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Official releases by Poi Dog Pondering.
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Poi Dog Pondering 7 album 2008 April |
Frank Orrall (guitar, voice, tamborine)
Susan Voelz (violin, voice, casio)
Dave Max Crawford (trumpet, keyboards, accordion)
Charlette Wortham (voice, percussion)
Dag Juhlin (guitar, voice, piano, strings)
Ted Cho (guitar, mandolin, studio production)
Dan Leali (drum kit)
Kornell Hargrove (vocals)
Ron Hall (bass)
Rick Gehrenbeck (keyboards)
El John (percussion, drums)
with generous assistance from
Martin Stebbing
Chris Houda
Josh Houda
CD: 2008.04.01 US Plate.tec.tonic ?
LP: 2008.04.01 US Plate.tec.tonic ?
DD: 2008.04.01 US Plate-tec-tonic (Apple iTunes) 277099491 (clean, AAC)
8T: 2008.04.01 US Plate.tec.tonic ?
CT: 2008.04.01 US Plate.tec.tonic ?
DD: 2008.04 US Platetectonic [no c/n] (MP3)
Perfect Music
Sticky
Lemon Drop Man
Butterflies
From This Moment On
Palm Leaf Effigy
Rusted Weather
... Baby Together
Heaven Only Knows
In Comes The Night
Outta Yer Head
Candy
Super Tarana
Space Dust
| Poi Dog Pondering For Your Sound System! ep 2008 March |
Available at tour dates.
12": 2008.03.29 US Platetectonic ? (EP)
Rusted Weather
Lemon Drop Man
From This Moment On
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Space Dust
Starlight
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Poi Dog Pondering Live at Lollapalooza August 6, 2006 live ep 2006 September |
Recorded live at Lollapalooza, August 6, 2006.
DD: 2006.09.12 US Poi Dog Pondering (Apple iTunes) 189515688 (AAC)
DD: 2007.09? US Lollapalooza 2006 (Amazon) B000QQXX9S (MP3)
3'11 Sticky
5'02 Jack A*s Ginger
4'33 Complicated
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Poi Dog Pondering The Best of Poi Dog Pondering (The Austin Years) collection 2005 May |
CD: 2005.05.17 US Sony/BMG ?
DD: 2005.05.17 US Sony/BMG (Apple iTunes) 62450103 (AAC)
pulling touch
everybody's trying (single edit)
i've got my body
hardest thing
collarbone
watermelon song
Love Vigilantes
thanksgiving
get me on
jack ass ginger
be the one
Living with the dreaming body
I Had To Tell You
bury me deep
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Poi Dog Pondering AudioVisivo ep 2004 November |
C5: 2004.11.09 US Koch KOC-DV-5751 (includes DVD)
Bizarre Love Triangle
Simple Song (soul kitchen mix)
Natural Thing (post-tour version)
DVD: 2004.11.09 US Koch ? (included with KOC-DV-5751)
Simple Song (video)
Natural Thing (video)
band interviews
live footage
the making of “In Seed Comes Fruit”
Vic record release show in Sept 2002
House-O-Matics in action
DD: 2008.02? US Premonition (Apple iTunes) 271967944 (AAC)
5'35 Simple Song (Soul Kitchen Edit)
4'43 Bizarre Love Triangle
5'47 Natural Thing (Sonic Air Conditioner Mix)
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Poi Dog Pondering A Simple Single single 2003 December |
Free with 2,000 copies of In Seed Comes Fruit.
C5: 2003.12.17 US Premonition (EMD) 907XXn? (promo)
8'01 Simple Song (Soul Kitchen Mix)
5'33 Simple Song (Soul Kitchen Mix Radio Edit)
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Poi Dog Pondering In Seed Comes Fruit album 2003 June |
Frank Orrall (vocals, guitar, piano, synth. vibes, drums, samples,
sequencing)
Susan Voelz (violin, vocals)
Paul Mertens (flute, sax, clarinet)
Leddie Garcia (congas, bongos, ganza's, bells, shakers,
various percussion)
Kornell Hargrove (vocals)
Ron Hall (bass)
Rick Gehrenbeck (rhodes, clavinet, organ, synth)
Charlette Wortham (vocals)
Alison Chesley (cello)
Carla Prather (vocals)
Tim Gant (piano, synth)
El John (drums)
Luke Savisky (live film/visuals design)
CDx2: 2003.06.24 US Premonition (EMD) 90758
DD: 2007 US Premonition (Apple iTunes) 272130392 (AAC)
3'09 Had I Known
6'46 You Move Me
5'32 A Love Rains Down
4'51 10 - 28
5'46 Daytrippin'
6'36 Hangover
8'01 Keep The Faith
6'17 True
4'45 So Real
6'00 Hotel Seze
10'25 Simple Song
4'53 In Seed Comes Fruit
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Poi Dog Pondering Special Edition CD ep 2002 |
Selections from In Seed Comes Fruit and music from the gaijin
hotel plus bonus tracks.
CD: 2002 US Plate·tec·tonic? (ltd. ed.)
Had I Known
You Move Me
A Love Rains Down
Hangover
Keep The Faith
True
Hotel Seze
Simple Song
Steppers Delight (Exclusive)
8fatfat8: Lenya
8fatfat8: Sleepover
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Poi Dog Pondering Sweeping Up the Cutting Room Floor previously unreleased studio out-takes 1987 - 1994 collection 2001 November |
Steve Goulding (drums)
Dag Juhlin (guitar)
Max Crawford (keyboards, trumpet, horns, piano)
Brigid Murphy (horns, sax)
Paul Mertens (horns, flute, sax, clarinet, keyboards, winds)
Frank Orrall (vocals, drums, guitar, bass)
Robert Cornelius (vocals)
Rob Amster (bass)
Nick Kitsos (percussion)
Abra Moore (vocals, piano)
Adam Sultan (guitar, vocals)
Ted Cho (guitar)
Bruce Hughes (bass, vocals)
John Nelson (congas)
Tom Ray (bass)
Leddie Garcia (percussion)
Bobby (vocals)
Susan Voelz (strings, vocals)
Mark Williams (cello, perhaps)
Wammo (harmonica)
CR: 2001.11 US Plate.tec.tonic PLATE 007 (ltd. ed. hand-painted p/s)
CD: 2002? US Plate.tec.tonic PLATE 007
Over The Top
Money Is Tight
Thick N Thin
Cotton & Wood Pulp Paste
Absolute Perfection
To Be In Love
The Original Chain
Can I Change My Mind
Fiddle & A Bow
Black Hole
Been Down So Long
Willem Dafoe
Better Than This
The Wine Song
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Poi Dog Pondering Soul Sonic Orchestra album 2000 August |
Recorded live at the Metro, Chicago, December 29-31, 1999.
CD: 2000.08.08 US Plate·tec·tonic ?
DD: 2008.02? US Plate-tec-tonic (Apple iTunes) 272124686 (AAC)
Rise Up and Walk
That's the Way Love Is
Ta Bouche Est Tabou
Spend My Life
Natural Thing
Ain't No Stopping Us Now
Diva
Baby I'm Scared of You (If U Got Real Love 4 Me)
JAG
Plate.tec.tonic
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Poi Dog Pondering Natural Thing album 1999 March |
Frank Orrall (vocals, percussion, keyboards, programming, guitar,
drums)
Dave Max Crawford (piano, organ, keyboards, trumpet, flugelhorn,
trombone)
Susan Voelz (violin, vocals)
Dag Juhlin (acoustic and electric guitar, piano)
Paul Mertens (flute, alto flute, piccolo, tenor saxophone, baritone
saxophone, bass clarinet, harmonica)
Steve Goulding (drums)
Leddie Garcia (percussion)
Robert Cornelius (vocals)
Kornell Hargrove (vocals)
Arlene Newson (vocals)
Eddie Carlson (electric and upright bass)
CD: 1999.03.23 US Plate·tec·tonic (Tommy Boy) TBCD 1319
(cyber release, multi-fold digipak, slipcase)
CD: 1999.04.20 US Plate·tec·tonic (Tommy Boy) TBCD 1319
(multi-fold digipak, slipcase)
DD: 2008.02? US Plate-tec-tonic (Apple iTunes) 272124653 (AAC)
8'55 Octavio / Beautiful To Meet You
5'44 Ta Bouche Est Tabou (french mix)
5'52 Natural Thing
4'58 Come Together
7'48 Diva (Live at The House Of Sound)
2'38 Berry
4'53 That's The Way Love Is
8'31 Spend My Life (moorea mix)
5'14 Hard Sometime
5'27 Jealous
8'11 Tracery / Tana Dery Na (waterlily mix)
| Poi Dog Pondering Jealous single 1999 |
CD: 1999 US plate·tec·tonic (Tommy Boy) TBCD 0398 (promo, no p/s)
4'15 Jealous (time edit without curses)
5'26 Jealous (without curses)
5'27 Jealous (album version with curses)
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Poi Dog Pondering Natural Thing Album Sampler single 1999 March |
CS: 1999.03.15? US plate·tec·tonic (Tommy Boy) TBC 353 (promo)
Jealous
Natural Thing (excerpt)
That's The Way Love Is (excerpt)
Ta Bouche Est Tabou (french mix) (excerpt)
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Poi Dog Pondering That's the Way Love Is single 1998 May |
C5: 1998.05.12 US Plate·tec·tonic (Bar/None) POB 6027
DD: 2008.02? US Plate-tec-tonic (Apple iTunes) 272124945 (AAC)
That's the Way Love Is:
Poi dog Pondering - single edit mix
Ruckus Vocal Mix - Maurice Joshua
Deep Soul Vocal Mix - Mike Dunn
Blue Groove House Mix - Jesse De LaPeña
Bunky's Way Mix - Tim “Bunky” Titsworth
Ruckus Instrumental - Maurice Joshua
Deep Soul Dubb - Mike Dunn
Sound Clash Mix - Jesse De LaPeña
Complicated:
Boom Boom Room Vocal Mix - Légo
Side tracked Dub - Légo
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Poi Dog Pondering Complicated Remixes by Légo single 1997 |
12": 1997 US Underground Construction UC 240 (s/s, sticker)
Complicated (Boom Boom Room Vocal)
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Complicated (Boom Boom Room Instrumental)
Complicated (Sidetracked Dub)
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Poi Dog Pondering Liquid White Light album 1997 May |
Recorded live in Chicago at the Vic Theater, November 29 -
December 3, 1996.
Frank Orrall (vocals, acoustic guitar)
Dave Max Crawford (keyboards, trumpet, accordion, flügelhorn)
Susan Voelz (violin, vocals)
Dag Juhlin (acoustic and electric guitar)
Paul Mertens (tenor and baritone saxophone, flute, piccolo,
clarinet, keyboards)
Steve Goulding (drum kit)
Leddie Garcia (percussion)
Robert Cornelius, Arlene Newson, Kornell Hargrove (vocals)
Eddie Carlson (bass)
with
Katherine Pisaro (oboe)
Peter Szczepanek (cello)
CDx2: 1997.05.06 US Plate·Tec·Tonic 003 (p/b g/f p/s)
DD: 2008.02? US Plate-tec-tonic (Apple iTunes) 272131662 (AAC)
DDx2: 2008.04 US Platetectonic [no c/n] (MP3)
disc one:
Angelika Suspended
Postcard from a Dream
Living with the Dreaming Body
Catacombs
Sugarbush Cushman
Lay My Love
Everybody's Trying
Tall
Searching for the Fertile Fields
Pulling Touch
Sandra at the Beach
disc two:
Diamonds and Buttermilk
Ecstasy
I've Got My Body
Shu Zulu Za
God's Gallipoli
Ta Bouche est Tabou
Collarbone
Big Constellation
The Chain
Jackass Ginger
Platetectonic
Complicated
| Poi Dog Pondering Liquid White Light Sampler sampler 1997 |
Sampler of tracks from Liquid White Light.
CD: 1997 US Plate·Tec·Tonic [no c/n]? (promo, no p/s)
Lay My Love
Everybody's Trying
Searching For the Fertile Fields
Shu Zulu Za
God's Gallipolli
Collarbone
Big Constellation
Jackass Ginger
Platetectonic
Complicated
| Poi Energy, Inc Platetectonic The M-Theory remixes single 1996? |
12": 1996? NL Platetectonic?
A:
platetectonic (The Higher Power club mix)
platetectonic (The Highest Power club mix)
B:
platetectonic (Tectonic vocal club mix)
platetectonic (Tectonic club mix)
platetectonic (radio edit)
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Poi Dog Pondering Hard Sometimes single 1996 |
12": 1996 US Platetectonic 0004
side a (M-Theory remixes):
hard sometimes (club mix)
hard sometimes (dub mix)
hard sometimes (beats)
side b:
complicated (Berlin mix)
diamonds and buttermilk (remix)
hard sometimes (M-Theory radio mix)
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Poi Dog Pondering Plummagram Seeds — Radio Edits ep 1996 |
CD: 1996 US Platetectonic (Bar/None) AHAON-077-2P (promo)
4'04 platetectonic (radio edit)
3'55 hard sometimes (M-Theory remix)
6'55 god's gallipoli (Arqueen remix)
4'06 complicated (radio edit)
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Poi Dog Pondering Electrique Plummagram ep 1996 March |
Club-ready remix disc.
Frank Orrall, Dave Max Crawford, Susan Voelz, Dag Juhlin,
Paul Mertens, Steve Goulding, Leddie Garcia, Brigid Murphy,
Robert Cornelius, Arlene Newson, Kornell Hargrove, Brent Olds.
CD: 1996.03.16 US Platetectonic 0002 (promo)
CD: 1996.05.21 US Bar/None AHAON-?
Platetectonic
God's Gallipoli (Arqueen remix)
Zap Disco (house-o-matic mix)
Complicated (berlin remix)
Hard Sometimes (M-Theory remix)
Diamonds and Buttermilk (Matt Warren remix)
Diva (bliss mix)
| From Electrique Plummagram (the companion disc to Pomegranate) |
12": 1996.03.16 US Platetectonic 0003 (promo)
side a:
platetectonic
god's gallipoli (Arqueen remix)
side b:
zap disco (house-o-matic mix)
diva (bliss mix)
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Poi Dog Pondering Pomegranate Seeds ep 1996 |
Radio Edits.
CD: 1996 US Bar/None (Pomegranate) AHAON-067-PRO (promo)
4'05 Complicated (“PMRC safe” edit)
4'51 Catacombs (LP version)
4'08 The Chain (radio edit)
4'07 Shu Zulu Za (radio edit)
4'05 Big Constellation (radio edit)
4'10 Diamonds and Buttermilk (LP version)
5'28 God's Gallipoli (“PMRC safe” edit)
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Poi Dog Pondering Pomegranate album 1995 September? |
CD: 1995.09.19? US Pomegranate [no c/n] (num. ltd. ed. hand-stamped p/b
sleeve)
CD: 1995.10.24 US Bar/None (Pomegranate) AHAON-067 (brown or green CD)
CD: 1999.12.21 US Plate·Tec·Tonic (Tommy Boy) ? (reissue)
DD: 2008.02? US Plate-tec-tonic (Apple iTunes) 272124655 (AAC)
DD: 2008.04 US Platetectonic [no c/n] (MP3)
Pomegranate
Catacombs
Complicated
The Chain
Big Constellation
Sandra at the Beach
Diamonds and Buttermilk
Shu Zulu Za
God's Gallipoli
The Shake of Big Hands
Al Le Luia
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Poi Dog Pondering Get Me On single 1992 July? |
C5: 1992.07? US Columbia (Texas Hotel) CSK 4610 (promo)
3'52 Get Me On (Remix)
5'26 Get Me On (Extended Mix)
3'55 Get Me On
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Get Me On video |
DD: 2005 US Sony (Apple iTunes) 81685263 (QuickTime)
3'45 Get Me On (video)
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Poi Dog Pondering Lackluster single 1992 July? |
C5: 1992.07? DE Columbia (Sony) COL 658112 2
3'37 Lackluster
5'11 I've Got My Body
3'58 U Li La Lu
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Poi Dog Pondering Be The One single 1992 April |
C5: 1992.04 US Columbia (Sony) CSK 74203 (promo)
3'55 Be The One (single version)
5'10 Be The One
CS: 1992.04 US Columbia (Sony) 38T 74203
Be The One (single version?)
Jack Ass Ginger (single version?)
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Be the One video |
DD: 2005 US Sony (Apple iTunes) 81680619 (QuickTime)
4'00 Be the One (video)
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Poi Dog Pondering Volo Volo album 1992 March |
CT: 1992.03.03 US Columbia (Sony) CT 46960 (7464-46960-4)
CT: 1992.05.11 UK Columbia 468 753 1
LP: 1992.05.11 UK Columbia 468 753 2
Lee Ward Side:
3'37 Lackluster
4'01 Collarbone
3'55 Get Me On
4'25 The Hardest Thing
4'33 Ta Bouche Est Tabou
5'11 I've Got My Body
Wind Ward Side:
5'31 Jack Ass Ginger
5'13 Be The One
3'03 Tall
0'38 Building
2'05 Te Manu Pukarua
3'36 Blood and Thunder
4'03 Entrance
CD: 1992.03.03 US Columbia (Sony) CK 46960
CD: 1992.05.11 UK Columbia 468 753 4
DD: 2005? US Sony (Apple iTunes) 919805 (AAC)
DD: 2008.02? US Sony (Apple iTunes) 193655038 (AAC) (reissue)
[as above plus bonus track:]
5'56 Endtrance
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Poi Dog Pondering Cacciatore Spearhead The Volo Volo Sampler single 1992 January |
Promotional cassette with introductions from Frank Orrall.
CS: 1992.01 US Columbia (Sony) CAT 4374
3'53 Get Me On
4'00 Collarbone
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Poi Dog Pondering POI Energy, Inc. album 1992 January |
Poi Pounders Club limited edition cassette.
CT: 1992.01 US [no label] [no c/n]
Side 1: LIVE, LOOSE & LOUD
Lack Luster (Columbia, MO 10/91)
I've Got My Body (Columbia, MO 10/91)
Into The Mystic (Tokyo, Japan 1990)
Kushty Rye (Columbia, MO 10/91)
Freedom (Columbia, MO 10/91)
Burning Love (Lawrence, KS 10/91)
Side 2: DEMO
Collarbone (Sexy Gypsy Davie Style)
I've Got My Body (Rock Steady Version and Rough &
Ready Dub)
Be The One (Zulu Boy Demo)
J.A.G. (Jack Ass Ginger) (The Mahotella Mega Mix)
Lack Luster (Midnight Demo)
Ta Bouche est Tabu (Original French Version, starring
Jean François Berneron)
Pulling Touch Coda (Lovers Reprise)
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Poi Dog Pondering Jack Ass Ginger single 1991 November |
C5: 1991.11.19 US Columbia (Sony) 44K 74083
4'35 Jack Ass Ginger (short version)
3'00 Fever
5'04 Take Care Of Your Thing
3'08 Mele Kalikimaka (With The Dirty Dozen Brass Band)
5'30 Jack Ass Ginger (full length version)
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Maxi CD Single |
C5: 1992 AU Columbia 657832 2
Jack Ass Ginger (short version)
I've Got My Body
U Li La Lu
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Jack Ass Ginger video |
DD: 2005 US Sony (Apple iTunes) 81684010 (QuickTime)
4'43 Jack Ass Ginger (video)
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Poi Dog Pondering Fruitless (The Breath of Life Leaves Her...) single 1990 October |
CD: 1990.10.23 US Texas Hotel (Columbia) 44K 73533
DD: 2008.02? US Sony BMG (Apple iTunes) 272958339 (AAC)
4'30 Fruitless (remix)
2'47 I Had To Tell You
8'01 Wood Guitar / Falling (live)
3'49 Love Vigilantes
2'33 Going Up the Country
4'59 Thanksgiving (live)
CS: 1990 US Texas Hotel (Columbia) 44T 73533
12": 1990 US Texas Hotel (Columbia) ? (promo, stickered die-cut
s/s)
Side One:
Fruitless (remix)
I Had to Tell You
Love Vigilantes
Going Up the Country
Side Two:
Wood Guitar / Falling (live)
Thanksgiving (live)
CD: 1990 AT CBS 467723 2 (p/b p/s)
Fruitless (remix)
I Had To Tell You
Love Vigilantes
Going Up The Country
Wood Guitar/Falling (live)
Thanksgiving (live)
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Fruitless video |
DD: 2008? US Sony BMG (Apple iTunes) 157050932 (QuickTime)
4'25 Fruitless (video)
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Poi Dog Pondering Everybody's Trying single 1990 |
[1] Recorded live on KLBJ's “Local Licks” show, Austin, Texas,
April 3, 1990.
C5: 1990 US Columbia (Texas Hotel) CSK 2093 (promo)
3'55 Everybody's Trying (Edit)
7'34 Pulling Touch (Live) [1]
5'33 Everybody's Trying “Memphis”
3'10 You Think Too Much (Acoustic)
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Poi Dog Pondering U-Li-La-Lu single 1990 |
CD: 1990 UK CBS 655996 2 (p/b p/s)
12": 1990 UK CBS 655996 8
U-Li-La-Lu
Living With The Dreaming Body
Circle Around The Sun (special version?)
Aloha Honululu
7": 1990 NL CBS 655996 7 (01-655996-00-1) (EP)
A (45 RPM):
3'58 U-Li-La-Lu
B (33 1/3 RPM):
4'14 Circle Around the Sun
3'25 Aloha Honolulu
Frank Orrall
Ted Cho
Bruce Hughes
Adam Sultan
David Max Crawford
Dick Ross
Susan Voelz
John Nelson
Includes sticker on cover, bumpersticker and special etched B-side.
12": 1990 US Texas Hotel (Columbia) CAS 1995 (EP)
3'58 U-Li-La-Lu
4'53 Bury Me Deep (special version)
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U Li La Lu video |
DD: 2008? US Sony BMG (Apple iTunes) 157050979 (QuickTime)
3'57 U Li La Lu (video)
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Poi Dog Pondering Wishing Like a Mountain and Thinking Like the Sea album 1990 March? |
LP: 1990.03? US Texas Hotel (Columbia) CK 45403
CT: 1990.03? US Texas Hotel (Columbia) CT 45403 (7464-45403-4)
CD: 1990.03? US Texas Hotel (Columbia) CK 45403
CT: 1990 US Texas Hotel (Columbia) 45403 (advance promo, b/w p/s)
DD: 2008.02? US Sony BMG (Apple iTunes) 217272818 (AAC)
4'54 Bury Me Deep
5'15 Watermelon Song
3'59 U-Li-La-Lu
5'04 Everybody's Trying
4'18 Big Beautiful Spoon
3'06 the Ancient Egyptians
3'31 Spending the day in The Shirt you wore
4'30 Thanksgiving
2'56 Praise the Lord
3'58 The me That was your son
4'35 Fruitless
4'47 Big Walk
6'33 Sugarbush Cushman
CD: 1990 JP Sony CSCS-5186
[as above plus bonus tracks:]
Bury Me Deep (Special Version)
Fact of Life (Live In The Studio)
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Poi Dog Pondering Big Beautiful Spoon single 1990 |
7": 1990 US Columbia (Texas Hotel) CS7-2000 (promo)
4'17 Big Beautiful Spoon
Sugarbush Cushman
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Poi Dog Pondering Poi Dog Pondering collection 1989 October |
Collection album includes entire Poi Dog Pondering and
Circle Around the Sun EPs.
CD: 1989.10 US Texas Hotel (Columbia/Sony) CK 45335
CT: 1989.10 US Texas Hotel (Columbia/Sony) FCT 45335
CD: 1999.06.01 US Texas Hotel (Tommy Boy) TXH 11? (reissue)
3'54 Living with the dreaming body
4'31 Sound of Water
3'34 Fall upon me
5'19 Pulling Touch
5'07 Fact of Life
6'15 Postcard from a dream (toast and jelly)
4'17 Circle Around the Sun
3'27 Aloha Honolulu
4'26 Wood Guitar
3'50 Falling
CD: 1989 UK CBS 465955-2
CD: 1989 JP CBS/Sony CSCS-5063
DD: 2008.04.09 US Platetectonic [no c/n] (MP3)
Living with the Dreaming Body
Fall Upon Me
Postcard from a Dream
Pulling Touch
Sound of Water
Fact of Life
Circle Around the Sun
Aloha Honolulu
Wood Guitar
Falling
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Poi Dog Pondering Circle Around the Sun ep 1989 |
Frank Orrall (wood block, 5 gallon oil tin, guitar, frying
pan, voice)
Bruce Hughes (bass, tenor guitar, kazoo)
Ted Cho (mandolin, guitar, banjo)
Adam Sultan (guitar)
Dave Crawford (trumpet, trombone, bells, accordion,
melodica, recorder)
Dick Ross (drums)
Susan Voelz (violin)
Mark Williams (cello, mandocello)
Ingrid Karklins (virginal, kokle)
Bobby Black (banjo)
John Nelson (percussion)
12": 1989 US Texas Hotel TEX. 16 (EP, lyric insert)
CT: 1989 US Texas Hotel TEX 16
Circle Around the Sun
Aloha Honolulu
Wood Guitar
Falling
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Poi Dog Pondering Interchords with Frank Orrall interview 1989 |
Frank Orrall comments on Poi Dog Pondering songs.
LP: 1989 US Columbia CAS1856 (promo)
CT: 1989 US Columbia (Texas Hotel) C2T 1856 (promo)
side 1:
3'47 dialogue
1'55 Aloha Honolulu
5'03 dialogue
4'15 Circle Around The Sun
3'56 dialogue
4'31 Sound Of Water
side 2:
2'16 dialogue
4'29 Wood Guitar
2'35 dialogue
3'54 Living With The Dreaming Body
2'24 dialogue
6'17 Postcard From A Dream
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Poi Dog Pondering Living with the Dreaming Body single 1989 |
Frank Orrall (wood block, 5 gallon oil tin, guitar, frying pan,
voice)
Bruce Hughes (bass, tenor guitar, kazoo)
Ted Cho (mandolin, guitar, banjo)
Adam Sultan (guitar)
Dave Crawford (trumpet, trombone, bells, accordion, melodica,
recorder)
Dick Ross (drums)
Susan Voelz (violin)
Sean Coffey (drums on [1])
John Nelson (congas on [1])
12": 1989 US Texas Hotel (Columbia, CBS) CAS 1777 (EP)
7": 1989 AU CBS 655395 7 (promo, s/s)
3'51 Living with the Dreaming Body [1]
5'05 Fact of Life (Live in the Studio) (Rough and Ready Mix)
7": 1989 NL CBS 655395 0 (01-655395-00)
3'15 Living with the Dreaming Body (Edit)
3'52 Living with the Dreaming Body
12": 1990 UK CBS 655345 8
Living with the dreaming body
Sound of Water
Postcard from a dream (toast and jelly)
Fall upon me
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Living With the Dreaming Body video |
DD: 2008? US Sony BMG (Apple iTunes) 157051040 (QuickTime)
3'52 Living With the Dreaming Body (video)
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Poi Dog Pondering Poi Dog Pondering ep 1988 |
Frank Orrall (guitar, tin whistle, drums, voice, I'pu)
Abra Joy Moore (accordion, guitar, voice)
Sean Coffey (drums)
Ted Cho (mandolin, banjo)
Bruce Hughes (bass, piano, voice, tenor guitar)
Adam Sultan (guitar, recorder, voice)
Mark Williams (cello, 8 string mandocello)
Steve Bernal (electric fretless bass)
Susan Voelz (fiddle)
Dave Crawford (trumpet, trombone)
Patrice Sullivan (voice)
Hector Muñoz (congas)
12": 1988 US Texas Hotel txh. 11 (EP, lyric sheet)
CT: 1988 US Texas Hotel txh.11
12": 1989.10 US Texas Hotel (Columbia) CK 45335 (EP, reissue)
Sunny Side Up:
Living with the dreaming body
Sound of Water
Fall upon me
Over Easy:
Pulling Touch
Fact of Life
Postcard from a dream (toast and jelly)
| Poi Dog Pondering From Hawaii To Texas album 1987 |
Jean François Berneron (camera, cooking, recorder, vocal)
Sean Coffey (snare, stapler)
Abra Moore (guitar, accordian, vocals)
Kalea Chapman (guitar, vocals)
Frank Q. Orrall Jr (marimba, tin whistle, guitar, vocals)
with
Tom Parrott (slide guitar)
Mark Williams (bass)
Patrice Sullivan (vocals)
Cati Barba (violin)
Ted Cho (mandolin)
Odds 'n' ends, lots from radio broadcasts.
CT: 1987 US Poi ?
You Think Too Much
Shirt That You Wore
Caffeen
Complacent Cattle
Pulling Touch
Africa
Big Walk
Sound Of Water
Metaphisical Section
Fall Upon Me
Wood Guitar
Tabouche est Tabou
Vincent VanGough
It's You
Esrealites
Bye Bye
| Poi Dog Pondering PDPX3 (8 Songs by Poi Dog Pondering) album 1986 |
Frank Orrall
with help from members of Hat Makes The Man
CT: 1986 US PDP PDPX3
Living With The Dreaming Body
Barefeet On Wet Earth
And I Went Off
Everybodys Tryin'
Wood Guitar
The Strength That I Need
You Think Too Much
The Big Walk
| Poi Dog Pondering PDPX2 album 1985 |
Frank Orrall
with help from members of Hat Makes The Man
CT: 1985 US PDP PDPX2
Soliloqui
Praise The Lord
1000 Tears
Fall Upon Me
The Gold In My Teeth
Amazing Grace
Knuckles
Empty Mind
| Poi Dog Pondering PDPX1 album 1984 |
Frank Orrall
CT: 1984 US PDP PDPX1
The Fact Of Life (a happy song)
Searching For The Fertile Field
The Shake Of Big Hands
Say You Will
Bed Of Lights
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