As Girl Trouble themselves like to
say, “We may not be the hardest working band, but we are the hardest band to
work with”. Well,, trying to organize their European tour in 1993 helped prove
that point. All jokes aside though, Girl Trouble are an institution, and it
is an honor to have worked with them. Comprising Dale on bass, Kahuna on guitar,
the amazing female drummer Bon, and the huge, scary looking singer Kurt, this
Tacoma, Washington state band has been in existence for over ten years now.
They have released records on many labels, from SubPop to Pop Llama to Sympathy
For The Record Industry. They also publish their own Girl Trouble news letter.
And musically? Well, they are sort of a sixties sounding twangly guitar combo
with a touch of influence from what I would think of as cheesy monster movies,
if that makes any sense! Their records are very special, and we recommend checking
out all their releases, not just those on MT.
Releases:
Their first and only real
long player on MT, this is a classic record. Taking influences ranging from
the British invasion to garage and punk, they tap into the true roots of rock
‘n’ roll. Totally swinging fuzz garage punk in the true Northwestern form. Take
Elvis, the Sonics, Johnny Cash and ‘57 Chev dragged screaming into the 90’s
and you’ll have an idea what’s in store for you. Pressed both in Germany and
the USA (but with different label designs), LP pressed only in the USA.
- Artist: Girl
Trouble
- Title: New
American Shame
- Catalog #: Tragedy
One Eighty Divided By Two (MT-204)
- Label:
eMpTy / Musical Tragedies
- Format:
CD/LP
- Release Date:
May 1993
- Artist: Girl
Trouble
- Title: Work
That Crowd! / Granny's Pad
- Catalog #: MT-184
- Label:
eMpTy
- Format:
7"
- Release Date:
1992
The first Girl Trouble release
on MT was this two song single from 1992. A tribute of sorts to Granny GoGo,
at 82 the worlds oldest working gogo dancer! “Work That Crowd” features the
granny herself on spoken vocals, the B-side, “Granny’s Pad” is a fuzzed out
instrumental. Full color sleeve featuring Granny GoGo herself, 1000 pressed.
- Artist: Girl
Trouble
- Title: Live
- Catalog #: MT-206
- Label:
eMpTy
- Format:
CD
- Release Date:
October 1993
Sometimes referred to as
"Live At The Empty Bottle", this live CD was released in October 1993
to coincide with the Girl Trouble/Crackerbash 1993 European tour. Released only
in Europe, this has since become a hot collectors item in the USA. A mini CD
of sorts, this features 5 hotly played, excellently recorded tunes (and lots
of in-between-song chatter) from a show in Chicago, Illinois sometime in 1993.
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