Mirrors (Ohio band)
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Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Genres | Rock, proto-punk, punk rock, art punk |
Years active | 1971 | –1975 , 1986 –1988 , 2013 –2014
Labels | Heathen, Resonance,Overground Records, ROIR, Violent Times |
Past members | Jamie Klimek Jim Crook Mike Weldon Craig Bell Jim Jones Paul Marotta |
Mirrors (a.k.a. the Mirrors) was an American rock band from
Their only release when the band existed was a 7" single on Heathen Records: "Shirley" b/w "She Smiled Wild."[1] Between 1986 and 1988, the original lineup, produced by Marotta, recorded the album Another Nail in the Coffin, which only saw limited release in 1989 before the Dutch record label went bankrupt.[1][7] In 1997 Scat Records released Those Were Different Times: Cleveland 1972-1976, a CD with songs by Mirrors, the electric eels and the Styrenes.[5] In 2001 Mirrors put out Hands in My Pockets, a 19-song CD of material they had recorded in the 1970s. Mostly made up of studio tracks, it also included some home recordings and live material.[8] In 2004 ROIR released Another Nail in the {Remodeled} Coffin, a reissue of the 1989 album plus a second CD with demos, live tracks and alternate takes.[8] In 2009 Violent Times Records issued Something That Would Never Do, a limited edition LP of previously released songs recorded 1974–75.[8]
Discography
- "Shirley" b/w "She Smiled Wild", 7" single (1975) Heathen Records
- Another Nail in the Coffin, LP (1989) Resonance (Neth.)
- Those Were Different Times: Cleveland 1972-1976, compilation CD (1997 archival) Scat
- Hands in My Pockets, CD (2001, archival 1970's) Overground Records (UK)
- Another Nail in the {Remodeled} Coffin, 2x CD (2004, archival) ROIR
- Something That Would Never Do, LP (2009, archival 1970's) Violent Times
- "Slow Down" 1974 Mirrors track on Craig Bell's archival LP, "aka Darwin Layne" ever/never Records (2016)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mirrors: Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Murrmann, Mark (June 19, 2009). "Music: Mirrors, Something That Would Never Do". Mother Jones. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (May 26, 1997). "Early Cleveland Punk Surfaces". MTV. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Klimek, Jaime. "Mirros Liner Notes". Scat Records. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ a b "Those Were Different Times: Cleveland 1972-1976". Discogs. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Petkovic, John (January 23, 2014). "Cleveland rock pioneers Mirrors are bigger than ever and back in action Saturday at Beachland Ballroom". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "Another Nail In The Coffin". Discogs. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Rick. "Another Nail in the Remodeled Coffin". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2016.