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Girl
Trouble's The Complete GT Recording List |
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CDNow,
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eBay (but remember don't bid on anything Bon, Dale and K.P. want and don't forget what "e" stands for..."evil!".)
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Hit It or Quit It
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1988
Vinyl - (K/SP 20) and (K/Next
Big Thing) OOP SONGS |
After a few singles it was time to make it legit
and release an album. The back cover was patterned after the Wailers
Outburst album and GT members actually passed around paper and wrote
tidbits about each other. They followed Tim Olsen in his 69 Dodge
Polara to Ellensburg to start a long collaboration with Steve Fisk.
One weekend, 24 songs. This has been called the first full length
album Sub Pop ever released. The European version was released on
Lindsay Hutton's "Next Big Thing" Label.
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Stomp & Shout & Work It on Out!
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1990 Vinyl EP (ID 123318) (OOP) SONGS |
In the days when bands weren't playing many Northwest covers Girl Trouble decided to release an EP full of songs they were playing at shows. Some of the songs were left over from the Velvetone sessions. After hooking up with Conrad Uno/PopLlama the rest is recorded by Steve and Tim at EGG studios. The back cover shows the Crescent Ballroom before the beautiful neon sign was removed. Lee Joseph's Dionysus label was the perfect choice for this release. |
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Thrillsphere
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1990 CD/vinyl - (PLCD 117) SONGS |
After the pleasant recording experience at EGG,
Girl Trouble picks PopLlama to release their second album. The ceiling
might have been low but the energy was high. A few songs on this
album were leftovers from the Velvetone session. When Steve Fisk
moved to Seattle the rest was completed at EGG. The album title
was taken from an attraction (actually a virtual movie) at the Puyallup
Fair during the 70s. The cover photo was taken by Dave Harwell,
soon to be tour boss. The ride in the background is actually called
the Enterprise.
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New American Shame
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1993 CD/vinyl (MTR 204) SONGS |
By this time Girl Trouble had moved to Daily Planet
in Tacoma to be closer to home and TV. The band finally got closer
to the sound they'd been searching for. GT toured all of the US,
parts of Canada, and Europe on this record. The title was something
Bon found in one of her old Tattler magazines about an evil Girl
Scout. Later an obnoxious Tacoma band stole the title for their
band name. They released an album untitled (you guessed it) New
American Shame, and promptly broke up when they realized they wouldn't
make it big.
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Girl Trouble Live
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1993 CD/vinyl EP SONGS |
Girl Trouble was on their way to Europe and had
to have something quick to sell. Even though there were only about
30 people at this show in Chicago it ended up sounding pretty good.
They got Brent to mix it and sold it during that European Hell tour
they went on with Crackerbash. It's one of the only live GT recordings
and is now out of print.
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Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays
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1998 CD (WO3) SONGS |
Whoo Boy! This one was a bitch. It took way too long to produce. Just when it looked like the thing would be out, yet another roadblock would be in the way. Girl Trouble didn't pay attention to Band Rule #6 (see Nitty Gritty) and let the label talk them into somebody "helping" with the cover art. When it turned out bad (like you knew it would!) the label said "take it or leave it". Girl Trouble knows when to leave it. With a US tour only one month away they managed to get the CD mastered, start from the beginning with the art and have the final product in hand when the van left the Henderson driveway in Tacoma. Try that sometime. |
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Riverbed 1987 |
Recorded at a former indoor putt-putt golf center on a 4-track. When Bon first heard this record she cried. Then the guys played her a Misfits record and she felt better. That's Kahuna posing in a hole dug at Tim's place before he was ever in a band. The back features the band in front of K.P.'s old Rambler parked at the Java Jive. |
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Old Time Religion 1987 |
From the same sessions as the first single. "Old Time Religion" is the first GT original upon K.P.'s return to the band. Bon finally realizes they weren't going to sound like Paul Revere and the Raiders. The old church on J Street in Tacoma has been torn down. On the reverse Bon hand colored the light on the amp red on each copy. | |
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When Opposites Attract b/w Gospel Zone, Homework 1989 (OOP) (WO1) |
Girl Trouble didn't want to wait on the six month list to put out a single with Sub Pop so they did it themselves. They thought that only offering one original and one cover wouldn't be saleable. The solution - stick two cover songs on one side and call it a "bonus track". This was the start of the 3-song single that other bands started to copy. Girl Trouble's insecurity starts a Northwest trend. That's the old Japanese School in Tacoma where Jim, Kahuna and even K.P. lived. |
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Batman 1989 (OOP) |
Steve Fisk and Girl Trouble discuss how Prince will
never equal the genius of Neal Hefti. They decide on a collaboration
to combat all the new sounding "Batman" crap. The band
later plays this song at the lengendary Boxing Club (dungeon basement)
show where K.P. leads a scary pillow fight with the crowd. They
are still coughing the foam and feathers out of their lungs.
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Cleopatra & the Slaves b/w Who Do You Think You're Foolin', Mercy 1990 (OOP) (WO2) |
Another attempt to offer full dollar value with the Girl Trouble 3-song single. That's K.P. posing with his shirt on his head as the "pharoh". Liz Taylor never sued them and that's the first photo of the practice shed on the back. The best review for this record..."Girl Trouble! Clean up your room!" |
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Girl
Trouble Plays Elvis Movie Themes |
Kissin' Cousins, Viva Las Vegas, Spinout, Girls Girls Girls 1992 |
Girl Trouble will never stop playing Elvis songs, especially those great movie hits. The band was happy to hook up with Long Gone John on this one. He basically let them do whatever they wanted. What a concept! The inside photo showed Elvis receiving a gift ham from Wash. State Governor, Rosalini, when Elvis starred in "It Happened At The World's Fair". The cover is actual photos off the TV from Elvis movie trailers. |
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Work That Crowd b/w Granny's Pad 1992 (MT 184) |
We all miss Granny. Every month or so Girl Trouble dipped into their own pockets to pay Granny her "royalties" for this record. It was easier than explaining that 45s aren't big money makers. Bon made a big mistake on this one and gave "Art Berry" writing credit for the Viceroys "Granny's Pad" when it was really Al Berry. No one caught the error. |
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Scorpio 9 1996 (ES 789) |
If at first you don't succeed...and Girl Trouble
tried so many times to get "Scorpio 9" to sound the way
they'd envisioned it that it cost more for the recording of this
one song than all of the "Hit It or Quit It" album put
together. That's Kahuna yelping in the background back with another
one of Bon's "I Hate Love" songs. This originally came
out in red, green and black vinyl.
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Blue Christmas/Sleigh
Ride 1989 (OOP) |
GT gets in a holiday mood at Egg Studios and records two tracks for this split with the Kings of Rock. The actual story of KP's encounter with a yuletide drunk is related during the solo to "Blue Christmas" while Kahuna, Dale and Bon offer their best rendition of the Ventures' "Sleigh Ride". The cover photo is actually Kahuna and Dale's guitars laid on a sheet on the garage floor and photographed from a ladder. This limited record was a beautiful blue-green. |
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Sister Mary Motorcycle/Mosrite
Ad (1990) |
Cruddy Records exec, Jim Sangster, invited GT to pair up with the ever-lovin' A-Bones. They wasted no time in commiting to the project and wrote "Sister Mary" especially for this record. The Catholic style biker response chant was a reflection of Bon and Kahuna's Catholic upbringing. As a bonus Kahuna gets the idea to write a commercial jingle for his main axe - the Mosrite. Many people mistake it for a cover of a real ad! Awesome Peter Bagge artwork! |
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Bloody Knuckles (1994) |
It was only a matter of time. PD and GT had been on tour, partied, watched each other fight, borrowed money and confessed their intermost thoughts. They either had to record each other's songs or get married! The result is this wild little 45 where both bands went so far they re-created each others cover art too! That's Winston Barlow's head being examined on the GT side. PopDefect and Girl Trouble: "Get a room!" |
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You Got What It Takes (1996) |
GT was honored to be included in an actual Gearhead magazine. They were so honored they let Bon sing this Brook Benton/Dinah Washington hit with K.P. This song is still popular at live shows and luckily Bon is too busy behind the drums to offer her vocal talent. Outlaw Studios recently burned down in a fire which started next door at the Rite Spot Cafe where Elvis once ate lunch! Honest! |
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SUB POP 200 (1988)
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HERE AIN'T THE SONICS
(1989)
"The Hustler" Estrus/Popllama 
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THE ESTRUS LUNCH
BUCKET (1990)
"Walking the Dog" Estrus  |
HODGE PODGE BARRAGE
FROM JAPAN (1990)
"Prison Betty" 
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INTERNATIONAL HIP SWING (1994)
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EMPTY SAMPLER (1993) |
ESTRUS COCKTAIL COMPANION (1994) |
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500 MILES TO GLORY (1995)
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JOHN FOGERTY: WROTE
A SONG FOR EVERYONE (1995)
"Commotion" Pravda  |
YO-YO A GO-GO (1996)
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HYPE SOUNDTRACK (1996) |
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BITE BACK (1996)
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BLOOD RED BATTLE ROYAL (1998) |
IN THE COLE MIND - Tribute to Dead
Moon (2000) |
SEASONAL FAVORITES (2000) |
