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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)

DINOSAUR JR
Amhurst, Massachussetts, USA
* 1985

Line-Up (2023):

J Mascis - voc,g,bg
Lou Barlow - bg
Pat Murphy - ds

Former Members:

Lou Barlow (bg, 1985-11/88); Donna Biddell (bg, 1989); Rummager (bg, 1990); Mike Johnson (bg, 1991-12/97)
Don Fleming (g, 1990)
Pat Murphy (ds, 1985-94); Jay Spiegel (ds, 1990); George Berz (cca 9/94)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Dinosaur	6/1985	Homestead
2.	You're Living All Over Me (mini LP)	6/1987	SST
3.	Bug	10/1988	Blast First/SST
4.	Green Mind	2/1991	blanco y negro/Warner Bros		36	168
5.	Fossils	12/1991	Sub Pop
6.	Where You Been	15.02.1993	blanco y negro		10	50
7.	Without A Sound	29.08.1994	blanco y negro		24	44
8.	Hand It Over	24.03.1997	blanco y negro			188
9.	BBC Sessions	25.01.1999	Strange Fruit
10.	In Session	08.02.2000	Fuel 2000
11.	Ear Bleeding Country: The Best of Dinosaur Jr.	02.10.2001	Rhino/Warner Archives
12.	Beyond	01.05.2007	Fat Possum		52	69
13.	Farm produced by: J Mascis	23.06.2009	Jagjaguwar		80	29
14.	Bug: Live at the 9:30 Club Washington DC June 2011	21.08.2012	The Orchard
15.	I Bet On Sky	17.09.2012	Play It Again Sam		73	51
16.	Chocomel Daze	02.01.2013	Merge
17.	Now the Fall	19.03.2013	Jagjaguwar
18.	Visitors	15.04.2014	Numero Group
19.	Solo Extractions	18.07.2016
20.	Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not	05.08.2016	Jagjaguwar		23	72
21.	Sweep It Into Space produced by: J Mascis/Kurt Vile	30.04.2021	Jagjaguwar		29	115
22.	Emptiness At The Sinclair	28.10.2021

Mike Johnson:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	A Year Of Mondays	01.04.1996	Atlantic/east west
2.	What Would You Do?	13.08.2002	Up

J Mascis:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	J Mascis	5/1996	Warner Bros
2.	Free So Free & The Fog	08.10.2002	Ultimatum
3.	BBC Sessions	25.11.2003	Strange Fruit
4.		?	J Mascis Live At CBGB'S: The First Acoustic Show -16.05.2006
5.	Several Shades Of Why	15.03.2011	Sub Pop			127
6.	Every Morning	10.06.2014	Sub Pop
7.	Tied To A Star produced by: J Mascis	25.08.2014	Sub Pop		92	68
8.	Elastic Days	11/2018
9.	What Do We Do Now	02.02.2024	Sub Pop

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Repulsion / Bulbs Of Passion	3/1986	Homestead
2.	Dinosaur Jr. EP (Little Fury Things / In A Jar / Show Me The Way)	10/1987	SST
3.	Freak Scene / Keep The Glove	10/1988	Blast First
4.	What The Fuck? EP (Budge / No Bones / Chunks)	1989	Joker
5.	Just Like Heaven / Throw Down / Chunks	5/1989	Blast First	78
6.	The Wagon / Better Than Gone	6/1990	Sub Pop
7.	The Wagon / The Little Baby 12",CD + Pebbles And Weeds / Quicksand	1/1991	blanco y negro	49
8.	Whatever's Cool With Me / Sideways 12",CD + Thumb (live) / Keep The Glove (live)	10/1991	Rough Trade
9.	Get Me / Hot Burrito Number 2 12",CD + Quest (Live)	02.11.1992	blanco y negro	43
10.	Start Choppin' / Turnip Farm 10" + Forget It	04.01.1993	blanco y negro/WEA	20
11.	Out There / Keeblin' (live) / Kracked (live) 10" + Post CD1 + Quest (live) CD2 + Get Me / Severed Lips / Thumb	07.06.1993	blanco y negro	44
12.	Feel The Pain / Get Out Of This / Repulsion (acoustic)	15.08.1994	blanco y negro	28
13.	I Don't Think So / Get Me (live)	30.01.1995	blanco y negro	67
14.	Take A Run At The Sun	10.03.1997	blanco y negro	53
15.	I'm Insane / I Misunderstood	15.09.1997	Trade 2
16.	Freak Scene / Bulbs Of Passion	06.06.2005	Sweet Nothing
17.	Been There All The Time / Back To Your Heart	23.04.2007	PIAS
18.	Crumble / Yer Son	27.08.2007	PIAS
19.	Over It	15.06.2009
20.	Pieces / Houses	10.12.2009	Jag Jaguwar
21.	Watch The Corners / Now The Fall	27.08.2012	Play It Again Sam
22.	Hold Unknown	3/2018
23.	I Ran Away	23.02.2021	Jagjaguwar
24.	Garden	02.04.2021	Jagjaguwar

J Mascis:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Giving It All Away / I Need A Joke & Dead Confederate	16.08.2010	Old Flame
2.	Not Enough	28.02.2011
3.	Circle / I Been Thinking	04.05.2012	Sub Pop
4.	Fade Into You	25.11.2014	Sub Pop
5.	Can't Believe We're Here	15.11.2023	Sub Pop

Videos:

1. Dinosaur Jr: Live From The Middle East - 27.5.2007, live

Movies:

1. Gas Food Lodging (11/92, directed by Alison Andrews, J Mascis - starring + 1 song)
2. Freakscene: The Story Of Dinosaur Jdirected by (10/2021, documentary)

WWW Links:

http://www.dinosaurjr.com

Various:

1985-86 Dinosaur
3/1992 - Rollercoaster Tour (+ The Jesus And Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Blur)
disbanded 12/1997
reunited 2/2005

Compilation Appearances:

"Missing Link" on OST "The Judgement Night" (9.8.93, Epic, & Del Tha Funkee Homosapien)
"Out There" on OST Wayne's World 2 (1994)
"Goin' Blind" on tribute LP "Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss" (7/94, Regroved)
"The Backyard" on Mark Mulcahy tribute LP "Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs Of Mark Mulcahy" (14.9.09, Mezzotint)

J Mascis:

appeared on the LP:

GG Allin: Hated In The Nation (1986, ROIR)
Sonic Youth: Goo (2.7.90, Geffen)
Epic Soundtracks: Rise Above (12.10.92, Rough Trade)
Firehose: Mr. Machinery Operator (1/93, Sony)
Gumball: Super Tasty (26.4.93, Big Cat)
Mark Lanegan: Whiskey For The Holy Ghost (31.1.94, Sub Pop)
Mike Watt: Mike Watt: Ball-hog Or Tugboat (27.2.95, Columbia)
Mike Johnson: A Year Of Mondays (25.3.96, Atlantic)
Beachwood Sparks: Once We Were Trees (9.10.01, Sub Pop)
Mew: Mew and the Glass Handed Kites (26.9.05)
The Lemonheads: The Lemonheads (26.9.06, Vagrant)
Hold Steady: Stay Positive (15.7.08, Vagrant)
Japanese Voyeurs: Yolk (11.7.11, Fiction)

appeared on the SP:

The Breeders: Divine Hammer (25.10.93, 4AD)
Action Swingers: Quit While You're Ahead (14.11.94, Caroline)

produced by LP:

Buffalo Tom: Buffalo Tom (1989, SST)
Gobblehoof: Freezer Burn (1990, New Alliance)
Buffalo Tom: Birdbrain (15.10.90, Situation Two)
Firehose: Mr. Machinery Operator (8.3.93, Sony)
Tad: Golter (6/93, Mechanic)
Tad: Inhaler (25.10.93, Mechanic)

Compilation Appearances:

"What We Do Is Secret" on compilation "A Small Circle Of Friends - A Tribute To The Germs" (2/96, Grass, & Mike Watt)
"I Want You Bad" on NRBQ tribute CD "The Q People" (9.3.04, Spirithouse)

Awards:

2003 Indie Awards - Rock Alternative ("Free So Free")

Mike Johnson:

appeared on the LP:

Mark Lanegan: The Winding Sheet (1989, Sub Pop)
Mark Lanegan: Whiskey For The Holy Ghost (1/94, Sub Pop)
Mark Lanegan: Scraps At Midnight (28.6.98, Sub Pop)
Mark Lanegan: Field Songs (8.5.01, Sub Pop)

produced by LP:

Mark Lanegan: Whiskey For The Holy Ghost (1/94, Sub Pop)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1994	35	12.10.1994	31		profile
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1997	20	22.05.1997	26	Forum kritikum	album review
1997	45	18.12.1997	6	Infokus
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1991	6		14		profile
1992	7		10		gig review
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	11	14.03.1992	4	News
1992	11	14.03.1992	39
1992	12	21.03.1992	25	Live	gig review
1992	14	04.04.1992	44
1992	15	11.04.1992	14	Live	gig review
1992	40	03.10.1992	3	News
1992	45	07.11.1992	31	Singles	single review
1992	46	14.11.1992	3	News
1993	1	02.01.1993	3	News
1993	1	02.01.1993	11	Annual Grilling 1992
1993	2	09.01.1993	25	Singles	single review
1993	3	16.01.1993	22
1993	4	23.01.1993	29	Albums	album review
1993	7	13.02.1993	2	News
1993	10	06.03.1993	13	Live	gig review
1993	11	13.03.1993	35	Info Freako
1993	23	05.06.1993	3	News
1993	23	05.06.1993	32	Singles	single review
1993	28	10.07.1993	30
1993	36	04.09.1993	44	Reading '93
1994	5	05.02.1994	38	Control Zone
1994	6	12.02.1994	41	Info Freako
1994	27	09.07.1994	5	News
1994	33	20.08.1994	30
1994	34	27.08.1994	41	Albums	album review
1994	38	01.10.1994	16	Live	gig review
1995	16	22.04.1995	14	Live	gig review
1997	7	15.02.1997	4	News
1997	12	22.03.1997	48	Albums	album review
1997	14	05.04.1997	46	Singles	single review
1997	34	23.08.1997	53	Live	gig review
1997	35	30.08.1997	34	festival Reding '97	gig review
1997	38	20.09.1997	53	Singles	single review
1997	50	13.12.1997	6	News
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	5	09.03.1992	13		profile
1993	8	29.04.1993	23		profile
1995	20	10.10.1995	21	Neznámé slasti
1997	6		108	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1997	11		82	festival Pukkelpop	gig review
1998	1		13	Pelmel
2006	7		80	Live	gig review
2007	9		54	Recenze	album review
2007	10		40		profile
2008	5		78	Replay
2009	8		60	Record	album review
Rock'88
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
	17		23		profile