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The Strapping Fieldhands

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Genres
  
Indie rock

Genre
  
Indie rock

Associated acts
  
King of Siam [1]

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Years active
  
1991–1997 1999 - present

Members
  
Bob Dickie Bob Malloy Jacy Webster Jeff Werner Tony Collins

Past members
  
Sky Kishlo John Ferenzik Robert Bell

Origin
  
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (1991)

Albums
  
Wattle & Daub, Gobs on the Midway: Singles 1991-1995, Discus, In the Pineys, The Demiurge

Record labels
  
Siltbreeze, Shangri-La Records

Similar
  
Grifters, Watery Love, Sparrow Steeple, Mike Rep And The Quotas, Spacin'

The Strapping Fieldhands are an American indie rock band based in Pennsylvania, and are associated with the Siltbreeze label and American lo-fi psych scene. The band's first live incarnation was a three-piece opening for The Frogs. During the 1990s the Fieldhands would tour extensively with The Grifters, Guided by Voices, Pavement, and Thinking Fellers Union Local 282, playing shows with The Fall, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Royal Trux and others.

Contents

Albums

  • Discus LP (Omphalos Records, 1994)
  • The Caul LP (The Now Sound, 1995)
  • Wattle & Daub LP/CD (Shangri-La Records, 1996)
  • Third Kingdom LP/CD (Omphalos Records, 2002)

    • EPs

  • The Demiurge E.P. 7" (Siltbreeze Records, 1991)
  • Future Pastoral E.P. 7" (Siltbreeze Records, 1993)
  • In The Pineys E.P. 10"/CD (Siltbreeze Records, 1994)

    • Compilations

  • Gobs on the Midway - Singles 1991-95 CD (Siltbreeze Records, 1996)

    • Singles

  • Stacey Donelly 7" (Siltbreeze Records, 1992)
  • Neptune's World 7" (Siltbreeze Records, 1995)
  • Sun 7" (Compulsiv Records, 1995)
  • Goat Cheese/Porn Weasel split 7" with Mudhoney, (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1995)
  • Ben Franklin Airbath/Forget You split 7" with The Simple Ones (Shangri-La Records, 1996

    • Appearances

  • "Just Too Much" on Pimp's Toe Accelerator E.P., (Ptolemaic Terrascope, 1994)
  • "Tale from Telegewae" on Succour: The Terrascope Benefit Album, (Ptolemaic Terrascope/Flydaddy Records, 1996)
  • "Ollie's Interfader" on Carry On Ooij - A Brinkman Waaghals Compilation, (Brinkman Records, 1996)
  • "Porn Weasel" on Screwed Motion Picture Soundtrack, (Amphetamine Reptile Records, 1996)
  • "Stacey Donnelly" on CMJ New Music March - Volume 43, (College Music Journal, 1997)
  • "Boo Hoo Hoo" on Tiny Idols, (Snowglobe Records, 2005)

    • Songs

    In the PineysIn the Pineys · 1995
    Ben Franklin AirbathWattle & Daub · 1996
    The Author in Her EarWattle & Daub · 1996

    References

    The Strapping Fieldhands Wikipedia
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