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Jad Fair

Profile:
Jad Fair is a pioneering musician and a world-famous outsider artist. He is best known as the co-founder and front man for the band Half Japanese. His recording credits include collaborations with Moe Tucker, Daniel Johnston, Kramer (2), Yo La Tengo and Teenage Fanclub. Jad's artwork is featured on a few of these collaborative efforts and on most of the Half Japanese recordings. His paintings and paper cuttings have been exhibited in Glasgow, New York, Melbourne, Toronto, Berlin, Brighton, Austin, and San Francisco.
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Discography

Releases:
The Zombies Of Mora-Tau (EP) (2 versions)   Press Records ... 1982
Everyone Knew...But Me (LP, Album)   Press Records 1983
Monarchs (LP, Album)   Iridescence Records 1984
Best Wishes (LP)   No Man's Land 1985
Roll Out The Barrel (2 versions)   Shimmy Disc ... 1988
Great Expectations (2xVinyl, Album)   Bad Alchemy 1989
Jad Fair And Daniel Johnston (Album) (3 versions)   50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts Records ... 1989
Greater Expectations (CD)   Psycho Acoustic Sounds 1991
Jad Fair (CD, Maxi)   Seminal Twang 1991
Jad Fair (7")   Seminal Twang 1991
Half Robot (2 versions)   Paperhouse Records ... 1992
I Like It When You Smile (Album) (2 versions)   Paperhouse Records ... 1992
Jad Fair & The Pastels N°2 (Maxi) (2 versions)   Paperhouse Records 1992
This Could Be The Night (Maxi) (2 versions)   Paperhouse Records 1992
Gunfighter Ballads And Songs Of The Old West (7")   The Making Of Americans 1993
Short Songs (7")   Smells Like Records 1993
In A Haunted House (7", Ora)   Derivative Records 1995
Monsters, Lullabies... And The Occasional Flying Saucer (CD)   Shake The Record Label 1996
We Are The Rage (CD)   Avant 1996
Honey Bee (CD, Album)   Dr Jim's Records 1997
Punk Rock 1996 (7")   Chlorophylle 1997
Sing Your Little Babies To Sleep (CD)   Ubik 1998
Strange But True (Album) (2 versions)   Matador 1998
The Sound Of Music (An Unfinished Symphony In 12 Parts) (CD)   Shimmy Disc 1999
The Lucky Sperms: Somewhat Humorous (CD, Album)   Jagjaguwar 2001
Always In My Heart / Let's Celebrate (7")   Alternative Tentacles 2002
Near To You (7", Single, Ltd)   Geographic 2002
Words Of Wisdom And Hope (Album) (3 versions)   Geographic ... 2002
Like A Monkey In A Zoo (7", Single)   Pema 2006
Good Day (7", cle)   Important Records (2)  
The Mighty Super Heroes (CD, Album)   Marginal Talent  
Whale (CD, Album)   Friends And Relatives Records  
Production:
Loud (LP)   Armageddon Records 1981
Horrible (12")   Press Records 1982
Mondo Stereo (LP) Ashes On The Ground Tinnitus Records 1988
Greatest Hits (3xLP, Comp, Blu)   Safe House 1995
Bone Head (LP)   Alternative Tentacles 1997
Mix:
Fire In The Sky (Album) (2 versions)   Paperhouse Records ... 1992
Bone Head (LP)   Alternative Tentacles 1997
Appears On:
Calling All Girls (7", EP)   50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts Records 1977
Blub Krad (LP) Someone I Care About Los Angeles Free Music Society 1978
1/2 Gentlemen / Not Beasts (Album) (2 versions)   Armageddon Records ... 1980
Darker Skratcher (LP) XXOO Los Angeles Free Music Society 1980
Loud (LP)   Armageddon Records 1981
Loud (LP, wit)   Armageddon Records 1981
How Will I Know (7")   Press Records 1982
Jack-O-Lantern Moon EP (7")   Iridescence Records 1984
Our Solar System (Album) (2 versions) Dance When I Say Dance... Iridescence Records ... 1984
Sound Cosmodel (LP, Comp) Girl Athletes Atelier Peyotl 1984
Sing No Evil (Album) (2 versions)   Drag City ... 1985
Moejadkatebarry (12")   Fifty Skidillion Watts Records 1987
Music To Strip By (Album) (3 versions)   50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts Records ... 1987
A Classic Guide To No Man's Land (CD, Comp) Big Train Tango, A Man... No Man's Land 1988
The End Of Music (As We Know It) (CD, Comp) I Don't Know, Diamonds Danceteria 1988
U.S. Teens Are Spoiled Bums (7")   50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts Records 1988
Here It Comes (2 versions)   Avalanche Records (2) 1989
Life In Exile After Abdication (Album) (4 versions) Spam Again, Spam Again... Fifty Skidillion Watts Records ... 1989
The Band That Would Be King (2 versions)   50,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Watts Records ... 1989
Tourney Into Pain (4xCass, Comp) Love Part House No.2 Beast 666 Tapes 1989
We Are They Who Ache With Amorous Love (CD, Album) The Titanic, Our Eyes,... T.E.C. Tones 1990
Everybody Knows (7") Everybody Knows, Every... Seminal Twang 1991
The Stinky Puffs (7", EP)   Psychoacoustic, T.E.C. Tones 1991
Dim Stars (Album) (6 versions) Rip Off Paperhouse Records ... 1992
Fire In The Sky (Album) (2 versions)   Paperhouse Records ... 1992
Mosquito (7")   ERL Records 1992
1993 Japan Tour Special Edition E.P. (7", EP) Where's Tim?, In The N... Time Bomb Records (2) 1993
Lollapalooza '93 (CD, Comp, Promo) Caved-In Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. 1993
Speed Yr Trip (CD, Album) Lo Mas Sabrosa, Got What The Making Of Americans 1993
Suncrush (CD, Single)   August Records 1993
Workdogs In Hell (CD, Album) * Sympathy For The Record Industry 1993
BOO! Live In Europe 1992 (CD, Album)   T.E.C. Tones 1994
Kickstand (CD, Album) Teenage Kicks Queenie 1994
A Little Tiny Smelly Bit Of... (CD)   Elemental 1995
Greatest Hits (3xLP, Comp, Blu)   Safe House 1995
Hot (Album) (2 versions)   Safe House ... 1995
This Is International Telecom (LP)   Lissy's Records 1995
Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (Album) (3 versions) Ultra-Powerful Short W... Matador ... 1996
Moshi Moshi, Who Are You? E.P. (10", EP, Off) Red Dress Rover Records, Rover Records 1996
Standing By My Window Looking At The Rain EP (7", EP)   The Making Of Americans 1996
Bone Head (LP)   Alternative Tentacles 1997
Guerra Civil Canibal (CD, EP, Car) Fire To Burn Peculio Discos 2000
Hello (CD, Album)   Alternative Tentacles 2001
Apocalypse Always (CD, Comp) Pop Tart Alternative Tentacles 2002
Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish: A Tribute To Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band (CD) Too Much Time Animal World Recordings 2003
Loud And Horrible (CD) Walk Through Walls Drag City 2004
The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh) My Life Is Starting Ov... Gammon Records 2004
Spurts: The Richard Hell Story (CD, Comp) Rip Off Rhino Records (2) 2005
The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh) My Life Is Starting Ov... Rogue Records 2005
Decline Of The West (LP) Nothing Left ABC Group Documentation 2006
I Killed The Monster - 21 Artists Performing The Songs Of Daniel Johnston (CD, Comp) True Love Will Find Yo... Second-Shimmy 2006
Not Alone (5xCD, Comp) Right On The Line Durtro, Jnana Records 2006
Devotion (Album) (3 versions) Some Things Last A Lon... Bella Union ... 2007
1990 (CD, Album, RM) Some Things Last A Lon... Eternal Yip Eye Music 2008
Here, It Never Snowed. Afterwards It Did (12") Some Things Last A Lon... FatCat Records 2008
Kurt Cobain: About A Son (Music From The Motion Picture) (CD, Comp) Put Some Sugar On It Barsuk Records 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Darker Skratcher (2 versions) XXOO Los Angeles Free Music Society ... 1980
Fix Planet! (LP, Comp + 7") Fish Can Talk Ata Tak, Ata Tak 1980
Sub Pop 5 (Cass, Comp, cas) It Saw Me Sub Pop Records 1980
Light Bulb Magazine Number Four - "The Emergency Cassette" (2xCass) Kristy Los Angeles Free Music Society 1981
Kalkulator (Cass) Oh My Tear Apart Tapes 1982
Slowscan Vol. 4 (Cass, Ltd, C60) And, This, Little, Pig... Slowscan 1985
Sensationnel No. 5 (Cass, Comp) Spinning Pins Illusion Production 1987
A Classic Guide To No Man's Land (CD, Comp) Big Train Tango, A Man... No Man's Land 1988
Mondo Stereo (LP) Ashes On The Ground Tinnitus Records 1988
The End Of Music (As We Know It) (Comp) (3 versions) I Don't Know, Diamonds Danceteria ... 1988
Lyrics By Ernest Noyes Brookings (LP, Comp) Wild Party Shimmy Disc 1989
Kill Rock Stars (Comp) (2 versions) Red Dress Kill Rock Stars 1991
They Came, They Played, They Blocked The Driveway (2xCD, Comp) Please, Please, Please... WFMU 1993
Fast Forward>> #2 (2xCD, Comp) Futuristic Lover Brinkman Records 1995
Lo-Fi - ~Electric Acoustic & Radical~ (CD, Comp) Blessed By Angels, Reg... Meldac Corporation 1995
A Fistful Of Horsepower (Cass, Comp) Go Go Car Vesuvius 1996
Can You Talk To The Dude? A Trubute To Jonathan Richmand And The Modern Lovers Vol. 2 (CD, Album) New Teller Aliénor Records 1996
Spooky Sounds Of Now (CD, Comp) Werewolf Of London Town Vesuvius 1997
Opscene Promo CD #5 (CD, Comp, Promo) Minnesota Man Claims M... Papieren Tijger 1998
RRR 500 (LP, Comp) Untitled RRRecords 1998
The Wire Tapper 2 (CD, Comp, Promo) Minnesota Man Claims M... Wire Magazine 1998
Opscene CD#9 (CD, Promo) Beverly Papieren Tijger 1999
Telephasic Ambiance (CDr, Album) Return Of The Fly Lianora Records 1999
State Of The Union 2.001 (3xCD, Album, Comp) Paper And Pen Electronic Music Foundation 2001
17-Track Guide To The Month's Best Music (CD) Crush On You Uncut Magazine 2002
Goodfellas Sampler 2002 (CD, Smplr, Comp) Near To You Not On Label 2002
Cool Beans! #15 TRUCK TRUCK TRUCKIN Bonus CD (CD, Comp) Phantom 309 Cool Beans! 2003
Neon Meate Dream Of A Octafish: A Tribute To Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band (CD) Too Much Time Animal World Recordings 2003
Volume: One (Comp, Album) (2 versions) A New Slant Friends And Relatives Records 2003
Dennis The Menace Buttflaps (CDr, Comp, Ltd) Happiness Explosion 777 Was 666 2004
The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh) My Life Is Starting Ov... Gammon Records 2004
Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture 04 Best Of 2004 (2xCD) The Bang Of The Whistle Mute Records Ltd. 2005
Spacemoth 5th Anniversary Compilation 2 (CDr, Comp, Lim) Happy Anniversary Spac... Spacemoth 2005
The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered (CD, Comp + CD, Comp, Enh) My Life Is Starting Ov... Rogue Records 2005
I Killed The Monster - 21 Artists Performing The Songs Of Daniel Johnston (CD, Comp) True Love Will Find Yo... Second-Shimmy 2006
Not Alone (5xCD, Comp) Right On The Line Durtro, Jnana Records 2006
Rare Trax Vol. 47 - Another Time Another Planet - A Journey Into A Far-Out Sound (CD, Comp) I Met Roky Erickson Rolling Stone (Germany) 2006
Sidewalk Songs & City Stories - New Urban Folk (CD, Comp) Frankenstein Conquers ... Trikont 2007
RA.178 (File, MP3, Mixed, Pod) Nosferatu Resident Advisor 2009
Campus Voice Encounter (LP, Comp, Promo) Music Thirsty Ear, Thirsty Ear  
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