Pink Lincolns
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The Pink Lincolns are a punk rock
band formed in Tampa, Florida
in 1986 by vocalist Chris Barrows and guitarist Dorsey Martin. The rest of the lineup has frequently changed and currently includes bassist Kevin Coss and drummer Jeff Fox. The band has released five studio albums and six EP's as well as splits with Screeching Weasel
and The Queers
. The cover for the bands album Suck and Bloat was drawn by Iggy Pop
, and their album Pure Swank was produced by Bill Stevenson of The Descendents.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band formed in Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
in 1986 by vocalist Chris Barrows and guitarist Dorsey Martin. The rest of the lineup has frequently changed and currently includes bassist Kevin Coss and drummer Jeff Fox. The band has released five studio albums and six EP's as well as splits with Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel
Screeching Weasel is an American punk rock band originally from Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1986 by Ben Weasel and John Jughead.Since their formation, Screeching Weasel have broken up and reformed numerous times with numerous line-up changes. Ben Weasel has been the only constant...
and The Queers
The Queers
The Queers are a punk band formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joe King . The band originally broke up in 1984, but reformed with Joe Queer and a new line-up in 1986. In 1990, the band signed with Shakin' Street Records and released their first album Grow Up...
. The cover for the bands album Suck and Bloat was drawn by Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
, and their album Pure Swank was produced by Bill Stevenson of The Descendents.
Studio albums
- Back From the Pink Room (1988) (Greedy Bastard Records)
- Headache (1989) (Musical Tragedies)
- Suck and Bloat (1994) (Stiff Pole Records)
- Pure Swank (1997) (Stiff Pole Records)
- No Lo Siento (2005) (Hazzard Records)
- Back From The Pink Room, Remastered (2008) (Jailhouse! Records)
- Suck And Bloat, Remastered (2009) (Jailhouse! Records)
Eps
- Cotton Mather (1987) (Rigid Records)
- Tragedy for Tea Free (1989) (Musical Tragedies)
- Sumo Fumes (1993) (Stiff Pole Records)
- Sumo Fumes 2 (1995) (Stiff Pole Records)
- V.M. Live (1995) (V.M.L. Records)
- Sumo Fumes 3 (1996) (Stiff Pole Records)
Splits
- Screeching Weasel/Pink Lincolns Split (1993) (V.M.L. Records)
- Live At Some Prick's HouseLive At Some Prick's HouseLive At Some Prick's House is a split 7" single featuring The Queers and Pink Lincolns.The Queers side was recorded live on WMBR , Cambridge, MA - 6/8/91.Pink Lincolns side was recorded live at The Sombre Reptile, Atlanta, GA - 10/30/93...
(1994) (Just Add Water Records) - Submachine/Pink Lincolns Split (1997) (Just Add Water Records)
Other contributions
- Have-A-Tampa (1987) (Pop Records)
- Blame and Burn (1992) (Flush Records)
- Punk USA (1994) (Lookout! RecordsLookout! Records-History:Larry Livermore and David Hayes formed the label in 1987. From the start, Lookout released punk rock records, but over time expanded its scope to include various types of pop rock, reggae fusion, acoustic rock, pop punk, and indie rock...
) - Water Music (1995) (Just Add Water Records)
- Welcome to Florida... (1996) (Stiff Pole Records)
- Rational Enquirer (1996) (Rational Inquirer)
- More Bounce to The Ounce (1997) (Lookout! Records)
- Show and Tell (1997) (Which Records?)
- My So Called Punk Rock Life (1999) (Melted Records)
- V.M.L. Live (1999) (Liberation RecordsLiberation RecordsLiberation Records is a Southern California record company. It was formed by 16-year-old David Taba in 1994. The label notably discovered and released the debut album of Home Grown and, in 1994, released the classic Punk Sucks compilation...
) - Chris Barrows guest vocals on - Teenage Rehab "Goodbye Sanity" EP (2008) (Jailhouse Records)
- Chris Barrows lyric Contributions on -Teenage Rehab"Let's Be Enemies" LP (2009) (Jailhouse Records)
- Chris Barrows Vocalist for (The Spears)"Shove" and "People Are Bad" LP (2009) (Jailhouse Records)