Gigolo Aunts
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Background information | |
Also known as | Sniper |
Origin | Potsdam, New York, United States |
Genres | Indie rock, alternative rock, power pop |
Years active | 1981–present |
Labels | Coyote, Impossible, Summerville, Munster, Fire, Alias, RCA, Wicked Disc, E Pluribus Unum, Bittersweet, Q Division, Love to Art |
Gigolo Aunts are an American power pop band, who formed in 1981.
Biography
Early history
The band was formed by middle school students Steve Hurley,
Chart success
In fall 1991, the band released the "Bloom"/"
After signing to RCA Records in the US early in 1994, the band released the slightly altered American version of
Later history
In the winter of 1995, drummer Paul Brouwer left and was replaced by Fred Eltringham, then of the Boston band, Jack Drag. In the fall of 1995, the band entered the studio with producer Fred Maher to record the follow-up to Flippin' Out, tentatively titled Ultraphonic. The subsequent recordings were never released and soon after Phil Hurley left the band and was replaced by 6L6 guitarist, Jon Skibic.
In 1996, after getting released from their RCA deal, the band began the long process of ending their relationship with Fire Records. In the meantime, they released an EP, Learn to Play Guitar, on the indie Wicked Disc label, which allowed them to tour extensively in support of the Wallflowers and Counting Crows.
On July 2, 1997, Counting Crows kicked off a co-headlining tour with The Wallflowers that continued through September. This tour included opening acts by Bettie Serveert, Engine 88, Gigolo Aunts and That Dog, with each opening band touring for a three-week stretch.[3] While touring with Counting Crows, The Wallflowers were also playing their own headlining dates when the Counting Crows tour was on break (Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz experienced swollen vocal cords and had to back out of several shows in July).[4]
After settling their contract status in 1998, the band signed a new deal with E Pluribus Unum Records, a subsidiary of Universal Records owned and led by Counting Crows' singer, Adam Duritz.[1] The band entered the studio once again with producer Mike Denneen and produced the haunting Minor Chords and Major Themes, which featured the minor hit, "Everyone Can Fly".[1] Minor Chords And Major Themes was a hit in Spain and led to the band's long-standing popularity in that country and appearance at the Benicassim Festival in 1999.
Members
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- Timeline
Discography
Albums
- Better Than Fish (1987, Demo Tape)
- Everybody Happy (US - 1988, Coyote Records)
- Tales from the Vinegar Side (Spain - 1990, Impossible Records)
- Full-On Bloom (EP) (UK - 1993, Fire Records), (US - 1993, Alias Records)
- Flippin' Out (UK - 1993, Fire Records), (US - 1994, RCA/BMG)
- Learn to Play Guitar (EP) (US - 1997, Wicked Disc)
- Minor Chords and Major Themes (US - 1999, E Pluribus Unum Recordings)
- Everyone Can Fly (EP) (US - 1999, E Pluribus Unum Recordings)
- Pacific Ocean Blues (Spain/Japan - 2002, Bittersweet Recordings), (US - 2003, Q Division Records)
Compilation albums
- Flippin' Out + Full-On Bloom (UK - 1995, Fire Records)
- Where I Find My Heaven (UK - 1997, Nectar Masters, UK - 1998, Fire Records)
- The One Before the Last (Spain - 2000, Bittersweet Recordings)
- Where I Find My Heaven + Flippin' Out (UK - 2003, Fire Records)
- The Pride Of Potsdam: 20 Years Of Sonic Splendor (2006, Love To Art)
Singles
- "Bloom" (1991)
- "I Am the Cosmos (Chris Bell Homage)" (1992)
- "Cope" (1992)
- "Bloom" (1993)
- "Gun" (1993)
- "Mrs. Washington" (1993)
- "Shame" (1993)
- "Where I Find My Heaven" (1993)
- "Mrs. Washington" (1994)
- "Cope" (Promo Single) (1994)
- "Bloom" (Promo Single) (1994)
- "Where I Find My Heaven" (1995)
- "Where I Find My Heaven" (Promo Single) (1995)
- "The Big Lie" (Promo Single) (1999)
- "Everyone Can Fly" (Promo Single) (1999)
- "The Girl From Yesterday" (Promo Single - Spain) (2001)
- "Even Though (The One Before the Last)" (Promo Single - Spain) (2002)
Selected tracks from other compilations
- "Pinnacle) Catalog Number: 10VCD10 (1994)
- "Where I Find My Heaven", Dumb and Dumber OST (RCA) Catalog Number: 07863 66523 2 (22 November 1994)
- "Mr. Woods", Safe and Sound: A Benefit in Response to the Brookline Clinic Violence (Mercury Records) Catalog Number: 314 534 067-2 (1996)
- "Why Can't This Be Love?", Everybody Wants Some! (of Van Halen) (CherryDisc Records) Catalog Number: CH 5794-2 (1997)
- "You'd Better Get Yourself Together, Baby", Wicked Good Sampler 05 (Universal Music) Catalog Number: UMG3P-21141 (1998)
- "Alcoholiday", What a Concept!: A Salute to Teenage Fanclub (Not Lame Recordings) Catalog Number: NL-089 (2004)
- "I'm Not the One", Substitution Mass Confusion: A Tribute to The Cars (Not Lame Recordings) Catalog Number: NL-102 (2005) attributed to Gigolo Aunts featuring Kid Lightning
References
- ^ ISBN 0-7535-0427-8.
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Billboard Magazine, May 24, 1997, Page 16 (link accessed January 14, 2015)
- ^ "Counting Crows Counted In Again". Mtv.com. Retrieved 6 March 2018.