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Bassholes
excellent stripped down blues
Address
Bassholes
P.O. Box 16643
Asheville, NC
28816
United States Of America
E-Mail
Bassholes [wooden{DOT}tit[AT]hotmail{DOT}com]
Members

Bassholes #1:
(1st and 2nd LP)
Don Howland: guitar, vocals
Rich Lillash: drums

Bassholes #2:
(3rd LP , european tour spring 1996 and onwards)
Don Howland: guitar, vocals
Lamont "Bim" Thomas: drums

Bassholes #3:
(10th 7" (SSLD) only)
Don Howland
Lamont "Bim" Thomas
Buddy Akita

History

Don Howland's musical history
Rich Lillash's musical history
Lamont "Bim" Thomas' musical history
Buddy Akita's musical history

Discography
Singles
  1. 98 Degrees In The Shade 7" (In The Red, 1992, ITR 008)
    1. 98 Degrees In The Shade
    2. Melody For An Unknown Girl
    3. Little Rug Bug
  2. John Henry 7" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1992, SFTRI 175)
    1. John Henry
    2. Cigarette Blues
    3. Wooden Tit
  3. Baby Go 7" (Honey Man, 1994, HMN-001)
      jukebox 7" with tag/strip
    1. Baby Go
    2. Hell Blues
  4. (She Said I Had A) Problem 7" (Bag Of Hammers, 1995, BOH 033)
    1. (She Said I Had A) Problem
    2. Changes Had To Come
  5. Hey O.J. 7" (In The Red, 1995, ITR 031)
    1. Hey O.J.
    2. Rout
  6. Lion's Share 7" (In The Red, 1995, ITR 041)
      accidentally listed (on the sleeve and/or record) as ITR 031, but it should have been ITR 041
    1. Lion's Share (The Germs)
    2. Jesus Book
  7. Interzone 7" (Seldom Scene Records, 1997, SEEN 04)
      clear or black vinyl, Jon Wahl playin' harp
    1. Interzone (Joy Division)
    2. Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread (Bob Dylan)
  8. Bassholes Featuring April March 7" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1997, SFTRI 514)
      with April March on vocals and Jon Wahl on organ and harmonica
    1. Moody (ESG)
    2. Microscope Feeling
  9. Out In The Treetops 2x7" (Dead Canary Records, 2003, DCR 001)
      white vinyl
    1. Ode To Charo
    2. Out In The Treetops
    3. Life Goes On
    4. Tattoo (The Who)
    5. Raw Power (Iggy And The Stooges)
    6. Stack O Lee
    7. St. Matthew
  10. Jack At Night 7" (Solid Sex Lovie Doll Records, 2006, SSLD 026)
      numbered with red ink stamp, 2 editions:
      DOUBLE PERSONALITY ED. (258 copies)
      QUIET DISTORTION ED. (257 copies)
    1. Jack At Night
    2. New Rose (The Damned)
Splits
  1. European Tour (Bassholes/Strip Kings) Promo Tape CS (Selfreleased, year ?, cat.no.?)
    1. Bassholes: 98 Degrees In The Shade
    2. Bassholes: Missing Linkster
    3. Bassholes: It's So Easy
    4. Bassholes: (She Said) I Got A Problem
    5. Strip Kings: track(s) ?
Albums
  1. Blue Roots LP (In The Red, 1993, ITR 014)
    1. Judge Harsh Blues
    2. Nakema
    3. I Can Tell By The Way You Smell
    4. It's So Easy
    5. Light Bulb Boogie
    6. Stack O'Lee And Billy Lyons
    7. Bald-Headed Woman Blues
    8. Sleepyman Blues
    9. Jelly Belly
    10. Missing Linkster
    11. Candyman Blues
    12. Titanic Blues
    13. Love Cry Blues
    14. It's So Easy (not listed, but it's there) (Willy Deville)
  2. Blue Roots CD (Revenant/Revenant, 1997, cat.no.?)
    1. Judge Harsh Blues
    2. Nakema
    3. I Can Tell By The Way You Smell
    4. It's So Easy
    5. Light Bulb Boogie
    6. Stack O'Lee And Billy Lyons
    7. Bald-Headed Woman Blues
    8. Sleepyman Blues
    9. Jelly Belly
    10. Missing Linkster
    11. Candyman Blues
    12. Titanic Blues
    13. Love Cry Blues
    14. It's So Easy (not listed, but it's there) (Willy Deville)
  3. Haunted Hill LP/CD (In The Red, 1995, ITR 025)
    1. Haunted Hill
    2. 20-20 Vision
    3. Cockroach Blues
    4. Fear And A Hand Full Of Sand
    5. Puddin Tame
    6. Grief Bird (Fugs)
    7. When Wants Becomes Needs
    8. Christine
    9. Pneumonia
    10. Nothing At All
    11. Long Gone Dillinger
    12. Evil Devil Blues
    13. Reefer And Glo-Worms
    14. Hokey Pokey
    15. John Henry
    16. Big Moon Boogie
  4. Bassholes CS (Selfreleased, 1996, no cat no)
      selfreleased CS, sold on the eurotour of 1996
      purple sleeve with a photograph
      Side A, live 3/1/96 Staches, Columbus, OH
      Side B, live 8/23/94 Rick's, Ann Arbor, MI
    1. Judge Harsh
    2. It's So Easy
    3. Linkster
    4. Bowling Ball
    5. 20-20 Vision
    6. Woman Blues
    7. Hell Blues (fast)
    8. Microscope Feeling
    9. Havanna Affair
    10. Swimming Blues
    11. Cockroach Blues
    12. Cautionary Tale
    13. (Gonna) Write Me A Letter
    14. Haunted Hill (1str track B-side)
    15. 20-20 Vision
    16. Baby Go
    17. Candyman Blues
    18. Hell Blues
    19. Jesus Book
    20. Evil Devil Blues
    21. Nakema
    22. (She Said I Had A) Problem
    23. Judge Harsh
  5. Deaf Mix Vol. 3 LP/CD (In The Red, 1997, ITR 049)
    1. Ear Candle Boogie
    2. Bowling Ball
    3. Florida Bus
    4. Serena's Song
    5. Swimming Blues
    6. (Gonna) Write Me a Letter
    7. Basshole Luv Theme
    8. Luv Theme Reprise
    9. Daughter
    10. The Cornfield Again
    11. Wife Blues (different than the version on the Ego Summit LP)
    12. Hospital Blues
    13. In The Red Seats
    14. The Ovenbird
  6. Long Way Blues/1996-1998 LP/CD (Matador, 1998, OLE-305-1/2)
    1. Big Carnival Overture (with DeeJay Tard)
    2. Or Was It Just A Dream?
    3. She Shimmy Wobble
    4. Long Way Blues
    5. Hail Bop!
    6. Lightswitch
    7. Cabooseman Blues
    8. Afrodite
    9. Knocked Out On My Lawn
    10. Joan Dark
    11. Ass Welt Boogie
    12. Angel Of Death
    13. Turpentine
    14. unlisted bonus track (CD only)
  7. Long Way Blues/1996-1998 CD (Matador, 1998, OLE-305-2P)
      promo release
    1. Big Carnival Overture (with DeeJay Tard)
    2. Or Was It Just A Dream?
    3. She Shimmy Wobble
    4. Long Way Blues
    5. Hail Bop!
    6. Lightswitch
    7. Cabooseman Blues
    8. Afrodite
    9. Knocked Out On My Lawn
    10. Joan Dark
    11. Ass Welt Boogie
    12. Angel Of Death
    13. Turpentine
    14. unlisted bonus track (CD only)
  8. When My Blue Moon Turns Red Again 2xLP/CD (In The Red, 1998, ITR 059)
      label states ITR 055, record says the correct ITR 059
    1. Microscope Feeling
    2. I Saw Beauty
    3. Platform Blues
    4. Born To Die
    5. Cockroach Blues
    6. Florida Bus
    7. Bowling Ball
    8. She Came On The Bus
    9. Interzone (Joy Division)
    10. Evil Eagle
    11. Hell Blues
    12. 7 Days
    13. For The River
    14. Swimming Blues
    15. Virginia Valley Blues
    16. Jack And The King's New Ground
    17. Judge Harsh Blues (Furry Lewis)
    18. Moody (ESG)
    19. Girls Girls Girls
    20. Nakema
    21. (I'm Gonna) Write Me A Letter
  9. The Secret Strength Of Depression LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2000, SFTRI 587)
      live at KSPC, Claremont, august 16, 1997
    1. Missing Linkster
    2. 20-20 Vision
    3. I Saw Beauty
    4. Evil Eagle
    5. Lightswitch
    6. Bowling Ball
    7. Stack O Lee
    8. Haunted Hill
    9. Nakema
    10. (I'm Gonna) Write Me A Letter
    11. Microscope Feeling
  10. Out In The Treetops CDEP (Dead Canary Records, 2004, DCR 003)
    1. Ode To Charo
    2. Out In The Treetops
    3. Life Goes On
    4. Tattoo (The Who)
    5. Raw Power (Iggy And The Stooges)
    6. Stack O Lee
    7. St. Matthew
  11. Broke Chamber Music CD (Secret Keeper Records, 2004, shh 3)
    1. 98 In The Shade
    2. Cigarette Blues (CarterBo)
    3. Wooden Tit
    4. Little Rug Bug (Rod Rogers With The "Swinging Strings")
    5. Jelly Belly (Dave Day)
    6. John Henry
    7. Melody For An Unchained Girl
    8. 20-20 Vision
    9. Hokey Pokey
    10. Haunted Hill
    11. Red Leaves
    12. Cockroach Blues
    13. The Again, No
    14. Pneumonia (Blind Lemon Jefferson)
    15. Frankie And Albert
    16. Lion's Share (The Germs)
    17. Hey O.J.
    18. Jesus Book (Frogs)
    19. Baby Go (Avantes)
    20. (She Said I Had A) Problem
    21. Hell Blues
    22. Changes Had To Come
    23. Call Me Green (I'm A Schizophrene)
  12. Bassholes LP/CD (Dead Canary Records, 2005, DCR 005)
    1. Broke Down Engine (Blind Willie McTell)
    2. Blackbird
    3. Hell's Angel
    4. Daughter
    5. Fascist Times
    6. Purple Noon
    7. Caravan Man (Lew Lewis And His Band)
    8. High Up In The Treetops
    9. Bridgett
    10. Shortening
    11. St. Matthew
    12. John Barleycorn
    13. Heaven And Hell (The Who)
    14. Dingleberry Jam
Compilations
  1. Cowtown E.P. Vol. II 7" (Anyway Records, 1993, Anyway Stuff 007)
      grey vinyl
    1. Hokey-Pokey
  2. Cowtown EP Vol.2 7" (Get Hip, 1994, GH-163)
      reissue of the original on Anyway Records
      black vinyl
    1. Hokey-Pokey
  3. Sound Of Poverty: Anyway Singles 92-93 CD (Get Hip, 1994, GH-1023)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Hokey-Pokey
  4. Sleazefest! 2xLP/CD (No Place Like Home, 1995, SL 001)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. track(s) ?
  5. Killed By The Blues CD (P-Vine, 1999, PCD-5486)
    1. 98 Degrees In The Shade
    2. Mean Devil Blues
    3. Christine
  6. I Hate Music CD (P-Vine, 1999, PCD-5489)
    1. It's So Easy
    2. Platform Blues
  7. Static Disaster The U.K. In The Red Records Sampler CD (In The Red, 2005, ITR 1313)
    1. Microscope Feeling
Various

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Links
  1. Bassholes Covers @ grunnenrocks.nl
  2. Bassholes-interview with matador
  3. Bassholes fansite
  4. Bassholes-page with matador