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Galaxie 500
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Boston, United States (1986 – 1991)
There are 2 bands with the name Galaxie 500:
1) Galaxie 500 formed in Boston, MA in 1986 and comprised vocalist/guitarist Dean Wareham (a transplanted New Zealand native), bassist Naomi Yang and drummer Damon Krukowski, longtime friends who first met in high school in New York City before all three attended Harvard University. Wareham and Krukowski initially teamed in the short-lived Speedy and the Castanets, which split after their bass player experienced a religious conversion; upon re-forming, the duo recruited Yang to play bass, although she had no prior musical experience.
Named after a friend’s car, Galaxie 500 began performing live throughout Boston and New York before recording a three-song demo tape which they sent to Shimmy Disc honcho Kramer, who agreed to become the trio’s producer. In early 1988 the single
Tugboat was released, followed by their full-length debut, Today.
After signing to the U.S. branch of Rough Trade, Galaxie 500 issued 1989’s On Fire, including the singleBlue Thunder. After a limited-edition 7” release featuring live renditions of Rain and Don’t Let Our Youth Go To Waste released through Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne’s Caff Corporation recorded at CBGB’s, the group returned in 1990 with This Is Our Music, including the single Fourth of July and a cover of Listen, The Snow Is Falling. Following a subsequent tour, Galaxie 500 disbanded after Wareham phoned Yang and Krukowski to say he was quitting the group.
1) Galaxie 500 formed in Boston, MA in 1986 and comprised vocalist/guitarist Dean Wareham (a transplanted New Zealand native), bassist Naomi Yang and drummer Damon Krukowski, longtime friends who first met in high school in New York City before all three attended Harvard University. Wareham and Krukowski initially teamed in the short-lived Speedy and the Castanets, which split after their bass player experienced a religious conversion; upon re-forming, the duo recruited Yang to play bass, although she had no prior musical experience.
Named after a friend’s car, Galaxie 500 began performing live throughout Boston and New York before recording a three-song demo tape which they sent to Shimmy Disc honcho Kramer, who agreed to become the trio’s producer. In early 1988 the single
Tugboat was released, followed by their full-length debut, Today.After signing to the U.S. branch of Rough Trade, Galaxie 500 issued 1989’s On Fire, including the single
Blue Thunder. After a limited-edition 7” release featuring live renditions of Rain and Don’t Let Our Youth Go To Waste released through Bob Stanley of Saint Etienne’s Caff Corporation recorded at CBGB’s, the group returned in 1990 with This Is Our Music, including the single Fourth of July and a cover of Listen, The Snow Is Falling. Following a subsequent tour, Galaxie 500 disbanded after Wareham phoned Yang and Krukowski to say he was quitting the group.
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On Fire
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Today
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This Is Our Music
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Blue Thunder EP
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Strange
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Tell Me
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When Will You Come Home
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Snowstorm
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Decomposing Trees
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Another Day
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Leave the Planet
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Ceremony
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Isn't It a Pity
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Plastic Bird
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Fourth of July
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Tugboat
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Victory Garden
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Flowers
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Shoutbox
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ElKulte wrote:
spilled_milk wrote: Tuesday evening riigo wrote: 9 hours ago radekkkkkkk connected Galaxie 500 to the group Super Secret Society. Sunday evening View Profile | Leave riigo a shout View Profile | Leave spilled_milk a shout
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spilled_milk wrote:
riigo wrote: 9 hours ago radekkkkkkk connected Galaxie 500 to the group Super Secret Society. Sunday evening View Profile | Leave riigo a shout
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acalltoapathy wrote:
On Fire cover looks like a Microsoft Paint job.
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wavea wrote:
Today has to be the perfect record.
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riigo wrote:
radekkkkkkk connected Galaxie 500 to the group Super Secret Society. Sunday evening
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longball2no1 wrote:
On Fire is my favourite, also has one of the coolest front covers
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lintumies wrote:
I'm now a proud owner of the Tugboat 7". <3
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rottmadgers wrote:
"This Is Our Music" is my personal favorite.
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optimistic_tour wrote:
Uncollected is not the best.
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nigel_vs_shark wrote:
On Fire wins it for me also, by a landslide.
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ElKulte wrote:
on fire is my favourite. clearly.
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fjosjd wrote:
i think that uncollected is the best. and its not even a real album
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sherwinbrian wrote:
for me, this is our music is the best of the three. any thoughts?
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fjosjd wrote:
uncollected is seriously the best album of all time
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HerseyChris wrote:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/12/fanfarlo/ Fanfarlo gives Galaxie500 a mention at the 15:00 mark.
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th1s1sm1n3 wrote:
Music Police, arrest this man, he brought up Radiohead on the Galaxie 500 page.
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ElKulte wrote:
grammar police, arrest this man. he talks in maths. he buzzes like a fridge!
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fjosjd wrote:
uncollected is def. their best collection of songs
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th1s1sm1n3 wrote:
I oppose Capital Punishment. I believe the Grammar Police should focus on rehabilitating offenders.
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KeatsPode wrote:
You did not capitalise your sentence. You deserve Capital Punishment.
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