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(1986 – 1988)
Ciccone Youth is an experimental band which was formed in 1986. It is a side project of Sonic Youth members Steve Shelley, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo, and Thurston Moore, with the Minutemen/fIREHOSE member Mike Watt.
The band never played live, but released two records. The first was released on New Alliance Records in 1986, and consisted of three tracks: “Into The Groove(y)” (a cover of Madonna’s hit Into the Groove, incorporating snippets of her recording) and the short “Tuff Titty Rap” on the A side (both performed by the Sonic Youth members), and “Burnin’ Up” (performed by Watt with additional guitars by Greg Ginn) on the B side.
The second record was a full-length album called The Whitey Album on Blast First Records in 1988, incorporating the previously released 3 tracks. It was rumored to cover songs by The Beatles, but actually contains cover songs by various artists, in particular a cover of
Addicted To Love by Robert Palmer.
The band’s name is a play on the names “Sonic Youth” and “Ciccone”, the original surname of pop singer Madonna.
The band never played live, but released two records. The first was released on New Alliance Records in 1986, and consisted of three tracks: “Into The Groove(y)” (a cover of Madonna’s hit Into the Groove, incorporating snippets of her recording) and the short “Tuff Titty Rap” on the A side (both performed by the Sonic Youth members), and “Burnin’ Up” (performed by Watt with additional guitars by Greg Ginn) on the B side.
The second record was a full-length album called The Whitey Album on Blast First Records in 1988, incorporating the previously released 3 tracks. It was rumored to cover songs by The Beatles, but actually contains cover songs by various artists, in particular a cover of
The band’s name is a play on the names “Sonic Youth” and “Ciccone”, the original surname of pop singer Madonna.
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