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band formed in

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in 1985 as "an excuse to drink beer". In 1992, the band called it quits and played their last show on December 11, 1992. Larry Crane, who played bass for the band, now runs ''

Tape Op A tape operator or tape op, also known as a second engineer, is a person who performs menial operations in a recording studio in a similar manner to a tea boy or gopher. They may act as an apprentice or an assistant to a recording engineer and d ...

'' magazine. Trish de Rowland lives in Chico, California with her writer/musician/model husband, Bob Howard. Steve Bragg also resides in Chico, where he runs the screen print/embroidery business 'Limey Tees'.

Band members

* Steve Bragg - drums * Larry Crane - bass/guitar/vocals * Patricia de Rowland - vocals * Lindsey Thrasher - guitar/vocals

Discography

Albums and cassettes

* ''Fishbutt'', 1985 (CS) * ''Not Even Pretty EP'', Rat Box Records, 1987 (LP) * ''Not Even Pretty (Remix)'', Rat Box Records, 1987 (CS) * ''Exiled Sandwich'', Rat Box Records, 1988 (LP) * ''Fuckerbarf'', Rat Box Records, 1988 (CS) * ''Exiled Sandwich'', T42 Records, Germany, 1989 (LP) * ''Mr. Spench'', Rough Trade/Mad Rover, 1990 (CD/LP/CS) * ''Dogeared'',

Teenbeat Teen Beat is an American independent record label, originally based in Arlington, Virginia, now based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was founded by Mark Robinson (of Unrest) in 1984 at Wakefield High School, along with Phil Krauth (of Unres ...

/Mad Rover, 1992 (CD/CS) * ''Not Even Pretty +'', Teenbeat, 1993 (CD)

Singles

* "Knock Yourself", 1987 (7") * "Relapsation", Teenbeat Records, 1989 (7") * "Of", Teenbeat Records, 1990 (7") * "Boltcutters & Beer", Rough Trade/Mad Rover, 1991 (7")

Compilations and soundtracks

* "Swelling Admiration" (remix) on ''At Diane's Place'', Penultimate Records, 1987 (LP) * Three songs appears in ''My Degeneration'', Jon Moritsugu film, 1989 (film) * "Life Sucks" on ''The Thing That Ate Floyd'',

Lookout! Records Lookout Records (stylized as Lookout! Records) was an independent record label, initially based in Laytonville, California, and later in Berkeley, focusing on punk rock. Established in 1987, the label is best known for having released Operatio ...

, 1989 (LP) * Various tracks on ''Don't Say Nein'', Cuacha Records, Germany, 1990 (LP) * "Exit Lines" off ''Exiled Sandwich'' appears in the movie ''

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'', 2008 (film)

External links

Teenbeat Records

Tape-Op Magazine

Official Site
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