Babes in Toyland discography

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Babes in Toyland (band) discography
Studio albums3
Live albums1
Compilation albums5
Music videos7
EPs2
Singles7

Babes in Toyland was an American punk rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1987. The band was formed by Oregon native Kat Bjelland (lead vocals and guitar), with Lori Barbero (drums) and Michelle Leon (bass), who was later replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992. Courtney Love had a brief stint in the band in 1987 as a bass player before being kicked out and forming Hole in 1989. [1]

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Between 1989 and 1995, Babes in Toyland released three studio albums: Spanking Machine (1990), the commercially successful Fontanelle (1992), and Nemesisters (1995), before becoming inactive in 1997 and eventually disbanding in 2001. While the band was inspirational to some performers in the riot grrrl movement in the Pacific Northwest, Babes in Toyland never associated themselves with the movement.

Studio albums

YearTitleLabelUS sales
1990 Spanking Machine Twin Tone Records 70,000
1992 Fontanelle Reprise Records 220,000
1995 Nemesisters 150,000

Extended plays

YearTitleLabelUS sales
1990 To Mother Southern Records 50,000
1993 Painkillers 60,000

Live albums

YearTitleType
2001Minneapolism Cherry Red Records

Compilation albums

YearTitleType
1992 The Peel Sessions Strange Fruit Records
1994 Dystopia Insipid Records
2000 Lived Almafame
Devil
Viled
Natural Babe Killers Recall Records
2001Collector's ItemDigimode Entertainment
The Further Adventures of Babes in Toyland Fuel 2000 Records
2004 The Best of Babes in Toyland and Kat Bjelland Warner Music Records

Singles

YearTitleAlbumLabel
1989 Dust Cake Boy Spanking Machine Treehouse Records
1990 House (None)Sub Pop
1991 Handsome and Gretel Fontanelle Insipid Records
1992 Bruise Violet Southern Records
1993 Catatonic To Mother Insipid Records
1995 Sweet '69 Nemesisters Reprise Records
We Are Family Nemesisters

Chart positions

YearSingleChartPeak position
1991 To Mother UK Indie Chart 1
1992 Fontanelle UK Albums Chart [2] 24
1993 Painkillers UK Albums Chart [2] 53
1995"Sweet '69" US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 37
"Sweet '69" UK Singles Chart 173
1995"We Are Family" US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 22

Other contributions

YearTitleAlbumLabel
1989"Watching Girl"Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves ThemGiant Records
1991"Handsome & Gretel"Indie Top 20 Volume 13Beechwood Music
"Ripe"New Season – The Peel SessionsStrange Fruit
"Flesh Crawl"Teriyaki Asthma Vols. I-VC/Z Records
HouseThe Grunge YearsSub Pop Records
1992Handsome & GretelBest of IndependentBeechwood Music
SometimesVolume 4Volmume
1993DirtyMilk for PussyMad Queen Records
Dust Cake BoySonic Youth in 1991: The Year Punk Broke (VHS)Geffen Home Video
1994Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft If I Were a Carpenter A&M Records
Say What You WantS.F.W.
1995Sweet '69Alternative Final Mix 11Warner Music
More, More, MoreSpirit Of '73: Rock For Choice550 Music
Sweet '69Triple J: This Is Twelve – Too Louder CompilationAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
1996Handsome & Gretel (Live)Volume Fourteen – Reading '95 SpecialVolume
1998Overtura: AstroantiquitySongs of the WitchbladeDreamWorks

Videography

The best places to catch a Babes in Toyland video in the US were through various MTV outlets. The music videos for "Bruise Violet" and "Sweet '69" were Buzzworthy Clip Features, and "Sweet '69" was the cheapest video ever made to be played on the network at the time. The "Sweet '69" music video was made on a $5,000 budget. Beavis and Butthead episodes were another notable place to catch clips for "Ripe" and "Bruise Violet''. 120 minutes also played music videos by the band. They also guest-hosted the show on July 9, 1995.

Music videos

YearTitle
1990He's My Thing (from Spanking Machine)
1991Ripe (from To Mother)
1992Bruise Violet (from Fontanelle)
1992Won't Tell (from Fontanelle)
1993Istigkeit (from Painkillers)
1995Sweet '69 (from Nemesisters)
1995We Are Family (from Nemesisters)

Other videography

YearTitle
1990The Making of Spanking Machine
1991"Dust Cake Boy" from 1991: The Year Punk Broke
1993MTV's Beavis and Butthead "Ripe"
1993MTV's Beavis and Butthead "Bruise Violet"
1993The Making of Painkillers
1995The Making of Nemesisters
1995Babes in Toyland "Nemesisters" EPK
1995Babes in Toyland host MTV's 120 Minutes
1995Performance of "Sweet '69" on MTV's 120 Minutes
1995Performance of "Memory" on MTV's 120 Minutes

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References

  1. Shelton, Sonya. "Contemporary Musicians: Babes In Toyland Biography". E Notes. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 37. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.