Discography of The Bobs

Prologue

• Thompson, Eric (1995) "Discography of The Bobs" Usenet rec.music.a-cappella. Available via anonymous ftp from ftp.bobs.com in faq/Bobs_Discography.txt.

World Wide Web users will find this discography at:

• http://www.bobs.com/FanClub/NETFOBS/Discography.html

Table of Contents

• Brief Discography
• Verbose Discography
• Related Works

• NETFOBS Internet Fan Club
• Legend & Glossary
• Record Companies
• Credits

Brief Discography

• 1981? / Out of the Mouths of Bobs [EP]
• 1983 / The Bobs [Album]
• 1987 / My I'm Large [Album]
• 1987 / Now I am a Hippie Again [Single]
• 1988 / Songs for Tomorrow Morning [Album]
• 1990 / The Bobs - Vintage Footage [Video]
• 1990 / ISOBOBS [Video]
• 1990 / The Lost N.P.R. Songs [CT]
• 1990 / 6 Songs for Children (by Gunnar Madsen) [CT]
• 1991 / Sing The Songs Of... [Album]
• 1992 / Modern Acapella [Compilation]
• 1992 / The Bobs [CT]
• 1993 / Surf Ninjas [Soundtrack]
• 1993 / Shut Up and Sing [Album]
• 1994 / Cover The Songs Of... [Album]
• 1995 / Plugged [Album]

Verbose Discography

Out of the Mouths of Bobs / EP / 1981(?)

• Gunnar "Bob" Madsen (vocals)
• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals)

1. Bus Plunge
2. Nose to Nose
3. Helter Skelter
4. The Deprogrammer

• EP US KALEIDOSCOPE K1801 (1983 release)

The Bobs / Album / 1983

• Silhouettes of The Bobs singing into microphones.

• Gunnar "Bob" Madsen (vocals)
• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals)

  with:

• Brad Bill Horn (drums on [5])
• Greene/Maddsen (vocodor and keyboards on [5])

• All selections composed by Gunnar Madsen and Richard Green except:
  • [1] Lennon/McCartney
  • [2] Mark Pritchard
  • [7] Byrne/Weymouth/Frantz

1. 2:58 .. Art for Art's Sake
2. 4:03 .. Prisoner of Funk
3. 3:11 .. I Hate the Beach Boys
4. 2:36 .. Bus Plunge
5. 3:26 .. Cowboy Lips
6. 1:52 .. Helter Skelter [1]
7. 3:55 .. Through the Wall
8. 3:04 .. Be My Yoko [2]
9. 3:04 .. Lazy Susan
10. 2:02 .. Nose to Nose [3][4]
11. 3:33 .. Trash
12. 4:43 .. The Deprogrammer
13. 3:22 .. Eddie the Jinx [3][5]
14. 2:23 .. Democratic Process [3][6]
15. 3:27 .. Psyco Killer [3][7]

• [3] available on Compact Disc only.
• [4] From the EP Out of the Mouths of Bobs on Kaleidoscope Records
• [5] Recorded in 1982 before the Bobs transcended musical instruments. Pre-Janie Bob.
• [6] The theme song of Pacifica Broadcastings' coverage of the 1984 Democratic Convention.
• [7] Recorded in 1981. Pre-Janie Bob.

• LP US KALEIDOSCOPE F-18
• CT US KALEIDOSCOPE C-18
• CD US KALEIDOSCOPE K-18 (1987 reissue) [AAD] (lyrics)
• CD US RHINO RHi71464

My I'm Large / Album / 1987

• The Bobs in the lower right corner with a single very LARGE shadow stretching to the upper left.

• All selections composed by Gunnar Madsen and Richard Green except:
  • [1] William Robinson Jr.
  • [2] Ronald Blackwell
  • [3] Madsen/Greene/Pritchard

• 3:56 .. My I'm Large
• 3:00 .. Helmet
• 3:21 .. My Husband Was a Weatherman
• 4:03 .. Mopping, Mopping, Mopping
• 3:00 .. Bulky Rythm
• 3:39 .. You Really Got a Hold on Me [1]
• 2:29 .. Johnny's Room
• 3:24 .. Please Let Me Be Your Third World Country
• 3:19 .. Valentino's
• 2:50 .. Banana Love
• 3:06 .. Little Red Riding Hood [2]
• 4:44 .. My Shoes [3]

• LP US Great American Music Hall GAMH-001
• CD US Great American Music Hall GAMHCD-001-2 (lyrics)
• CT US KALEIDOSCOPE C-46 (reissue)
• CD US KALEIDOSCOPE K-46 (reissue) (lyrics)
• CD US RHINO RHi71465

Now I am a Hippie Again / Single / 1987

1. 1:59 .. (First I was a Hippie, Then I was a Stockbroker) Now I am a Hippie Again
2. 3:25 .. Please Let Me Be Your Third World Country [1]

• [1] From the album "My, I'm Large"

• 7" US Great American Music Hall F-985

Songs for Tomorrow Morning / Album / 1988

• The Bobs sitting down to breakfast singing into a microphone hanging over the table.

• Gunnar "Bob" Madsen (vocals)
• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals)

  featuring:

• Steve Mitchell on Trousers [2]

• All selections composed by Gunnar Madsen and Richard Green except:
  • [1] Lennon/McCartney

1. 3:21 .. You Can't Do That [1]

   The Laundry Cycle:

2. 4:30 .. Pounded on a Rock
3. 3:28 .. Signs on the Line
4. 3:55 .. Dictator in a Polo Shirt
5. 0:23 .. Where Does the Wayward Footwear Go?
6. 3:52 .. Share a Load

7. 5:25 .. Santa Ana Woman [2]
8. 2:44 .. Food to Rent
9. 3:56 .. Corn Dogs
10. 2:22 .. Boy Around the Corner
11. 4:12 .. But Then, a Week Ago Last Thursday...
12. 2:05 .. Plastic or Paper [3]
13. 1:57 .. (First I was a Hippie, Then I was a Stockbroker) Now I am a Hippie Again [3]
14. 2:49 .. Killer Bees [3]
15. 2:10 .. Golly, Ollie [3]

• [3] available on Compact Disc only.

• LP US Great American Music Hall GAMH-2707 (lyrics)
• CT US Great American Music Hall GAMH??-??-? (lyrics)
• CD US Great American Music Hall GAMHCD-2707-2 [ADD] (lyrics)
• CT US KALEIDOSCOPE C-47
• CD US KALEIDOSCOPE K-47 [ADD] (lyrics)
• CD US RHINO RHi71466

The Bobs - Vintage Footage / Video / 1990

• Gunnar "Bob" Madsen (vocals)
• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals)

• Total playing time 75 minutes.

• My I'm Large
• Helter Skelter
• Sitting in Limbo
• Banana Love
• Valentino's
• Art for Arts Sake
• Baseball
• Bus Plunge
• Bulky Rythm
• Prisoner of Funk
• Through the Wall
• Weatherman
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Trash
• Psycho Killer
• Whole Lotta Love

• VHS-NTSC US PERRYSFANALIA 1000

ISOBOBS / Video / 1990

• Gunnar "Bob" Madsen (vocals)
• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals)

  with ISO:

  • Daniel Ezralow
  • James Hampton
  • Ashley Roland
  • Morleigh Stinburg

• Total playing time 60 minutes.

• In The Beginning
• Psycho Killer
• Through the Wall
• Temptation
• Purple Haze
• My Shoes

• Pounded on a Rock
• Welcome to My Fog
• You Can't Do That
• Share a Load

• Scare Myself
• Hoover Hallucinations

• VHS-NTSC US PERRYSFANALIA 2000

The Lost N.P.R. Songs / Cassette / 1990

• This tape was available as a special gift to Red Hot Atomic Fobs. It contains songs that were originally composed for National Public Radio's Morning Edition.

• Gunnar "Bob" Madsen (vocals)
• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals)

1. 1:57 .. Now I am a Hippie Again
2. 1:42 .. Day Care on My Block
3. 1:22 .. Personal Stereo
4. 2:10 .. Gollie Ollie
5. 1:36 .. Grazing in My Car
6. 2:05 .. Plastic or Paper
7. 2:00 .. E-Mail Valentine
8. 2:20 .. Lunchbox, Sneakers & Jeans
9. 1:47 .. A Hole in the Ozone
10. 2:49 .. The Killer Bees

The Bobs Sing The Songs Of... / Album / 1991

• Originally released in Italy.

• Gunnar "Bob" Madsen (vocals)
• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals)
• Joe "Bob" Finetti (vocals)

  with:

• Maureen "Bob" Smith (vocals on [1])

1. 3:15 .. Purple Haze
2. 3:17 .. Ring Of Fire
3. 3:55 .. Temptation
4. 3:24 .. Whole Lotta Love
5. 3:40 .. You Really Got a Hold on Me
6. 1:52 .. Helter Skelter
7. 3:23 .. You Can't Do That
8. 4:03 .. Come Together [1]
9. 3:41 .. Psycho Killer
10. 3:27 .. Fever
11. 2:37 .. Good Lovin'
12. 3:55 .. Through the Wall
13. 4:16 .. Sittin' in Limbo [1]

• ?? IT ????????
• CD US KALEIDOSCOPE K-48
• CT US KALEIDOSCOPE C-48
• CD US RHINO RHi71467
• CD US Rounder CD 9039

• Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
• Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash
• Temptation - Tom Waits
• Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
• You Really Got a Hold on Me - Smokey Robinson
• Helter Skelter - The Beatles
• You Can't Do That - The Beatles
• Come Together - The Beatles
• Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
• Fever - Peggy Lee
• Good Lovin' - The Rascals
• Through the Wall - The Bobs
• Sittin' in Limbo - Jimmy Cliff

The Bobs / Cassette / 1992

• This tape was available as a special gift to former Red Hot Atomic Fobs after the disappearance of Perrysfanalia. This cassette was recorded live at PassionKirche, Berlin - May 1991.

• Cover illustration by Henning Wagenbreth.

• Gunnar "Bob" Madsen (vocals)
• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals)
• Joe "Bob" Finetti (vocals)

1. Art for Art's Sake
2. There ain't Nobody here but us Chickens
3. Welcome to my Fog [1]
4. Synaesthesia [1]
5. Santa Ana Woman

• [1] Recorded in some studio somewhere

Shut Up and Sing / Album / 1993

• Joe "Bob" Finetti (vocals, vocal guitar, vocal percussion, vocal trumpet, dog)
• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals, vocal percussion, vocal bass, vocal shanai, sequences)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals, whistling)

• Cover art by Henning Wagenbreth.

1. 3:40 .. Drive By Love [1]
2. 3:14 .. Mr. Duality [2]
3. 4:34 .. Tweak Your Peak
4. 3:42 .. Naming the Band [3]
5. 3:48 .. Sign my Snarling Doggie
6. 3:01 .. Spontaneous Human Combustion
7. 4:33 .. Rainbird [4]
8. 1:29 .. Shut Up & Sing
9. 3:02 .. Angels of Mercy [3]
10. 3:04 .. Something in my Ear [1]
11. 3:33 .. Lady Cop/Take Me In
12. 5:24 .. Slow Down Krishna
13. 3:38 .. Synaesthesia [3]

• [1] drums - Jeff Redlawsk
• [2] vocal percussion - Andrew Chaikin
• [3] guest background vocals - Gunnar Madsen
• [4] percussion - Raoul Ramirez

• Madsen/Greene -- tracks 1,12
• Greene -- tracks 2,3,9
• Madsen/Greene/Finetti -- tracks 4,10,13
• Greene/Finetti -- tracks 5,6,8,11
• Greene/Terry -- tracks 7

• CD US Rounder CD 9039

The Bobs Cover the Songs Of... / Album / 1994

• Originally released in Germany as "The Bobs Sing The Songs Of... Volume 2."

• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals)
• Joe "Bob" Finetti (vocals)

1. 4:04 .. White Room
2. 3:23 .. First There is a Mountain
3. 3:04 .. Unchain My Heart
4. 4:18 .. The Wind Cries Mary
5. 2:06 .. The Golden Road
6. 4:20 .. Is That All There Is
7. 3:39 .. Disco Inferno
8. 3:11 .. Lonely at the Top
9. 2:17 .. Bird on the Wire
10. 2:22 .. Particle Man
11. 4:11 .. Searchin'
12. 3:29 .. Mess Me Up Again
13. 5:00 .. Strawberry Fields

• CD GE T&M 003
• CD US RHINO RH??????
• CD US Rounder CD 9049

• White Room - Cream
• First There is a Mountain - Donovan
• Unchain My Heart - Ray Charles
• The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix
• The Golden Road - The Grateful Dead
• Is That All There Is - Peggy Lee
• Disco Inferno - The Tramps
• Lonely at the Top - Randy Newman
• Bird on the Wire - Leonard Cohen
• Particle Man - They Might Be Giants
• Searchin' - The Coasters
• Mess Me Up Again - The Bobs
• Strawberry Fields - The Beatles

Plugged / Album / 1995

• Richard "Bob" Green (vocals)
• Janie "Bob" Scott (vocals)
• Matthew "Bob" Stull (vocals)
• Joe "Bob" Finetti (vocals)

1. 3:03 .. When We Start To Sing
2. 4:13 .. Tattoo Me Now
3. 2:55 .. Kill Your Television
4. 3:55 .. Meat On The Moon
5. 1:46 .. Elwood Decker
6. 3:36 .. Cafe
7. 0:43 .. 47 Reasons
8. 2:47 .. Stranger Than Love
9. 2:30 .. Smoke
10. 2:51 .. Spray
11. 5:46 .. Too Cool To Care
12. 4:03 .. Bus Tours
13. 2:56 .. I.T.H.O.T.M.O.A.
14. 2:31 .. Andy Always Dreamed of Wrestling

• CD US Rounder 9059

Related Works

Modern Acapella / 1992

• Compilation album. Only information for the track by The Bobs is included.

• 3:21 .. My Husband Was a Weatherman

• CD US Rhino R2 71083 [AAD]

• "My Husband Was A Weatherman" -- "A cross between Devo and The Mills Brothers" was how the Los Angeles Times described The Bobs, world-famous stars of concerts, stage, radio and TV spots, and movie scores. The self-described "nu-wave a cappella group" was founded in the San Francisco area in the early '80s by ex-singing telegram employees Gunnar Madsen and Matthew Stull, with bassman Richard Green and Janie Scott. The 1989 addition of tenor/air percussionist Joe Finetti made The Bobs "the world's largest quartet."

  To date, they've put out four albums plus The NPR Tape, the latter compiling prime topical bits done for NPR's Morning Edition. "Helter Skelter," from the original foursome's eponymous 1983 debut LP (Kaleidoscope Records), earned a Grammy nomination. Penned by Madsen and Greene, "My Husband Was A Weatherman" is a twisted, serio-comic, jazzy piece from the group's second effort, My, I'm Large, out in mid-1987 on the Great American Music Hall label (distributed by Fantasy).

Surf Ninjas Soundtrack / 1993

• 3:01 .. Barbara Ann

• CD US ATLANTIC 7 82510-2

• Written by Fred Fassert, published by Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co. and "d/b/a" Longitude Music and Cousins Music (BMI)

6 Songs for Children (Gunnar Madsen Solo Release) / 1990

• All songs by Gunnar Madsen except:
  • [1] G Madsen, R. Greene, and R. Young

• 3:13 .. Born to Chew (We Eat Meat)
• 3:54 .. Old Mr. Mackle Hackle [1]
• 1:02 .. Elephant Traffic Jam
• 2:19 .. I Really Like My Dog
• 2:32 .. The Evelyn Way
• 3:31 .. Flying, Flying

NETFOBS / Internet Friends of The Bobs

• Subscribe to the NETFOBS Mailing List by sending a message with only "subscribe netfobs" in the body to Majordomo@lists.best.com
• Visit The Bobs WWW site: http://www.bobs.com/
• Visit The Bobs FTP site: ftp://ftp.bobs.com/
• Call The Bobs' Information Hotline (510/THE-POOP) for concert listings

Legend / Glossary

Album

Full album release, in one or more of the formats below:

LP

12" vinyl long-player (33 1/3 RPM)

CD

Compact (digital) disc

CT

Cassette tape

DAT

DAT, digital audio tape

8T

8-track tape (obsolete)

RR

1/4" reel-to-reel tape (obsolete)

DCC

Digital compact cassette tape

MD

MiniDisc, CD-like optical disc

Single

Single release, usually from an album, in one or more of the formats below:

7"

7" 45 RPM vinyl

10"

10" 45 RPM vinyl

12"

12" 45 RPM vinyl

EP

Extended play single or mini-album, usually 33 1/3 RPM

CD-3

CD-3, 3" (7 cm) CD single

CD-5

5" (12 cm) CD single

CS

Cassette single

Flexi

Flexi-disc, usually included with a magazine

Video

A video, in one or more of the formats below, that may or may not have had an official release:

VHS

VHS-format video tape

Beta

Beta-format video tape

NTSC

The U.S. and Japan video standard

PAL

The EC (except France) and Scandinavia video standard

CLV

Video disk in Constant Linear Velocity format

CAV

Video disk in Constant Angular Velocity format

Collection

A collection of tracks by this artist, usually previously released on various albums and singles.

Compilation

A compilation of tracks by various artists.

Soundtrack

Soundtrack to a film or play released in Album format.

Box Set

Box set of previously released and/or unreleased material.

Songbook

Book of words and music.

Bootleg

Unauthorized release of previously unreleased material consisting of concert recordings, studio outtakes, and radio or television broadcasts.

Pirate

Unauthorized release of previously released material without attempting to make the album look like an original.

Counterfeit

Unauthorized exact copy of an officially released album.

xNN

Indicates multiple disc or tape release, for example, CDx2 indicates two CD release.

• AA / Australasia
• AU / Austria
• BX / BeNeLux
• BR / Brazil
• CA / Canada
• EC / European Community
• EU / Europe
• FR / France
• GE / Germany
• GR / Greece
• IR / Ireland
• IT / Italy
• JA / Japan
• NL / Netherlands
• OZ / Australia
• SC / Scandinavia
• UK / United Kingdom
• US / United States
• WG / West Germany
• WW / Worldwide

• All singles come in a picture sleeve unless otherwise indicated. CDs come in a jewel box unless otherwise indicated.
• Information flagged with a question mark is not verified, if you have further information, please let me know.
• Entries marked with (lyrics) come with a lyric sheet.

Record Company Information

Kaleidoscope Records Inc.
Post Office Box O
El Cerrito, CA 94530
(Chapter 11)

Rounder Records Corp.
One Camp Street
Cambridge, Mass 02140

Booking Agent:

Scott O'Malley & Associates
P.O. Box 9188
Colorado Springs, CO 80932
(719) 635-7776

Credits

The information included is from the liner notes of the releases and from the archives and members of the NETFOBS Mailing List.

Special thanks to:

• Jeff Hildebrand (hildebra@math.wisc.edu)
• Jailbait (jailbait@asylum.sf.ca.us)
• Brian Leibowitz (bml@netcom.com)
• H. Mark Little (little@sol.crd.ge.com) (markl@centerline.com)
• D. J. Trindle (dtrindle@physics.purdue.edu)
• Matthew Troth (troth@GAS.uug.Arizona.EDU)