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Mountain Goats, The

Real Name:John Darnielle, Peter Hughes
Profile:The Mountain Goats' first recordings were covers of songs by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. These recordings were made in employee housing at Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk, California - the same town which, perhaps not coincidentally, gave Metallica to the world. A tape of these early sessions, which used the roaring static sound of late-night TV test patterns as percussion/incidental noise but were otherwise a capella, still exists. The inscription on the spine of the tape reads THE MOUNTAIN GOATS/BLEATING WILDLY: A VERSION OF FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS. No-one will ever hear this tape in any form.

Throughout the early 90s, the Mountain Goats developed their style. What this means is "John started learning how to write songs." There were two albums and a limited amount of touring done by the lineup that solidified during this time - John and Rachel played twice in San Francisco, twice in Chicago, twice in New York City, and once each in Columbus, Newpaltz, Cambridge, Providence, Northampton, Nijmegen, Koln, Utrecht, Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. There were about a dozen shows in southern California, too. Around the end of this period, they made an EP called Nine Black Poppies, and then John moved to Chicago.

The Mountain Goats are:
John Darnielle and Peter Hughes - 1995-present
John Darnielle and Rachel Ware - 1991-1995
occasional members 1991-1995: Rosanne, Amy, and Sara
occasional members 1995-present: Franklin Bruno, Erik Friedlander, John Vanderslice
URLs:http://www.mountain-goats.com/
http://www.themountaingoats.net/
Members:John Darnielle
Name Variations: All | Mountain Goats, The | Mountain Goats
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Releases:
Chile De Arbol (7")   Ajax Records (2) 1993
Hot Garden Stomp (Cass, Album, Ltd)   Shrimper 1993
Beautiful Rat Sunset (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Shrimper 1994
Philyra (7")   Theme Park Records 1994
Taking The Dative (Cass, MiniAlbum, Ltd)   Car In Car Disco Product 1994
Why You All So Thief? (7", EP, Spl)   Sing, Eunuchs! 1994
Yam, The King Of Crops (Cass, MiniAlbum, Ltd)   Oska 1994
Zopilote Machine (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Ajax Records (2) ... 1994
Nine Black Poppies (CD)   Emperor Jones 1995
Orange Raja, Blood Royal (7")   Walt Records 1995
Songs For Peter Hughes (7")   Sonic Squid 1995
Sweden (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Shrimper 1995
Wheel Method, The (7")   Pottery 1995
Nothing For Juice (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Ajax Records (2) ... 1996
Songs About Fire (7")   Cassiel Records 1996
Full Force Galesburg (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Emperor Jones 1997
New Asian Cinema (12", Etch, Ltd)   Yoyo Recordings 1998
Coroner's Gambit (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Absolutely Kosher Records 2000
Isopanisad Radio Hour (12", Etch, Ltd)   Yoyo Recordings 2000
All Hail West Texas (CD)   Emperor Jones 2001
Devil In The Shortwave (12", Etch)   Yoyo Recordings 2001
Protein Source Of The Future... Now! (CD, Album)   3 Beads Of Sweat 2002
See America Right (Single, Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   4AD 2002
Bedside Recordings Vol. 1.2 (7", Ltd)   Bedside Recordings 2003
Palmcorder Yajna (Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   4AD 2003
Tallahassee (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   4AD 2003
Letter From Belgium (Single, Maxi) ◄ (2 versions)   4AD 2004
We Shall All Be Healed (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   4AD 2004
Come, Come To The Sunset Tree (LP, Album, Ltd)   Not On Label 2005
Dilaudid (File, MP3)   4AD 2005
The Sunset Tree (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   4AD 2005
Babylon Springs EP (CD, EP)   4AD 2006
Get Lonely (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   4AD ... 2006
Sampler (CD, Maxi, Promo)   4AD 2006
Black Pear Tree (12", EP)   Cadmean Dawn 2008
Heretic Pride (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   4AD 2008
Satanic Messiah EP (EP) ◄ (2 versions)   Not On Label (The Mountain Goats Self-released) 2008
Moon Colony Bloodbath (12", Ltd, EP)   Cadmean Dawn 2009
Appears On:
Sorely Tempted (7") Lab Rat Blues Jupa Records 1993
The Wandering Jew (LP) Tulsa Imperative Shrimper 1994
The Wandering Jew (CD) Tulsa Imperative Shrimper 1994
The Monkey Song (7", Single) The Monkey Song Sweet Pea Records 1995
A Heart Without A Mind EP (CD, EP) Snow Crush Killing Song Morr Music 2003
Esopus #5: Audio-Visuals (CD, Comp) Porcile Esopus 2005
Catfight! (2xCD, Album) Orange Ball Of Hate Darren Hayman Ltd. 2006
Your Cassette Pet (Cass, Comp, Album, Ltd, C94) The Best Ever Death Me... 555 Recordings 2008
Tracks Appear On:
Abridged Perversion "A Shrimper Compilation" (CD, Comp) The Window Song Shrimper 1993
Hardcore Acoustic (Cass) Going To Maine Shrimper 1993
Those Pre-Phylloxera Years (7") Faithless Bachant Song Box Dog Sound 1993
You And What Army? (Cass) Going To Bangkor Sing, Eunuchs! 1994
Basement Tapes: A KSPC Compilation Of Live Recordings (12", Comp) The Anglo-Saxons Not On Label, Not On Label 1995
Cool Beans! #4 Twice The Caffeine (7", Comp) The Last Day Of Jimi H... Cool Beans! 1995
Fast Forward>> #2 (2xCD, Comp) Noctifer Birmingham Brinkman Records 1995
Goar EP #11 (7") Creature Song, Pure Sound Goar Records 1995
Our Salvation Is In Hand (CD, Comp) Alpha Omega, Handball Theme Park Records 1995
The Long Secret (CD, Album, Comp) Duke Ellington Harriet Records, Harriet Records 1995
We'll Sail Out Far... Maybe A Little Too Far... ◄ (2 versions) Please Come Home To Ha... Apartment Records ... 1996
In Release City (Cass, C60) Black Molly Slowball 1997
Object Lessons - Songs About Products (CD, MiniAlbum, Comp) Golden Boy Inconspicuous Records 1998
Waiting To Exhale (CD, Smplr, Promo) Weekend In Western Ill... Trance Syndicate Records, Emperor Jones 1998
De Avonden - Muziek Uit Studio Amstel (CD, Comp, Dig) Standard Bitter Love S... VPRO Eigenwijs 1999
Yoyo A Go Go - Another Live Compilation - July 15-20 1997 (2xLP) Raid On Entebbe Yoyo Recordings 1999
Yoyo A Go Go - Another Live Compilation - July 15-20 1997 (CD, Comp) Raid On Entebbe Yoyo Recordings 1999
Dr. Tiger's Deathless Promise (CD, Smplr, Album) No Children 4AD 2002
Mitzvoth (CDr) Baboon Absolutely Kosher Records 2002
New Noises Vol. 57 (CD, Comp, Car) No Children Rolling Stone (Germany) 2003
Rough Trade Shops - Counter Culture (2002) (2xCD) See America Right Mute Records Ltd. 2003
Comes With A Smile Vol. 11 - Hope Isn't A Word (CD, Album, Ltd, Comp) Beat The Devil Comes With A Smile 2004
1980 Forward (CD, Album) See America Right 4AD 2005
2005 Music Issue (CD) Pet Politics The Believer Magazine 2005
Down In A Mirror : A Second Tribute To Jandek (CD) White Box Summersteps Records 2005
Esopus #5: Audio-Visuals (CD, Comp) Porcile Esopus 2005
Weeds: Music From The Original Series (CD, Album) Cotton Rykodisc 2005
Like A Version Two (CD, Comp) Wild World Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Music) 2006
Rough Trade Shops - Singer Songwriter 1 (2xCD) Masher Mute Records Ltd. 2006
Triple J Hottest 100 - 13 (2xCD, Comp) This Year Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Music) 2006
Triple J Hottest 100 - 13 (DVD, Comp) This Year Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC Music) 2006
Now Hear This! 61 (CD, Comp, Promo) In The Craters Of The ... Word Magazine 2008
Seen And Heard: 4AD & Rough Trade 2008 Sampler (CD, Comp, Promo) Lovecraft In Brooklyn 4AD 2008
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