THE BEST PUNK ROCK IN ENGLAND, SON Various Artists 1994

 

Discogs

 

compilation on the Snuffy Smile label

Tracklist

1	China Drum–	Cloud 9	2:27
2	Chopper (5)–	My New Name	2:02
3	Couch Potatoes (3)–	User Friendly	2:21
4	Cowboy Killers–	Deeply Dippy	3:01
5	Doctor Bison–	A Place For Us	3:38
6	Exit Condition–	Throwing Sticks For The Underdogs	3:24
7	Funbug*–	(Sunshine) Ate My Brain	3:35
8	Goober Patrol–	Waiting	2:36
9	Guns 'N' Wankers–	Gillette	1:00
10	Hooton 3 Car–	Sound Of The Day	2:28
11	Horace Goes Skiing–	Dream	2:26
12	Midway Still–	I Want You	3:12
13	Pope (5)–	Alone	4:46
14	Reverse (4)–	Clawfoot	4:20
15	Rugrat (2)–	Find Me A Way	2:24
16	Scarfo–	Skinny	4:25
17	Shutdown (5)–	Rebound	3:54
18	Skimmer–	All Of The Time In The World	4:04
19	The Strookas–	It Makes Me	3:57
20	Travis Cut–	Permanent Grin	2:27
21	Venus Head–	Within These Walls	3:26
22	Wact–	Burnout	2:35
23	Wat Tyler–	Not Superstitious	1:56
24	Your Mum (3)–	Live And Learn	2:51

 

NINGS AND ROUNDABOUTS Various Artists 1999

 

 

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compilation on the Fierce Panda record label

Tracklist

  1. China Drum - Wuthering Heights
  2. Scarfo - Lifeline
  3. Placebo - Bruise Pristine
  4. Pullover - White Horses & Shooting Stars
  5. Babybird - Man's Tight Vest
  6. Kenickie - Come Out 2Nite
  7. 3 Colours Red - This Is My Hollywood
  8. Bis - Poster Parent (Live)
  9. Chopper - Not Perfect
10. Kitchens of Distinction - Feel My Genie
11. Dweeb - Scooby Doo
12. Tiger - Shining In The Wood
13. Chest - Better Now
14. Symposium - Last Song Forever
15. Midget - Parting Shot
16. Formula One - Blue Rinse
17.  The Pecadiloes - Right Again
18. Chewy - Prime Time
19. Further - The Fakers & The Takers
20. Pullover - Last Christmas

DONFISHER Setting New Standards In Apathy 7 inch 1996

 

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Donfisher Biography

by Mike DaRonco

Featuring ex-members of Chopper and Gan, Donfisher had the chance to play uppity, hyper pop-punk to the U.K.-area of Leeds for a brief period in 1996. With their sound that was often compared to Doc Hopper, Sinkhole, Leatherface, and Sludgeworth, Donfisher released their first and only EP, Setting New Standards in Apathy, on Crackle Records in 1996.

Tracklist

A1		Obvious
A2		This Time
AA1		Can't Tell
AA2		Dodge

CHOPPER Madhouse On Castle Street 1999

by request

 

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Madhouse on Castle Street Review

by Jack Rabid

With Madhouse, Connecticut's Chopper builds on a batch of fine power pop EPs and singles, and leaves them behind. While still a feast for anyone who continues to pull Shoes, (Paul Collins') the Beat, and Let's Active records off the shelf, Madhouse's piano ("Tin Star"), pedal steel ("Ragged and Grey"), harpsichord (the super "Love Goes Down the Drain"), harmonica ("Snake Lake"), and delicious mandolin ("It's So Obvious to Me") highlight more mature arrangements, and more accomplished songs and words. Leaders Steven Deal and Robert Dietrich's supremely melodic, sparklingly produced work is so much deeper, it's akin to the progression the Beatles made from the simple, great Beatles for Sale to the more introspective, careful, thoughtful, timeless Help! Er, Rubber Soul on the horizon, anyone?

 

Tracklist

1	Run Away	3:51
2	Tin Star	3:40
3	It's So Obvious To Me	3:52
4	Walter Byrd	3:42
5	Love Goes Down The Drain	4:21
6	Ragged And Grey	7:01
7	Snake Lake	5:10
8	Where I Belong	3:54
9	Thank Me Instead	5:11
10	Mary Thousands Gone	3:52
11	When I Call For You	3:38
12	Slowly Flow	3:44

 

ABSOLUTE ZEROS Dreams Gone Sour 1998

by request

Discogs

review

by JT Griffith

Former Chopper band members Steven Deal and Nick Appleby released Dreams Gone Sour, their only CD as the Absolute Zeros, in 1998 on Big Deal. The 15-track album mixes guitar-heavy power pop with vocal harmonies, and may be of interest to fans of Stiff Little Fingers, the Jam, Buffalo Tom, or Bob Mould and Sugar. Not too memorable, but a niche record that will be a used CD bin gem for some. 

Tracklist

1. Perfect Time
2. Rip My Heart Out
3. No Reaction
4. Not Think About You
5. Don't Forget Me
6. Strange That...
7. Elevenses
8. Brother Macrae
9. I Wish I Were Dead
10. Quickie
11. Uptight And Tired
12. Tiger Beat
13. In Your Head
14. Mr. Wonderful
15. Directive

CHOPPER Slogans and Jingles 1993

By request

Discogs

Tracklist

1. Slogans and Jingles
2. Emma Snowball
3. Tripping On You
4. Why Does It Rain?
5. Swirling Girl
6. I Could Do Better Things
7. Is Love Inside?!?!
8. But It Doesn't Make A Difference
9. Rich Kids
10. If You Knew Susie
11. The Same Mistake
12. Edie (Will You Marry Me?)
13. She Exploded
14. It's Just My Way