mayo thompson
the red crayola
the red krayola
d i s c o g r a p h y
last updated 21 august 2oo7
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will soderberg
email: will.s[at]white-rose[dot]net
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- the red krayola with art & language sighs trapped by liars
cd (drag city) forthcoming september 26, 2007
- mentioned in drag city news july 2oo7; noel kupersmith, john mcentire, elisa randazzo, jim o'rourke, mayo thompson, tom watson, sandy yang; art & language: michael baldwin, mel ramsden, charles harrison; track listing: fairest of all, jumping through the mirror, laughing at the foot of the cross, il ne reste qu'a chanter, hostage, jerry fodor's story, the big vacation, four stars: the ideal crew, igor zabel's song, a pest, perfection, forty thousand words on a chair, sighs trapped by liars
the red krayola red gold
cd ep (drag city) 2006
- charlie abel, noel kupersmith, john mcentire, stephen prina, mayo thompson, tom watson
the red krayola introduction
cd/lp (drag city) 2006
- charlie abel, noel kupersmith, john mcentire, stephen prina, mayo thompson, tom watson; recorded & mixed by john mcentire; produced by drag city; sequencing by rian murphy
the red krayola live in paris 1978
cd (sordide sentimental france) 2005
- jesse chamberlain, mayo thompson; "jean-pierre turmel published a live album of the red krayola on his label. it's a recording of the last concert the red krayola performed in paris, back in '78: it's a limited edition of 500 copies and it's a great line up: mayo thompson on gtr & vocals and mr jesse chamberlain on drums! more details at
sordide(dot)sentimental(at)wanadoo.fr" (thanx to lionel delamotte)
the red krayola japan in paris in l.a.
cd (drag city) 2004
- 30 minutes of instrumental soundtrack music from 16mm film by bruce & norman yonemoto (kyodai productions 1997); soundtrack music by stephen prina, tom watson, jim o'rourke, david grubbs, mary lass stewart, mayo thompson; produced by mayo thompson; originally credited to the jipla orchestra
the red krayola singles
cd (drag city) 2004
- singles compilation covering the years 1970-2004; tracklisting- woof, old tom clark, pig ankle strut, wives in orbit, yik-yak, microchips and fish, the story so far, born in flames, sword of god, an old man's dream, the milk maid, rattenmensch, zukuftsfleiger, red krayola on 45, your body is hot, 4teen, stink program, chemistry, farewell to arms, come on down, stil de grain brun (radio edit); a couple tracks are crackling live performances from the same era rather than the original british singles (according to rian murphy april 2004)
- various artists spacelines (sonic sounds for subterraneans)
cd (munster records uk) 2004
- includes the red crayola "transparent radiation"; appears to be the same demo version as originally released on epitaph for a legend; tracks for this compilation selected by sonic boom.
- essential logic fanfare in the garden
2cd (kill rock stars) 2003
- includes the red crayola performing "born in flames", originally released as a single in 1981, as well as being featured prominently in an american independent movie by lizzie borden also called "born in flames" circa 1983
van oehlen rock and roll is here to die
cd (blue chopsticks) 2003
- featuring markus & albert oehlen; mayo thompson guests
the red krayola free logo
7" (ruminance records france) 2002
- david grubbs, albert oehlen, mayo thompson, tom watson; side a: "stil de grain brun" (wendy gondeln remix) side b: "stil de grain brun" (radio edit); "stil de grain brun" was released on the amor & language ep in 1995
- various artists circuit 9
dvd (quickband/warner home video) april 2001
- the red krayola is featured in a segment of this dvd-magazine; the red krayola section includes an interview piece, two black and white segments from the art & language with the red crayola "nine gross and conspicuous errors" performance video, and a photo gallery.
- tom watson country & watson
cd (leiterwagen) 2001
- mayo thompson guests and produces part of this record
the red krayola blues, hollers and hellos
12" ep/cd ep (drag city) 2000
- john mcentire, albert oehlen, mayo thompson, christopher williams
van oehlen we are eggsperienced
cd (blue chopsticks) 2000
- featuring markus & albert oehlen; mayo thompson guests
- the red krayola live in tokyo 1994
cassette (bootleg) 1999
- david grubbs, john mcentire, hanayo nakajima, mayo thompson, tom watson
- various artists rearcar 2
cd (leiterwagen -germany) 1999
- includes the red crayola "shadwell"
the red krayola fingerpainting
cd/lp (drag city) 1999
- some copies include limited edition bonus cd single "come on down"; frederick barthelme, steve cunningham, david grubbs, bobby henschen, george hurley, elisa randazzo, albert oehlen, stephen prina, mayo thompson, tom watson, christopher williams, sandy yang
- various artists steirischer herbst 98
2lp (ici -germany) 1998
- includes the red krayola's "the greed of a clarinet, that is puffy from crying gets tossed in butter and spread by notes. this process depresses the entireorchestra so much, that it only plays behind a golden partition. the partition is decorated with semi-precious attractive diamonds"
- various artists ihr werdet alle sterben
cd (dj melanie -germany) 1998
- a charity album for the german magazine die beute; includes otherwise unreleased remix of the red krayola's the ballad of younis and sofia by wendy gondeln; released in cooperation with v2 records and rough trade; compiled by schorsch kamerun and myriam bürger; front cover by albert oehlen; also includes tracks by aphex twin, jimi tenor, tocotronic . . .
- rüdiger carl/cowws quintet book - virtual cowws
3cd (free music production -germany) 1998
- "book" 2cd collection includes cowws quintet with mayo thompson "little runover rabbit", "misterioso", "funny green birds", "der nidder", "schwarzes loch" and "some tasty truth", recorded 1989-1991; also includes the owls "cleopatra's nose" (rüdiger carl/mayo thompson duo)
- various artists rrr 500: 500 lock grooves by 500 artists
lp (rrrecords) 1998
- includes untitled lock groove recording by the red krayola
moebius/conny plank/mayo thompson ludwig's law
cd/lp (drag city) 1998
- recorded in germany, 1983
the red crayola live 1967
2cd (drag city) 1998
- frederick barthelme, steve cunningham, mayo thompson; w/john fahey
- the red krayola "father abraham"
12"ep (drag city) 1998
- remixes by tranquility bass, schorsch kamerun and wendy gondeln; plus an additional alternate mix

- various artists acid dreams volume 2
lp (acid dreams - europe) 1998
- import sampler; includes a version of the red krayola's "hurricane fighter plane"; i think this is a version recorded in july 1978 during the sessions for the "wives in orbit/yik-yak" single and released on the flexi-disk included with zig-zag magazine #88 in october 1978; this sampler was compiled 19 years after the original "acid dreams" bootleg compilation, reportedly by the same person who did the 1979 "acid dreams" [from www.midheaven.com online catalog]
- girl friday in the beginning...
cd ep (girl friday productions) 1997
- bill bowman, alexis hall, rico, mayo thompson, tom watson; studio musicians: bill bowman, gary ferguson, alexis hall, andrew parsegian, mayo thompson, dewey, tom watson; songwriting collaboration of mayo thompson, tom watson and alexis hall
- the red krayola "songs for ohio"
7" (ohio magazine) 1997
- included in (european import) ohio magazine #6, which consists of found photographs; includes "i'm so blazé" and "father abraham (alternate mix)" (this seems to be the same version which appears on the 12" remix ep)
the red krayola deliverance
cd (leiterwagen - germany) 1996
- "authorized bootleg" of recordings from 1969-1996; compiled by wendy gondeln (albert oehlen)
the red krayola hazel
cd/lp (drag city) 1996
- michael baldwin, werner buttner, david grubbs, george hurley, lynn johnston, hei han khiang, john mcentire, albert oehlen, jim o'rourke, stephen prina, elisa randazzo, mary lass stewart, mayo thompson, tom watson, christopher williams
- pere ubu datapanik in the year zero
5cd (dgc) 1996
- "1980-82" consists of remixes of "the art of walking" and "song of the bailing man"; "390 degrees of simulated stereo, vol. 2" includes 1981 live recordings with mayo thompson
- various artists "meat pie toecloth scraper e.p."
7" ep (ptolemaic terrascope -uk) 1996
- includes mayo thompson "woof" 1970 out-take from corky's debt to his father sessions; ep was included with ptolemaic terrascope magazine #20; also includes tracks by sundial, brother j.t. & jessamine
the red krayola "chemistry"/"farewell to arms"
7" (drag city) 1995
- albert oehlen, jim o'rourke, stephen prina, mayo thompson, tom watson
the red krayola coconut hotel
cd/lp (drag city) 1995
- frederick barthelme, steve cunningham, mayo thompson; recorded 1967; rejected by international artists as their 2nd release in 1967
- the red krayola amor and language
12"ep/cd-ep (drag city) 1995
- consuelo & meme, tricia donnelly, john elder, david grubbs, george hurley, margo leavin, steve linn, sharon lockhart, john mcentire, albert oehlen, jim o'rourke, stephen prina, franz schnaas, alex slade, margo leavin, mayo thompson, tom watson, christopher williams, rachel williams, steven wong
various artists hey drag city
cd/2lp/cassette (drag city) 1994
- includes the red krayola "columbia"; otherwise unreleased
the red krayola the red krayola
cd/lp/cassette (drag city) 1994
- david grubbs, john mcentire, albert oehlen, jim o'rourke, stephen prina, mayo thompson, tom watson
the red crayola "4teen"/"stink program"
7" (drag city) 1994
- werner buttner, david grubbs, albert oehlen, mayo thompson
- susanne stövhase & wieland bauder kunst am bau
cd (no label - germany) 1993
- barnaby o'rourke, lars rudolph, mayo thompson; "wieland bauder (at that time, a sculptor) had been asked to make a sculpture for museum of musical instruments in stuttgart
. he thought that regular monument would be inadequate in that case and decided to make a cd. as he himself wasn't a musician and as a fan of red krayola, he asked mayo thompson (who lived in germany at that time) as well as these two other guys. the idea was to let them mess with all the instruments in the museum and put this on record. a pile of the cd's in the museum hall is the actual sculpture."
"neither of musicians is listed as an author of the cd as it's a sculpture. susanne stövhase & wieland bauder are the two who were responsible for the project. The cd has no label, it has been signed by the two above and the museum. it has been recorded in 1993. 1000 numbered copies made. from what i've been told most of the copies are still collecting dust in the museum shop, so..."
- the red crayola "the red crayola on forty-five"/"your body is hot"
7" (leiterwagen - germany) 1993
- made in holland
- cowws quintet seite a seite a
lp (free music production - germany) 1991
- rüdiger carl, jay oliver, irene schweizer, phil wachsmann, stephen wittwer; mayo thompson guests on "die goetheschneise", "nidda river suite", "josephine leaps in", "funny green birds" and "cq - en alle"; recorded 1989
the red crayola malefactor, ade
lp/cd (glass -uk) 1989; cd (drag city) 2000
- albert oehlen, mayo thompson; with werner buttner, andreas dorau, rüdiger karl
- pere ubu one man drives while the other man screams
cd (rough trade) 1989
- includes live recordings with mayo thompson; 1980-1981
- derek jarman's the last of england
cd (mute -uk) 1987
- soundtrack includes mayo thompson "disco death" with albert
oehlen, tilda swinton; and "broadway boy" with el tito, simon turner
- jörg schlick & megabody "farbenlehre 3"/"f.k.p.2-live"
7" (leiterwagen - germany) 1987
- with albert oehlen, mayo thompson, andreas dorau, rüdiger carl
- various artists 50,000 glass fans can't be wrong
lp (glass records -uk) 1986
- includes mayo thompson "good brisk blues" from "corky's debt to his father"
- various artists austin landing
lp (well known records) 1986?
- includes the red crayola "hurricane fighter plane"
- pere ubu terminal tower: an archival collection
lp (rough trade) 1985
- scott krauss, tony maimone, allen ravenstine, david thomas, mayo thompson; includes remix of "not happy"/"lonesome cowboy dave"; ubu projex bugs notes- refers to mayo thompson/ geoff travis remixes on 1998 reissue
- various artists local international
cassette (recommended records -uk) 1984
- includes the red crayola "black snakes II"
the red crayola three songs on a trip to the united states & bismarckstrasse, 50
12" ep (recommended -uk) 1983; (pure freude - germany) 1984; cd (drag city) 1997
- jesse chamberlain, allen ravenstine, mayo thompson
the red crayola with art & language black snakes
lp (rec-rec -switzerland/pure freude - germany) 1983
- ben annesley, allen ravenstine, chris taylor, mayo thompson; art & language: michael baldwin, mel ramsden
- pere ubu song of the bailing man
12" 45 rpm (rough trade) 1982; cd (rough trade) 1989
- anton fier, tony maimone, allen ravenstine, david thomas, mayo thompson
- the u-man's experimental band brings you... the art of talking
lp (raven records) 1981 [bootleg- listed as copyright 1981 by rough]
- [from the credits] "the u-men are: scott [krauss], tony [maimone], allen [ravenstine], david [thomas]& mayo [thompson] produced by u-men & tuff ravis all songs written by u-men for a. jary music"
- david thomas & the pedestrians the sound of the sand & other songs of the pedestrian
lp (rough trade uk) october 1981; (rough trade us) november 1981
- ralph carney, chris cutler, anton fier, john greaves, alan greenblatt, paul hamann, scott krauss, philip moxham, allen ravenstine, tan tan, mayo thompson (plays accordion on one song, according to david thomas), richard thompson; (from david thomas solo discography)
- geisterfahrer "madish ahb'el/leiser tod"
7" (upright records- uk) 1981?
- mayo thompson guests on "madish ahb'el"; this song is also on the "fest der vielen sinne" lp
- geisterfahrer "fest der vielen sinne"
lp (konkurrenz- west germany) 1981
- mayo thompson guests on 2 songs
- the red crayola with art & language "rattenmensch gewichtswachter"/"zukunftsflieger"
7" (konkurrenz/rough trade- west germany) 1981
the red crayola "an old man's dream"/ "the milkmaid"
7" (rough trade) 1981
- with gina birch, lora logic, epic soundtracks, mayo thompson
the red crayola with art & language kangaroo?
lp/cassette (rough trade) 1981; cd (dexter's cigar) 1995
- ben annesley, gina birch, lora logic, allen ravenstine, epic soundtracks, mayo thompson; cassette as originally released (copy 005) also included "born in flames" and "the sword of god" [international discography of new wave 1982/83]
the red crayola "born in flames"/"the sword of god"
7" (rough trade) 1981
- "born in flames" also included on rough trade samplers "cross currents" (base records -italy) and "clear cut" (japan record inc. [jasrac] -japan); also used in a 1983(?) american independent film by lizzie borden also called born in flames
- various artists c81
cassette (rough trade -uk) 1981
- includes the red crayola "the milkmaid"; originally offered through the pages of the nme (new music express); then it was released commercially with a slightly different tracklisting
- various artists epitaph for a legend
2lp (international artists) 1980; 2lp (decal uk) 1989; cd (collectable) 1993?; 180 gram vinyl (get back -italy) 1999
- includes the red crayola "hurricane fighter plane", "pink stainless tail", "nickle niceness", "vile vile grass" and "transparent radiation"; recorded 1967; decal uk version has different sleeve
- pere ubu "not happy"/"lonesome cowboy dave"
7" (rough trade) 1980
- scott krauss, tony maimone, allen ravenstine, david thomas, mayo thompson
- pere ubu the art of walking
lp (rough trade) 1980; cd (rough trade) 1989
- scott krauss, tony maimone, allen ravenstine, david thomas, mayo thompson
- various artists new release compilation rough trade records ltd. june 1 1980
cassette (rough trade -uk) 1980
- includes the red crayola "mistakes of trotsky"; this compilation was made from tapes as supplied by the bands- some eventually released, some not; i would assume that this would be the same version that appears on "kangaroo"
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the red crayola "micro-chips & fish"/"the story so far"
12" (rough trade) 1979
- gina birch, epic soundtracks, lora logic, george oban, angus gaye, mayo thompson
- various artists bomb catalogue 1
lp (bomb -canada) 1979
- includes the red crayola "march no. 14" from "soldier-talk" [international discography of new wave 1982/83]
the red crayola soldier-talk
lp (radar -uk) 1979; (bomb -canada) 1979; (celluloid -france) 1979; cd (drag city) 2007
- jesse chamberlain, mayo thompson; with dick cuthell, tom herman, lora logic, scott krauss, tony maimone, allen ravenstine, david thomas, christine thompson
the red crayola "hurricane fighter plane"
7" flexi disc (zig zag magazine #88) october 1978
- flexi disc included with this magazine; also includes a song by 13th floor elevators; this is a new version recorded in 7/78 at the same session which produced the "wives in orbit"/"yik-yak" single
- the red crayola "pink stainless tail"
7" (radar) october 1978
- promo freebie given away at hope and anchor concerts 13-14 october 1978; also includes a song by 13th floor elevators
- the red crayola "wives in orbit"/"yik-yak"
7" (radar) 1978
jesse chamberlain, mayo thompson; with jane fire & christine thompson
art and language and the red crayola corrected slogans
lp (music language) 1976; (recommended -uk) 1982; cd (dexter's cigar) 1995
- jesse chamberlain, mayo thompson; art & language: michael baldwin, philip pilkington
saddlesore "old tom clark"/"pig ankle strut"
7" (texas revolution) 1970; (drag city revolution) 1994
- rick barthelme, frank davis, mayo thompson, cassell webb; recorded 1970 for texas revolution, some copies were reportedly pressed; i think one song also appeared on a dutch compilation in the 80's
mayo thompson corky's debt to his father
lp (texas revolution) 1970; (glass -uk) 1986; lp/cassette/cd (drag city/dexter's cigar) 1995
- aka corky's cigar (an alternate title used on the spine of the drag city cd reissue)
the red krayola god bless the red krayola and all who sail with it.
lp (international artists) 1968; (radar -uk) 1979; cd (decal/charly -uk) [combined with "the parable of arable land"] 1990; (collectables) 1993; 180 gram vinyl (get back -italy) 1999
- steve cunningham, tommy smith, mayo thompson
the red crayola with the familiar ugly the parable of arable land
lp (international artists) 1967; (radar -uk) 1978; cd (decal/charly -uk) [combined with "god bless the red krayola and all who sail with it."] 1990; (collectables) 1993; 180 gram vinyl (get back -italy) 1999
- frederick barthelme, steve cunningham, mayo thompson; mono mix from the original international artist lp release is the original mix done by the group. the stereo mix was created later using tape effects, resulting in what many consider to be an inferior mix, certainly is a different result. mono mix has never been reissued.
producer
- the chills secret box; the chills rarities 1980-2000
3cd (flying nun) 2001
- contains "i think i'd thought i'd nothing else to think about (phase 10)", produced by mayo thompson, and engineered by danny hyde at point studios, london. may-july 1987.
- marina rosenfeld theforestthegardenthesea
cd (charhizma austria) 1999
- bruce & norman yonemoto japan in paris in l.a.
16mm film (kyodai productions) 1997
- 30 mins.; music produced by mayo thompson; soundtrack music by stephen prina, tom watson, jim o'rourke, david grubbs; performed by the jipla orchestra; information at www.jps.net/sumi/Film02.html; soundtrack possibly to be released by drag city? [according to mayo thompson 16 march, 2002]
- emily's sassy lime "dippity do-nut"/"sneaking into your house" & " bait & switch" (aka "some deaths take forever")
7" (kill rock stars) 1996

- various artists our band could be your life
cd (little brother) 1996
- minutemen tribute; mayo thompson recorded overpass track
- overpass manhattan (beach)
cd (smells like records) 1995
- includes tom watson, who plays in the 1990's incarnation of the red crayola
- blue guitars "waterwings"/"this winter"/"island in the sky"/"it goes like this"/"she ain't going nowhere"
cd single (solid/pias) 1994
- co-produced with sander janssen (blue guitars.com)
- blue guitars "happy accident"/"seven days"/"inside out"
cd single (solid/pias) 1994
- co-produced with sander janssen
- blue guitars waterwings
cd (solid/pias) 1994
- co-produced with sander janssen
- loretta & the chipmunks cakeland
cd (gato) 1992
- blue guitars shellfish
cd (solid/pias) 1992
- co-produced with sander janssen and bodo staiger
- blue guitars "a fool is a star"/"on the way home"
7" (solid/pias) 1991
- co-produced with sander janssen and bodo staiger

- blue guitars "a good year for the lost"/"have mercy"
7" (solid/pias) 1991
- co-produced with sander janssen and bodo staiger
- blue guitars blue guitars
cd (solid/pias) 1991
- co-produced with ward van groenland
- blue guitars "while the time away"/"love and plaster"
7" (solid/pias) 1990
- co-produced with ward van groenland
- shanks masterbait
lp (schemer netherlands?/semaphore germany?) 1989
- primal scream sonic flower groove
lp (elevation- uk) 1987; cd (warner -europe/japan) 1987; cd (warner -europe) 1991 [reissue]
- phil wilson "waiting for a change"/"even now"
7"/double 7"/12" (creation -uk) 1987
- w/"love in vain" + "down in the valley" on double 7" & "a cowboy's lament" on 12"
- the chills brave words
lp/cd (flying nun -new zealand) 1987; (homestead) 1988
- the chills house with a hundred rooms
7"ep/12"ep (flying nun -uk) 1987
- felt poem of the river
lp/cassette (creation/relativity) 1987
- shop assistants shop assistants
ep (blue guitar/chrysalis -uk) 1986
- reissued with extra tracks as "will anything happen" in 1997 (on overground)
- the fall in: palace of swords reversed
lp (rough trade -uk) 1983
- includes "how I wrote 'elastic man'" co-produced with geoff travis and the fall
- the balcony "the lizard hunt"/"surprise after surprise"
7" (praxis -uk) 1982
- james 'blood' ulmer are you glad to be in america?
lp (rough trade -uk) 1981; (artists house) 1981; cd (d.i.w. -japan) 1995
- mayo thompson credited as assistant producer, along with roger trilling; mayo is not listed on the artist house version, which has a different mix
- blue orchids "work"/"the house that faded out"
7" (rough trade) 1981
- co-produced with geoff travis and blue orchids; the a-side track was included on the rough trade sampler "cross currents"
- blue orchids "the flood"/"disneyboys"
7" (rough trade -uk) 1981
- co-produced with geoff travis and blue orchids; recorded 1980
- virgin prunes "twenty tens (i've been smoking all night)"/"revenge"/"children are crying"/"greylight"
7" (baby records -uk) 1980
- produced by virgin prunes (with assist from paul thomas and mayo thompson)
- james blood ulmer "are you glad to be in america?"/"t.v. blues"
7" (rough trade) 1980
- produced by james blood ulmer with mayo thompson and geoff travis
- the fall grotesque (after the gramme)
lp (rough trade -uk) 1980; cd (castle classics) 1993
- includes co-productions with the fall, grant showbiz and geoff travis
- the fall "fiery jack"/"2nd dark age"/"psykick dancehall#2"
7" (step forward -uk) 1980
- recorded october 1979
- scritti politti 4 a sides
7"ep (rough trade -uk) 1979
- co-produced with geoff travis?
- the raincoats the raincoats
lp (rough trade -uk) 1979; cd (dgc) 1993
- co-produced with geoff travis and the raincoats; includes gina birch, who played in 1980's incarnations of the red crayola
- the raincoats "fairytale in the supermarket"/"in love"/"adventures close to home"
7" (rough trade -uk) 1979
- co-produced with geoff travis; includes gina birch, who played in the 1980's incarnation of the red crayola
- cabaret voltaire "nag nag nag"/"is that me (finding someone at the door again)"
7" (rough trade -uk) 1979; cd (the grey area of mute -uk) 1990
- co-produced with geoff travis, cabaret voltaire
- stiff little fingers inflammable material
lp (rough trade -uk) 1979; cd (restless retro) 1990
- co-produced with geoff travis
- kleenex "you"/"u"
7" (rough trade -uk) 1979
- co-produced with geoff travis
- monochrome set "he's frank"/"alphaville"
7" (rough trade -uk) 1978
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