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Rocket from the Crypt discography
Rocket from the Crypt discography rection led to Willard leaving the group, and the band
Releases took a hiatus during which Reis founded Swami Records
and released All Systems Go 2.
↙Studio albums 7
Rocket from the Crypt next signed to Vagrant
↙Live albums 1 Records and released Group Sounds in 2001, including con-
tributions from Superchunk drummer Jon Wurster as
↙Compilation albums 4
well as their new permanent drummer Mario Rubalcaba
↙EPs 2 (Ruby Mars). Group Sounds was their first album to chart
↙Singles 6 in their home country, reaching #40 on Billboard’s Top In-
dependent Albums chart. Live from Camp X-Ray followed
↙Video albums 2 in 2002 and reached #45. It proved to be their final studio
↙Music videos 8 album, as the members drifted into other projects over
the next few years and decided to disband. Rocket from
↙Vinyl singles 22
the Crypt’s final performance on Halloween 2005 in San
↙Other appearances 15 Diego was filmed and recorded, and was released in 2008
as R.I.P. All Systems Go 3 followed that same year, and Reis
The discography of Rocket from the Crypt a San Diego-
Crypt, plans to eventually release a fourth, final installment in
based alternative rock band active from 1990 to 2005, the series.
consists of seven studio albums, two EPs, one live album,
two DVDs, twenty-eight singles, and eight music videos.
Rocket from the Crypt was formed in 1990 with an
Studio albums
initial lineup of singer/guitarist John Reis (Speedo), gui- ^ I Circa: Now! was reissued on CD by Interscope in 1993,
tarist Andy Stamets (ND), bassist Pete Reichert (Petey X), and again in 2004 by Swami as Circa: Now! +4.
drummer Sean, and backing vocalist Elaina. Their debut ^ II Hot Charity was reissued on CD by Swami in 2002
album, Paint as a Fragrance, was released in 1991 through on the compilation album Hot Charity / Cut Carefully and
the Cargo Music imprint Headhunter Records. Sean and Play Loud.
Elaina then moved away from San Diego and drummer ^ III Despite its title, Live from Camp X-Ray is a studio
Adam Willard (Atom) and saxophonist Paul O’Beirne album rather than a live album.
(Apollo 9) joined. The band released a series of vinyl sin-
gles on various independent record labels, followed by
their second album, Circa: Now!, on Headhunter in 1992.
Live album
Trumpeter Jason Crane (JC 2000) joined the band just as ^ I R.I.P. is a CD/DVD combination package.
Circa: Now! attracted the attention of major record labels.
Rocket from the Crypt signed with Interscope Records, Compilation albums
who re-released Circa: Now! while Cargo released All Sys-
tems Go, a compilation album of the band’s vinyl singles. ^ I All Systems Go was initially released only in Japan. A
The band’s contract with Interscope included the second version with a different tracklist was released in
freedom to record vinyl releases for other labels. They the United States by Cargo Music later the same year.
had three releases in 1995: The EP The State of Art is on Fire, This version was re-released by Sympathy for the Record
the LP Hot Charity, and the album Scream, Dracula, Scream! Industry in 1998.
The singles "Born in ’69" and "Young Livers" reached the ^ II Hot Charity / Cut Carefully and Play Loud combines
UK Singles Chart at #68 and #67 respectively. "On a Rope" the LP Hot Charity and the EP Cut Carefully and Play Loud.
was a greater success, reaching #12. Music videos for all
three singles were played on MTV and MTV Europe, and Extended plays
Scream, Dracula, Scream! peaked at #41 on the UK Albums
^ I The State of Art Is on Fire was reissued on CD in 1996, in-
Chart. RFTC was released in 1998 but did not fare as well
cluding the tracks from Rocket from the Crypt Plays the Mu-
as its predecessor, reaching only #63 while its lead single
sic Machine.
"Lipstick" reached #64. Rocket from the Crypt left Inter-
scope in 1999 and released the EP Cut Carefully and Play
Loud independently. Disagreements over the band’s di-
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Year Album details Peak chart positions
US UK[2]
(Top Independent
Albums)[1]
Albums)
1991 Paint as a Fragrance — —
• Released: February 1991
• Label: Headhunter (HED #003)
• Format: CD, CS, LP
1992 Circa: Now![I] — —
• Released: November 1992
• Label: Headhunter (HED #015-2)
• Format: CD, CS, LP
1995 Hot Charity[II] — —
• Released: August 8, 1995
• Label: Perfect Sound
• Format: LP
Scream, Dracula, Scream! — 41
• Released: October 10, 1995
• Label: Interscope (INT #92596-2)
• Format: CD, LP
1998 RFTC — 63
• Released: June 2, 1998
• Label: Interscope (INT #90167)
• Format: CD, LP
2001 Group Sounds 40 —
• Released: March 6, 2001
• Label: Vagrant (VR #352)
• Format: CD, LP
2002 Live from Camp X-Ray[III] 45 —
• Released: October 22, 2002
• Label: Vagrant (VR #377)
• Format: CD, LP
"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.
Year Album details
2008 R.I.P.[I]
• Released: February 26, 2008
• Label: Vagrant (VR #461)
• Formats: CD, DVD
^ II Cut Carefully and Play Loud was reissued on CD by Wrists" from Circa: Now! were released to radio stations
Swami in 2002 on the compilation album Hot Charity / Cut for airplay, but these were not released as commercial
Carefully and Play Loud. singles.
Singles Vinyl singles
Rocket from the Crypt released 28 singles on both vinyl Rocket from the Crypt released 22 singles during their
and CD formats during their career, but only 6 of these career that were exclusive to the vinyl format. Most of
were commercially-released singles intended to promote these were released in limited numbers and were not dis-
specific songs from their albums. The remaining 22 were tributed to radio stations for airplay, unlike the 6 sin-
vinyl-only singles and are listed below under "Vinyl sin- gles which were released to promote specific songs from
gles". Promotional singles of "Ditch Digger" and "Sturdy their studio albums. Many of the tracks from the vinyl
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Year Album details
1993 All Systems Go[I]
• Released: February 1993
• Label: Toy’s Factory
• Formats: CD, LP
1999 All Systems Go 2
• Released: October 26, 1999
• Label: Swami (SWA #2001)
• Formats: CD, LP
2002 Hot Charity / Cut Carefully and Play Loud[II]
• Released: July 16, 2002
• Label: Swami (SWA #112)
• Formats: CD
2008 All Systems Go 3
• Released: August 28, 2008
• Label: Vagrant (VR #508)
• Formats: CD
Year Album details
1995 The State of Art Is on Fire[I]
• Released: April 1995
• Label: Sympathy for the Record Industry (SFTRI #320)
• Format: EP
1999 Cut Carefully and Play Loud[II]
• Released: November 16, 1999
• Label: Flapping Jet
• Format: EP
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK[2]
1995 "Born in ’69" 68 Scream, Dracula, Scream!
1996 "Young Livers" 67
"On a Rope" 12
1998 "When in Rome (Do the Jerk)" — RFTC
"Lipstick" 64
"Break It Up" —
"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.
singles were re-released on the All Systems Go compilation
albums, as noted below.
Music videos
^ I Denotes songs that were re-released on the US version
of All Systems Go. Other appearances
^ II Denotes songs that were re-released on All Systems
The following Rocket from the Crypt songs were released
Go 2.
on compilation albums, soundtracks, and other releases.
Some songs were later re-released on the All Systems Go
Video albums compilation albums, as noted below. This is not an ex-
^ I RFTC 10/31/05 is a "rough cut" version of R.I.P. released haustive list: songs that were first released on the band’s
in limited quantities. albums, EPs, or singles are not included.
^ II R.I.P. is a CD/DVD combination package. ^ I Denotes songs that were re-released on All Systems Go
2.
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Year Release details Tracks Notes
1991 Rocket Pack 1. "Cut It Released in 2 versions, one by the band and the other for the
• Released: Loose"[II] Pushead fan club. The title was derived from the felt cover in the
September 1991 2. "Glazed" shape of the band’s logo which folded around the record. 125 copies
• Label: Pusmort were manufactured, but only 75 were released in this package. The
(#200772) remaining copies were used for the split release with Septic Death.
• Format: 7"
single
1992 Yum Kippered 1. "Bad Ninja"
• Released: June 2. "Goodbye"
1992 3. "Kill the Funk
• Label: Helter (There Will Be
Skelter (HS No Funk in
#92712) Outer Space)"
• Format: 7"
single
"Boychucker" 1. "Boychucker"[I] Picture disc with artwork by Rick Froberg. Reissued in 1994 as a
• Released: June 2. "Jumper K standard record, but with a new sleeve containing Rocket from the
1992 Balls" [I] Crypt pogs.
• Label: Sympathy 3. "Lefty"[I]
for the Record
Industry (SFTRI
#179)
• Format: 7"
single
Sub Pop Singles Club 1. "Normal Carpet Limited to 3,000 copies.
• Released: June Ride"[I]
1992 2. "Where Are the
• Label: Sub Pop Fuckers"[I]
(SP #154) 3. "Slumber
• Format: 7" Queen"[I]
single 4. "Flip the
Bird"[I]
"Gold" 1. "Gold" Originally performed by the MC5.
• Released: July
1992
• Label: Drunken
Fish (DFR #02)
• Format: 7"
single
Rocket from the 1. "Cut It Released only in Japan and limited to 100 copies. Includes 2 records,
Crypt / Septic Death Loose"[II] one from each band.
• Released: August 2. "Glazed"
1992
• Label: Pusmort
• Format: 2x 7"
singles
Smells Like Grease for 1. "Cha Cha Split release with Rocket from the Crypt on side A and Deadbolt on
Peace Cha"[I] side B.
• Released:
October 1992
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• Label: Standard
Recordings (SR
#72)
• Format: 7"
single
1993 Both Good Songs 1. "Pigeon
• Released: April Eater"[I]
1993 2. "The Paste
• Label: Merge That You
(MRG #035) Love"[I]
• Format: 7"
single
Pure Genius 1. "Pure
• Released: 1993 Genius"[I]
• Label: Drunken 2. "Lift and
Fish (DFR #05) Love"[I]
• Format: 7"
single
Radio Wendy / 1. "Call It a Split release with both bands’ songs on side A (side B is blank).
Rocket from the Complex" Limited to 417 copies, released in 3 versions with different colored
Crypt sleeves, only to the Pushead fan club.
• Released: 1993
• Label: Pusmort
(#400777)
• Format: 7"
single
Ghetto Box Rock 1. "Lie" Single-sided release with a blank B side. Limited to 2,500 copies in-
• Released: 1993 2. "Video Reign cluded with issue #4 of Speed Kills magazine. Another 2,500 copies
• Label: Snap Man" were reissued later that year. Both songs recorded in the band’s re-
Crackle Punk hearsal space using a ghetto blaster.
(SCP #001)
• Format: 7"
single
1994 Burn Mouth Off Liar 1. "UFO UFO Reissued in 1998.
with Punk Heat Blast UFO"[II]
• Released: 1994 2. "Birdman"[II]
• Label: Merge
(MRG #049)
• Format: 7"
single
Rocket from the 1. "Cut It Split release including two records, one from each band. "Pressure’s
Crypt / Bloodthirsty Loose"[II] On" originally performed by Red C.
Butchers 2. "On Living and
• Released: 1994 Dying"
• Label: Pusmort 3. "Pressure’s
• Format: 2x 7" On"[I]
singles
1995 Rocket from the Crypt 1. "Trouble" Both songs originally performed by The Music Machine. Reissued in
Plays the Music Ma- 2. "Masculine 1996 as a 7" single. Both tracks were included on the CD release of
chine Intuition" The State of Art is on Fire.
• Released: 1995
5
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• Label: Sympathy
for the Record
Industry (SFTRI
#373)
• Format: 5"
single
"Tattoo" 1. "Tattoo" Single-sided release with a blank B side. Released exclusively to
• Released: 1995 members of "Speedo’s Army", a club of registered fans with Rocket
• Label: Perfect from the Crypt tattoos.
Sound
• Format: 7"
single
"I Flame You" 1. "I Flame You" Single-sided release with the band’s name and artwork etched on
• Released: 1995 the surface of the B side. Released exclusively to the band’s fan club.
• Label: Perfect
Sound
• Format: 7"
single
1996 "Used" / "Lose Your 1. "Used" Given away at two in-store performances in London and to mem-
Clown" 2. "Lose Your bers of "Speedo’s Army". Unmarked jukebox single limited to
• Released: 1996 Clown"[II] 150-200 copies. "Lose Your Clown" originally performed by Ray
• Label: Dinked Charles.
• Format: 7"
single
1998 Rocket from the 1. "Lumps"
Crypt / Julian Bri-
ano y Sus Hermanos
• Released: 1998
• Label: Vinyl
Communications
• Format: 7"
single
1999 Rocket from the 1. "Delorean" Split release packaged inside issue #10 of Gearhead magazine.
Crypt / The Hella-
copters
• Released:
October 1999
• Label: Gearhead
Magazine
• Format: 7"
single
Dancing Birds 1. "Black Eye" Limited to 2,750 copies. An additional 1,650 copies were reissued in
• Released: 2. "Bombs Away" April 2000.
December 1999
• Label: Glazed
(GLZ #001)
• Format: 7"
single
2000 Rocket from the 1. "Free Language
Crypt / The Get Up Demons"
Kids
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• Released:
December 19,
2000
• Label: Vagrant
(VR #351)
• Format: 7"
single
2003 "On the Prowl" / 1. "On the Prowl"
"Come On" 2. "Come On"
• Released: 2003
• Label: Sympathy
for the Record
Industry (SFTRI
#666)
• Format: 7"
single
Year Video details
2006 RFTC 10/31/05[I]
• Released: October 2006
• Label: Swami
• Formats: DVD
2008 R.I.P.[II]
• Released: February 26, 2008
• Label: Vagrant (VR #461)
• Formats: CD, DVD
Year Title Director Album
1992 "Ditch Digger" Circa: Now!
1993 "Sturdy Wrists"
1995 "Born in ’69" Steve Hanft Scream, Dracula, Scream!
1996 "Young Livers"
"On a Rope"
1998 "Break It Up" RFTC
2002 "I Can’t Feel My Head" Marc Gariss Live from Camp X-Ray
^ II Denotes songs that were re-released on All Systems Notes
Go 3.
[1] "Rocket from the Crypt – Artist chart history".
^ III "Flight of the Hobo" was also released on Circa:
Billboard charts. http://www.billboard.com/
Now! +4 later the same year.
bbcom/
retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Album
References Retrieved 2008-09-30.
[2] ^ "Chart stats - Rocket from the Crypt". Chart Stats.
General references http://www.chartstats.com/
artistinfo.php?id=7645. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
• "Rocket from the Crypt official discography".
rftc.com. http://www.rftc.com/old/discography/
index.php. Retrieved 2008-10-04. External links
• Official website
• Rocket from the Crypt discography discography at
Discogs
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Year Release details Track(s)
1992 Head Start to Purgatory • "Nail Biter / Battery Licker"
• Released: 1992
• Label: Headhunter (HED #010)
• Format: CD
1993 Happy Birthday, Baby Jesus • "Cancel Christmas"
• Released: 1993
• Label: Sympathy for the Record Industry (SFTRI
#396)
• Format: CD
1994 Compulsiv for Two • "Call It a Clue"[I]
• Released: 1994
• Label: Compulsiv (CPS #012)
• Format: EP
Ether Hogg: Snivelization • "Lumps"
• Released: 1994 • "Rise from the Dead"
• Label: Sympathy for the Record Industry (SFTRI
#327)
• Format: CD
1997 Dope, Guns, ’n’ Fucking in the Streets, Vol. 11 • "Tiger Mask"
• Released: 1997
• Label: Amphetamine Reptile
• Format: 7" single
1998 Halloween Hootenanny • "I Drink Blood"[I]
• Released: October 13, 1998
• Label: Geffen/DGC
• Format: CD, 12" LP
1999 Squeal of Blurr Number 2 • "Watusi ’98"
• Released: January 1999
• Label: Blurr (Blurr #016)
• Format: 12" LP
Oh, Merge • "Man Down"[II]
• Released: July 1999
• Label: Merge (MRG #161)
• Format: CD
Before You Were Punk 2 • "This Way Out"[II]
• Released: August 24, 1999 (originally performed by Wall of Voodoo)
• Label: Vagrant (VR #399)
• Format: CD
Kiss the Cook • "Who Needs You"[I]
• Released: August 31, 1999
• Label: Rock 105.3
• Format: CD
2000 Free the West Memphis 3 • "Wrong and Important"
• Released: October 10, 2000
• Label: Koch
• Format: CD
Another Year on the Streets • "Chariots on Fire"
• Released: October 31, 2000
• Label: Vagrant
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• Format: CD
2001 Another Year on the Streets Volume 2 • "Alone"
• Released: December 18, 2001
• Label: Vagrant
• Format: CD
2003 Swami Sound System Vol. 1 • "California Lights"
• Released:
• Label: Swami
• Format: CD
2004 Another Year on the Streets, Vol. 3 • "Flight of the Hobo"[III]
• Released: June 22, 2004
• Label: Vagrant
• Format: CD
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