Turboloid
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Turboloid is the name of an EP
by the Norwegian
band Turbonegro
. It was released on 12" Vinyl
in 1990 on bassist Thomas Seltzer
's Straitjacket Records. Only 1,000 copies were pressed.
Carlos Churasco plays the drums on this recording, he later left to join Anal Babes on guitar.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by the Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
band Turbonegro
Turbonegro
Turbonegro is a Norwegian punk rock band that was initially active from 1989 to 1998, and later reformed in 2002. Their style combines glam rock, punk rock and hard rock into a style the band describes as "deathpunk"....
. It was released on 12" Vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
in 1990 on bassist Thomas Seltzer
Happy-Tom
Thomas Seltzer , better known by his stage name Happy-Tom, is the bassist and main songwriter in the band Turbonegro, famous for wearing feminine makeup and a sailor's uniform....
's Straitjacket Records. Only 1,000 copies were pressed.
Carlos Churasco plays the drums on this recording, he later left to join Anal Babes on guitar.
Track listing
- "Flower Box"
- "Love In My Vein"
- "Cockwork"
- "Let's Go To Mars ("Richard Burton's Penis")"
- "You Had It Coming"
Line-up
- Vegard Heskestad – 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...
- Pål Bottger Kjærnes – Guitar
- Rune GrønnRune RebellionRune Rebellion is the stage name of Rune Grønn, a guitarist from Verdal, Norway, born 1965, he is most famous of being the former rhythm guitarist of the Norwegian band Turbonegro, which he quit in Oct. 26. 2007, and played his last show in Folken in Stavanger the day after. However, he returned in...
– Guitar - Thomas SeltzerHappy-TomThomas Seltzer , better known by his stage name Happy-Tom, is the bassist and main songwriter in the band Turbonegro, famous for wearing feminine makeup and a sailor's uniform....
– Bass GuitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick.... - Carlos Churasco – 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 ....
- Pål Erik Carlin – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...