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Lee Ranaldo

Real Name:
Lee M. Ranaldo
Profile:
Singer, guitarist and producer born at the 3rd of February 1957 in Glen Cove, Long Island (NY, USA). He co-founded Sonic Youth in 1981 and has been/is active in lots of different projects. He's also a writer and visual artist.
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Discography

Releases:
From Here To Infinity (4 versions)   SST Records ... 1987
A Perfect Day ... (7", Single, Shape, Ltd, Gre)   Musical Tragedies 1992
Untitled (CD, Maxi)   Musical Tragedies 1992
Scriptures Of The Golden Eternity (2 versions)   Father Yod ... 1993
Broken Circle (2 versions)   Starlight Furniture Co. 1994
Smoke Ring / Travis 4,5 (7")   Table Of The Elements 1994
East Jesus (Some Recordings 1981-1991) (CD)   Atavistic 1995
Envisioning (CD)   Knitting Factory Works 1995
The Gift Of Tongues (CD, Album)   Knitting Factory Works 1995
Clouds (CD)   Les Disques Victo 1997
MMMR (2 versions)   Xeric ... 1997
Amarillo Ramp (For Robert Smithson) (CD, Album)   Starlight Furniture Co. 1998
Dirty Windows (CD)   Barooni 1998
Bouquet (CD)   Knitting Factory Works 2000
Fuck Shit Up (CD)   Les Disques Victo 2000
New York - Ystad (CD, Ltd)   Olof Bright 2000
Out Trios Volume One: Monsoon (CD, Album)   Atavistic 2002
Music For Stage And Screen (CD, Album)   Les Disques Du Soleil Et De L'Acier 2004
North Six (CD, Mini)   Antiopic 2004
30th December 2004 (CD)   Celebrate Psi Phenomenon 2005
Drift (DVD-V, NTSC, + 1)   Plexifilm 2005
Oasis Of Whispers (CD)   Alien8 Recordings 2005
The Celestial Answer (CD)   Xeric 2005
Ambient Loop For Vancouver (CD, Ltd)   Important Records (2) 2006
Melbourne Direct (2x12", Ltd)   Saucerlike Recordings 2006
Vancouver Ambients 1-4 (7", Ltd, Maxi, 500)   Important Records (2) 2006
All The Stars In The Sky (12", Etch, Ltd)   Not On Label 2007
Nothing Makes Any Sense (CD)   No Fun Productions 2007
Countless Centuries Fled Into The Distance Like So Many Storms (12", Etch, Ltd, S/Sided, Gre)   Table Of The Elements 2008
Maelstrom From Drift (CD, Album, Ltd)   Three Lobed Recordings 2008
Remixes:
Sacrilege (Comp) (3 versions) Spoon (Sonic Youth Mix) Mute ... 1997
Flight Paths & Reworkings (2xCD) Lee's Trees Infectious Records 1999
Reworkings (CD) Lee's Trees Infectious Records 1999
Bit Sand Riders (Album) (2 versions) Microchip, Shit! My Co... Mille Plateaux 2000
The Revolution Of Everyday Life (CD, Album) Shaman Trip Fringecore 2000
Chicken Switch (CD, Album) Eggnog Trilogy Ipecac Recordings 2009
Production:
Bruise Violet (CD, Single, Promo)   Reprise Records 1990
Fontanelle (Album) (4 versions)   Reprise Records ... 1992
Live At The Academy June 17, 1992 (CD, Promo, Album)   Reprise Records 1992
Painkillers (CD) Laredo, Angel Hair Reprise Records 1993
Trans Lines Appointement (Album) (2 versions)   Big Cat UK Records ... 1993
Cathy's Clown (CD, Maxi)   Warner Music (Australia) 1994
Hi Fi Way (CD)   Warner Music (Australia) 1994
Whore (CD, Comp) Fragile WMO 1996
Kerouac - Kicks Joy Darkness (CD, Comp)   Rykodisc 1997
Selections From The Symphonies (For Electric Guitars) (CD, Comp)   Atavistic 1997
Jack Kerouac Reads On The Road (CD)   Rykodisc 1999
The Cream & The Crock: The Best Of (CD)   BMG Music (Australia) 2003
No Handle (2xLP)   The Social Registry 2004
Smashed Heart / Thought Discusss (7", Single) Smashed Heart Worst Case Scenario Records 2006
Boss (Album) (2 versions)   Arbitrary Signs ... 2007
Mix:
Psychic Hearts (CD)   Geffen Records 1995
Whore (CD, Comp) Fragile WMO 1996
Cosmic Debris Volume I (CD) 033103 Paris A Silent Place 2007
Appears On:
Februari - April '81 (LP, Album)   Kremlin 1981
The Ascension (Album) (3 versions)   99 Records (2) ... 1981
Sonic Youth (EP, Album) (7 versions)   Neutral Records (3) ... 1982
Who You Staring At ? (LP) Music For The Dance Ba... Giorno Poetry Systems 1982
Chicago '82: A Dip in the Lake (Cass) Excerpt from Symphony ... Les Disques Du Crépuscule 1983
Symphony No. 1 (Tonal Plexus) (Album) (4 versions)   ROIR (Reachout International Records) ... 1983
Symphony No. 3 (Gloria) (Album) (4 versions)   Les Disques Du Crépuscule ... 1983
A Diamond Hidden In The Mouth Of A Corpse (Comp) (2 versions) Halloween Giorno Poetry Systems ... 1985
Bad Moon Rising (Album) (6 versions) Ghost Bitch, Death Val... Blast First ... 1985
Death Valley '69 (12") Death Valley '69, I Dr... Blast First 1985
EVOL (Album) (5 versions) In The Kingdom # 19 Blast First ... 1986
Flower / Halloween (3 versions)   Blast First ... 1986
Flower / Satan Is Boring (12")   Blast First 1986
Into The Groove(y) / Burnin' Up (12") Into The Groovey Blast First 1986
Starpower (Single) (3 versions) Bubblegum Blast First ... 1986
Confusion Is Sex (LP) Protect Me You, Inhuman SST Records 1987
Indie Top 20 Vol. 1 (Cass, Comp) Into The Groovy Band Of Joy 1987
Sister (Album) (3 versions) Pipeline / Kill Time, ... Blast First ... 1987
You're Living All Over Me (Album) (5 versions) Little Fury Things SST Records ... 1987
Creole Mass (Album) (3 versions) Money Frog Records ... 1988
Daydream Nation (Album) (17 versions)   Blast First ... 1988
Mini Plot (CD, Mini) I Am Right SST Records 1988
Life In Exile After Abdication (Album) (4 versions) Chase Fifty Skidillion Watts Records ... 1989
Skinjob (CD, Album)   Brake Out Records 1989
Skinjob (LP, Album)   Brake Out Records 1989
The Bridge - A Tribute To Neil Young (2 versions) Computer Age Caroline Records 1989
The Whitey Album (Album) (5 versions) Hi! Everybody!, Into T... Blast First ... 1989
Touch Me I'm Sick / Halloween (2 versions) Touch Me I'm Sick Blast First 1989
1990 (LP) Spirit World Rising Shimmy Disc Europe 1990
Goo (Deluxe Edition) (Album) (3 versions) Tuff Boyz, I Know Ther... Geffen Records ... 1990
Dirty Boots (EP) (3 versions) Eric's Trip (Live) DGC 1991
Fossils (Comp) (2 versions) Little Fury Things SST Records 1991
Never Mind The Mainstream...The Best Of MTV's 120 Minutes Vol. 1 (CD, Comp, RM) Kool Thing Rhino Records (2) 1991
The Man (7")   Ecstatic Peace! 1991
Zing (CD)   Barooni 1991
100% (Maxi) (3 versions) Genetic, Hendrix Necro DGC ... 1992
Dirty (Album) (4 versions)   DGC ... 1992
Rise Above (CD, Album) Fallen Down Rough Trade (UK), Rough Trade (UK) 1992
Straight Up (MiniAlbum) (2 versions)   Pearl Necklace 1992
Symphony No. 2 (The Peak Of The Sacred) (CD, Album)   Atavistic 1992
Cash Cow : The Best Of Giorno Poetry Systems 1965-1993. (CD) Bad Smells Giorno Poetry Systems, East Side Digital 1993
Judgment Night (Music From The Motion Picture) (Comp, Album) (2 versions) I Love You Mary Jane Epic ... 1993
Painkillers (Album) (3 versions)   Southern Records ... 1993
Sugar Kane (Maxi) (3 versions)   Geffen Records ... 1993
Trans Lines Appointement (CD, Album) Bob Big Cat 1993
Alternative NRG (Comp) (2 versions) JC Hollywood Records 1994
Experimental Jet Set, Trash And No Star (2 versions)   Geffen Records 1994
Live In Boston, NYC 1994 (CD)   Poon Village 1994
Ball-Hog Or Tugboat? (Album) (5 versions) Tuff Gnarl Columbia 1995
Confusion Is Sex (Plus Kill Yr. Idols) (Album) (2 versions)   Geffen Records 1995
Made In USA (CD, Album)   Rhino Records (2) 1995
Psychic Hearts (Album) (4 versions)   Geffen Records ... 1995
Time Out New York Knitting Factory Sampler (CD, Smplr) Alpha And Omega Knitting Factory Works 1995
Unboxed (CD) Skinny Butt, Falling B... Wiiija Records 1995
Washing Machine (CD, Album)   Geffen Records 1995
Working Class Hero - A Tribute To John Lennon (Comp) (3 versions) Power To The People Hollywood Records 1995
Four Manifestations On Six Elements (CD, RE, Album)   Barooni 1996
Whore (CD, Comp) Fragile WMO 1996
Kerouac - Kicks Joy Darkness (CD, Comp) Letter To John Clellon... Rykodisc 1997
Selections From The Symphonies (For Electric Guitars) (CD, Comp)   Atavistic 1997
SubUrbia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Comp) Bee-Bee's Song, Sunday... Geffen Records 1997
Technological Shack Job (CD) Strategies Against Com... Functional Organisation 1997
A Thousand Leaves (Album) (9 versions)   DGC ... 1998
The Flaming Lips 1984-1990: A Collection Of Songs Representing An Enthusiasm For Recording...By Amateurs (CD, Comp, Enh)   Restless Records 1998
Goodbye 20th Century (CD, Enh + CD) Edges, Six (3rd Take),... Sonic Youth Records 1999
Jack Kerouac Reads On The Road (CD)   Rykodisc 1999
Caged/Uncaged - A Rock/Experimental Homage To John Cage (LP, RE) 329 Overtones For J.C. Get Back 2000
Crossing All Over! - Vol. 12 (2xCD, Comp) Small Flowers Crack Co... Supersonic Records (2), BMG Ariola München GmbH 2000
NYC Ghosts & Flowers (Album) (2 versions)   Geffen Records 2000
Record Player (DVD) Record Player Intermezzo Films 2000
Ear-Bleeding Country: The Best Of Dinosaur Jr. (CD, Comp) Little Fury Things Rhino Entertainment Company 2001
Frozen Pool (CD)   Smells Like Records 2001
In The Fishtank (2 versions)   In The Fishtank 2001
Cigarettes And Carrot Juice: The Santa Cruz Years (5xCD, Comp + Box) I Love Her All The Time Cooking Vinyl 2002
Finally The Punk Rockers Are Taking Acid (1983-1988) (3xCD, Comp) Death Valley '69 Restless Records, Rykodisc 2002
G2,44+/x2 (CD, Album) Guitar Too, For Four (... Moikai 2002
Murray Street (CD, Album)   DGC 2002
Strings And Stings II (CD, Comp) 771 Fragments FBWL 2002
The Wire 20 1982 - 2002: Audio Issue (3xCD, Comp + Box) Expressway To Yr Skull Mute Records Ltd. 2002
Sixteen Haiku & Other Stories (Maxi, Album) (2 versions) Haiku Twelve ('Unprofi... Hitch-Hyke Records ... 2003
The Green Man Festival (CD, Comp, Dig) Cotton Crown Double Snazzy 2003
052402 Echo 4 (12")   Table Of The Elements 2004
Hidros 3 (CD, Album)   Smalltown Supersound 2004
Lesson No. 1 (CD, RM, Enh) Bad Smells Acute Records 2004
Sonic Nurse (Album) (5 versions)   Goofin' Records ... 2004
Sonic Nurse Album Sampler (CD, Smplr)   Geffen Records 2004
Text Of Light (CD)   Starlight Furniture Co. 2004
Tracks & Fields (2xCD, Comp) Industrial Noise Blues Kill Rock Stars 2004
Reel 1 (CDr)   Not On Label 2005
Sounds - Now! (CD) Little Fury Things Musikexpress 2005
The Black And Red Notebook (CD, Album) Teenage Riot Rough Trade (UK) 2005
At War With The Mystics 5.1 (DVD-A) Unmade Bed / No Quarter Warner Bros. Records 2006
From The Kitchen Archives No.3 / Amplified: New Music Meets Rock, 1981-1986 (CD, Album, Comp) World Looks Red, Shaki... Orange Mountain Music 2006
If You Could Blow Up The World With The Flick Of A Switch (CD, EP, Promo) Unmade Bed Warner Bros. Records 2006
Indeterminate Activity Of Resultant Masses (CD, Album) Indeterminate Activity... Atavistic 2006
Live At Luxx (CD)   Important Records (2) 2006
Live Session EP (iTunes Exclusive) (File, AAC, EP) Diamond Sea Interscope Records 2006
Metal Box (3xCD + Box, Ltd, Met)   Dirter Promotions 2006
Mono (CD, Album) Starpower Disko B 2006
Noise (Carte Blanche Au Festival Art Rock) (DVD-V, PAL, Multichannel, Reg) Untitled MK2 2006
Rather Ripped (Album Sampler) (CD, Maxi)   Geffen Records 2006
Rather Ripped (Special Edition) (Album) (3 versions)   Geffen Records ... 2006
Rotterdam 1 (Minimax, EP)   Room40 2006
The Destroyed Room: B-Sides And Rarities (Comp) (2 versions)   Geffen Records 2006
Un Pranzo Favoloso / A Fabulous Lunch (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   FinalMuzik 2006
20 Years Of Rage (4xCD, Comp) Kool Thing Warner Music (Australia) 2007
Beauty & Crime (Album) (5 versions)   Blue Note ... 2007
Boss (Album) (2 versions)   Arbitrary Signs ... 2007
Continental 62 (CD, Album) Window, Nickel Song Smells Like Records 2007
Cosmic Debris Volume I (CD) 033103 Paris A Silent Place 2007
Grip Like A Vice (CD, Single, Promo) Bull In The Heather Memphis Industries 2007
I Am The Resurrection: A Tribute To John Fahey (CD, Album) The Singing Bridge Of ... Vanguard 2007
I'm Not There (Original Soundtrack) (Comp) (2 versions) All Along The Watchtow... Columbia ... 2007
James And The Quiet (Album) (2 versions)   Ecstatic Peace! 2007
Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever (Album) (4 versions) Be Safe Wichita ... 2007
This Is Next - Indie's Biggest Hits Volume 1 (CD) Do You Believe In Rapt... Vice Records 2007
Andre Sider Af Sonic Youth (CD, Album)   Sonic Youth Records 2008
Gucci Rapidshare Download (CD, MiniAlbum, Ltd) Don't Try To Tell Me, ... Three Lobed Recordings 2008
Guitar Trio Is My Life! (3xCD, Album) Guitar Trio Pt. 1, Bro... Radium (3) 2008
J'accuse Ted Hughes / Agnès B Musique (12", EP)   Sonic Youth Records 2008
Live At The Brudenell Social Club (3xDVD-V) Be Safe Wichita 2008
Noise Room (CD, Album, Comp) Maelstrom From Drift (... Sonig 2008
Sensational Fix (2x7", cle + , boo)   Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walter König 2008
Battery Park - NYC July 4th 2008 (2 versions)   Matador 2009
Brand Neu! (CD, Comp) Two Cool Rock Chicks L... Feraltone 2009
CD Side 53 (CD, Smplr) Sacred Trickster D-Side 2009
Godseye (Cass, Ltd, C28) New Locations Dial Square Tapes 2009
The Eternal (Album) (7 versions)   Matador ... 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Just Another Asshole (Comp) (2 versions) Shift Just Another Asshole ... 1981
No Age - A Compilation Of SST Instrumental Music (2xLP) Florida Power SST Records 1987
SST Godhead Storedude In-Store Play Device #3 (Cass, Comp, Promo) Florida Power, Hard Le... SST Records 1987
SST Over 35 Videos Never Before Released (VHS, Comp, Album) New Groove SST Records 1987
Bullets Wrapped In Sugar (7", Comp) Deva, Spain Fragments Stomach Ache Records 1988
Nothing Short Of Total War (Part One) (Comp) (3 versions) Scratchy Heart Blast First ... 1989
Guitarrorists (Comp) (3 versions) Here No. 6 Records ... 1991
Heaven & Hell - Volume Three (A Tribute To The Velvet Underground) (CD) Stephanie Says (1.15.91) Imaginary Records 1992
Melt (CD) Drift 4 Work In Progress 1992
Outlaw Blues (Comp) (2 versions) You've Been On My Mind Imaginary Records 1992
Caged/Uncaged - A Rock/Experimental Homage To John Cage (Comp) (2 versions) 329 Overtones For John... Cramps Records ... 1993
America The Beautiful (2xCD, Comp) How Much Needs Crushing? RRRecords 1994
Fifteen Minutes - A Tribute To The Velvet Underground (CD) Stephanie Says (1.15.91) Imaginary Records 1994
Le Sacre Du Printemps (CD) Leap Of Faith Gonzo Circus 1994
Step, Step, Steppin' On Satan's Foot (CD, Ltd) Infinity (Live At CBGB... Tedium House Publications 1994
Carbon 14 Presents East Vs West EP (7") Belief (In Night) Carbon 14 Magazine 1995
Snake Is Long, Don't Fall The Audio Hole (My Father Said) - A Tribute To The Hanatarash (CD) My Dad Is Car Stomach Ache Records 1995
Dissolve A Work In Progress Compilation (CD, Comp) Drift 4 Fused Coil 1996
Inflamable Material (Cass, Comp) Fragile Fanzine Overdub 1996
Out Of Their Mouths (2xCD, Comp) Fuzz/Locusts Atavistic 1996
Whore (CD, Comp) Fragile WMO 1996
Four Years In 30 Seconds (Comp) (2 versions) First Computer Piece Dirter Promotions 1997
Kerouac - Kicks Joy Darkness (CD, Comp) Letter To John Clellon... Rykodisc 1997
Ocean Of Sound 4: Guitars On Mars (2xCD) New Groove Loop Virgin 1997
RRR 500 (LP, Comp) Untitled RRRecords 1998
Widowspeak (3 versions) No Excuse NMC Music ... 1998
Trace (2xCD) Midnight Headlights Audio Research Editions 1999
ElektNoiz #4 (CD, Comp) The View From Here MSBR Records 2000
No Nothing - No Music Festival 2000 (6xCD, Ltd, Box) Cross Referents Non Musica Rex 2000
Sonic Boom: The Art Of Sound (2xCD, Comp) El Oido (The Ear) Hayward Gallery 2000
Zero (CD) - Audio Research Editions 2000
Hard Rain Vol. 2: A Tribute To Bob Dylan (CD, Comp) Visions Of Johanna Uncut Magazine 2002
Konstantin Raudive (CD) Lee's Raudive Mix Sub Rosa 2002
Strings And Stings II (CD, Comp) 771 Fragments FBWL 2002
Acuarela Songs 2 (3xCD) Demons Music Part 3 (N... Acuarela Discos 2003
Dr. Eugene Chadbourne's Adventures At The Guitar Festival / Greetings Fellow Pickers (2xCD) Greetings Fellow Pickers Leo Records 2003
Guitars Undressed (CD) Semen Injection Marrakech 2003
052202 Tonic / 020103 RAW (Vinyl, Ltd) 052202 Tonic, 020103 Raw EN/Of 2004
Erratum #4 / Sound Review / Art + Noise + Poetry (3xCD) El Oido (The Ear) Erratum 2004
Guitar Series (Vol 2) (CDr) Smoke Ring #5, Travis ... Table Of The Elements 2004
Rhythm Science: Excerpts And Allegories From The Sub Rosa Archives (2 versions) Remix Of Konstantin Ra... Sub Rosa ... 2004
Bring Me The Head Of Nick Cain (CDr, Comp) Beasts & Burdens Hell's Half Halo 2005
Fun From None: Live From The No Fun Fest 2004 & 2005 (2xDVD) Untitled Load Records 2006
Less Self Is More Self (Tarantula Hill Benefit) (2xCD) Spkr Test 3 Ecstatic Peace! 2006
Daydream Nation (Deluxe Edition) (CD, Album, RM + CD) Eric's Trip (Home Demo) Geffen Records 2007
I Am The Resurrection: A Tribute To John Fahey (Album, Comp) (2 versions) The Singing Bridge Of ... Vanguard 2007
I'm Not There (Original Soundtrack) (Comp, Album) (5 versions) Can't Leave Her Behind Columbia ... 2007
Otherness (CD, Album, Comp) Shibuya Displacement Sonic Arts Network 2007
Visionaire No. 53: Sound (5x12", Pic + 2xCD + Box, Comp, Ltd) Inside Out (I Love You... Visionaire Publishing 2007
Noise Room (CD, Album, Comp) Maelstrom From Drift (... Sonig 2008
Sensational Fix (2x7", cle + , boo) Rats (Demo) Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walter König 2008
Spill Your Guts, Friend (Cass) Deva, Spain Fragments Stomach Ache Records  
Unofficial Releases:
Stick Me Donna Magick Momma (7", S/Sided, Etch, Ltd + 7", S/Sided, Etch, Ltd)   Fierce Recordings, Fierce Recordings 1988
The Social Power Performance (CD, Album) Social Power Blue Knight Records 1992
EVOL (LP, Unofficial, Gre)   Blast First  
Więcej Czadu (Pump Up The Volume : Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Cass, Comp) Titanium Exposé Euro Star  
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