MINT RECORDS
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The Mint label , an imprint of Jungle a & r'd by Graham Combi , developed into a loose
family signings , Mercury Rev and Mutton Gun . Mutton Gun , whose David Boyd went on
to run the successful Hut Records at Virgin , featured Dean Wareham on their LP as
well as various Chills . David introduced to Mint , resulting in the solo single
"Anesthesia" in-between his Galaxie 500 and Luna projects.
Coicidentally , Dean guested on Mercury's Rev Car Wash Hair , and Rev's Jimmy Chambers
it turn played on Dean's sigle.The circle was later completed when Rev members guested
on Mutton Gun's third album . Mercury Rev fans will be particularly delighted to find
Car Wash Hair available again . Still a highlight of their live set , when released
in 91 it was acclaimed by the press as one of the best single of the year , but was
deleted in 93 . Chasing A Bee from "Yerself Is Stream" also features.
Meanwhile , Rev's Jonathan Donohue had been staying in Oklahoma after being a member
of Flaming Lips . There he came across Radial Spangle , recommended them to Mint ,
and played on their album , which was produced by Rev;s Dave Fridmann . Later, Jonathan
came across ex-Agit Pop Cellophane from Poughkeepsie , helping out on their album too.
Sten were a British band that showed great promise ; mainman Rob is now seeking result
in Hollywood with a new outfit with a wild-cat name I can't recall just now ... then
along came Mint's new signing , UBIK , who come from another planet. Having spent three
formative years in Spaceman 3 , Sterling Roswell remains strongly committed to inter
galactic travel , albeit within the vehicle of his well-honed song-writing skills .
An Ubik album is expected shortly .
Distr. : SRD 1996
Jungle
Style : indie
MINT 1 - 3 Mint Sauce label
MINT 4 - 5 Mint Films label
MINT 6 Mint Tea Label
MINT 7 - 8 Mint Industries label
MINT 9 Amplified Mint label
MINT 10-13 Mint label
MINT 1 MUTTON GUN Amplexus LP.CD 06.1990
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MINT 2 MUTTON GUN And Then I Found Jesus 12" 01.1991
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MINT 3 MUTTON GUN Into The Hogger LP.CD 01.1991
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MINT 4 MERCURY REV Yerself Is Stream LP.CD 01.1991
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MINT 5 MERCURY REV Car Wash Hair / Coney Island Cyclone 7" 10.1991
MINT 5 MERCURY REV Car Wash Hair EP 12.CDS 10.1991
Car Wash Hair / Chasing A Bee (4 track demo) / Coney Island
Cyclone (4 track demo)
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MINT 6 DEAN WAREHAM Anesthesia 12".CDS .1992
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MINT 7 RADIAL SPANGLE Raze 7.12.CD 03.1993
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MINT 8 RADIAL SPANGLE Ice Cream Headache LP.CD .1994
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MINT 9 CELLOPHANE We Need You / Clean 12".CDS .1994
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MINT 10 CELLOPHANE Hang Ups LP.CD 10.1996
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MINTY 11 STEN She Said Yeah 7" .1996
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MINTY 12 STEN Destination LP.CD .1996
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MINTY 13 STEN Boys Are Wired Wrong 7" 09.1996
(Note : one sided 7")
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MINT 14
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MINT 15 UBIK Ubik Freqz.EP 12".CDEP
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MINT 16 STERLING ROSWELL : Girl From Orbit CD
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MINT 44 V / A Mint Humbucker CD 07.2001
(Note : incl. 12 p. booklet with a discography , musician
credits and a history of the label writen by "Q" journalist
Martin Aston)
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