Hello CD of the Month Club
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The Hello CD of the Month Club (Hello Recording Club) was a subscription-only record company
that operated from 1993
-1996
by John Flansburgh
of They Might Be Giants
and Marjorie Galen (at that time the wife of TMBG's manager, Jamie Kitman). Members would receive EPs of original recordings by original artists.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
that operated from 1993
1993 in music
This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992....
-1996
1996 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996.-January:* January – At the trial of two American teenagers, Nicholaus McDonald and Brian Bassett, for the murder of Bassett's parents and young brother, defense lawyers attempt to lay the blame for the murders on the fact...
by John Flansburgh
John Flansburgh
John Conant Flansburgh is an American musician. He is half of the longstanding Brooklyn, New York-based alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants, for which he writes, sings and plays rhythm guitar...
of They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are...
and Marjorie Galen (at that time the wife of TMBG's manager, Jamie Kitman). Members would receive EPs of original recordings by original artists.
Hello Recording Club EPs
| Artist | Album | Type | Release |
| Mono Puff Mono Puff Mono Puff is a New York City band and a side project of John Flansburgh, one of the Johns from They Might Be Giants.The main band consisted of Flansburgh, the vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter; bassist Hal Cragin; and drummer Steve Calhoon of Skeleton Key, Enon and Pretendo... |
The Steve Calhoon Years | EP | 1996 Dec |
| Mono Puff Mono Puff Mono Puff is a New York City band and a side project of John Flansburgh, one of the Johns from They Might Be Giants.The main band consisted of Flansburgh, the vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter; bassist Hal Cragin; and drummer Steve Calhoon of Skeleton Key, Enon and Pretendo... |
The Hal Cragin Years | EP | 1996 Nov |
| You Were Spiraling | You Were Spiraling | EP | 1996 Oct |
| Hal Sirowitz | Hal Sirowitz | EP | 1996 Sep |
| John Linnell John Linnell John Sidney Linnell is an American musician, is known primarily as one half of Brooklyn, New York alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants... |
House of Mayors | EP | 1996 Aug |
| Laura Cantrell Laura Cantrell Laura Cantrell is a country singer-songwriter and DJ from Nashville, Tennessee. She used to present a weekly country and old-time music radio show on WFMU in New Jersey called The Radio Thrift Shop... |
Laura Cantrell Laura Cantrell Laura Cantrell is a country singer-songwriter and DJ from Nashville, Tennessee. She used to present a weekly country and old-time music radio show on WFMU in New Jersey called The Radio Thrift Shop... |
EP | 1996 Jul |
| Soul Coughing Soul Coughing Soul Coughing was a popular New York-based alternative rock band. The band found modest mainstream success during the mid-to-late 1990s. Soul Coughing developed a devout fanbase and have garnered largely positive response from critics. Steve Huey describes the band as "one of the most unusual cult... |
Soul Coughing | EP | 1996 Jun |
| Mono Puff Mono Puff Mono Puff is a New York City band and a side project of John Flansburgh, one of the Johns from They Might Be Giants.The main band consisted of Flansburgh, the vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter; bassist Hal Cragin; and drummer Steve Calhoon of Skeleton Key, Enon and Pretendo... |
Unsupervised (Special Pre-Commercial Release Edition) | CD | 1996 May |
| Will Rigby | Will Rigby | EP | 1996 Apr |
| The Gothic Archies The Gothic Archies The Gothic Archies are a self-described goth-bubblegum band created and largely performed by Stephin Merritt, more famously of The Magnetic Fields. In 1997, Merritt released The New Despair. The EP featured the song "Your Long White Fingers", which appeared frequently in the cult Nickelodeon series... |
Looming in the Gloom Looming in the Gloom Looming in the Gloom is an EP released by The Gothic Archies. This album marks the first appearance of the all-Merritt macabre synthpop synonymous The Gothic Archies.-Production:... |
EP | 1996 Mar |
| Various Artists | Hello Family Santa Special | EP | 1995 Dec |
| Dave Schramm | Dave Schramm | EP | 1995 Nov |
| Amy Allison and The Maudlins | Amy Allison and The Maudlins | EP | 1995 Oct |
| Philco Bendyx | Philco Bendyx | EP | 1995 Sep |
| The Coctails | The Coctails | EP | 1995 Aug |
| Freedy Johnston | Freedy Johnston | EP | 1995 Jul |
| Spondee Spondee In poetry, a spondee is a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables, as determined by syllable weight in classical meters, or two stressed syllables, as determined by stress in modern meters... |
Spondee Spondee In poetry, a spondee is a metrical foot consisting of two long syllables, as determined by syllable weight in classical meters, or two stressed syllables, as determined by stress in modern meters... |
EP | 1995 Jun |
| Alaska | Alaska | EP | 1995 May |
| My Dad is Dead | My Dad is Dead | EP | 1995 Apr |
| John Flansburgh's Mono Puff Mono Puff Mono Puff is a New York City band and a side project of John Flansburgh, one of the Johns from They Might Be Giants.The main band consisted of Flansburgh, the vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter; bassist Hal Cragin; and drummer Steve Calhoon of Skeleton Key, Enon and Pretendo... |
John Flansburgh's Mono Puff | EP | 1995 Mar |
| Chaz and the Motorbikes | Chaz and the Motorbikes | EP | 1994 Dec |
| They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are... |
Live!! New York City 10/14/94 Live!! New York City 10/14/94 Live!! New York City 10/14/94 is a 1994 live album by They Might Be Giants which reproduced a concert given by the band on October 14 of the same year.-Track listing:# "Introduction" - 0:41# "O, Do Not Forsake Me" - 2:23... |
CD | (Bonus Elektra Records promotional CD sent with the Chaz and the Motorbikes EP) |
| Andy Partridge Andy Partridge Andrew John "Andy" Partridge is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has been known as Sir John Johns and Melchior and rose to fame as a founding member, guitarist and chief songwriter of the pop/new wave band, XTC. He lives in Swindon, Wiltshire, where he was raised.Partridge also... |
Andy Partridge | EP | 1994 Nov |
| Spanish Fly | Insert Tongue Here | EP | 1994 Oct |
| Brian Dewan Brian Dewan Brian Dewan is an artist who works in many media, including art, music, audio-visual performances, decorative painting, furniture design, poetry and musical instrument design. He has produced three albums of songs and concertized extensively as a solo artist, as well as having performed in various... |
Brian Dewan | EP | 1994 Sep |
| John Linnell John Linnell John Sidney Linnell is an American musician, is known primarily as one half of Brooklyn, New York alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants... |
State Songs (Hello EP) | EP | 1994 Jun |
| Peter Stampfel | Peter Stampfel | EP | 1994 May |
| The Jickets | The Jickets | EP | 1994 Apr |
| Drink Me Drink Me Drink me may refer to:*Drink Me , an album by Queen Adreena*Drink Me , a 1990s band on Bar/None Records*"Drink Me" is a song on Anna Nalick's debut album, Wreck of the Day.*"Drink me", a reference to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland... |
Five Songs | EP | 1994 Mar |
| Portastatic Portastatic Portastatic is an American indie rock band founded in the early 1990s by Mac McCaughan. Portastatic began as a solo project for McCaughan, lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Superchunk... |
Portastatic | EP | 1994 Feb |
| The Minus 5 The Minus 5 The Minus 5 is an American rock band, headed by musician Scott McCaughey and featuring R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck.-Band history:Formed in 1993, McCaughey designed the Minus 5 as a pop collective, with each record the group put out featuring a new lineup... |
Hello EP Hello EP Hello EP is the first release by The Minus 5, released on the Hello CD of the Month Club in 1993.-Track listing:#"Loser So Supreme"#"Only One Thing"#"Brotherhood of Pain"#"Drunkard's Lullabye"... |
EP | 1993 Dec |
| Frank Black Frank Black Black Francis is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black... |
Frank Black | EP | 1993 Nov |
| Duplex Halloween Planet | Duplex Halloween Planet | EP | 1993 Oct |
| Hello The Band | Hello The Band (Hello EP) | EP | 1993 Sep |
| The Residents The Residents The Residents is an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. The first official release under the name of The Residents was in 1972, and the group has since released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs.... |
Prelude to "The Teds" | EP | 1993 Aug |
| Eugene Chadbourne Eugene Chadbourne Eugene Chadbourne is an American improvisor, guitarist and banjoist. Highly eclectic and unconventional, Chadbourne's most formative influence is free jazz. He has also been a reviewer for Allmusic and a contributor to Maximum RocknRoll.Chadbourne started out playing rock and roll guitar, but... |
Eugene Chadbourne | EP | 1993 Jul |
| Kurt Hoffman's Band of Weeds | Kurt Hoffman's Band of Weeds | EP | 1993 Jun |
| Flat Old World | Flat Old World | EP | 1993 May |
| They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants They Might Be Giants is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years Flansburgh and Linnell were frequently accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG became a full band. Currently, the members of TMBG are... |
They Might Be Giants 1985 Demo Tape | Cassette | (Bonus cassette sent with the Flat Old World EP) |
| The Nelories | The Nelories | EP | 1993 Apr |
| Brian Dewan Brian Dewan Brian Dewan is an artist who works in many media, including art, music, audio-visual performances, decorative painting, furniture design, poetry and musical instrument design. He has produced three albums of songs and concertized extensively as a solo artist, as well as having performed in various... |
Brian Dewan | EP | 1993 Mar |
External links
- The Hello Recording Club at This Might Be A Wiki