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MERCURY REV
Buffalo, New York, USA
* 1988

Line-Up:

Jonathan Donahue - voc,g
Sean Grasshopper - g
Paul Dillon - bg
Anthony Molina - kb
Michael Schirmer - kb
Jeff Mercel - ds

Former Members:

David Baker (voc, 1988-2/94)
Sean Grasshopper (g, 1988-94); Jason Ruso (g,fl, cca 11/00)
Dave Fridmann (bg, 1988-94, cca 11/00)
Adam Snyder (kb, cca 11/00); Justin Ruso (kb, cca 11/00)
Jimmy Chambers (ds, 1988-94, cca 11/00)
Suzanne Thorpe (fl, 1988-94, cca 11/00)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Yerself Is Steam (mini LP)	2/1991	Mint Films
2.	Yerself Is Steam / Lego My Ego (reissued +)	09.11.1992	Beggars Banquet
3.	Boces	01.06.1993	Beggars Banquet		43
4.	See You On The Other Side	01.05.1995	Beggars Banquet
5.	Deserter's Song	16.11.1998	V2		27
6.	All Is Dream	27.08.2001	V2		11
7.	The Secret Migration (in the USA 17.5.2005) produced by: Dave Fridmann	24.01.2005	V2		16
8.	The Essential Mercury Rev - Stillness Breathes (1991-2006) (2CD, in the UK)	02.10.2006	V2
9.	Hello Blackbird	02.10.2006	V2
10.	Essential Mercury Rev: The Weird Years 1991-2006 (2CD, in the USA)	14.11.2006	Universal International
11.	Back to Mine	30.01.2007	Back To Mine
12.	Snowflake Midnight	29.09.2008	V2		52
13.	Strange Attractor	29.09.2008	V2
14.	The Peel Sessions (2CD)	23.10.2009	UMC
15.	Deserter's Songs: Instrumental	14.06.2011	Excelsior Melodies
16.	The Light In You	18.09.2015	Bella Union		39
17.	Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete Revisited	2/2019	Bella Union		32
18.	Born Horses	9/2024	Bella Union

David Baker:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	World	1994

Sean Grasshopper:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	The Orbit Of Eternal Grace & The Golden Crickets	31.08.1998	Beggars Banquet

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Carwash Hair EP (Lego My Ego / Shhh-Peaceful-Very Sleepy Rivers (live) / If You Want Me To Stay (demo) / Blood On The Moon (demo)	12/1991	Mint Films
2.	If You Want Me To Stay / The Left-Handed Gun Of Paul Sharits	23.03.1992	Rough Trade
3.	Chasing A Bee / Coney Island Cyclone	11/1992	Beggar's Banquet
4.	The Hum Is Coming From Her / So There	01.03.1993	Beggar's Banquet
5.	Something For Joey / Grandfather Clock Chime	05.07.1993	Beggar's Banquet
6.	Boys Peel Out / Good Dope, Good Fun & Spiritualized	10/1993
7.	Everlasting Arm / Deadman	26.07.1994	Beggars Banquet
8.	Young Man's Stride	4/1995
9.	Goddess On The Highway / Ragtag / I Only Have Eyes For You	02.11.1998	V2	51
10.	Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp / Vampire Blues (live)	25.01.1999	V2	26
11.	Opus 40 / He Was A Friend Of Mine (live) / Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head (live)	10.05.1999	V2	31
12.	Goddess On A Hi Way	16.08.1999	V2	26
13.	Nite And Fog / All Is Dream / A Drop In Time / Serpentine / Cool Waves	24.09.2001	V2	47
14.	The Dark Is Rising CD1 + Nocturne in C# minor - Opus 27 No 1 / Planet Caravan CD2 + Spiders And Flies (live) / Blue Skies	14.01.2002	V2	16
15.	Little Rhymes / I Keep A Close Watch / Streets Of Laredo / Chains (String Mix) / Observatory Crest	15.07.2002	V2	51
16.	Secret For A Song	11/2004	V2
17.	In A Funny Way / Androgynous CD + Good Times Ahead / The Black Swan DVD + Moving On / First Time Mother's Joy - Flying	17.01.2005		28
18.	Secret for a Song / Across Yer Ocean / Diamonds / Black Forest (Lorelei)	25.01.2005
19.	Vermillion / In the Wilderness / In a Funny Way / My Love	08.03.2005
20.	Across Yer Ocean / Tennessee Blues CD + Mirror For A Bell / Afraid	21.03.2005		54
21.	Moving On / The Climbing Rose / Arise / First-Time Mother's Joy (Flying) / Down Poured the Heavens	12.04.2005
22.	Senses On Fire (Fujiya & Miyagi) / Senses On Fire (Holden remix) / Buterfly's Wing (Isan Alien Adoption remix) / Buterfly's Wing (Carlos Anthony Molina's 4 On The Flux mix)	27.10.2008	V2
23.	Butterfly's Wing	17.11.2008
24.	Okolona River Bottom Band feat. Norah Jones	1/2019	Bella Union

Awards:

1998 New Musical Express Writer's Album Of The Year ("Deserter's Song")

WWW Links:

http://www.mercuryrev.net

Various:

appeared on the LP:

Chemical Brothers: dig your own hole (7.4.97, Virgin)
Chemical Brothers: Surrender (21.6.99, Freestyle Dust)

Compilation Appearances:

"Goddess On A Hiway" on DVD compilation "Later ... Louder" (5.5.03, Warner Music)
"Blue Cloud" on Daniel Johnston tribute LP "The Late, Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered" (21.9.04, Gammon)
"Sailors And Animals" on Mark Mulcahy tribute LP "Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs Of Mark Mulcahy" (14.9.09, Mezzotint)

Jonathan Donahue:

produced by SP:

Radial Spangle: Raze (29.3.93, Mint Industries)

produced by LP:

Radial Spangle: Ice Cream Headache (17.5.93, Mint Industries)

Sean Grasshopper:

appeared on the LP:

Luna: Bewitched (28.2.94)
Mutton Gun: Mutton Gun III (With Wood) (1994)
The Swans: The Seer (28.8.12)

David Baker:

appeared on the LP:

Mutton Gun: Mutton Gun III (With Wood) (1994)

produced by LP:

Comet: Chandeliar Musings (24.3.97, Dedicated)

Dave Fridmann:

produced by SP:

Radial Spangle: Raze (29.3.93, Mint Industries)
Six By Seven: Ready For You Now (14.6.04)

produced by LP:

Radial Spangle: Ice Cream Headache (17.5.93, Mint Industries)
Creaming Jesus: Chaos For The Converted (30.8.94, Freud)
Radial Spangle: Syrup Macrame (30.8.94, Beggars Banquet)
Wheat: Per Second, Per Second, Per Second ... Every Second (4.11.03, Aware/Columbia)
Sleater-Kinney: The Woods (24.5.05, Sub Pop)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah: Some Loud Thunder (29.1.07, Wichita)
Tapes 'N Tapes: Walk It Off (8.4.08, XL)
OK Go: The Influence Of The Blue Ray Of The Sunlight And Of The Blue Color Of The Sky (12.1.10)
The Vaccines: English Graffiti (25.5.15)

Jimmy Chambers:

appeared on the SP:

Dean Wareham: Anesthesia (3.2.92, Mint Tea)

Press References:

&musiQ
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2002	8		7	Co víme povíme	discography
Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	15	11.08.1995	10	CD,MC Bang!	album review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
2001	18	27.09.2001	46	Forum kritikum	album review
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	4		15
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	12	21.03.1992	2	News
1992	13	28.03.1992	32
1992	13	28.03.1992	35	Singles	single review
1992	28	11.07.1992	20	Live	gig review
1992	45	07.11.1992	2	News
1992	47	21.11.1992	33	Albums - Retroactive	album review
1992	48	28.11.1992	12	Live	gig review
1992	51	19.12.1992	39	Review Of 1992
1993	8	20.02.1993	5	News
1993	8	20.02.1993	15	Live	gig review
1993	14	03.04.1993	3	News
1993	19	08.05.1993	3	News
1993	22	29.05.1993	34	Albums	album review
1993	24	12.06.1993	36
1993	28	10.07.1993	30
1993	28	10.07.1993	32	Singles	single review
1993	30	24.07.1993	45	festival Phoenix
1993	34	21.08.1993	12	Live	gig review
1993	43	23.10.1993	4	News
1993	49	04.12.1993	3	News
1994	6	12.02.1994	2	News
1994	11	19.03.1994	3	News
1994	26	02.07.1994	4	News
1994	28	16.07.1994	34	Singles	single review
1995	11	18.03.1995	4	News
1995	17	29.04.1995	35	Albums	album review
1995	28	15.07.1995	16	Live	gig review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1993	4	04.03.1993	18		gig review
1995	18	12.09.1995	28	Recenze	album review
2000	12		19	On Line - Co víme, povíme	discography
2001	7		15	Pelmel
2002	1		33		profile
2002	4		19	Pelmel