The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy : Releases

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89 releases between 1983 & 2022

2022

It's not often that an artist gets to do a Bowie by consciously carving their personal epitaph into the grooves of their final LP. The Highest in the Land is that rarity of an album, and it could not have been made by a more brilliantly poetic and fearlessly sarcastic writer than Pat Fish, also known as The Jazz Butcher.

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Tapete Records CD/LP/digital

2021

Dr Cholmondley Repents: A-sides, B-Sides and Seasides

Four CD box set gathering A-sides, the would-be hits along with B-sides, tangential 12-inch tracks (the C-sides), and an excellent session for Los Angeles radio station KCRW from 1989.

Includes over a dozen indie chart hits including ‘Southern Mark Smith’, ‘Girl Go’, ‘The Human Jungle’, ‘16 Years’ plus a host of truly eclectic Butcher tunes from his early Glass recordings through his time at Creation.

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Fire Records 4xCD

2018

Brave New Waves Session

The Jazz Butcher’s Brave New Waves session was recorded on June 5th, 1988 in CBC Studio 13 in Montreal. The recording is taken from CBC Archives reels and remastered at Grey Market Mastering in Montreal, by Harris Newman.

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Artoffact Records LP,CD

The Violent Years

Expansive book-styled package of the first four albums from The Jazz Butcher’s early Creation Records’ years – 1988-1991.

Featuring the much praised ‘Fishcotheque’, ‘Big Planet, Scarey Planet’, ‘Cult Of The Basement’ and ‘Condition Blue”.

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Fire Records 4xCD

2017

The Wasted Years

Featuring ‘Bath Of Bacon’, ‘A Scandal In Bohemia’, ‘Sex And Travel’ and ‘Distressed Gentlefolk’.

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Fire Records 4xCD

2016

VA: Abus Dangereux #126

Contribution: Animals

2015

All The Saints

2013

VA: Northampton Under Glass II

Contribution: Shame About You

2012

Last of the Gentleman Adventurers

Crowd-funded in under 12 hours, recorded on 2" tape, lush and warm..

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No Known Predators

The Wilson DVD, entitled No Known Predators, is to be released on Friday 7th September 2012.

2009

VA: Nation Of Saints

Contribution: She's On Drugs

50 Years Of Northampton Music

Dodgem Logic CD

2005

November, 2005 Demo

Two song demo.

Premier Studios CDR

2004

VA: Straight Through The Sound Barrier

Contribution: Quality People (Wilson)

A Sampler CD

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Heyday Records CD

2003

The Jazz Butcher's Free Lunch

"You're not a band. You're a crack team of international restaurant critics" - Curtis E. Johnson

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April, 2003 Demo

Two song demo.

CDR

2002

2002 Demo

Six song demo.

CDR

2001

Cake City

Glass-era compilation.

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2000

Glorious And Idiotic

The last thing anybody expected was a new Jazz Butcher album in the year 2000. But there is one, and it's just the sort of thing that you hardcore JBC listeners are going to enjoy. The record is called "Glorious and Idiotic" and it is released on 26th January 2000 on ROIR.

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Rotten Soul

Well, I'm back from America. We had a good old time of it, and by the end of the tour we had worked 5 songs off the new record into our live set. The title of the new waxing, incidentally, is Rotten Soul.

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VA: Songs For Summer

Contribution: Indian Summer (Beats Happening)

Last year, before everything went all Butcher-shaped, a young man from California asked me to contribute to a charity compilation album in memory of his unfortunate girlfriend, who died real young. The money goes to help disadvantaged and abused kids with art projects.

I contributed a track, recorded on Curtis' computer. It's a version of "Indian Summer" as written by the Beat Happening, and recorded by Luna and Spectrum.

Guest Pass Disc

This was a limited edition CD made available to help fund the JBC tour across the US.

Along with the CD you got an autographed photo and tickets to the JBC show of your choice.

Although it is a "home made" CDR, it was officially released by the JBC and would be pre-paid for pick-up at the show.

CDR

1998

This Is Sumo

This inaugural disk is decidedly un-Butcheresque, with a keyboard-heavy attack of quasi-techno rhythms. Pat was known to dabble in reverb and noise, but the results were moody, melancholy textures, quite unlike the flash of This is Sumo.

1997

¡Excellent! The Violent Years

Millions of years ago, dinosaurs ruled the Earth. Today the Galileo Space Probe orbits mighty planet Jupiter. The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy first appeared in June 1982 in the back room of the Black Lion in Northampton. They finally drank the bar dry in a small town in in Mallorca on the 20th August 1996

1996

Draining The Glass

Glass Records era compilation.

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Come, Friendly Spacemen

The single features: Come, Friendly Spacemen, Monks Of Kung Fu, and Come, Friendly Spacemen (version)

Come, Friendly Spacemen (Club)

There is a limited-edition vinyl 12" single in the clubs, featuring the long version of Come, Friendly Spacemen alongside re-mixed by Tom Withers of drum n bass combo Override and Johnny Octopus of Octopus Records. The "Sushi" mix is a full on, dark-hearted progressive house tune with an evil bass; the "Jackson Hole" Mix is an insane collision between stadium pop and drum & bass which has to be heard to be believed. The 12" will also feature Monks Of Kung Fu. Any DJ is urged to get in touch with Creation to get a copy.

12"

VA: Can You Talk To The Dude #2

Contribution: The U.F.O. Man

Tribute To Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Volume 2

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Aliénor Records CD

VA: Creation Price

Contribution: Girls Say Yes

The Creation Records Promotion Sampler, Distribution Sony Music

Creation/Sony CD

1995

Sixteen Years

At a time when there would appear to be no need for it, here they come again. That Purveyor of some of the most heavenly and enduring pop non-hits you're ever likely to hear has regrouped his gang of aging sociopaths and built himself, in the barns and sheds of Northamptonshire, a band.

Illuminate

1994 live line-up stumbled through a series of tunes and such under Butcher's direction, aided and abetted by a number of the usual suspects; Alex Lee on guitar, Alex Green on saxes, that sort of thing.

Creation LP;CD

VA: Creation Unreleased

Contribution: President Chang (remix)

Note: The back cover mistakenly lists the Jazz Butcher track as "President Gang". The information printed on the CD itself is correct. This CD was a "promotional only" issue.

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Creation CD

1994

VA: Abus Dangereux #21

Contribution: Vodka Girls

mini CD

VA: Can You Talk To The Dude #1

Contribution: The U.F.O. Man

Tribute To Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Volume 2

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Aliénor Records CD

1993

Sweet Water

Waiting For The Love Bus

There's a clean, simple sound to a lot of this that Condition Blue detractors might appreciate. I'm ten years older now than when I made Bath, and right now, after all that morbid stuff, it only really feels like about three. There's rockin' shit and there's a big ballad or two and some weird little pop songs and a nice family sing-along about penguins. I hope you like it.

Western Family

For loonie completists only, for sure, though, if you listen through the muck, you'll see that we did our bit.

VA: Un Automne '93

Contribution: Rosemary Davis' World Of Sound

French Various Artists Compilation.

Virgin CD

1992

Unconditional

One of the better Creation-era compilations. Canadian release.

1991

Condition Blue

For all the pain and crap from which this record was made, the actual sessions were a gigantic and wonderful party. This was warmly received by The Outside World, less popular among those who counted themselves JBC afficionados. This IS the sound of me having fun, and getting me to do that in those dark days of mid-1991 was no small job.

Edward's Closet

So you've got a CD player, have you? I've got a headache and an abiding dislike of expensive food crews in dumb baseball hats. I've been in Edward's Closet and he wasnt't in. "That JBC", they mutter at the bus-stop, "turned left at the light a Long Time Ago".

She's A Yo-Yo

Shirley Maclaine

Shock

The Black Eg

Karel's two brothers, Otto and Emil, arrived in Vienna, having taken advantage of the new freedoms introduced by the enlightened government of Vaclav Havel, and Karel obtained in a second hand store and ancient sequential circuits drum machine and a primitive sampler. The Black Eg was born.

CD;LP

VA: American Pensioners On Ecstasy

Contribution: Girl-Go

Another track from that L.A. babe, Deirdre O'Donoghue's radio show.

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Creation

1990

Cult Of The Basement

If things seemed weird back in February 1989, when we made this baby, the Weird were going shopping on bikes. In a farmhouse in the dead of winter, in personal circumstances too bizarre and complex to relate, we set about making our "commercial suicide" album. For the first time, I felt, we had made an album that really sounded like us. This record does have personality. One of my favourites, this.

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Girl-Go

We Love You

VA: Pensioners On Ecstasy

Contribution: Mr. Odd

Creation

She's On Drugs

Double A sided single for the Australian market.

Shock 7"

1989

Big Planet, Scarey Planet

Early 1989 was, indeed a strange and desperate time after all that triumphalist Tory looting that had been going on. We listened to a lot of hip-hop and soul music at the time, and I think that we considered ourselves sufficiently HARD to take the whole fucker on in an l.p. Possibly with a more "clued-in" producer and a bit more self-discipline we could have come up with something like what we were looking for.

New Invention

We trust that you will get off on it.

1988

Fishcotheque

Having ended up on Creation Records, which I took as a bit of a validation, I was keen to get as far away from all those "w" words that had followed my group around. The sessions were chaotic and funny. What disappoints me is that it came out sounding so SMOOTH and tidy. But I like Fishcotheque; I wish there more records as good as it.

Spooky EP

Thanks for the money. We'll be spending it on weapons and drugs. The first thing that you have to understand about this disc is that it is not an L.P.: it is a single and a radio session nailed together for your amusement.

Spooky 12"

12"

VA: Doing It For The Kids

Contribution: Looking For Lot 49

Creation

Spooky 7"

B/W Blame

Creation 7"

1987

VA: Oozing Through the Ozone Layer

Contribution: Elephant Man

This very rare cassette was compiled by Mark Webber and released on his bedroom-based label. The sleeve features artwork by Natty Brooker of Spacemen 3 (who are featured on the cassette) and Spiritualized. The drawing is also titled Oozing Through the Ozone Layer.

Source: Pulp Wiki

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Globe of Bulbs cassette

Big Questions (Gift Of Music Volume II)

Speedy Gonzalez

Chock full of acoustically and lively delivered cover tunes. Essential.

Glass 7"

VA: The BigTime Syndrome

Contribution: Rebecca Wants Her Bike Back

1986

Distressed Gentlefolk

We were deeply confused young men when we made this record. Max, Jones and I had all been drinking dangerously for over a year now. Generally, we had it down in concert. In just about every other department, however, we were coming to bits, individually and collectively, and to me this record actually shows the morbid state of things at the time.

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Bloody Nonsense

The Jazz Butcher and his group are not in the business of belonging; they are too old and too obstreperous to conform to some attention-seeking image or commercially viable formula. Rather, they bring their not inconsiderable talents to bear on whatever happens to be in the way at the time. The results can only be described as essential.

Hard

This record is all about love. Don't let the psychic molestation syndrome get to you. This is our loudest record to date, which is something to do with the elephants.

Conspiracy

Ever wondered what Max and I get up to away from the glamour of the modern stage? No, probably not, but let me tell you that there is nothing we like better that to get our teeth into those Big Questions.

Glass LP

Angels

Conspiracy

Glass LP

VA: Abigail's Birthday Party

Contribution: Olof Palme

The Jazz Butcher contribution coincided with the release of The Gift of Music. Here again, this compilation-tape came with a fanzine and was also available as a limited package with the "Uncle Arthur's Pop Parlour" compilation-tape in addition.

Credit: Perfection As A Hipster 2000-10-10 (Tuesday, 10^th of October 2000 - 21 years 230 days ago)

Source: https://pressplayandrecord.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/abigails-birthday-party-1987/

1984, my friend Dave Seabright bought the ‘Marnie’ 7” and I bought the 12”. ‘Butch’ became my first musician ‘mate’. I don’t mean we used to hang out and drink together but for a while we corresponded regularly: letters and postcards, long phone calls and we’d swap tapes and suggest bands that each other should listen to.

When Dave Driscoll and I decided to put the ‘Abigail’s Birthday Party’ tape together, we approached a number of bands asking for contributions. There were a lot of no replies and a lot of "nothing to spare" messages which put a huge dent in our confidence. Then we received a tape from Pat with about half a dozen songs to choose from! That’s how we ended up with ‘Olof Palme’, an exclusive at that time!

Credit: Tony Jenkins 2021-12-18 (Saturday, 18^th of December 2021 - 156 days 12 hours ago)

Source: https://thenewfools.bandcamp.com/track/something-fishy-going-on

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cassette

VA: Gunfire & Pianos

Contribution: Lost In France (Scott/Wolfe)

The Jazz Butcher contribution subsequently appeared as an additional track on The Gift of Music.

Credit: Perfection As A Hipster 2000-10-10 (Tuesday, 10^th of October 2000 - 21 years 230 days ago)

Situation Two

VA: 50,000 Glass Fans Can't Be Wrong

Contribution: City Of Night

Note: Limited edition on clear vinyl. The Jazz Butcher contribution subsequently appeared on the Big Questions LP/CD. Having said that, this album also includes an early studio version of " Leaving It Up To You (John Cale) " by Max Eider with Pat Fish on guitar as well as "Fear (Is A Man's Best Friend)" by David J. and a different version of "2:35" by Spacemen 3 amongst others.

Credit: Perfection As A Hipster 2000-10-10 (Tuesday, 10^th of October 2000 - 21 years 230 days ago)

Glass

The Human Jungle

B/W Southern Mark Smith

BigTime 7"

VA: A Big Time Sampler

Contribution: Big Bad Thing

Also includes tracks from Love Tractor, The Pastels, and The Lucy Show

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BigTime 7"

Angels

B/W Still In The Kitchen

BigTime 7"

1985

Sex And Travel

Having exhausted the initial stick of JB songs, I was obliged for the first time to write about my life as it was at the time. I think that now we had started to learn about actually creating recordings rather than just recording the sound of a bunch of pals fooling around. This one I'd actually defend at length if I had to.

Hamburg

We were all disappointed at the way this came out. The concert was great, but logistics prevented us from making anything much more than a glorified bootleg. Still, live albums are best as souvenirs anyway, so I guess some people regard it fondly. Lots of entertaining photos to look at anyway...

Glass/Rebel LP

The Gift Of Music

This record collects together the various singles that have been issued in England to date under the much-abused name of the Jazz Butcher, to wit: me. I rather like having them all in one place like this - it makes for a nice, noisey muck-it-up sort of disc that is ideal for leisure time at home, on the beach, in you local club.... hell, ANYWHERE!!!

Real Men

Real Men, the kind who never sit together on buses in case they get their medallions tangled.

The Human Jungle

The title comes from a rather noir little TV series from the early Sixties wherein the great Herbert Lom played the extremely sexy and not entirely unbrilliant Dr. Alexander Kordu, a psychiatrist with the handy ability to sort out even the most appalling cases within sixty minutes.

Christmas With The Pygmies

Glass 7"

VA: Abstract #5

Contribution: Leaving It Up To You (John Cale)

Sweatbox

VA: 1000 Songs

Contribution: Holiday

This release by the German newspaper "Süddeutsche Zeitung" combines a book and a CD.

CD/booklet

1984

A Scandal In Bohemia

The Albatross. A record, I feel, of its time. We were young(ish) and cocky and I think it shows. I still haven't learned to sing on this one, which bugs me too. Still, it was cheap and cheerful, and it helped us to meet an awful lot of people.

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Marnie

An attempt to force a meeting between the steaming tropical jungles of Bangladesh (where the tigers live) and the frozen stepps of Siberia (where the Siberian tigers live).

Roadrunner

VA: Another Spark

Contribution: Inside Your Heart (Velvet Underground)

Another Spark cassette

VA: Shadow and Substance

Contribution: Affection (Jonathan Richman)

A lovely interpretation of the Jonathan Richman classic which was originally released in 1979 on the Back In Your Life LP by Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers.

Credit: Perfection As A Hipster 2000-10-10 (Tuesday, 10^th of October 2000 - 21 years 230 days ago)

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Glass

VA: What A Nice Way To Turn Seventeen # 2

Contribution: The Chinese Envoy (John Cale)

The Jazz Butcher cover version is unavailable elsewhere. Interestingly enough, the same must be said about the other contributions ... The Rag Dolls were an early and short-living band of Dave Kusworth (Jacobites), Missionary Boy features Nikki Sudden himself on vocals (and is therefore better than the version that appears on The Bible Belt LP with Lizard on vocals) while Sad Go Round was The Swell Maps (!) in disguise. Obviously essential, this highly sought after split single came with a fanzine.

Credit: Perfection As A Hipster 2000-10-10 (Tuesday, 10^th of October 2000 - 21 years 230 days ago)

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Rather Records

VA: What A Nice Way To Turn Seventeen # 3

Contribution: Water

Rather Records

1983

Bath Of Bacon

It's really just the sound of a few mates failing to take seriously the fact they they've got an l.p. to make. It seems VERY early eighties now, but you must remember that there was a LOT of crap for us to clear out of the way in those days.

Glass LP;CD

Southern Mark Smith

Recorded in the summer of 1983 in a place called Wellingborough, a small town in the middle of England where even the children are scarey!

Albums

14 releases between 1983 & 2022

2022

The Highest in the Land

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Tapete Records CD/LP/digital

2012

Last of the Gentleman Adventurers

Crowd-funded in under 12 hours, recorded on 2" tape, lush and warm..

Purchase Now
( thejazzbutcher.bandcamp.com )

2000

Rotten Soul

Purchase Now
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1995

Illuminate

Creation LP;CD

1993

Waiting For The Love Bus

1991

Condition Blue

1990

Cult Of The Basement

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1989

Big Planet, Scarey Planet

1988

Fishcotheque

1986

Distressed Gentlefolk

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Conspiracy

Glass LP

1985

Sex And Travel

1984

A Scandal In Bohemia

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1983

Bath Of Bacon

Glass LP;CD

EPs

2 releases between 1986 & 1988

1988

Spooky EP

1986

Conspiracy

Glass LP

Singles

24 releases between 1983 & 2015

2015

All The Saints

1996

Come, Friendly Spacemen

The single features: Come, Friendly Spacemen, Monks Of Kung Fu, and Come, Friendly Spacemen (version)

Come, Friendly Spacemen (Club)

12"

1995

Sixteen Years

1993

Sweet Water

1991

She's A Yo-Yo

Shirley Maclaine

Shock

1990

Girl-Go

We Love You

She's On Drugs

Double A sided single for the Australian market.

Shock 7"

1989

New Invention

We trust that you will get off on it.

1988

Spooky 12"

12"

Spooky 7"

B/W Blame

Creation 7"

1987

Speedy Gonzalez

Chock full of acoustically and lively delivered cover tunes. Essential.

Glass 7"

1986

Hard

This record is all about love. Don't let the psychic molestation syndrome get to you. This is our loudest record to date, which is something to do with the elephants.

Angels

The Human Jungle

B/W Southern Mark Smith

BigTime 7"

Angels

B/W Still In The Kitchen

BigTime 7"

1985

Real Men

Real Men, the kind who never sit together on buses in case they get their medallions tangled.

The Human Jungle

Christmas With The Pygmies

Glass 7"

1984

Marnie

An attempt to force a meeting between the steaming tropical jungles of Bangladesh (where the tigers live) and the frozen stepps of Siberia (where the Siberian tigers live).

Roadrunner

1983

Southern Mark Smith

Recorded in the summer of 1983 in a place called Wellingborough, a small town in the middle of England where even the children are scarey!

Live

5 releases between 1985 & 2018

2018

Brave New Waves Session

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Artoffact Records LP,CD

2012

No Known Predators

The Wilson DVD, entitled No Known Predators, is to be released on Friday 7th September 2012.

2000

Glorious And Idiotic

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1993

Western Family

For loonie completists only, for sure, though, if you listen through the muck, you'll see that we did our bit.

1985

Hamburg

Glass/Rebel LP

Comps.

12 releases between 1985 & 2021

2021

Dr Cholmondley Repents: A-sides, B-Sides and Seasides

Four CD box set gathering A-sides, the would-be hits along with B-sides, tangential 12-inch tracks (the C-sides), and an excellent session for Los Angeles radio station KCRW from 1989.

Purchase Now
( thejazzbutcher.bandcamp.com )

Fire Records 4xCD

2018

The Violent Years

Expansive book-styled package of the first four albums from The Jazz Butcher’s early Creation Records’ years – 1988-1991.

Featuring the much praised ‘Fishcotheque’, ‘Big Planet, Scarey Planet’, ‘Cult Of The Basement’ and ‘Condition Blue”.

Purchase Now
( thejazzbutcher.bandcamp.com )

Fire Records 4xCD

2017

The Wasted Years

Featuring ‘Bath Of Bacon’, ‘A Scandal In Bohemia’, ‘Sex And Travel’ and ‘Distressed Gentlefolk’.

Purchase Now
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Fire Records 4xCD

2003

The Jazz Butcher's Free Lunch

"You're not a band. You're a crack team of international restaurant critics" - Curtis E. Johnson

Purchase Now
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2001

Cake City

Glass-era compilation.

Purchase Now
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1997

¡Excellent! The Violent Years

1996

Draining The Glass

Glass Records era compilation.

Purchase Now
( www.amazon.com )

1992

Unconditional

One of the better Creation-era compilations. Canadian release.

1991

Edward's Closet

1987

Big Questions (Gift Of Music Volume II)

1986

Bloody Nonsense

1985

The Gift Of Music

Projects

9 releases between 1991 & 2012

2012

No Known Predators

The Wilson DVD, entitled No Known Predators, is to be released on Friday 7th September 2012.

2005

November, 2005 Demo

Two song demo.

Premier Studios CDR

2004

VA: Straight Through The Sound Barrier

Contribution: Quality People (Wilson)

A Sampler CD

Heyday Records CD

2003

April, 2003 Demo

Two song demo.

CDR

2002

2002 Demo

Six song demo.

CDR

1998

This Is Sumo

1996

Come, Friendly Spacemen

The single features: Come, Friendly Spacemen, Monks Of Kung Fu, and Come, Friendly Spacemen (version)

Come, Friendly Spacemen (Club)

12"

1991

The Black Eg

CD;LP

Various

26 releases between 1984 & 2016

2016

VA: Abus Dangereux #126

Contribution: Animals

2013

VA: Northampton Under Glass II

Contribution: Shame About You

2009

VA: Nation Of Saints

Contribution: She's On Drugs

50 Years Of Northampton Music

Dodgem Logic CD

2004

VA: Straight Through The Sound Barrier

Contribution: Quality People (Wilson)

A Sampler CD

Heyday Records CD

2000

VA: Songs For Summer

Contribution: Indian Summer (Beats Happening)

1996

VA: Can You Talk To The Dude #2

Contribution: The U.F.O. Man

Tribute To Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Volume 2

Aliénor Records CD

VA: Creation Price

Contribution: Girls Say Yes

The Creation Records Promotion Sampler, Distribution Sony Music

Creation/Sony CD

1995

VA: Creation Unreleased

Contribution: President Chang (remix)

Note: The back cover mistakenly lists the Jazz Butcher track as "President Gang". The information printed on the CD itself is correct. This CD was a "promotional only" issue.

Creation CD

1994

VA: Abus Dangereux #21

Contribution: Vodka Girls

mini CD

VA: Can You Talk To The Dude #1

Contribution: The U.F.O. Man

Tribute To Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers Volume 2

Aliénor Records CD

1993

VA: Un Automne '93

Contribution: Rosemary Davis' World Of Sound

French Various Artists Compilation.

Virgin CD

1991

VA: American Pensioners On Ecstasy

Contribution: Girl-Go

Another track from that L.A. babe, Deirdre O'Donoghue's radio show.

Creation

1990

VA: Pensioners On Ecstasy

Contribution: Mr. Odd

Creation

1988

VA: Doing It For The Kids

Contribution: Looking For Lot 49

Creation

1987

VA: Oozing Through the Ozone Layer

Contribution: Elephant Man

Source: Pulp Wiki

Globe of Bulbs cassette

VA: The BigTime Syndrome

Contribution: Rebecca Wants Her Bike Back

1986

VA: Abigail's Birthday Party

Contribution: Olof Palme

Credit: Perfection As A Hipster 2000-10-10 (Tuesday, 10^th of October 2000 - 21 years 230 days ago)

Source: https://pressplayandrecord.wordpress.com/2010/02/02/abigails-birthday-party-1987/

Credit: Tony Jenkins 2021-12-18 (Saturday, 18^th of December 2021 - 156 days 12 hours ago)

Source: https://thenewfools.bandcamp.com/track/something-fishy-going-on

cassette

VA: Gunfire & Pianos

Contribution: Lost In France (Scott/Wolfe)

The Jazz Butcher contribution subsequently appeared as an additional track on The Gift of Music.

Credit: Perfection As A Hipster 2000-10-10 (Tuesday, 10^th of October 2000 - 21 years 230 days ago)

Situation Two

VA: 50,000 Glass Fans Can't Be Wrong

Contribution: City Of Night

Credit: Perfection As A Hipster 2000-10-10 (Tuesday, 10^th of October 2000 - 21 years 230 days ago)

Glass

VA: A Big Time Sampler

Contribution: Big Bad Thing

Also includes tracks from Love Tractor, The Pastels, and The Lucy Show

BigTime 7"

1985

VA: Abstract #5

Contribution: Leaving It Up To You (John Cale)

Sweatbox

VA: 1000 Songs

Contribution: Holiday

This release by the German newspaper "Süddeutsche Zeitung" combines a book and a CD.

CD/booklet

1984

VA: Another Spark

Contribution: Inside Your Heart (Velvet Underground)

Another Spark cassette

VA: Shadow and Substance

Contribution: Affection (Jonathan Richman)

A lovely interpretation of the Jonathan Richman classic which was originally released in 1979 on the Back In Your Life LP by Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers.

Credit: Perfection As A Hipster 2000-10-10 (Tuesday, 10^th of October 2000 - 21 years 230 days ago)

Glass

VA: What A Nice Way To Turn Seventeen # 2

Contribution: The Chinese Envoy (John Cale)

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Rather Records

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Big Question LP

Big Questions album not listed...? first one I bought

Marco 8Nov2017 1:50 PM

where can i find it

Where can I find Scandal in Bohemia/ Sex and travel?

I need to know, I had the disc but since lost it and want to replace it.
if anyone knows where I can find it please let me know.

thanks

dave, canada 15Dec2014 6:25 PM

Lost Album

I recently had access to a double album, allegedly a compilation named 'Girl Go, The Best Of Creation Years' that I don't find in The Jazz Butcher Conspiracy discography.
Is it possible that I got in touch with a bootleg/unofficial release ?

Paulo Oporto 21Nov2012 2:58 AM

The Compile Scandal and Sex & Travel

Hi Pat, I feel compelled to add that the single CD "A Scandal in Bohemia/Sex & Travel" was in my player non-stop for a few years in the late 80's. A soundtrack to university.
I enjoyed your discography comments. Any comments on this one?
thanks,

Rich formerly of Canada 28Jan2010 2:49 AM

old times

alrite pat!!!!!!!!!!!!
you probably dont remeber me 1992 wat a year,
just saw the page and thought Id say hi were can i download some songs??

tony foster 27Dec2007 4:53 PM

Gentlefolk

Thanks Pat, One of my favorite shows of all time was the time I saw JBC [at]-remove-Rockafellers(SP?) in Houston! I don't think there was many there, but it was magic! I believe that was around the release of Big Planet, Scary Planet. Maybe you could get with the guys [at]-remove-House of Blues for a N.A. Tour? We got one here now & I would sure be there!! Listening to Condition Blue for the first time as I type this! Really nice! ;-)

masmojo 3Dec2007 1:17 PM

lost lp

That'll be "Distressed Gentlefolk", available on CD from www.maxeider.com as we speak.

The Butcher, NN1 19Nov2007 9:59 AM

Lost Album

I had a Jazz Butcher Album up until about 15 years ago when I lost all my albums in a dodgy deal. The one I had was brilliant, but I did not see it in the discography (I might have missed it?) It's been a real long time so I don't recall the name of the disc, but I remeber one of the songs was something like "I will be your food" or something like that ??? Am I confused? does anybody know what I am talking about?

Masmojo Dallas, Texas 17Nov2007 2:59 PM

in the beginning

I first heard the JB in a record store in Calgary in about 1988. I was on a ski trip to the Rockies. I walked out of the record store with Fishcotheque and Bloody Nonsense. The JB became my soundtrack for that winter of skiing , girls and booze.

Hooray!

sydney 14May2005 10:07 PM

i'm letting some jazz butcher cd's go

mint, ofcourse, it's just that... there's too much information. so getting rid of:
fishcotheque, a scandal in Bohemia/sex and travel, cult of the basement,in bath of bacon,rotten soul,distressed gentlefolk, condition blue,big planet scarey planet,america and canada 1992,the gift of music,cake city and... best kisser in the world by max eider.
let me know if you're interested. rest assured: no rip off!

holland 31Mar2005 3:31 AM

Re-Issues : Jazz Butcher - Glass Era

Pat :

My name is Jeff Pattison . I am a music producer residing in the United States ... and would like to "grasp" the "particulars" surrounding the status of the Jazz Butcher back-catalog (The Glass Era LP's) ... Why they are currently out-of-print or were never issued on CD in the first place . I would be more than happy to lend assistance in this matter in an effort to rectify the matter and bring the "full" spectrum of JB albums back into the "public" mindset . I can be reached via my E-Mail address if you wish to discuss this matter in further detail .

I look forward to your reply .

Sincerely ,

Jeff Pattison
(producer)
Bone Machine Records

PS - I am hoping to do the same with a host of other artists . For example : "The Screaming Blue Messiahs" ... whose 3 Elektra LP's are "unfortunately" no longer in print .

Florida - United States 10Feb2005 1:17 AM

In Bath Of Bacon

Hey Everyone,
In Bath Of Bacon (CD) is up on Ebay. Thought
someone might be interested.
Best,
Gavin

Napa, CA, USA 2Feb2005 11:18 AM

class of its own

well the first piece of jazz butcher that i acquired was the jazz v prime minister 12." I fell in love with Southern Mark Smith (revisited version). Since then I have been getting all the full albums 15 years later. I have to say overall so far that sex and travel lp is my favorite. Words cannot do justice in describing the moods that come about when listening to jazz butcher music. All I can say is that I am glad they did'nt ever sell out, but instead kept the unique touch throughout their years. Thank you for making me very happy Pat Fish and God Bless you bloke!!!

justin 22Dec2004 8:16 AM

Hello! frmJPN

Hello I'm JB Fan since 80's.
Please check it out my tunes
http://www.funender.com/music/bands/50/
Jazz butcher's son, TOURN TAPESTRIA

Tokyo,Japan 4Feb2004 5:09 PM

long time no see

I've been a huge fan since way back with Bath of Bacon, caught as many shows as possible in SF and have never enjoyed a gig more. We always tossed up a full bottle for the band onto the stage.
Anyways, it's good to know you are still out there.

Chico, Ca USA 13Jan2004 6:48 PM

Domestic Animal

Hey, the song you are looking for is called "Domestic Animal" and its on both "Distressed Gentlefolk" and "Draining The Glass 1982 - 86"

Lutzo 30Sep2003 6:02 AM

looking for a song

Howdy y'all
Many years ago I heard a song on the radio that I enjoyed. I have reason to believe it was a Jazz Butcher song. All I rememebr is a few lyrics. Can anyone out there help me name that tune.... It had a line in it:
"In the springtime, cats have sex"
Please email me if you have any idea what I am looking for.

Laramie 12Sep2003 8:39 PM

Now I have high-speed internet; the world is mine. Pass the gravy.

OK, I only have Bloody Nonsense to my collection but it hooked me, all those years ago, and now I know your web address as well as that of eBay. I'm off to the races.

Back in architecture school (Freshman year, '86-'87) my pal BB introduced us all to THE JAZZ BUTCHER and we were all hooked. Mainly because Bloody Nonsense was great, but also because there was not a lot out there to listen to if you went to Ball State University. The coasts were slow in getting fads to us (trickle-down era) - BB even worked in a record store.

BSU, by the way, is in bloody Muncie, Indiana. If you thought Stratford-upon-Avon was bad...

I am enjoying this site and will digest it at my leisure. I will also touch base with BB, currently of Louisville, Kentucky, and convince him to visit too, as his music collection was looted regularly during school. Cheers!

Indianapolis, Indiana 27Jul2003 8:50 PM

uh?

Good Gravy , an official JBC site and 3 comments over 3 years ? I'm appalled , dismayed, I tell you . Pat, Max, as a registered alcoholic I have to say that you have made the yummiest pressed-rubber droppings ever . I'm not drunk , not rilly. Why would you assume I'm off my face anyway ? God stop being so fucking judgemental , nobody asked you anyway .

montreal , P Q 16Apr2003 9:27 PM

Southern Mark Smith

Hi,
is Southern Mark Smith about Mark E. from The Fall? If you're interested in doing a song about this man please contact the MES Superstar Project c/o marc[at]-remove-woogriots.de
Thanks

Darmstadt, Germany 27Jan2003 11:59 AM

Temptation ( Inside Your Heart)

Hi --
I Remember a version Of the VU's Temptation ... done by JB
I know I have it on a Comp. but can't find it --anybody know where it could be found---

Thanks
Jack
Phoenix AZ

Phoenix Az 22Dec2002 6:58 PM

Scandal in Bohemia / Sex and Travel cd for trade or sale

Hello butcher fans!

I found an extra copy of the Scandal in Bohemia / Sex and travel two-fer cd. It has some surface scratches but play perfectly (I tried it on several machines) It took me ten years to find the first copy and I know how frustrating it was trying to find it the first time. If anybody has any tasty rare things or excellent quality live recordings I'd love to trade. I could be persuaded to sell it as well.

Cheers

Rich

richp20-at-hotmail.com

Rich E P 24Dec2001 2:43 PM

New releases information????

Why no information anywhere on the site regarding the pending reissues (A Scandal in Bohemia, Distressed Gentlefolk) and the new compilation (Cake City)? Even vinyljapan.com has nothing posted.

Columbus, OH, USofA 13Aug2001 9:26 AM