The Spits
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The Spits are a American Seattle-based punk
musical group. Currently, the band has released four albums, all officially self-titled but unofficially titled 1, 2, 3, and 4, released by Nickel and Dime Records, Slovenly Recordings, Dirtnap Records
, and Thriftstore Records respectively. In october 2011 they brought out their latest album, called V.
The band describes itself as "Punk for the People", and focuses on loud, noisy, and dirty punk rock. Band members frequently appear in costumes on stage (e.g. graduation robes, Ronald Reagan
masks, or toilet paper "mummy" costumes), and focus on the dirty, low-budget sound and presentation of garage punk
.
The Spits' "Bring Down" was featured in Al Partanen's skateboarding segment of the "Born Dead" skate video, as well as Darrel Mathe's section in the snowboarding video love/HATE. I H8 Pussies was featured in Andy Forgash's segment in the snowboarding video Burning Bridges as well. Their song "Remote Control" appears in Absinthe Films snowboarding video More.
1. 19 Million A.C. 7" (Dirtnap Records, 2001, ZZZ 10)
A1. 19 Million A.C.
A2. Tease
B3. Shitty World
B4. Dumb
***Later released on CD w/Bonus Songs "19 Million AC EP CD"
***CD Later released w/Bonus Songs on LP "19 Million AC EP CD LP"
2. Spend The Night In A Haunted House With... The Spits 7" (Missile X Records, 2004, MX 003)
clear green vinyl, 500 copies, released with a candy sucker for the little Trick-r-Treaters
A1. Halloween Fun
A2. Black Candles
B3. Spend The Night In A Haunted House With The Spits
3. Pain 7" (Slovenly Recordings, 2009, 702-89)
A1. Pain (Mollin / Silvestri)
A2. Beat You Up
B3. Army Life
B4. Planet Failure
Splits
1. Split 7" (Dirtnap Records, 2000, ZZZ 05)
black-white-red sleeve, purple-marbled vinyl, 1000 pressed
black-white-blue sleeve
A1. The Spits: Pissed Off Baby
A2. The Spits: Fire!
B3. The Briefs: (I Think) My Baby Is A Communist
B4. The Briefs: Silver Bullet
2. Split 7" (Puke Records, 2005, #009)
red or black vinyl
A1. The Spits: Spazmotic Caress
A2. The Spits: Terrorist Attack
B3. The Triggers: No Bullshit
B4. The Triggers: Kill Your Ego
3. Split 7" (Scion Audio/Visual, 2010, #SAVG0109)
A1. The Spits: Come With Me (Yeah, Wontcha)
B2. Dan Melchior: Horrorshow
4. Nofx/The Spits Split 7" (Fat Wreckchords, 2010, FAT-245)
A1. Nofx: Hold it Back
A2. Nofx: Teenage Existentialist
B1. The Spits: Wait
B2. The Spits: Get Our Kicks
Albums
0. Spits - "Demo" Self Released Ltd. 200, 10, 30, 100, ??, 5, 1111, 666, ???
Photo copied cover variations:
(Monster on bike Cover)
(70's dude with gun)
(Band Cover) Signed
(Monster holding nude girl)
(Girl riding swamp thing)
1. Tired and Lonely
2. Black Kar
3. SK8
4. Saturday Nite
1. The Spits CD (Nickel & Dime Records, 2000, N&D 001)
1. Dropout
2. SK8
3. Die Die Die
4. Black Kar
5. Saturday Nite
6. Remote Kontrol
7. Tired & Lonely
8. I H8 Pussies
9. Suzy's Face
2. The Spits 12"EP/CD (Slovenly Recordings, 2003, 702-36)
1. Spit Me Out
2. Black & Blue
3. PCT
4. Let Us Play Your Party
5. Rat Face
6. No Place To Live
7. Bring
8. Take Back The Alley
9. She Don't Kare
3. The Spits LP/CD (Dirtnap Records, 2003, ZZZ 42)
first 100 on red vinyl
1. Witch Hunt
2. Space Guitar
3. Cha Cha Love
4. Tuff News
5. Violence Cup
6. Nuclear Bomb
7. 1989
8. Don't Shoot
9. Greyhound Bound
10. Fussin & Fightin (vinyl only track)
4. 2006 European Tour LP (P.Trash Records, 2006, LIVE TRASH 001)
*Harder to find with actual SPIT on the cover*
1. Die Die Die
2. Dropout
3. Saturday Nite
4. Take Pleasure In Someone Else's Pain
5. What The Fuck
6. No Monarchy
7. Nuclear Bomb
8. Cha Cha Love
9. Bring
10. Spit Me Out
11. Witch Hunt
12. Remote Control
5. Returning To Their Hometown LP (Thriftstore Records, 2006, ZZZ 42)
grey marbled vinyl
Friday, January 6, Kraftbrau Brewery, Kalamazoo, Michigan
1. Caza De La Bruja
2. Guitarra Del Espacio
3. Amor De Cha Cha
4. Noticias De Tuff
5. Taza De La Violencia
6. Bomba Nuclear
7. Mil Novecientos Ochenta Y Nueve
8. No Tire
9. Limite Del Galgo
10. Fusin' Y Un Fightin'
6. The Spits Live Volume 1 (previously released as The Spits 2006 Tour LP with different album art)
Self Released Vinyl; 8-track tape released by Regal Select
1. Die Die Die
2. Dropout
3. Saturday Nite
4. Take Pleasure In Someone Else's Pain
5. What The Fuck
6. No Monarchy
7. Nuclear Bomb
8. Cha Cha Love
9. Bring
10. Spit Me Out
11. Witch Hunt
12. Remote Control
7.(or whatever) See 19 Million AC EP CD LP in 7"s
8. The Spits IV (School's Out) LP/CD (Thriftstore Records, 2009, 010)
1. Tonight
2. Rip Up The Streets
3. Live In A Van
4. Eyesore City
5. Police
6. School's Out
7. Life of Crime
8. Alienize
9. Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya
10. Flags
(Cassette Only Tracks - Bonus Side)
11. Beat You Up
12. Chemtrails
13. Liars
14. Army Bound (Later released as "Army Life" on the "Pain" 7")
15. Piss On Your Skull
16. I Dig Pain (Later released as "Pain" on the "Pain" 7")
17. Beat You Up w/Ethan LFD
Compilations
1. I Was A Teenage Plasmatic, 7 Songs For Wendy O Williams 7" (Jonny Cat Records, 2001, FY*WOW)
1. Wendy Fucking-O
2. Dirtnap Across The Northwest CD (Dirtnap Records, 2003, ZZZ 25)
1. Comp Song
3. Slovenly Sampler CD (Slovenly Recordings, 2004, 702-47)
1. Spit Me Out
2. No Place To Live
4. Funhouse Comp Thing II (My Fat Ass, 2008)
1. Beat You Up
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...
musical group. Currently, the band has released four albums, all officially self-titled but unofficially titled 1, 2, 3, and 4, released by Nickel and Dime Records, Slovenly Recordings, Dirtnap Records
Dirtnap Records
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, and Thriftstore Records respectively. In october 2011 they brought out their latest album, called V.
The band describes itself as "Punk for the People", and focuses on loud, noisy, and dirty punk rock. Band members frequently appear in costumes on stage (e.g. graduation robes, Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
masks, or toilet paper "mummy" costumes), and focus on the dirty, low-budget sound and presentation of garage punk
Garage punk
Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...
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The Spits' "Bring Down" was featured in Al Partanen's skateboarding segment of the "Born Dead" skate video, as well as Darrel Mathe's section in the snowboarding video love/HATE. I H8 Pussies was featured in Andy Forgash's segment in the snowboarding video Burning Bridges as well. Their song "Remote Control" appears in Absinthe Films snowboarding video More.
Band members
- Lance Phelps — drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Sean Wood — guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Erin Wood — bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Gregory Toumassian— Keyboard
- Darren Benson - Keyboard [former]
- Ernie Quintero - Keyboard [former]
- Joe from Portland - Keyboard [former]
- Nick Markel - Keyboard [former]
- Broose Young – drunken background vocals stylie
- Wayne Draves - drums [former - album #2]
Discography
Singles1. 19 Million A.C. 7" (Dirtnap Records, 2001, ZZZ 10)
A1. 19 Million A.C.
A2. Tease
B3. Shitty World
B4. Dumb
***Later released on CD w/Bonus Songs "19 Million AC EP CD"
***CD Later released w/Bonus Songs on LP "19 Million AC EP CD LP"
2. Spend The Night In A Haunted House With... The Spits 7" (Missile X Records, 2004, MX 003)
clear green vinyl, 500 copies, released with a candy sucker for the little Trick-r-Treaters
A1. Halloween Fun
A2. Black Candles
B3. Spend The Night In A Haunted House With The Spits
3. Pain 7" (Slovenly Recordings, 2009, 702-89)
A1. Pain (Mollin / Silvestri)
A2. Beat You Up
B3. Army Life
B4. Planet Failure
Splits
1. Split 7" (Dirtnap Records, 2000, ZZZ 05)
black-white-red sleeve, purple-marbled vinyl, 1000 pressed
black-white-blue sleeve
A1. The Spits: Pissed Off Baby
A2. The Spits: Fire!
B3. The Briefs: (I Think) My Baby Is A Communist
B4. The Briefs: Silver Bullet
2. Split 7" (Puke Records, 2005, #009)
red or black vinyl
A1. The Spits: Spazmotic Caress
A2. The Spits: Terrorist Attack
B3. The Triggers: No Bullshit
B4. The Triggers: Kill Your Ego
3. Split 7" (Scion Audio/Visual, 2010, #SAVG0109)
A1. The Spits: Come With Me (Yeah, Wontcha)
B2. Dan Melchior: Horrorshow
4. Nofx/The Spits Split 7" (Fat Wreckchords, 2010, FAT-245)
A1. Nofx: Hold it Back
A2. Nofx: Teenage Existentialist
B1. The Spits: Wait
B2. The Spits: Get Our Kicks
Albums
0. Spits - "Demo" Self Released Ltd. 200, 10, 30, 100, ??, 5, 1111, 666, ???
Photo copied cover variations:
(Monster on bike Cover)
(70's dude with gun)
(Band Cover) Signed
(Monster holding nude girl)
(Girl riding swamp thing)
1. Tired and Lonely
2. Black Kar
3. SK8
4. Saturday Nite
1. The Spits CD (Nickel & Dime Records, 2000, N&D 001)
1. Dropout
2. SK8
3. Die Die Die
4. Black Kar
5. Saturday Nite
6. Remote Kontrol
7. Tired & Lonely
8. I H8 Pussies
9. Suzy's Face
2. The Spits 12"EP/CD (Slovenly Recordings, 2003, 702-36)
1. Spit Me Out
2. Black & Blue
3. PCT
4. Let Us Play Your Party
5. Rat Face
6. No Place To Live
7. Bring
8. Take Back The Alley
9. She Don't Kare
3. The Spits LP/CD (Dirtnap Records, 2003, ZZZ 42)
first 100 on red vinyl
1. Witch Hunt
2. Space Guitar
3. Cha Cha Love
4. Tuff News
5. Violence Cup
6. Nuclear Bomb
7. 1989
8. Don't Shoot
9. Greyhound Bound
10. Fussin & Fightin (vinyl only track)
4. 2006 European Tour LP (P.Trash Records, 2006, LIVE TRASH 001)
*Harder to find with actual SPIT on the cover*
1. Die Die Die
2. Dropout
3. Saturday Nite
4. Take Pleasure In Someone Else's Pain
5. What The Fuck
6. No Monarchy
7. Nuclear Bomb
8. Cha Cha Love
9. Bring
10. Spit Me Out
11. Witch Hunt
12. Remote Control
5. Returning To Their Hometown LP (Thriftstore Records, 2006, ZZZ 42)
grey marbled vinyl
Friday, January 6, Kraftbrau Brewery, Kalamazoo, Michigan
1. Caza De La Bruja
2. Guitarra Del Espacio
3. Amor De Cha Cha
4. Noticias De Tuff
5. Taza De La Violencia
6. Bomba Nuclear
7. Mil Novecientos Ochenta Y Nueve
8. No Tire
9. Limite Del Galgo
10. Fusin' Y Un Fightin'
6. The Spits Live Volume 1 (previously released as The Spits 2006 Tour LP with different album art)
Self Released Vinyl; 8-track tape released by Regal Select
1. Die Die Die
2. Dropout
3. Saturday Nite
4. Take Pleasure In Someone Else's Pain
5. What The Fuck
6. No Monarchy
7. Nuclear Bomb
8. Cha Cha Love
9. Bring
10. Spit Me Out
11. Witch Hunt
12. Remote Control
7.(or whatever) See 19 Million AC EP CD LP in 7"s
8. The Spits IV (School's Out) LP/CD (Thriftstore Records, 2009, 010)
1. Tonight
2. Rip Up The Streets
3. Live In A Van
4. Eyesore City
5. Police
6. School's Out
7. Life of Crime
8. Alienize
9. Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya
10. Flags
(Cassette Only Tracks - Bonus Side)
11. Beat You Up
12. Chemtrails
13. Liars
14. Army Bound (Later released as "Army Life" on the "Pain" 7")
15. Piss On Your Skull
16. I Dig Pain (Later released as "Pain" on the "Pain" 7")
17. Beat You Up w/Ethan LFD
Compilations
1. I Was A Teenage Plasmatic, 7 Songs For Wendy O Williams 7" (Jonny Cat Records, 2001, FY*WOW)
1. Wendy Fucking-O
2. Dirtnap Across The Northwest CD (Dirtnap Records, 2003, ZZZ 25)
1. Comp Song
3. Slovenly Sampler CD (Slovenly Recordings, 2004, 702-47)
1. Spit Me Out
2. No Place To Live
4. Funhouse Comp Thing II (My Fat Ass, 2008)
1. Beat You Up