Checkered Past Records (USA)

Compact Disc

CPR 23
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469002322
16 HORSEPOWER - HOARSE
HOARSE is an incendiary album of all-live material, featuring excerpts from performances in Denver and Paris, and perfectly captures the grit and grace of this truly powerful band. This album was originally released just as DNA were closing their doors, and has never truly seen the light of day.
TRACKLISTING:  01. AMERICAN WHEEZE   02. BLACK SOUL CHOIR   03. BAD MOON RISIN'   04. LOW ESTATE   05. FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE   06. BLACK LUNG   07. HORSE HEAD   08. SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA WALTZ   09. BRIMSTONE ROCK   10. FIRE SPIRIT   11. DAY OF THE LORDS  
CD
Alternative Rock
06/12/2001
  10.00
              USD
CPR 24
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469002421
ASS PONYS - LOHIO
The Ass Ponies have been called every adjective in the book - rootsy, quirky, literate, edgy, off-kilter. They have been name-checked alongside such heavyweights as R.E.M., Pere Ubu, Flying Burrito Brothers, The Flaming Lips, and Neil Young. This release originally came out just as DNA were closing their doors, and has never truly seen the light of day.
TRACKLISTING:  01. LAST NIGHT IT SNOWED   02. KUNG FU REFERENCE   03. DONALD SUTHERLAND   04. BLACK DOT   05. DRIED UP   06. ONLY   07. FIRE IN THE HOLE   08. (BABY) I LOVE YOU (BABY)   09. CALENDAR DAYS   10. BABY IN A JAR   11. DOLLAR A DAY   12. BUTTERFLY   13. NOTHING STARTS TODAY  
CD
Alternative Rock
06/12/2001
  10.00
              USD
CPR 18
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469001820
ASS PONYS - SOME STUPID WITH A FLARE GUN
The Ass Ponies turn portraits of torpor, neglect and stupidity into pop rock gems, rooting out the poignance and common struggles of dysfunctional mid-America. "Go directly to your record store. Buy this album. Immediately. Kill if you must" (Spin)
CD
Alternative Rock
04/11/2000
  10.00
              USD
CPR 16
 CHECKERED PAST
BOTANICA - MALEDICTION CD
Country
  10.00
              USD
CPR 5
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469000526
DOWD, JOHNNY - WRONG SIDE OF MEMPHIS CD
Country
  10.00
              USD
CPR 13
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469001325
FLATIRONS - PRAYER BONES
Imagine the lush pipes of a Patsy Cline or Brenda Lee, strapped to the back of a supple thoroughbred as it leans into the home stretch, breaks the tape, and bolts the fence...
CD
Country
02/09/1999
  10.00
              USD
CPR 20
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469002025
GREAT CRUSADES, THE - DAMAGED GOODS
The Great Crusaders' songs tell stories of sadness, longing and clenched-fist optimism through blood-shot eyes and a halo of whiskey. They have drawn comparisons to such luminaries as Robbie Robertson, Nick Cave, Gallon Drunk, the Replacements and Tom Waits.
CD
Country
11/21/2000
  10.00
              USD
CPR 12
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469001226
HADACOL - BETTER THAN THIS CD
Alternative Rock
  10.00
              USD
CPR 2
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469000229
HOUSE, TOM - THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS CHANGING
A self-described barroom singer, Tom's brutal, poetic lyrics are delivered with spare melodicism and a singular voice, and underpinned with subtle brilliance by his backing band (which includes the cream of Nashville's independent players and members of LAMBCHOP).
CD
Country
08/12/1997
  10.00
              USD
CPR 9
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469000922
HOUSE, TOM - THIS WHITE MAN'S BURDEN
Another dark, swirling masterwork, distilled from the strains of Appalachian music and beat poetry - when folks refer to Checkered Past as the "Fat Possum of White People", Tom House is the best of what they mean.
CD
Country
07/17/1998
  10.00
              USD
CPR 3
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469000328
LONESOME BOB - THINGS FALL APART CD
Country
  10.00
              USD
CPR 14
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469001424
OLD JOE CLARKS, THE - METAL SHED BLUES
Husband-and-wife core Mike & Jill Coykendall flesh out the predominantly acoustic sound of their debut (Town Of Ten) with a full band: big-beat drums, swirling keyboards, scratchy guitars.
CD
Country
03/23/1999
  10.00
              USD
CPR 1
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469000120
OLD JOE CLARKS, THE - TOWN OF TEN
Haunting melodies, deep country soul, and songs with "an intimacy that only unlimited space can afford" are the hallmarks of the OLD JOE CLARKS, a young San Francisco (by way of rural Kansas) combo.
CD
Country
09/09/1997
  10.00
              USD
CPR 19
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469001929
RED STAR BELGRADE - TELESCOPE
Includes a country version of AC/DC's Highway To Hell! "Think of Neil young fronting Nirvana! One of the Year's best!" (Boston Globe)
CD
Country
05/09/2000
  10.00
              USD
CPR 15
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469001523
RED STAR BELGRADE - THE FRACTURED HYMNAL
Crushing guitars, plaintive ballads and a songwriter's worldview that can only be described as dark, dark, dark... "compelling, Uncle Tupelo-inspired country rock with a particularly savage lyrical bite" (Option Mag).
CD
Country
05/04/1999
  10.00
              USD
CPR 8
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469100820
SOULED AMERICAN - FROZEN CD
Alternative Rock
  10.00
              USD
CPR 21
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469002124
SPANIC BOYS - TORTURE
Features the Spanics' hardest-rocking sounds to date, with their trademark close harmonies, screaming Fender guitars, catchy and clever original songs, and a straight-ahead devotion to American rock'n'roll. "A goldmine for those who already know the Spanic Boys as one of America's finest bands." (CMJ)
CD
Alternative Rock
02/20/2001
  10.00
              USD
CPR 17
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469001721
STAR ROOM BOYS - WHY DO LONELY MEN & WOMEN WANT TO B
Exceptionally keen lyrics and well-crafted arrangements deliver a drink-a-long sound - by album's end, you'll be lamenting lost opportunities and broken hearts. Guaranteed.
CD
Country
11/02/1999
  10.00
              USD
CPR 7
 CHECKERED PAST
 0640469000724
WOMACK, TOMMY - POSITIVELY NA-NA
Uncommonly open-hearted and intelligent songwriting is Tommy's gift, and he wraps it in guitar-cranked arrangements or strips it down to its confessional, bare-acoustic bones. "A sound halfway between 'Sweet Virginia' Stones and 'Achin' To Be' Replacements." (No Depression)
CD
Country
06/09/1998
  10.00
              USD