Formed in San Francisco, CA, in late 1988, the Mummies consisted of Larry Winther on guitar, Maz Kattuah on bass, Trent Ruane on organ and sax, and Russell Quan on drums; though it was sometimes difficult to tell just who was who since the band performed in mummy suits that made them appear to be wrapped from head to toe in Ace bandages. While the band found a home in the West Coast garage/surf revival scene alongside like-minded bands such as the Phantom Surfers and the Untamed Youth, the Mummies set out to be louder, cruder, and more obnoxious than anyone; bashing out frantic and primitive versions of such classics as "Justine" and "Shot Down" alongside middle-finger originals like "Your Ass (Is Next in Line)," "The Thing From Venus," and "Shut Yer Mouth" on cheap vintage gear rescued from pawn shops and garage sales. In 1990, the Mummies' first single appeared (on the band's own Pre-B.S. label), as did several 7"s on other labels followed, including Estrus, Planet Pimp, and Rekkids; eventually, the band's early singles were compiled on the LP The Mummies Play Their Own Records. (The album appeared on LP only; the Mummies made no secret of their antipathy for digital technology, emblazoning their slogan, "F*ck CDs," on the back covers of most of their records and refusing to release their material in the format, though this changed with the dawn of the 21st century.)
In early 1991, the Mummies cut an album for Crypt Records, but the results sounded a bit too clean and tidy for the band's liking, and the album went unreleased (though the material was later pirated on the infamous Fuck the Mummies bootleg); later that year, they took another stab at capturing their lo-fi assault on tape, and the result was their first (and only) proper Mummies studio album, the gloriously obnoxious Never Been Caught. After extensive West Coast gigging, a tour of the Northwest with Thee Headcoats (garage icon Billy Childish called the Mummies his favorite American band) and a brief jaunt to the East Coast, the Mummies threw in the towel in January 1992, shortly before Never Been Caught came out. However, the group briefly reunited in 1993 when fellow San Franciscans Supercharger asked the Mummies to open for them on a tour of Europe; being big fans of Supercharger, the Mummies agreed, and made enough of an impression on European rock fans that they were persuaded to come back for a headlining tour in the Spring of 1994. Since then, Ruane, Kattuah, and Quan have all played with the Phantom Surfers, while Ruane has also worked with the Untamed Youth; Kattuah finds time to play in the Maybellines; and the busy Quan gigs with the Maybellines, the Bobbyteens, the Count Backwurds, and the Dukes of Hamburg. Larry Winther, meanwhile, has recorded with the Orange Peels.
~ Mark Deming, All Music Guide
Fuck C.D.s! It's the Mummies (1992)
1. Skinny Minnie
2. The Frisco Freeze
3. Red Cobra #9
4. Justine
5. The Thing from Venus
6. Shot Down
7. Shut Yer Mouth
8. Your Ass (Is Next in Line)
9. Stronger than Dirt
10. Little Miss Tee-N-T
11. Come On Up
12. She Lied
13. Sooprize Package for Mr.Mineo
14. The Ballad of Iron Eyes Cody
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1. Skinny Minnie
2. The Frisco Freeze
3. Red Cobra #9
4. Justine
5. The Thing from Venus
6. Shot Down
7. Shut Yer Mouth
8. Your Ass (Is Next in Line)
9. Stronger than Dirt
10. Little Miss Tee-N-T
11. Come On Up
12. She Lied
13. Sooprize Package for Mr.Mineo
14. The Ballad of Iron Eyes Cody
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Never Been Caught (1992)
1. Your Ass (Is Next in Line)
2. Stronger than Dirt
3. Little Miss Tee-N-T
4. Come On Up
5. Sooprize Package for Mr.Mineo
6. Rosie
7. Shot Down
8. The Ballad of Iron Eyes Cody
9. Skinny Minnie
10. She Lied
11. Red Cobra #9
12. The Frisko Freeze
13. Justine
14. Mariconda's a Friend of Mine
15. The Thing from Venus
16. Shut Yer Mouth
17. Jezebel
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1. Your Ass (Is Next in Line)
2. Stronger than Dirt
3. Little Miss Tee-N-T
4. Come On Up
5. Sooprize Package for Mr.Mineo
6. Rosie
7. Shot Down
8. The Ballad of Iron Eyes Cody
9. Skinny Minnie
10. She Lied
11. Red Cobra #9
12. The Frisko Freeze
13. Justine
14. Mariconda's a Friend of Mine
15. The Thing from Venus
16. Shut Yer Mouth
17. Jezebel
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Party at Steve's House (1994)
1. Shake
2. Big Boy Pete
3. Caesar's Gonna Get in Trouble You Know
4. Don Galucci's Balls
5. I Hear You Laughing
6. You Better Stop
7. Babba Diddy Baby
8. Tough Enough
9. Just One More Dance
10. I Don't Like It
11. Duel
12. Zip A Dee Doo Dah
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The Mummies part II
1. Shake
2. Big Boy Pete
3. Caesar's Gonna Get in Trouble You Know
4. Don Galucci's Balls
5. I Hear You Laughing
6. You Better Stop
7. Babba Diddy Baby
8. Tough Enough
9. Just One More Dance
10. I Don't Like It
11. Duel
12. Zip A Dee Doo Dah
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The Mummies part II
5 comments:
Yeah! Happy new year!
caray! que buenos cds. ya bajando varios!!! gracias!
Thanx a lot!
Magnífico tu blog, enhorabuena!
Al intentar descargar me sale que no me da permiso el titular. No entiendo a que es debido ya que tengo
premiun en rapishare.Tal vez tengas las carpetas privadas.
Gracias de todos modos.
hi, would it be possible to re-upload please?
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