HAPPY SQUID RECORDS Los Angeles
******************* CA
U S A
1715 Bridgen
Pasadena
CA 91104
U S A
www.happysquid.com
www.happysquidrecords@gmail.com
Start : 1978
Found : John Talley-Jones/Rod Barker/Kevin Barrett
Distr. : US -
Style : punk / hardcore / neo-psych. / post-punk /
Happy Squid Records was formed by the three members of the Urinals in 1978 in order to
release their initial recording, THE URINALS. The success of the project lead to two
subsequent 7" releases by the band, followed by THE HAPPY SQUID SAMPLER, which was an
attempt to broaden the roster of the label by including some of the band’s
contemporaries
Over the years, HSR has released material by 100 FLOWERS, MEAT PUPPETS, HUMAN HANDS,
LEAVING TRAINS, GUN CLUB, ANGST, THE RUB, STUKAS OVER BEDROCK, RADWASTE, GOD AND THE
STATE, and other vital and worthy artists.
In the early 1990s, HSR established a 7" label, CALAMARI SOUND, which released three
discs in an attempt to preserve the aesthetic qualities of the format which had
launched the label in the late 1970s.
In the 2000s, Happy Squid collaborated with Warning Label Records on the Urinals CD
"What is Real and What is Not," as well as a reissue of the anthology "Negative
Capability ... Check It Out," and an expanded version of the 1981 ep "Keats Rides
a Harley."
In 2013, Happy Squid anticipates the release of a new Urinals record (recorded, mixed,
and mastered.) The 100 Flowers catalog is being reissued on vinyl, and the classic
early-Urinals anthology NEGATIVE CAPABILITY has also just been released on vinyl.
[From: http://www.happysquid.com/] dec.10, 2014
HS 001 THE URINALS THE URINALS EP 7" .1978
Dead Flowers / Hologram / Last Days Of Man On Earth ///
Surfin' With The Shah
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HS 002 THE URINALS ANOTHER EP 7" .1979
Black Hole / I'm White And Middle Class / I'm A Bug /
Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack
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HS 003 THE URINALS Sex // Go Away Girl 7" .1980
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HS 004 V / A THE HAPPY SQUID SAMPLER 7" .1980
A. THE URINALS U
DANNY & THE DOORKNOBS Melody
ARROW BOOK CLUB Get Down Pt.4
VIDIOTS Laurie's Lament
PHIL BEDEL Caterpillar Stomp
B. NEEF Atrophy Of The Sporting Spirit
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HS 005 PHIL BEDEL BELLS ON ICE 7" .1980
Bells On Ice // Voice Of Concrete
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HS 006 BRENT WILCOX LEISURE WITH DIGNITY EP 7" .1980
8 Parts Leisure /// 3 Parts Dignity
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HS 007 V / A KEATS RIDES A HARLEY 12" .1981
A. THE EARWIGS A Martyr Is Made
TOXIC SHOCK Sensationalism
S SQUAD Sceme Of The Crime
THE GUN CLUB Devil In The Woods
THE MEAT PUPPETS H-Elenore
B. THE LEAVING TRAINS Virginia City
TUNNELTONES Is This A Restart ?
HUMAN HANDS Hypnotica
100 FLOWERS Salmonella
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HS 008 100 FLOWERS PRESENCE OF MIND 7" .1982
Presence Of Mind /// Dyslexia / Mop Dub
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HS 009 THE LEAVING TRAINS BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE 7" .1982
// Going Down To Town
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HS 010 100 FLOWERS 100 FLOWERS LP .1982
Without Limbs / All Sexed Up / Our Fallout / Horizontal / Head , Not Heart / Presence
Of Mind / I Don't Own My Own Heart / Motorboat To Hell /// Strip Club / Poltergeists At
Home / Pressing The Point / Virtually Nothing / Salad Of Speech / Funky Kjehl / Dizzy
Ms.Lizzy / California's Falling Into The Ocean
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HS 011 ANGST ANGST LP .1983
Neil Armstrong / Die Fighting / Pig //// Dummy Up / We Only Rot / Another Day / Nancy
LP SST Rec. SST 064 1986
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HS 012 100 FLOWERS DWAWING FIRE EP 12" .1984
Bunkers / Long Arm Of The Social Sciences / Triage /// Contributions / Let's Not
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HS 013 GOD & THE STATE RUINS:THE COMPLETE WORKS OF LP .1985
Purge / Red Square / Art For Spastics / 1967 Summer / Impact //// Ego Tripper / My Name
Is Mud / Edge Of Nothing / Anorexia / Pound Of Flesh
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HS 014 RADWASTE COOKING AND NOTHINGNESS EP 12" .1986
Off Course / Impulse / Capital /// Kiss Of Death / Ballad Of Jenny
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HS 015 THE RUB BIKINI GOSPEL LP .1987
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HS 016 STUKAS OVER REDROCK THE AGE OF AQUARIUMS LP .1988
The City / Burned / Sticky Shoe / Never Never / Put Me Away / Bedrock Bedlam / Burnt
Amber //// FOur Bucks / Japanese Chicken Trees / Locals Only / Aren't You Fucking
Special / Rip It Out / Heavy Prison Metal
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HS 017 100 FLOWERS LIVE AT CLUB LINGERIE VHS .1988
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HS 018 RADWASTE PROJECT JOLT LP ?
(Note : unissued)
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HS 019 THE RUB DAY OFF THE KARMA CD .1999
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HS 020 THE URINALS : NEGATIVE CAPABILITY - CHECK IT OUT ! CD .1997
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HS 021 TROTSKY ICEPICK/VENA CAVA : SPLIT 7" .1992
A. VENA CAVA This Perfect Day
B. TROTSKY ICEPICK (I'm) Stranded
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HS 022 VENA CAVA DESERT MERCY 7" .1993
Desert Mercy // Garden
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HS 023 THE PUNDITS SNOWED ME IN 7" .1995
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HS 024 THE RUB BIKINI GOSPEL CD .2000
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HS 025 THE URINALS : WHAT IS REAL AND WHAT IS NOT CD .2003
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HS 026 V / A : KEATS RIDES A HARLEY (EXPANDED) CD .2005
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HS 27 CD URINALS NEXT YEAR AT MARIENBAD CD 02.2015
1 Shut Yr Trap 2:06
2 Close Our Eyes 1:29
3 The Girl Before 2:16
4 Tear My City Down 3:13
5 Bring Me Joy 1:55
6 This Love Is Impossible 1:52
7 Unblackmailable 2:35
8 Water / Blood 2:16
9 Insomnia 2:31
10 The President and King Shake Hands 1:16
11 Too Much or Not Enough 1:51
12 Rocket to the Moon 0:44
13 This Song Is a Virus 4:44
14 [untitled] 0:32
15 You Must Respect the Rules of Velocity (Gleert
& Simka Remix) 2:51
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