1978; this sampler was compiled 19 years afterwards the original "acrid dreams" homemade compilation, reportedly by the same person who did the 1979 "acrid dreams" [from www.midheaven.com online catalog]
• daughter friday in the start...
  cd ep (girl fri productions) 1997
  - nib bowman, alexis hall, rico, mayo thompson, tom watson; studio musicians: pecker bowman, gary ferguson, alexis hall, andrew parsegian, mayo thompson, dewey, tom watson; songwriting collaboration of mayo thompson, tom watson and alexis hall
• the red krayola "songs for ohio"
  7" (ohio magazine) 1997
  - included in (european import) ohio magazine #6, which consists of found photographs; includes "i'k so blaz�" and "father abraham (alternate mix)" (this seems to exist the same version which appears on the 12" remix ep)
• the crimson krayola deliverance
  cd (leiterwagen - germany) 1996
  - "authorized homemade" of recordings from 1969-1996; compiled past wendy gondeln (albert oehlen)
• the scarlet krayola hazel
  cd/lp (elevate urban center) 1996
  - michael baldwin, werner buttner, david grubbs, george hurley, lynn johnston, hei han khiang, john mcentire, albert oehlen, jim o'rourke, stephen prina, elisa randazzo, mary lass stewart, mayo thompson, tom watson, christopher williams
• pere ubu datapanik in the yr zero
  5cd (dgc) 1996
  - "1980-82" consists of remixes of "the art of walking" and "song of the bailing man"; "390 degrees of simulated stereo, vol. two" includes 1981 live recordings with mayo thompson
• various artists "meat pie toecloth scraper due east.p."
  7" ep (ptolemaic terrascope -u.k.) 1996
  - includes mayo thompson "woof" 1970 out-take from corky'due south debt to his father sessions; ep was included with ptolemaic terrascope magazine #20; also includes tracks by sundial, brother j.t. & jessamine
• the reddish krayola "chemical science"/"farewell to arms"
  7" (drag city) 1995
  - albert oehlen, jim o'rourke, stephen prina, mayo thompson, tom watson
• the cherry krayola coconut hotel
  cd/lp (drag city) 1995
  - frederick barthelme, steve cunningham, mayo thompson; recorded 1967; rejected past international artists every bit their 2nd release in 1967

  

• the red krayola amor and linguistic communication
  12"ep/cd-ep (drag city) 1995
  - consuelo & meme, tricia donnelly, john elder, david grubbs, george hurley, margo leavin, steve linn, sharon lockhart, john mcentire, albert oehlen, jim o'rourke, stephen prina, franz schnaas, alex slade, margo leavin, mayo thompson, tom watson, christopher williams, rachel williams, steven wong
• various artists hey drag city
  cd/2lp/cassette (elevate urban center) 1994
  - includes the ruddy krayola "columbia"; otherwise unreleased
• the carmine krayola the red krayola
  cd/lp/cassette (drag urban center) 1994
  - david grubbs, john mcentire, albert oehlen, jim o'rourke, stephen prina, mayo thompson, tom watson
• the ruby crayola "4teen"/"stink plan"
  vii" (elevate city) 1994
  - werner buttner, david grubbs, albert oehlen, mayo thompson
• susanne st�vhase & wieland bauder kunst am bau
  cd (no characterization - germany) 1993
  - barnaby o'rourke, lars rudolph, mayo thompson; "wieland bauder (at that time, a sculptor) had been asked to brand a sculpture for museum of musical instruments in stuttgart . he thought that regular monument would be inadequate in that instance and decided to make a cd. as he himself wasn't a musician and every bit a fan of red krayola, he asked mayo thompson (who lived in germany at that time) as well equally these 2 other guys. the thought was to let them mess with all the instruments in the museum and put this on record. a pile of the cd's in the museum hall is the actual sculpture."
  "neither of musicians is listed equally an author of the cd as it's a sculpture. susanne st�vhase & wieland bauder are the two who were responsible for the projection. The cd has no label, it has been signed by the two above and the museum. it has been recorded in 1993. thousand numbered copies made. from what i've been told most of the copies are withal collecting dust in the museum shop, so..."
• the scarlet crayola "the carmine crayola on xl-five"/"your torso is hot"
  vii" (leiterwagen - germany) 1993
  - made in holland
• cowws quintet seite a seite a
  lp (complimentary music production - germany) 1991
  - r�diger carl, jay oliver, irene schweizer, phil wachsmann, stephen wittwer; mayo thompson guests on "dice goetheschneise", "nidda river suite", "josephine leaps in", "funny green birds" and "cq - en alle"; recorded 1989
• the red crayola malefactor, ade
  lp/cd (glass -united kingdom) 1989; cd (drag city) 2000
  - albert oehlen, mayo thompson; with werner buttner, andreas dorau, r�diger karl
• pere ubu one human being drives while the other human being screams
  cd (crude trade) 1989
  - includes live recordings with mayo thompson; 1980-1981
• derek jarman's the last of england
  cd (mute -uk) 1987
  - soundtrack includes mayo thompson "disco death" with albert oehlen, tilda swinton; and "broadway male child" with el tito, simon turner
• j�rg schlick & megabody "farbenlehre 3"/"f.yard.p.ii-live"
  seven" (leiterwagen - deutschland) 1987
  - with albert oehlen, mayo thompson, andreas dorau, r�diger carl
• various artists 50,000 glass fans can't be wrong
  lp (glass records -uk) 1986
  - includes mayo thompson "practiced brisk dejection" from "corky'south debt to his male parent"
• various artists austin landing
  lp (well known records) 1986?
  - includes the red crayola "hurricane fighter plane"
• pere ubu last belfry: an archival collection
  lp (crude merchandise) 1985
  - scott krauss, tony maimone, allen ravenstine, david thomas, mayo thompson; includes remix of "not happy"/"lonesome cowboy dave"; ubu projex bugs notes- refers to mayo thompson/ geoff travis remixes on 1998 reissue
• diverse artists local international
  cassette (recommended records -great britain) 1984
  - includes the blood-red crayola "black snakes II"
• the cherry crayola 3 songs on a trip to the united states & bismarckstrasse, fifty
  12" ep (recommended -united kingdom) 1983; (pure freude - germany) 1984; cd (elevate urban center) 1997
  - jesse chamberlain, allen ravenstine, mayo thompson
• the cherry-red crayola with fine art & language blackness snakes
  lp (rec-rec -switzerland/pure freude - federal republic of germany) 1983
  - ben annesley, allen ravenstine, chris taylor, mayo thompson; fine art & language: michael baldwin, mel ramsden
• pere ubu vocal of the bailing man
  12" 45 rpm (rough trade) 1982; cd (crude trade) 1989
  - anton fier, tony maimone, allen ravenstine, david thomas, mayo thompson
• the u-man's experimental band brings you... the art of talking
  lp (raven records) 1981 [bootleg- listed as copyright 1981 by rough]
  - [from the credits] "the u-men are: scott [krauss], tony [maimone], allen [ravenstine], david [thomas]& mayo [thompson] produced by u-men & tuff ravis all songs written by u-men for a. jary music"
• david thomas & the pedestrians the audio of the sand & other songs of the pedestrian
  lp (rough trade uk) october 1981; (rough trade us) nov 1981
  - ralph carney, chris cutler, anton fier, john greaves, alan greenblatt, paul hamann, scott krauss, philip moxham, allen ravenstine, tan tan, mayo thompson (plays accordion on i song, according to david thomas), richard thompson; (from david thomas solo discography)
• geisterfahrer "madish ahb'el/leiser tod"
  7" (upright records- britain) 1981?
  - mayo thompson guests on "madish ahb'el"; this song is besides on the "fest der vielen sinne" lp
• geisterfahrer "fest der vielen sinne"
  lp (konkurrenz- west germany) 1981
  - mayo thompson guests on two songs
• the red crayola with art & language "rattenmensch gewichtswachter"/"zukunftsflieger"
  7" (konkurrenz/crude trade- west federal republic of germany) 1981
• the red crayola "an old homo's dream"/ "the milkmaid"
  vii" (rough trade) 1981
  - with gina birch, lora logic, ballsy soundtracks, mayo thompson
• the red crayola with art & language kangaroo?
  lp/cassette (rough trade) 1981; cd (dexter'south cigar) 1995
  - ben annesley, gina birch, lora logic, allen ravenstine, epic soundtracks, mayo thompson; cassette as originally released (re-create 005) as well included "born in flames" and "the sword of god" [international discography of new wave 1982/83]
• the blood-red crayola "born in flames"/"the sword of god"
  vii" (rough trade) 1981
  - "born in flames" also included on rough merchandise samplers "cross currents" (base records -italy) and "clear cutting" (japan record inc. [jasrac] -japan); too used in a 1983(?) american independent picture by lizzie borden also called built-in in flames
• diverse artists c81
  cassette (crude trade -uk) 1981
  - includes the red crayola "the milkmaid"; originally offered through the pages of the nme (new music limited); then it was released commercially with a slightly different tracklisting
• various artists epitaph for a fable
  2lp (international artists) 1980; 2lp (decal britain) 1989; cd (collectable) 1993?; 180 gram vinyl (get back -italia) 1999
  - includes the red crayola "hurricane fighter plane", "pink stainless tail", "nickle niceness", "vile vile grass" and "transparent radiations"; recorded 1967; decal uk version has different sleeve
• pere ubu "not happy"/"lonesome cowboy dave"
  7" (rough trade) 1980
  - scott krauss, tony maimone, allen ravenstine, david thomas, mayo thompson
• pere ubu the art of walking
  lp (rough merchandise) 1980; cd (crude merchandise) 1989
  - scott krauss, tony maimone, allen ravenstine, david thomas, mayo thompson
• various artists new release compilation rough trade records ltd. june one 1980
  cassette (rough trade -united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland) 1980
  - includes the red crayola "mistakes of trotsky"; this compilation was made from tapes as supplied by the bands- some eventually released, some non; i would assume that this would be the same version that appears on "kangaroo"
• the red crayola "micro-chips & fish"/"the story so far"
  12" (rough trade) 1979
  - gina birch, epic soundtracks, lora logic, george oban, angus gaye, mayo thompson
• diverse artists bomb catalogue 1
  lp (bomb -canada) 1979
  - includes the red crayola "march no. 14" from "soldier-talk" [international discography of new wave 1982/83]
• the red crayola soldier-talk
  lp (radar -u.k.) 1979; (flop -canada) 1979; (celluloid -france) 1979; cd (elevate city) 2007
  - jesse chamberlain, mayo thompson; with dick cuthell, tom herman, lora logic, scott krauss, tony maimone, allen ravenstine, david thomas, christine thompson

  the red crayola "hurricane fighter plane"
  seven" flexi disc (zig zag magazine #88) october 1978
  - flexi disc included with this mag; also includes a song by 13th floor elevators; this is a new version recorded in vii/78 at the same session which produced the "wives in orbit"/"yik-yak" single

• the red crayola "pink stainless tail"
  vii" (radar) october 1978
  - promo freebie given away at hope and anchor concerts 13-14 october 1978; also includes a song past 13th floor elevators
• the red crayola "wives in orbit"/"yik-yak"
  seven" (radar) 1978
  jesse chamberlain, mayo thompson; with jane burn & christine thompson
• art and language and the crimson crayola corrected slogans
  lp (music language) 1976; (recommended -uk) 1982; cd (dexter'southward cigar) 1995
  - jesse chamberlain, mayo thompson; art & language: michael baldwin, philip pilkington
• saddlesore "old tom clark"/"pig ankle strut"
  seven" (texas revolution) 1970; (drag urban center revolution) 1994
  - rick barthelme, frank davis, mayo thompson, cassell webb; recorded 1970 for texas revolution, some copies were reportedly pressed; i think one vocal besides appeared on a dutch compilation in the 80's
• mayo thompson corky'southward debt to his father
  lp (texas revolution) 1970; (glass -uk) 1986; lp/cassette/cd (drag city/dexter'southward cigar) 1995
  - aka corky's cigar (an alternate title used on the spine of the elevate city cd reissue)
• the red krayola god bless the ruby-red krayola and all who sail with it.
  lp (international artists) 1968; (radar -uk) 1979; cd (decal/charly -uk) [combined with "the parable of abundant land"] 1990; (collectables) 1993; 180 gram vinyl (go back -italy) 1999
  - steve cunningham, tommy smith, mayo thompson
• the red crayola with the familiar ugly the parable of arable country
  lp (international artists) 1967; (radar -great britain) 1978; cd (decal/charly -uk) [combined with "god bless the red krayola and all who sail with it."] 1990; (collectables) 1993; 180 gram vinyl (get dorsum -italy) 1999
  - frederick barthelme, steve cunningham, mayo thompson; mono mix from the original international creative person lp release is the original mix done by the grouping. the stereo mix was created later using tape effects, resulting in what many consider to be an junior mix, certainly is a different result. mono mix has never been reissued.

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