Camper Van Beethoven

Alternative-Rock band formed in 1983 in Redlands, California USA and founded by singer+songwriter David Lowery who relocated in Santa Cruz where teamed-up with guitarist+keyboardist Chris Molla, bassist Victor Krummenacher, violinist Jonathan Segel and drummer Anthony Guess.

The band's debut album, "Telephone Free Landslide Victory", appeared in June 1985 and quickly rose to prominence in the college radio circuit thanks to the single cut "Take The Skinheads Bowling".
In early 1986, after Guess quit, Greg Lisher joined as the new lead guitarist and Molla stepped behind the drum kit, the group released "II & III"; that same year drummer Chris Pedersen joined in time for the release of the third album and finally Chris Molla left.
Two years later, the band were signed by Virgin Records America who released "Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart", their first Billboard Top 200 charting effort.
Shortly before the group began recording their next album, Segel was fired and was replaced by violinist Morgan Fichter, "Key Lime Pie" also entered The Billboard Top 200 Albums chart reaching the #141, the record included the cover of Status Quo's "Pictures Of Matchstick Men" which hit #1 on Modern Rock Tracks chart but during the subsequent tour the group disbanded.

Lowery went on to form Cracker and the other four members continued to collaborate on numerous projects.
David Lowery resurrected Camper Van Beethoven in late 1999, he reunited with Krummenacher and Segel to promote the rarities set, "Camper Van Beethoven Is Dead, Long Live Camper Van Beethoven".
In mid-2002 they decided to record Fleetwood Mac's 1979, twenty-song implosion document "Tusk"; almost exactly two years later the group resurfaced with the album of new material entitled "New Roman Times", it includes the single "51-7".

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Telephone Free Landslide Victory

(1985)

1. Border Ska
2. The Day That Lassie Went To The Moon
3. Wasted
4. Yanqui Go Home
5. Oh No!
6. 9 Of Disks
7. Payed Vacation: Greece
8. Where The Hell Is Bill?
9. Vladivostock
10. Skinhead Stomp
11. Tina
12. Take The Skinheads Bowling
13. Mao Reminisces About His Days In Southern China
14. I Don't See You
15. Balalaika Gap
16. Opi Rides Again / Club Med Sucks
17. Ambiguity Song

 

II & III

(1986)

1. Abundance
2. Cowboys From Hollywood
3. Sad Lovers Waltz
4. Turtlehead
5. I Love Her All The Time
6. No Flies On Us
7. Down And Out
8. No Krugerrands For David
9. (Don't You Go To) Goleta
10. 4 Year Plan
11. (We're A) Bad Trip
12. Circles
13. Dustpan
14. Sometimes
15. Chain Of Circumstance
16. ZZ Top Goes To Egypt
17. Cattle [reversed]
18. Form Another Stone
19. No More Bullshit

 

Camper Van Beethoven

(1986)

1. Good Guys And Bad Guys
2. Joe Stalin's Cadillac
3. Five Sticks
4. Lulu Land
5. Une Fois
6. We Saw Jerry's Daughter
7. Surprise Truck
8. Stairway To Heaven (sic)
9. The History Of Utah
10. Still Wishing To Course
11. We Love You
12. Hoe Yourself Down
13. Peace And Love
14. Folly
15. Interstellar Overdrive
16. Shut Us Down

 

Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart

(1988)

1. Eye Of Fatima (pt.1)
2. Eye Of Fatima (pt.2)
3. O Death
4. She Divines Water
5. Devil Song
6. One Of Theses Days
7. Turquoise Jewelry
8. Waka
9. Change Your Mind
10. My Path Belated
11. Never Go Back
12. The Fool
13. Tania
14. Life Is Grand

 

Key Lime Pie

(1989)

1. Opening Theme
2. Jack Ruby
3. Sweethearts
4. When I Win The Lottery
5. (I Was Born In A) Laundromat
6. Borderline
7. The Light From A Cake
8. June
9. All Her Favorite Fruit
10. interlude
11. Flowers
12. The Humid Press Of Days
13. Pictures Of Matchstick Men
14. Come On Darkness

 

Tusk

(2002)

DISC #1:
1. Over And Over
2. The Ledge
3. Think About Me
4. Save Me A Place
5. Sara
6. What Makes You Think You're The One
7. Storms
8. That's All For Everyone
9. Not That Funny
10. Sisters Of The Moon

DISC #2:
1. Angel
2. That's Enough For Me
3. Brown Eyes
4. Never Make Me Cry
5. I Know I'm Not Wrong
6. Honey Hi
7. Beautiful Child
8. Walk A Thin Line
9. Tusk
10. Never Forget

 

New Roman Times

(2004)

1. prelude
2. Sons Of The New Golden West
3. 51/7
4. White Fluffy Clouds
5. That Gum You Like Is Back In Style
6. Might Makes Right
7. Militia Song
8. R 'N' R Uzbekistan
9. Sons Of The New Golden West [reprise]
10. New Roman Times
11. The Poppies Of Balmorhea
12. The Long Plastic Hallway
13. I Am Talking To This Flower
14. Come Out
15. Los Tigres Traficantes
16. I Hate This Part Of Texas
17. Hippy Chix
18. Civil Disobedience
19. Discotheque CVB
20. Hey Brother

 

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