The Dirtbombs #1:
(1st and 2nd 7")
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Dana Spicer: bass/fuzz
Tom Lynch: bass
Chris Fachini: drums
Pat Pantano: drums

The Dirtbombs #2:
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Dana Spicer: bass/fuzz
Tom Lynch: bass
Chris Fachini: drums
Scott: drums

The Dirtbombs #3:
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Joe Greenwald: bass/fuzz
Tom Lynch: bass
Chris Fachini: drums
Scott: drums

The Dirtbombs #4:
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Joe Greenwald: bass/fuzz
Tom Lynch: bass
Chandy: drums
Ewolf: drums

The Dirtbombs #5:
(3rd, 4th and 5th 7", 1st album, VERA-show april 3, 1998)
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Joe Greenwald: fuzz
Jim Diamond: bass
Chandy: drums
Ewolf: drums

The Dirtbombs #6:
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Pat Pantano: drums
Deanne Iovan: fuzz
Jim Diamond: bass

The Dirtbombs #7:
(Chariots of the Gods? CD)
Mick: vocals, guitar
Jim Diamond: bass
Joe Greenwald: fuzz on "Encrypted"
Dion Fischer: fuzz on everything except "Encrypted"
Chris Handyside: part of the "the ever-changing combination of drummers"
Ewolf: part of the "the ever-changing combination of drummers"
Pat Pantano: part of the "the ever-changing combination of drummers"
Gisella "special guest" Albertini: part of the "the ever-changing combination of drummers"

The Dirtbombs #8:
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Chandy: drums
Pat Pantano: drums
Dion Fischer: bass
Jim Diamond: bass

The Dirtbombs #9:
(split 7" with The White Stripes only)
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Ben Blackwell: drums
Pat Pantano: drums
Dion Fischer: bass
Jim Diamond: bass

The Dirtbombs #10:
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Ben Blackwell: drums
Pat Pantano: drums
Troy Gregory: bass
Jim Diamond: bass

The Dirtbombs #11:
("My Last Christmas" on X-Mas Surprise Package Volume 3 7"/"Headlights On" 7"/Brucia I Cavi 7"/Ultraglide In Black LP/CD, euro-tour november/december 2001)
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Ben Blackwell: drums, backing vocals
Pat Pantano: drums, backing vocals
Tom Potter: fuzz, backing vocals
Jim Diamond: bass, vocals

The Dirtbombs #12:
(Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit - track)
Mick Collins: guitar, backing vocals
Ben Blackwell: drums
Patrick Pantano: drums
Tom Potter: fuzz bass, backing vocals
Jim Diamond: vocals, bass
Coleman A. Young: mayor

The Dirtbombs #13:
(euro-tour march/april 2002)
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Nick Lloyd: drums
Ryan Pritts: drums
Tom Potter: fuzz bass, backing vocals
Jim Diamond: bass

The Dirtbombs #14:
(Sybil CD-track, euro-tour may 2002, aussie-tour nov 2002, 3rd album)
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Ben Blackwell: drums, backing vocals
Pat Pantano: drums, backing vocals
Tom Potter: fuzz, backing vocals
Jim Diamond: bass, vocals
Shelia Holmes: appears on backing vocals on Stop, F.I.D.O. and Thunder In The Sky
Deanne Iovan: appears on backing vocals on Stupid
Troy Gregory: appears on string
Eugene Strobe: appears on backing vocals

The Dirtbombs #15:
(june 2003 - april 2004)
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Ben Blackwell: drums, backing vocals
Pat Pantano: drums, backing vocals
Ko Melina Zydeco: bass
Jim Diamond: bass, vocals

The Dirtbombs #16:
(april 2004 - june 2004)
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Ben Blackwell: drums, backing vocals
Pat Pantano: drums, backing vocals
Ko Melina Zydeco: bass
Troy Gregory: bass

The Dirtbombs #17:
(june 2004, only a couple of shows)
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Ben Blackwell: drums, backing vocals
Patrick Keeler: drums
Ko Melina Zydeco: bass
Troy Gregory: bass

The Dirtbombs #18:
(june 2004 and onwards, split album with King Khan)
Mick Collins: guitar, vocals
Ben Blackwell: drums, backing vocals
Pat Pantano: drums, backing vocals
Ko "Melina Zydeco" Shih: bass
Troy Gregory: bass

Gisella Albertini's musical history
Ben Blackwell's musical history
Mick Collins' musical history
Jim Diamond's musical history
Chris Fachini's musical history
Dion Fischer's musical history
Joe Greenwald's musical history
Troy Gregory's musical history
Chris Handyside's musical history
Deanne Iovan's musical history
Patrick Keeler's musical history
Nick Lloyd's musical history
Tom Lynch's musical history
Pat Pantano's musical history
Thomas Jackson Potter's musical history
Ryan Pritts' musical history
Dana Spicer's musical history
Ko Melina Zydeco's musical history

About the tracks on "Ghettoblaster: A Detroit Music Sampler 1997 Volume 1":
According to Ben Blackwell this accidentally is Mick on his own, playing all instruments.
Ben says Mick stated that thru a mix up w/the guy puttin out the comp, that these songs were actually him playing all instruments, and that they were never supposed to be released and that they were demos for Warner Bros..

1. High Octane Salvation 7" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1996, SFTRI 423)
     true dirt series #2
   1. High Octane Salvation
   2. Broke In Detroit (Again)
2. All Geeked Up 7" (In The Red, 1997, ITR 043)
     true dirt series #1; glamma grrrl series #1
   1. Don't Bogue My High
   2. Infrared
   3. I'm Saving Myself For Nichelle Nicols (no. 3)
   4. I'll Be In Trouble (Smokey Robinson)
3. Tina Louise 7" (Flying Bomb Records, 1998, FLB-108)
     clear red or black vinyl
     true dirt series #6; glamma grrrl series #3; some call it furcore series #2; wish wel coulda been on 'Supersonic' series #1
   1. Tina Louise
   2. Little Miss Chocolate Syrup
   3. Song For Heather
4. Maybe Your Baby 7" (HIGH Maintenance, 1998, HM 001)
     true dirt series #7
     especially handsilkscreenprinted sleeve by Snorkel
     one pressing but two slightly different sleeves, one with a lighter and one with a darker blue background
     there's a beautiful photograph glued to the backside
     it was shot before VERA by Snorkel, friday april 3rd, 1998
   1. Maybe Your Baby (Stevie Wonder)
   2. Theme From The Dirtbombs
5. Stuck Under My Shoe 7" (Some Assembly Required, 1998, L-50442)
     no series #1
   1. Stuck Under My Shoe
   2. Noise In The World (English Beat)
6. Headlights On 7" (Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, 2000, SSLD 005)
     hand numbered edition of 300
     sleeve #1: the E.B. groovy pic catching edition (94 copies)
     sleeve #2: Soft-X smut sleazy fave super vixen edition (87 copies)
     sleeve #3: Nouvelle Erotique a-go-go edition (119 copies)
   1. Headlights On
   2. Jolene
7. Brucia I Cavi 7" (Hate Records, 2000, hate 20)
     first edition: gray-brown sleeve, 100 on brown vinyl
     first edition: gray-brown sleeve, 400 on black vinyl
     second edition: red sleeve, 500 on black vinyl
     #3 in the "No Series" Series
   1. They Saved Einstein's Brain
   2. Temp
   3. Insecure ... Me? (Soft Cell)
   4. Brucia I Cavi
8. Ode To A Black Man 7" (Sweet Nothing, 2001, 7 SN 005)
   1. Ode To A Black Man (Thin Lizzy)
   2. Natural Man (Lou Rawls)
9. Australian Sing A Long With The Dirtbomb Singers 7" (Zerox Records, 2002, Z45 010)
     1st version: sleeveless, white, non-transparent vinyl
     2nd version: with printed sleeve, clear, transparent vinyl
     3rd version: with printed sleeve, black vinyl
   1. By My Side (The Elois)
   2. I Started A Joke (Bee Gees)
10. Pray For Pills 7" (Corduroy Records, 2002, CORD-118)
      100 live-to-acetate copies released, there's a normal version too
      normal version: clear blue, green or black vinyl
    1. Pray For Pills
    2. My Love For You (ESG)
11. Motor City Baby 7" (Sweet Nothing, 2003, 7 SN 0020)
    1. Motor City Baby
    2. I Feel Good (One The Juggler)
12. Possession 7" (In The Red, 2003, ITR 100)
      bonus 7", free with first 1000 copies of ITR 099
    1. Refried Dreams (Cheater Slicks)
    2. Possession (Cheater Slicks)
13. Earthquake Heart 7" (Velvet Tiger, 2004, VT45 1001)
      New Zealand Tour Edition
      one-sided 7"
      500(?) copies, 80 copies of those with a yellow print of Mick on the non-music side
    1. Earthquake Heart
14. Merit 7" (Kapow Records, 2004, #16)
      red, green, blue, purple or black vinyl with corresponding colored lettering on the sleeve
    1. Merit
    2. Mystified
15. Crashdown Day 7" (Corduroy Records, 2004, CORD-158)
    1. Crashdown Day (Cassidy Phillips)
    2. Ha Ha Ha (Flipper)
16. Tanzen Gehn' 7" (Soundflat Records, 2005, SFR-45-002)
    1. Tanzen Gehn' (Hubert Kah)
    2. The House As A Giant Bong (Dance Mix)
17. Brand New Game 7" (Munster Records, 2005, MR 7189)
    1. Brand New Game
    2. All My Friends Must Be Punished
18. Oh Katrina 7" (Noiseville, 2006, #67)
      Live From Detroit - 7 Inch Series - Presented by Mark Arminksi #1
      April 10th 2006 - The Magic Stick - Detroit
    1. Oh Katrina (The Black Lips)
    2. Candyass
19. Play Sparks 7" (In The Red, 2008, ITR 149)
    1. Sherlock Holmes (Sparks)
    2. Nothing To Do (Sparks)
20. Need You Tonight 7" (Stained Circles, year ?, SC04)
    1. Need You Tonight (INXS)
    2. Devil Inside (INXS)

1. split 7" (Extra Ball Records, 2000, XTR 005)
     with Multiball Magazine #19
   1. The Dirtbombs: Cedar Point '76
   2. The White Stripes: Handsprings
2. split 7" (Fortune Teller Records, 2004, FTP 201)
   1. The Dirtbombs: King's Lead Hat (Brian Eno)
   2. Gories: There But For The Grace Of God Go I (Machine)
3. split 7" (Slut Smalls, 2004, smalls 011)
     true dirt series #3
   1. The Dirtbombs: She Played Me Like A Booger
   2. Justin Robertson: Twisted And Torn
4. split LP (Sounds Of Subterrania, 2004, S.O.S.-055)
     the Dirtbombs tracks are recorded with and coproduced by Dave Feeny
   1. The Dirtbombs: Phantoms In A Lesser Crystalline Sphere
   2. The Dirtbombs: Born In A Haunted Barn
   3. The Dirtbombs: The House As A Giant Bong
   4. The Dirtbombs: The Size Of Ottawa
   5. The Dirtbombs: Another Message From The Dog Tree
   6. The Dirtbombs: I Had To Chew My Own Leg Off
   7. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: Sweet Tooth
   8. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: Annabelle
   9. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: Burnin Inside
   10. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: Killer Diller
   11. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: 40 Birds
   12. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: Take A Trip
5. split CD (Sounds Of Subterrania, 2004, S.O.S.-056)
     the Dirtbombs tracks are recorded with and coproduced by Dave Feeny
   1. The Dirtbombs: Phantoms In A Lesser Crystalline Sphere
   2. The Dirtbombs: Born In A Haunted Barn
   3. The Dirtbombs: The House As A Giant Bong
   4. The Dirtbombs: The Size Of Ottawa
   5. The Dirtbombs: Another Message From The Dog Tree
   6. The Dirtbombs: I Had To Chew My Own Leg Off
   7. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: Sweet Tooth
   8. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: Annabelle
   9. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: Burnin Inside
   10. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: Killer Diller
   11. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: 40 Birds
   12. King Khan And His (Sensational) Shrines: Take A Trip
6. Split/Split/Split 7" (Cass Records/Ersatz Audio, 2004, MAMA-033/EZ 033)
     3000 copies
   1. The Dirtbombs: Lost Love (Adult)
   2. Adult: Pray For Pills (The Dirtbombs)
7. split 7" (Norton Records, 2005, 9654)
   1. The Dirtbombs: No Expectations (Rolling Stones)
   2. The Love Supremes: Sing This Song (Rolling Stones)
8. Black Stereo - Dirt Mono 7" (Cass Records, 2006, MAMA-026)
     this was sold exclusively on the The Dirtbombs/The Black Lips tour in 2006
     but for a short time the remainders were sold through Cass Records, for these they wrote the buyer's name on the label
   1. The Dirtbombs: Missionary Man
   2. The Black Lips: Make It

1. "Horndog Fest" LP/CD (In The Red, 1998, ITR 055)
     true dirt series #5; glamma grrrl series #2; some call it furcore series #1
   1. Vixens In Space
   2. I Can't Stop Thinking About It
   3. Granny's Little Chicken
   4. Bittersweet Romance Song
   5. Armageddon Double Feature (Lovesick Blues #4)
   6. She Blinded Me With Playtex
   7. A Brief Treatise On The Discovery Of Antimatter
   8. Pheremone Smile
   9. My Heart Burns With Deeps Of Lurve
   10. Burnt To Cinders
   11. Fox Box
   12. Shake!! Shivaree
2. Chariots Of The Gods? CD (Au-Go-Go, 2001, ANDA 244)
   1. Encrypted
   2. Your Love Belongs Under A Rock
   3. Mystery Train
   4. They Hate Us In Scandinavia
   5. Words That Hurt
   6. Candy Ass
3. Ultraglide In Black LP/CD (In The Red, 2001, ITR 079)
   1. Chains Of Love (JJ Barnes)
   2. If You Can Want (Smokey Robinson)
   3. Underdog (The Family Stone)
   4. Your Love Belongs Under A Rock
   5. I'll Wait
   6. Livin' For The City (Stevie Wonder)
   7. The Thing (Larry Bright)
   8. Kung Fu (Curtis Mayfield)
   9. Ode To A Black Man (Thin Lizzy)
   10. Got To Give It Up (Marvin Gaye)
   11. Livin' For The Weekend (The O'Jays)
   12. I'm Qualified To Satisfy You (Barry White)
   13. Do You See My Love (For You Growing)
4. Ultraglide In Black CD (Giant Claw, 2002, GCCD-022)
   1. Chains Of Love (JJ Barnes)
   2. If You Can Want (Smokey Robinson)
   3. Underdog (The Family Stone)
   4. Your Love Belongs Under A Rock
   5. I'll Wait
   6. Livin' For The City (Stevie Wonder)
   7. The Thing (Larry Bright)
   8. Kung Fu (Curtis Mayfield)
   9. Ode To A Black Man (Thin Lizzy)
   10. Got To Give It Up (Marvin Gaye)
   11. Livin' For The Weekend (The O'Jays)
   12. I'm Qualified To Satisfy You (Barry White)
   13. Do You See My Love (For You Growing)
5. Ultraglide In Black CD (P-Vine, 2002, PCD-22024)
   1. Chains Of Love (JJ Barnes)
   2. If You Can Want (Smokey Robinson)
   3. Underdog (The Family Stone)
   4. Your Love Belongs Under A Rock
   5. I'll Wait (Parliaments)
   6. Livin' For The City (Stevie Wonder)
   7. The Thing (Larry Bright)
   8. Kung Fu (Curtis Mayfield)
   9. Ode To A Black Man (Thin Lizzy)
   10. Got To Give It Up (Marvin Gaye)
   11. Livin' For The Weekend (The O'Jays)
   12. I'm Qualified To Satisfy You (Barry White)
   13. Do You See My Love (For You Growing)
   14. You Don't Mean It
   15. Natural Man (Lou Rawls)
6. Dangerous Magical Noise LP+7"/LP/CD (In The Red, 2003, ITR 099)
   1. Start The Party
   2. Get It While You Can
   3. Don't Break My Heart
   4. Sun Is Shining
   5. Earthquake Heart
   6. Thunder In The Sky
   7. Motor City Baby
   8. Stuck In Thee Garage
   9. I'm Through With White Girls
   10. 21^st Century Fox
   11. Stop
   12. Stupid
   13. F.I.D.O.
   14. King's Lead Hat (Brian Eno)
   15. The Executioner (first 6000 CD's only) (Robyn Hitchcock)
   16. Refried Dreams (on a bonus 7", with the first 1000 LP's only) (Cheater Slicks)
   17. Possession (on a bonus 7", with the first 1000 LP's only) (Cheater Slicks)
7. Dangerous Magical Noise CD (In-Fidelity Recordings, 2003, IF 006 CD)
   1. Start The Party
   2. Get It While You Can
   3. Don't Break My Heart
   4. Sun Is Shining
   5. Earthquake Heart
   6. Thunder In The Sky
   7. Motor City Baby
   8. Stuck In Thee Garage
   9. I'm Through With White Girls
   10. 21^st Century Fox
   11. Stop
   12. Stupid
   13. F.I.D.O.
   14. King's Lead Hat (Brian Eno)
   15. The Executioner (first edition only) (Robyn Hitchcock)
8. Dangerous Magical Noise CD (P-Vine, 2003, PCD-23446)
     tracks ?
9. Live: North Of 8 Mile LP (MFIC Records, 2004, mfic-012)
     bootleg
   1. Chains Of Love
   2. Motor City Baby
   3. Ode To A Blackman
   4. Granny's Little Chicken
   5. Stuck Under My Shoe
   6. I Can't Stop Thinking About It
   7. Kung Fu
   8. Shake Shivaree
   9. Honey I Want You
10. If You Don't Already Have A Look 2xCD (In The Red, 2005, ITR 127)
      disc one (the originals): 29 tracks
      disc two (the covers): 23 tracks
    1. Theme From The Dirtbombs
    2. Sharpest Claws
    3. Stuck Under My Shoe
    4. I'm Saving Myself For Nichelle Nichols
    5. Here Comes That Sound Again
    6. High Octane Salvation
    7. Cedar Point 76
    8. Little Miss Chocolate Syrup
    9. Headlights On
    10. Never Licking You Again
    11. Don't Bogue My High
    12. Encrypted
    13. I'm Not Your Scratching Post
    14. Broke In Detroit
    15. Merit
    16. Trainwreck
    17. Infra Red
    18. Jolene
    19. Candyass
    20. Pray For Pills
    21. All My Friends Must Be Punished
    22. She Played Me Like A Booger
    23. Why Do They Hate Us In Scandinavia
    24. They Saved Einstein's Brain
    25. Correspondence
    26. Tina Louise
    27. Bruci I Cavi
    28. Words That Hurt
    29. My Last Christmas
    30. Possession (Cheater Slicks)
    31. Maybe Your Baby (Stevie Wonder)
    32. Brand New Game (Elliot Smith)
    33. I'll Be In Trouble (Smokey Robinson)
    34. Lupita Screams (The Gun Club)
    35. By My Side (The Elois)
    36. No Expectations (Rolling Stones)
    37. I Feel Good (One The Juggler)
    38. Natural Man (Lou Rawls)
    39. Noise In This World (English Beat)
    40. Kiss Kiss Kiss (John Lennon And Yoko Ono)
    41. Refried Dreams (Cheater Slicks)
    42. Insecure, Me? (Soft Cell)
    43. Mystified (The Romantics)
    44. My Love For You (ESG)
    45. You Don't Mean It (Ohio Players)
    46. I Want Need Love You (The Black Diamonds)
    47. Ha Ha Ha (Flipper)
    48. Tanzen Gehn' (Hubert Kah)
    49. Crash Down Day (Cassidy Phillips)
    50. Lost Love (Adult)
    51. What You've Got (Soul Brothers Six)
    52. I Started A Joke (Bee Gees)
11. We Have You Surrounded LP/CD (In The Red, 2008, ITR 150)
    1. It's Not Fun Until You Cry
    2. Ever Lovin' Man
    3. Indivisible
    4. Sherlock Holmes (Sparks)
    5. Wreck My Flow
    6. Leopard Man At C&A
    7. Fire In The Western World (Dead Moon)
    8. Pretty Princess Day
    9. I Hear The Sirens
    10. They Have Us Surrounded
    11. Race To The Bottom
    12. La Fin Du Monde

1. Ghettoblaster: A Detroit Music Sampler 1997 Volume 1 CD (Motor City Brewing Works, 1997, MCBWGB 001)
     all tracks engineered/produced or both by Jim Diamond
   1. Wheatland
   2. Encrypted
2. I Hate Music CD (P-Vine, 1999, PCD-5489)
   1. I Can't Stop Thinking About It
3. Hot Pinball Rock Vol. 1 CD (Extra Ball Records, 2000, XTR 006)
   1. Cedar Point '76
4. X-Mas Surprise Package Volume 3 7" (Flying Bomb Records, 2000, FLB-115)
     clear blue or black vinyl
   1. My Last Christmas
5. Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001, SFTRI 623)
     produced and recorded by Jack White, mixed by Jack White and Jim Diamond
   1. I'm Through With White Girls
6. Hometaping - Volume 1 CD (Kerrang!, 2002, kerrang 900)
     liner notes by The Hives
     accompanied the UK-only Kerrang Magazine of april 20, 2002
   1. Chains Of Love
7. Troy Gregory's Sybil CD (Fall Of Rome Records, 2002, FOR 1005)
     every track has Troy Gregory on vocals and a band from Detroit, recorded by Jim Diamond
   1. Born In A Haunted Barn
8. Rough Trade Shops Rock And Roll 2xCD (Mute, 2002, CDStumm 212)
   1. Underdog
9. X-Mas Surprise Package (The Collector's Edition) CD (Flying Bomb Records, 2002, FLB-122)
   1. My Last Christmas
10. Ghettoblaster Volume 2 CD (Motor City Brewing Works, 2002, MCBWGB 002)
      all tracks mastered and/or mixed by Jim Diamond
    1. Can't Stop Thinking About It
    2. Shake!!Shiveree
11. Playing Favourites LP (Illustrious Artists, 2003, IAR-LP3)
    1. Walk On Jagged Air
12. Revolver USA Sampler Autumn 2003 CD (Revolver, 2003, midheaven 05)
    1. Sun Is Shining
13. Detroit Breakdown - The Rocked Out Motor City Music Sampler CD (PBS 106.7FM, 2004, no cat no)
    1. Motor City Baby
14. Superfuzz CD (Lowfly Records, 2005, LF 061)
    1. Hearthquake Heart
15. Salvo Of 24 Gunshots - Tribute To Gun Club 2xLP/CD (Unrecording Records, 2005, UR 001/2)
    1. Lupita Scream (The Gun Club)
16. Static Disaster The U.K. In The Red Records Sampler CD (In The Red, 2005, ITR 1313)
    1. I Can't Stop Thinking About It

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1. The Dirtbombs Covers @ grunnenrocks.nl
2. The Dirtbombs official website
3. The Dirtbombs fansite #1, with guitar tabs
4. The Dirtbombs fansite #2, with chatroom
5. The Dirtbombs GIGS @ pollstar.com
6. The Dirtbombs interview @ kdvs.org
7. Animus made the sleeve for Horndog Fest
8. The Dirtbombs @ vitaminic.nl
9. The Dirtbombs @ vitaminic.it
10. The Dirtbombs @ midheaven.com
11. The Dirtbombs @ metrotimes.com
12. www.gloriousnoise.com has a cool interview with Ben Blackwell