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Revision V1.0 - Issue 9th MAY 1995
Compiled and Edited by Gideon Overhead
Basic structure by Stephen Anderson
Frequently Asked Questions
And Information
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Why this FAQ?
1.2 What does this FAQ Aim for?
1.4 A note about special Icelandic character set
1.4a Accessing these characters on your Amiga or PC
1.4b The Icelandic Alphabet
1.4c ASCII values of all the Icelandic characters
in the extended range.
1.5 Submitting Information
2. SHORT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (incomplete)
4. BJORK'S HISTORY
4.1 Discography (before Debut)
A. Collections.
B. Purrkur Pillnik
C. Theyr
D. Tappi Tikkarass
E. KUKL
- History and Discography
- Live reviews 1984
- Review of "The Eye" in Sounds 3 Sept. 1984.
4.7 Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) (incomplete)
5. THE SUGARCUBES, AND THEIR HISTORY (incomplete)
The Band, who they are, what each of them has done
in the past, and what are they doing now?
5.1 SUGARCUBES, THE DISCOGRAPHY
6. DISCOGRAPHY - SINCE DEBUT
6.1 Albums Released
6.2 Singles Released
6.3 Bootlegs found
7. MEMORABILIA/COLLECTIBLES (incomplete)
7.1 Commercial Videos
7.3 TV Appearances / Video footage
8. REVIEWS (incomplete)
8.1 Solo Albums
8.2 Group Albums
8.3 Videos
8.4 Other
9. TOURING INFORMATION
10. WHAT TO THE FUTURE?
11. CONTACTS (incomplete)
11.1 WEB and FTP Sites
11.2 Bjork/Sugarcubes Mailing lists
11.3 Contacts with other fans
11.4 Official Bjork Fan Club
12. A BIT ABOUT ICELAND (NOT STARTED. PERHAPS SOMEONE FROM ICELAND WOULD LIKE TO TRY THIS?)
12.1 The Landscape
12.2 The People
12.3 Life in Reykjavik
12.4 Other Icelandic Music
13. FURTHER INFORMATION & READING (Again not started)
13.1 Books about Iceland
13.2 Learning more about the Icelandic language
13.3 Icelandic tourist information
13.4 Obtaining the latest version of this FAQ
14. CREDITS
This document should hopefully provide many interesting answers to the things
you've always wanted to know about The Sugarcubes, and Bjork. If there is
something else you would like to see added/changed to this document, please
feel welcome to contact the editor.
1.1 Why this FAQ?
The following text was written by Stephen Anderson but I think reflects what
I and many other fans feel:
Quite some time ago, it had been established that there was a need for a
document of this type to help educate new Bjork fans with the basic
knowledge that the old-timers have known for a while.
I personally can remember the time when I first became fascinated with Bjork
and her music, my hunger for further information was quite frustrating. I
soon found other fans on the computer networks, and I found myself asking
all sorts of questions which I'm sure everyone was probably tired of
answering. Apart from that, there was the danger that maybe I was telling
everyone some news that I thought was new and fantastic, but everyone else
already knew anyway.
Now that I have gained much knowledge, I aim to ease this situation by
taking time out to help prepare this document. I'm usually very busy/tired
at home (where my e-mail is), so much of this preparation and typing was
done at work while away from it all.
Although I do have considerable information, I don't claim to be a perfect
expert... so if anyone doubts any of my facts, or there is anything
inaccurate contained within this document to which you have a better
understanding, I would very much welcome your corrections.
1.2 What does this FAQ Aim for?
This document aims to answer all of the most commonly asked questions about
Bjork as a person, her music, and anything that she has been involved with
in the past. It also aims to cover the most commonly asked questions on
The Sugarcubes, the band members, and what they have all been involved with.
Although this is primarily written for Bjork, I do hope that The Sugarcubes
will be extensively covered as a group in itself (see section #5).
However, This FAQ is not limited to simply educating new fans with basic
information. You will also find lots of details on topics which are not
so commonly known, so even the long-time-fans might learn something, or at
the very least, enjoy reading it.
This section is intended to give a very quick reference to the most commonly
asked questions. Answers in this section do not necessarily go into any
particular subject with great detail. You will probably find answers to
many other less common questions embedded in the texts of the later sections.
If there are any questions you would like to see answered which are not
already here, please suggest them to me so they can be added to this
document.
Q2.1
Where does Bjork come from?
A2.1
Bjork is Icelandic. She was born in Reykjavik (Iceland's capital city) and
has lived there all her life, up until 1993 when she decided to move to
London, England, for the sake of her career.
Q2.2
What is Bjork's full REAL name?
A2.2
Her real name is "Bjork Gudmundsdottir". This is the only way it can be
written in English Text. There is actually three special Icelandic
characters in her name which are un-printable in standard ASCII.
The 'o' in Bjork has got two dots above it (ASCII-246), and is pronounced
similar to the "ur" combination of letters in the English language, the
same vowel sound that is used in the word "Turn". The first 'd' in
Gudmundsdottir is actually a letter that looks similar to a 'd', but it is
curled over, and has a bar drawn through the top (ASCII-240) and is
pronounced like the English sound "th" with a vibration on the tongue as
in the word "The". Finally, the last 'o' in Gudmundsdottir has an acute
accent above it (ASCII-243), and is pronounced as a short 'o' sound as in
the English word "Hot".
Below is how her name should look if you are able to see the extended
characters correctly:
______________________
!! EXTENDED CHARACTERS USED IN THIS BOX: Björk Guðmundsdóttir
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"Gudmundsdottir" quite literally means "Gudmund's Daughter"
For further information on the special Icelandic alphabet, please refer to
section #1.4. For further information on Icelandic naming conventions and
traditions, please refer to section #12.2.
Q2.3
So how am I supposed to be pronouncing her name then?
A2.3
You should pronounce her name as "Byerk". However, you will probably find
that many British and American TV and radio personalities will call her
"Beyork", which (of course) is wrong. Because many people foolishly think
of her as "Beyork", you will quite often have to revert to this pronunciation
when asking for Bjork items in shops for example, otherwise they might not
know who you are talking about.
Bjork herself says that she does not mind that people always mis-pronounce
her name. I'm sure that if she *did* mind, she could quite easily have set
everyone straight a long time ago if she had really wanted to.
Gid's Note:
To actually hear Bjork speak, download the file Bjorktalk.zip on ftp.uwp.edu
where Bjork actually speaks her name several times. I also have a sound
clip of her saying her Sirname if anybody wants it.
Her surname is pronounced as "Gwithemundsdotter". This is a very difficult
sound to describe in English text. It was sounded to my ears recently by an
Icelander that lives close to me, but I'm an Englishman who struggles just
as much with Icelandic pronunciation as anyone else, so I would welcome any
other native Icelander to correct me if I'm wrong.
Q2.4
Is Bjork Married or Single?
A2.4
She was once married to Thor, the guitarist in the Sugarcubes. However, at
the moment, she is single. She then had a French boyfriend by the name of
Stephane Sednaoi, who is a video director and photographer. Stephane is the
director of her video for "Big Time Sensuality", which is also how they came
to meet each other in the first place. Stephane is also the one who worked
with her on producing Vessel, her live Debut video. (See section #10).
Up until early March 1994, She had been living with Dom Thrupp, who was an
English DJ originally from Bristol. Dom had done remixes to both "Human
Behaviour" and "Violently Happy". Bjork met Dom three years earlier in
DisneyLand, California. When Bjork decided to move to London, Dom helped
her enormously settling into London life as they made their home together.
However, Just as Bjork had become massively successful in the UK by winning
two awards at the brits in 1994, The UK's annual premier music awards
ceremony, the shock news came that Bjork and Dom were to split.
Gid's note!
Since that was written she has also been out with (dated) Stephane Sednaoui
who directed Vessel, but has recently split up with him.
Q2.5
Does Bjork have any children?
A2.5
Yes. She has one son who was born on the 8th June 1986, the date the
Sugarcubes were founded. His name is "Sindri". The father was Thor, the
guitarist in The Sugarcubes therefore his full name is Sindri Thorsson.
The pregnancy was an accident at the time, but she loves her son very much,
more than anything else she has, and is very glad of having him.
Q2.6
I would like to send Bjork a card on her birthday, when is her birthday?
A2.6
Bjork was born on the 21st November 1965.
Q2.7
Where abouts in London does she live?
A2.7
She lives in West London, an area known as Little Venice in the Maida Vale
area. It gets its name because it's the location where three canals join
at a junction.
Q2.8
How did she meet Nellee Hooper, the producer of "Debut"?
A2.8
It was actually her then-boyfriend Dom T. who introduced them. Nellee
Hooper was a friend of Dom's.
Q2.9
Has Bjork had any formal music training?
A2.9
Yes she has. Bjork was at music school for 10 years and did Piano and Flute,
but concentrated mainly on her voice.
Q2.10
Is Bjork religious?
A2.10
Bjork says that while she doesn't follow a specific religion, she is very
religious. She believes in herself.
Q2.11
Has Bjork been in any bands?
A2.11
Yes before going solo she was in a band called the Sugarcubes. Before that
she was in a band called Kukl. Before that she was in a band called Tappi
Takarruss.
Q2.12
What is Gling Glo?
A2.12
Gling Glo was a Jazz album which Bjork made in 1990 It contains some
traditional Icelandic Jazz tunes. It is excellent.
Q2.13
Has Bjork been in any films?
A2.13
Yes she has been in one film called the Juniper Tree a B/W independent film
directed by an American and filmed in Iceland. It is an old Brothers Grim
tale which I found *VERY* slow and quite boring but it does prove one
thing, Bjork can act!
Any more questions? Sure you have! Send them to me and I will add them here
and maybe answer them!
4.1. Pre Sugarcubes
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* KUKL : a discography *
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VERSION: 31 august 94
Comments to: vidar.ringstrom@nbr.no
This is mainly a discography on Icelandic band KUKL, it also includes
material from other Sugarcubes-members pre-Sugarcubes.
I have not included BJORK solo, as someone else is already working on that.
I would like to thank Albert Sigurdson (sigurdsson@katk.Helsinki.fi) for
supplying additional data and corrections. [More is needed ! :)]
See also RECORD COLLECTOR No 175 March 1994, p 40-46:
Davies, Andy. The secret history of Bjork.
Some of this stuff is available from BAD TASTE (Smekkleysa), their
catalogue was mailed to the blue-eyed-pop list by the incomparable Albert S.
and should be in the archives on ftp.uwp.edu,
or write to:
Bad Taste Mail Order
P.O. Box 1263
121 Reykjavik
Iceland
(Tel: 354-1-12896)
Diacritics are (mostly) ignored.
Index:
A. Collections.
B. Purrkur Pillnik
C. Theyr
D. Tappi Tikkarass
E. KUKL
-History and Discography
-Live reviews 1984
-Review of "The Eye" in Sounds 3 sept. 1984.
A. Collections.
1. ROKK I REYKJAVIK. - Reykjavik : Hugrenningur, 1982. - 2 LP. - (hug
001)
A: O Reykjavik / Vonbrigdi. Sieg heil / Ego. Gotta go / Fraebblarnir.
Ovaent / Purrkur Pillnikk. Rudolf / Theyr. Creeps / Q4U. Breyttir
timar / Ego. Where are the bodies / Bodies
B: Hrollur / Tappi Tikarrass. Moving up to a motion /
Baraflokkurin. Talandi hofud / Spliafifl. I speglinum /
Thursaflokkurin. I kirkju / Fridryk. Lifid og tilveran / Start.
Gullurid / Grylurnar
C: Sat eg inni a kleppi / Ego. Guggagaegir / Purrkur Pillnikk.
Dukkulisur / Tappi Tikarrass. Bereft / Mogo homo. Hver er svo
sekur / Jonee Jonee. Killer boogie / Theyr. Kick us out of the
country / Bodies
D: Af thvi ad pabbi vildi thad / Jonee Jonee. I nott / Fraebblarnir.
Gudfraedi / Vonbrigdi. Storir strakar / Ego. Gonna get you ; Toys /
Q4U. Lolipops ; Antchrist ; Sjalfsfroun / Sjalfsfroun. Af litlum
neista verdur mikid mal / Brani B.B. Rimur / Sveinbjorn
Beintensson
The album has a spread-out cover, illustrated with little film-bits
from a lot of groups, you can just make out Bjork looking very cute on
some of them:)
Rokk i Reykjavik was re-released on video before christmas 1993, (according
to Albert Sigurdsson) and should be available from BAD TASTE.
BAD TASTE has re-released Rokk i Reykjavik on CD (with a free poster
prominently figuring Bjork in a yellow dress, and a new cover):
Reykjavik : Hugrenningur i samvinny vi Smekkleysu, 1993. - 2 geisladiskur. -
(2MC2CD) [2ME2CD?]
Other Collections:
2. Satt 3 . - [Reykjavik?] : Satt, 1983. - 1 LP
Contains among other things (does anyone know?) 2 tracks by Tappi
Tikarrass: Sperglar, Seidur
3. Geysir . - [S.l.] : Enigma, 1985. - 1 LP. - (SQ 73251-1)
Contains among other things (as above: does anyone know?) 1 track by
KUKL: The man on the cross
B. Purrkur Pillnikk discography.
SINGLES
1. TILF 7" EP
GRAMM 1
Contains:
2. Googooplex 2 X 12"
GRAMM 6
1A: Fullkomnun ; a'st no:2 ; vinir minir
1B: Kassinn minn ; svart/hvitt ; uppgjo"r ; mig laugar
2A: Ku'gum ; o'sigar ; itesrof
2B: I augum u'ti ; likami ; Hambu"rger plaza
3. No time to think 7" EP
GRAMM 9
A: Excuse me ; Surprise
B: Googooplex ; For viewing
ALBUMS
1. Ehgji en: 1981
GRAMM 3
Includes Icelandic and English text sheets.
All the info on the cover and the Icelandic text sheet is in
phonetic transcription! I'll skip the Icelandic titles for now ...
Here's the English translation of the titles:
Side 1 (Purrkur): Twixt ; Now ; Not yet ; Rage ; Peeper ;
The flight ; Vaterland
Side 2 (Pillnikk): Holy terror ; What can I do ; Outlocked ;
Exceptional product ; Anonymous ; Prime target ; Bad boy ;
Still young but ; Dream ; Knockout
In my opinion this is THE album coming from Iceland. The power,
anger and arctic cold in these grooves has not been matched by
any other Scandinavian group and very few others, if at all.
Re-released by BAD TASTE with new cover:
Reykjavik : Smekkleysa, 1993. - (SMC1CD) [SME1CD?]
2. Maskinan : 8/3/81 - 28/8/82
GRAMM 10
Fugl: tilfinning ; lestin ; i saw her ; freyimdargretszchybusch ;
dr. livingstone ; vid sem heima sitjum #45 ; kassin ; kassinn
minu ; john merrick
Fiskur: timinn ; augun u'ti ; googooplex ; ord fyrir dauda
a/b/c/d/e
Live. Sleeve is a folded poster. With lyrics, list of all concerts to 28/8/82
and when and where the various cuts were recorded. The "poster" side is a
collage of live photos, very catching.
C. Theyr discography
Singles.
1. Idur til fota. - 10". - ESQ 1
2. Life Transmission. 7". -ESQ 2
A: Life Transmission
B: Heima er best
3. The fourth reich. - 12". - MJOT 1
4. Lunaire. - 7". - GRAMM, 1983. - GM2
A: Lunaire
B: The walk ; Positive affirmations
Albums.
1. Thagad i hel.
Widely unavailable.
2. Mjotvidur maer. - ESQ 2
A: Ulfur, Iss, Current, 2999, Mjotvidur, Opid
B: Their, Rudolf, Never suck, Thad er nog, Hva-fhan, Onefnt
3. As above ... - SHOUT, 1982. - LX001
A: Homo gestalt ; Killer boogie ; Dead/Undead ; Wolf ;
Technologos ; Poeme
B: Current ; Rudolf ; Are you still there ; Though ; Shout ;
Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson (Psychic TV, film music composer) acted as an
ideological influence, being into the occult, paganism, Zen, wisardry and
other spiritual stuff.
D. Tappi Tikarrass discography
Singel.
Bitid fast i vitid. - 1982. - 12". - SPOR 4
A: Ottar, Lok-lad, Ilti ebni
B: London, Fa-fa
Album.
Miranda. - GRAMM, 1983. - GRAMM 16
A: Miranda ; Skrid ; Krio ; Ithrottir ; Tjet ; Laekning ; Drek-lek
B: Beri-beri ; Hvitibjorn ; Sokkar ; Med-tek ; Get ekki sofid ; Myrin
andar
The album includes a lyric-sheet (of the song Miranda) with a
child-drawing on the verso.
E. KUKL history and discography.
This short history is taken from Per Starbacks translation of the KUKL entry
in "Bonniers rocklexikon" (1987) and posted to the "old" Sugarcubes list
(in the Sugarcubes archives list.1).
KUKL.
Icelandic group created in Reykjavik in August '83 with Einar <"O>rn
Benediktsson (vo, tp) (earlier in Purrkurr Pillnikk); Bj<"o>rk
Gudmundsdottir (vo) (earlier in Tappi Tikarrass); Gudlaugur Kristinn
Ottarsson (el-g) (earlier in Killing Joke); Einar Melax (keyb)
(earlier in Van Houtens Koko) and Sigtryggur Baldursson (dm) (earlier
in Theyr). Originally the group was a project based on an idea by
among others Asmundur Jonsson from Gramm Records in Reykjavik. They
debuted live in Icelandic radio and played at a "We demand the future"
festival in Reykjavik 9/20/83 before The Crass. Later they played
with Psychic TV and in England with Flux of Pink Indians and others.
Their debut album was, recorded in London in January '84. Later
the same year they played at concerts in several European countries.
In June '85 at the Roskilde Festival [in Denmark] and later the same
year at concerts in Iceland they played with Megas, the "grand old
man" of Icelandic rock. At the turn of the year '85/'86 they released
2, produced by Penny Lapsang Rimbaud (Crass) in London, where Einar
<"O>rn studies at London Polytechnics.
Kukl's music is complex and rhythmic, and a mixture of punk, rock,
jazz, and more experimental music, with the lyrics sometimes in
English, and sometimes in Icelandic. A powerful and personal band
combining qualities from three important groups in Icelandic rock from
the beginning of the eighties.
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From RECORD Collectors Bjork-article:
After Tappi's demise, Bjork joined forces with Purrkurr Pillnikk's Einar
Orn and Theyr's Siggi to form KUKL (imagine the word 'cook', with an
additional 'l' stuck on the end, pronounced in a broad Scouse accent!).
The name translated as 'Sorcery', and the band's ethos questioned
Iceland's establishment, and the way it appropriated elements of the
country's pagan past to shore up its own belief systems. The criticism
worked both ways, of course, and it can't have been a surprise when,
following a TV appearance where the now anti-establishment Bjork
appeared with her hand bandaged after a minor accident, malicious
gossip-mongers spread the word she was concealing the scars of drug
addiction.
Built upon the noisier elements of the three core members previous
bands, Kukl plied a domineering all-out punk-goth racket, indebted,
stylistically at least, to the Fall, Killing Joke and Siouxsie and the
Banshees (although there will be those in Iceland who'll dispute any
Killing Joke influence!).
With each new enterprise came a new level of success, and with Kukl,
Bjork and her future Sugarcube partners Einar and Siggi achieved a
degree of international recognition. This resulted in two albums, "The
Eye" and "Holidays in Europe (The Naughty nought)", being issued, via
the anarchist Crass label, in the UK.
While "The Eye" barely acknowledges that Kukl's lead singer and the
Bjork of "Debut" fame are one in the same person, some of those
delightful yelps of glee and characteristic touches of vocal magic make
an early appearance on "Holiday in Europe". Both LP's were re-pressed at
various intervals throughout the 1980s, after the international success
of the Sugarcubes.
Kukl lasted until 1986, when after three years of anorcho-punk
sincerity, Bjork, Einar and Siggi split the band (leaving half-a-dozen
tracks unreleased) to form a new group whose concept would turn Kukl's
political activism - and eventually the U.K. indie scene - on its head.
Their new trademark would be nothing more radical than "mischievous
fun", and their new name was Sykurmolarnir, or Sugarcubes.
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Icelandic television made a KUKL special in 1986, it was re-broadcast on
15.4.94 and should now be available on video from BAD TASTE. This program
supposedly created some uproar in Iceland over Bjorks naked, very pregnant
belly. A short snip was shown on a Bjork special on Norwegian TV show "U"
(KUKL doing Songull) 8.12.93.
SINGLE
So"ngull ; Po"kn fyrir byrjendur 7"
GRAMM 17
So"ngull is a version of Dismembered from The eye. With icelandic
lyrics and guitar instead of pipes/bells playing the intro. (Also
a little bit faster?)
ALBUMS
1. The eye / K.U.K.L.
CRASS Records 1984/1
It's difficult establishing the exact order and name for the songs
on this album. I'm certain of A1 and B1, as for the rest ... :)
A: Dismembered ; Seagull ; The spire ; .
B: Assassin ; Anna ; Moonbath ; .
Some lyrics are printed on the fold out poster sleeve. As the singing
is a mix between English and icelandic and only some of the words are
used, its very hard to say what is what on the actual record.
A video was made for "Anna" (according to Albert Sigurdsson).
2. Holidays in Europe : (the naughty nought)
CRASS Records 4 1985
A: Outward flight (Psalm 323) ; France ( A mutual thrill) ;
Gibraltar (Copy thy neighbour) ; Greece (just by the book)
B: England (Zro) ; Holland (Latent) ; Aegean (Vials of wrath) ;
The homecoming (The night)
Pre-release name: The naughty nought.
Crass had a special affinity for Iceland: KUKL being the only band besides
Crass themselves to appear more than once on the Crass label, and Reykjavik
being the only place OUTSIDE of England that Crass ever played. Personal
contacts between KUKL/GRAMM and Crass members were frequent.
3. KUKL A PARIS 14.9.84. - 1 cassette. - (V.I.S.A. Rebel Flux No. 3)
LIVE REVIEWS and ALBUM REVIEW.
[Cited from a collection of press-clippings distributed in connection
with their concert at Austurbajarbio (Reykjavik) 21 dec. 1984.]
"FLUX OF PINK INDIANS/D & V/KUKL/CHUMBAWUMBA. Conway Hall.
Such stuff as legends are made of - REALLY. A concert that put a final
nail in the coffin of plastic-pose-punk-piss, featuring four of the five
best anorcho-punk (sorry about the label!) bands in the world. A shame
that Crass weren't there as well to complete the power ...
Kukl are an Icelandic group, which immediately puts them into a fairly
select family: even if there were other Icelandic groups to make
comparisons with (well-known journalist's pastime), it would be
impossible. Venomous and humorous by turns, they possess a peculiarly
charismatic frontsperson; if you don't manage to see them before they
depart on an European tour, buy their indispensable LP 'The Eye' on Crass
records and bemoan what you've missed. Fascinating!"
SOUNDS 3 sept. 1984
"Things brightened up there with Iceland's finest (albeit unopposed)
K.V.L.K delivering a spunkish drunkish short set of Bow Wow Wow sounds,
the words coming from the plainest boy in history and a girl with the most
unsightly pageboy cut since Skafish. The guitar was groovy and the drums
were bendy, and I could have listened to them for at least another 12
years if duty had not called".
NME 6. oct. 1984
"PANDORA'S BOX FESTIVAL Rotterdam.
Goodness gracious, great balls of fire - it's KUKL! Boy and girl charging
around, shouting and screaming, while four others contrive to make one
hell of a racket, lapsing into occasional bouts of melody.
I'm not sure that it was their intention, but I found them jolly
entertaining, and they should be seen if only to witness the extraordinary
performance of that manic little girl"
SOUNDS 13 oct. 1984
REVIEW OF 'THE EYE' IN SOUNDS 3 SEPT. 1984 BY TIBET [David T. from
PSYCHIC TV, CURRENT 93?]
KUKL
'The Eye*
(Crass 1984/1)
*****
EFFORTLESSLY DETERMINED, Kukl release an LP which trashes the ho-hum
accusations of the Crass-Records-all-sound-the-same ilk. 'The Eye' steps
boldly out of the supposed confines that the Crass label is meant to
impose (confines is meant to exist only in the minds of those looking
for reasons to criticise), and drags the listener into a glacial world
of confused emotion and shattered visions.
Side one: 'Assassin', highkicking and jackbooting through lengthening
horns and scarred surfaces, a 'rock' song being slowly demolished,
ending up in screams. Reminiscent ever so slightly of 'The Scream',
primarily I suppose because of the howling vocals and decaying metal.
'The Eye' easily passes beyond that as there is not a hint of contrived
control or predetermined melodramatic effect.
'The Spire' offers images of Holy Mother Church, with an atmosphere that
contradicts the phrases lingering just behind: "I know the
power/Pointing up/Raised fist/Exploding penis." And in the background,
there is the shadow of menace.
"On the other side of a big river/Lies her own body" ('Anna'): reminding
me of 'Steven' from Alice Cooper's 'Welcome to my nightmare' LP, all
haunting vocals that breathe a hopelessness from foreign towns.
It seems pointless (patronising?) to mention that they're from Iceland,
but it helps to give a pointer towards this desolate, clinging mood that
informs the LP: "Dismembered/Hugging shadows/...Play with me"
('Dismembered'). An amazing record, and a swift plug too for the
incredible cover by Dada Nana, and for the label. Crass Records who
refresh the minds that other labels only brainwash ...
5.1 THE SUGARCUBES DISCOGRAPHY ~
ALBUMS
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Covers (almost) all the albums, singles and cassettes.
Last updated: May 10th 1995 by Matts Henning
Thanks to Sven Derksen for
help on German releases and track lists.
Information about list
About publisher and copyright owners
------------------------------------
In this record list the record company or the copyright owner
is stated. I've put One Little Indian on the ordinary releases.
Elektra is the publisher of the US releases. Other releases
are noted with the countrys name.
E-mail me for more info or corrections...
Matts Henning
Abbreviations in the list
-------------------------
OLI stands for One Little Indian.
CD CD Album
CD5 5" CD Single
CD3 3" CD Single
C Cassette
CS Cassingle (Cassette Single)
LP Vinyl Album
12" 12" Vinyl Maxi Single
7" 7" Vinyl Single
THE ALBUMS
"Life's Too Good" ; April, 1988
LP : -OLI TPLP 5
LP : -Grabaciones Accidentales GA-229 (Spain)
C : -OLI CT LP 5
DAT: -OLI DTPLP 5
A: Traitor (3:08)
Motorcrash (2:23)
Birthday (3:59)
Delicious Demon (2:43)
Mama (2:56)
B: Coldsweat (3:15)
Blue Eyed Pop (2:38)
Deus (4:07)
Sick For Toys (3:15)
F***ing In Rhythm And Sorrow (3:14)
Note: There are two versions of TPLP 5, one with green
cover (the ordinary release) and one with blue
cover (UK only).
--------------------------------
"Life's Too Good" ; 11 April, 1988
CD: -OLI TPLP 5CD
-OLI 130.0055.2 (Germany)
-Vydal Globus International 21 0048-2 311 (Czech?)
[Same line-up as OLI TPLP 5]
I Want... (2:14)
Note: "I Want..." isn't noted on the cover.
--------------------------------
"Life's Too Good" ; April, 1988
CD: -Elektra 60801-2
-Elektra CD-60801 (Canada)
-Columbia COCY-7475 (Japan)
[Same line-up as OLI TPLP 5]
Cowboy (3:26)
I Want... (2:14)
Dragon (3:07) Icelandic
Cat (2:56) Icelandic
Coldsweat (3:16) Remix
Deus (5:12) Remix
Note: Japanese version might contain 18 tracks, anybody knows?
--------------------------------
"Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!" ; October, 1989
LP: -OLI TPLP 15
-OLI TPLP 15SP
-Elektra 60860-1
C : -OLI TPLP 15C
A: Tidal Wave
Regina
Speed Is The Key
Dream TV
Nail
Pump
B: Eat The Menu
Bee
Dear Plastic
Shoot Him
Water
A Day Called Zero
Planet
Note: TPLP15SP - Silver vinyl, gatefold stickered sleeve, with inner.
--------------------------------
"Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!" ; October, 1989
CD: -OLI TPLP 15CD
-Elektra 60860-2
-WEA CD-60860 (Canada)
-Rough Trade 130.0350.2 (Germany)
-OLI CY-3990 (Japan)
[Same line-up as OLI TPLP 15]
Hey
Dark Disco
Hot Meat
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"Illur Arfur" ; October, 1989
LP: -OLI TPLP 15L
C : -OLI TPLP 15CL
[Same line-up as OLI TPLP 15]
Note: Icelandic "Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!"
--------------------------------
"Illur Arfur" (Icelandic "Here Today...") ; October, 1989
CD: -OLI TPLP 15CDL
[Same line-up as OLI TPLP 15CD]
Note: Icelandic "Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!"
--------------------------------
"Stick Around For Joy" ; February, 1992
LP: -OLI TPLP 30
CD: -OLI TPLP 30CD
-Elektra 61123-2
-WEA CD-61123 (Canada)
-Rough Trade 130.1254.2 (Germany)
-OLI COCY-9486 (Japan)
C : -OLI TPLP 30C
A: Gold
Hit
Leash called Love
Lucky Night
Happy Nurse
B: I'm hungry
Walkabout
Hetero Scum
Vitamin
Chihuahua
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"It's-It" ; October, 1992
LP: -OLI TPLP 40
CD: -OLI TPLP 40CD
-Elektra 61426-2
-Elektra CD-61426 (Canada)
-Rough Trade 130.1450.2 (Germany)
-Mega MRCD 3205 (Denmark)
C : -OLI TPLP 40C
-Elektra 61426-1
A: Birthday Justin Robertson 12" Mix
Leash Called Love Tony Humphries Mix
Blue Eyed Pop S1000 Mix
Motorcrash Justin Robertson Mix
Planet Graham Massey Planet Suite Pt 2
Gold Todd Terry Mix
Water Bryan 'Chuck' New Mix
B: Regina Sugarcubes Mix
Mama Mark Saunders Mix
Pump Marius de Vries Mix
Hit Tony Humphries Sweet & Low Mix
Birthday Tommy D Mix
Coldsweat DB/BP Mix
ð
--------------------------------
"It's-It" ; October, 1992
CD: -OLI COCY-75126 (Japan)
[Same line-up as OLI TPLP 40CD]
Vitamin E Mix
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"It's-It" (Limited Edition) ; October, 1992
CDx2: -OLI TPLP 50CDL
CD #1:
[Same line-up as OLI TPLP 40CD]
CD #2:
Birthday Jim and William Reid Christmas Eve Mix
Coldsweat DB/RS Mix
Deus DB/RS Mix
Regina Sugarcubes Mix
Dream T.V. Todd Terry Mix
A Day Called Zero Marius de Vries Mix
Vitamin Youth's Babylon's Burning Mix
Leash Called Love Tony Humphries Mo Nu Dub
Hit Tony Humphries Papa Bear Mix
Pump Marius de Vries Freestyle Mix
Motorcrash Justin Robertson Dub 2
Note: Numbered stickered case.
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"Sugarcubes Interview" (Picture disc) ; 1988
LP: -Baktabak BAK 2159
THE SINGLES
"Einn mol'á mann" ; March 1986
7": -Smekkleysa SM003
A: Ammaeli
B: Kottur
Note: As Sykurmolarnir. Released in Iceland only.
--------------------------------
"Birthday" (Japanese Promo)
7": -??? ???
A: ???
B: ???
Note: Red flexi, with inserts
--------------------------------
"Birthday" ; October, 1987
7": -OLI 7 TP 7
A: Birthday
B: Birthday Icelandic
--------------------------------
"Birthday" ; August 25, 1988
7": -OLI 7 TP 11
A: Birthday
B: Christmas
Note: With Jesus & Mary Chain on B-side - "Christmas"
--------------------------------
"Birthday" ; October, 1987
12": -OLI 12 TP 7
A: Birthday
B: Birthday Icelandic
Cat Icelandic
--------------------------------
"Birthday" ; December, 1987
CD5: -OLI 7 TP 7CD
Birthday
Motorcrash
Cat Icelandic
Birthday Icelandic
--------------------------------
"Birthday" ; August 25, 1988
12": -OLI 12 TP 11
-OLI TP 65011
CD5: -OLI 7 TP 11CD
A: Birthday
B: F***ing in rhythum & sorrow Live
Cowboy Live
Coldsweat Live
--------------------------------
"Birthday" ; August 25, 1988
CD5: -Elektra 8002-2
???
--------------------------------
"Birthday Christmas Mix" (Limited Edition) ; August 25, 1988
12": -OLI 12 TP 11L
CD5: -OLI 7 TP 11CDL
A: Christmas Eve - Double grooved with - Christmas Day
B: Christmas Present
Petrol Live
Note: With Jesus & Mary Chain on "Christmas"
--------------------------------
"Birthday Remix EP" ; October, 1992
CS: -OLI 104 TP 7C
A: ???
B: ???
--------------------------------
"Birthday Remix EP" ; September, 1992
12": -OLI 104 TP 12
CD5: -OLI 104 TP 7CD
-Mega MRCXCD 2527 (Denmark)
A: Birthday Justin Robertson 12" Mix
Birthday Tommy D Dum Dub
Birthday Jim & William Reid Christmas Eve Mix
Original 7"
B: Birthday Tommy D 12"
Birthday Justin Robertson Dub
Birthday Jim & William Reid Christmas Day Mix
Birthday Demo
--------------------------------
"Birthday" (Limited Edition) ; October, 1992
CD5: -OLI 104 TP 7CDL
Birthday Justin Robertson 7" Edit
Birthday Tommy D's 7" Edit
Hit Tony Humphries Mix
Mama Mark Saunders Mix
Note: Digipack with slot for 104 TP 7CD.
"Coldsweat" ; January, 1988
7": -OLI 7 TP 9
A: Coldsweat
B: Dragon Icelandic
--------------------------------
"Coldsweat" ; January, 1988
12": -OLI 12 TP 9
A: Coldsweat
B: Dragon Icelandic
Traitor Icelandic
--------------------------------
"Coldsweat" (Limited Edition) ; January, 1988
12": -OLI L12 TP 9
A: Coldsweat Remix
B: Birthday Original demo version
Revolution
Dragon Icelandic
Note: 5,000 copies and US only. The line-up on the cover says
Dragon instead of Revolution, and after Dragon they've put
Traitor (Icelandic).
--------------------------------
"Coldsweat" (US Promo)
12": -Elektra 5322
A: Coldsweat Remix
B: Coldsweat Edit
--------------------------------
"Coldsweat" ; January, 1988
CD5: -OLI 7 TP 9CD
Coldsweat
Dragon Icelandic
Traitor Icelandic
Revolution
--------------------------------
"Coldsweat" (US Promo?) ; January, 1988
CD3: ???
Coldsweat
Delicious Demon
Birthday Icelandic
--------------------------------
"Coldsweat"
12": -OLI 16 TP 12
-Elektra 66746
A: Coldsweat Meat mix
Coldsweat Instrumental
B: Birthday Icelandic
Delicious Demon
Note: 16TP12 is released in USA only
"Deus" ; April 5, 1988
7": -OLI 7 TP 10
A: Deus
B: Luftgitar
Note: With Johnny Triumph on "Luftgitar"
--------------------------------
"Deus" ; April 5, 1988
10": -OLI 10 TP 10
A: Deus (6:30) Remix
B: Luftgitar (4:23)
Organic Prankster (2:46)
Cowboy (3:27)
Note: With Johnny Triumph on "Luftgitar"
--------------------------------
"Deus" ; April 5, 1988
12": -OLI 12 TP 10
A: Deus
B: Luftgitar 12" version
Organic Prankster
Note: With Johnny Triumph on "Luftgitar"
--------------------------------
"Deus" ; April, 1988
CD5: -OLI 7 TP 10CD
Deus
Organic Prankster
Luftgitar 12" version
Night Of Steel
Note: With Johnny Triumph on "Luftgitar"
"Hit" ; December, 1991
7": -OLI 62 TP 7
-??? ??? (Spanish Promo)
A: Hit
B: Theft
--------------------------------
"Hit" ; December, 1991
12": -OLI 62 TP 12
A: Hit
Theft
B: Hit Instrumental
--------------------------------
"Hit" ; December, 1991
12": -OLI 62 TP 12L (Limited Edition)
CD5: -OLI 62 TP 7CD
-Rough Trade RTD 130.1136.3.16 (Germany)
-Elektra 8492
A: Hit
Theft
B: Hit Instrumental
Chihuahua Instrumental
Note: 62TP12L with gatefold insert.
"Motorcrash" (US Promo) ; 1988
7": -Elektra 69355
A: Motorcrash
B: Motorcrash
--------------------------------
"Motorcrash" ; 1988
7": -OLI 17 TP 7
CS: -Elektra 69335
A: Motorcrash
B: Blue eyed pop 2nd mix
Note: 17TP7 released in Germany & USA only
--------------------------------
"Motorcrash" ; 1988
12": -OLI 17 TP 12
-Rough Trade RTD 047 T (Germany)
A: Motorcrash
B: Motorcrash Live
Polo
Blue Eyed Pop 2nd mix
Note: 17TP12 released in Germany & USA only
--------------------------------
"Motorcrash - Justin Robertson Remixes" (UK Promo)
12": -OLI TPLP40P
A: ???
B: ???
Note: 4 tracks, inc. 2 mixes & 2 dubs
--------------------------------
"Motorcrash" (US Promo) ; 1988
12": -Elektra 5341
A: Motorcrash
B: Motorcrash Live
"Planet" ; January, 1990
7": -OLI 32 TP 7
A: Planet
B: Somersault version Planet
--------------------------------
"Planet" ; January, 1990
12": -OLI 32 TP 12
-Rough Trade RTD 061 T (Germany)
CD5: -OLI 32 TP 7CD
A: Planet
Planet Icelandic version
B: Somersault version Planet
Cindy
Note: "Cindy" composed by P.P. Bloody Me & Kristinn H. Arnason.
--------------------------------
"Planet" ; January, 1990
12": -Elektra 5433 (US Promo)
CS : -Elektra 64999
A: Somersault version Planet
B: Planet Icelandic version
--------------------------------
"Planet"
CD3: ??? (Germany) ???
"Regina" ; September 4, 1989
7": -OLI 26 TP 7
A: Regina
B: Regina Icelandic
--------------------------------
"Regina" (Limited Edition) ; September 4, 1989
7": -OLI 26 TP 7L
A: Regina
Hot Meat
Hey
B: Propeller v's jet
Note: 33rpm with poster.
--------------------------------
"Regina" ; September, 1989
CS: -OLI 26 TP 7C
???
--------------------------------
"Regina" (US Promo) ; September 4, 1989
12": -Elektra 5406
???
--------------------------------
"Regina" ; September 4, 1989
12": -OLI 26 TP 12
A: Regina
B: Hot Meat
Regina Icelandic
--------------------------------
"Regina" (Limited Edition) ; September 4, 1989
12": -OLI 26 TP 12L
A: Regina Propellor mix
B: Regina Jet mix
--------------------------------
"Regina" ; July, 1989
CD5: -OLI 26 TP 7CD
-Elektra 66681-2
Regina
Hot Meat
Hey
Regina Icelandic
"Tidal Wave" (German Promo) ; 1989
CD3: -Rough Trade PROMO 4 CD (Germany)
Tidal Wave
Speed Is The Key
Dear Plastic
"Walkabout" ; March, 1992
7": -OLI 72 TP 7
A: Walkabout Alternative Mix
B: Stone Drill In The Rock
--------------------------------
"Walkabout" ; March, 1992
CS: -OLI 72 TP 7C
A: ???
B: ???
--------------------------------
"Walkabout" ; March, 1992
12": -OLI 72 TP 12
ð
A: Walkabout Alternative Mix
Stone Drill In The Rock
Top of the World Live
--------------------------------
"Walkabout" ; March, 1992
CD5: -OLI 72 TP 7CD
-Rough Trade RTD 130.1335.3.16 (Germany)
Walkabout
Stone Drill In The Rock
Top of the World Live
Bravo Pop
Note: Track 3 written by R. Carpenter & J. Bettis.
--------------------------------
"Walkabout" (US Promo) ; March, 1992
CD5: -Elektra PRCD 8557-2
Walkabout (3:47) Remix
"Vitamin Remixes" ; August, 1992
"The Complete High Potency Sustained Release Extended Play Youth Remixes"
12": -OLI 102 TP 12
A: Vitamin Babylon's Burnin
Vitamin Earth Dub
Vitamin Aser Dub From Hell
B: Vitamin Decline of Rome Pt.II
Vitamin Decline of Rome Pt.III
Vitamin Meditation Mix
--------------------------------
"Vitamin" ; August, 1992
CD5: -OLI 102 TP 7CD
Vitamin
Vitamin E Mix
Vitamin Babylon's Burnin
Vitamin Earth Dub
Vitamin Aser Dub From Hell
Vitamin Decline of Rome Pt.II
Vitamin Decline of Rome Pt.III
Vitamin Meditation Mix
--------------------------------
"Vitamin" ; August, 1992
CD5: -Elektra 66413-2
Vitamin (3:40)
Vitamin (7:35) Babylon's Burning *
Vitamin (3:54) E Mix *
Walkabout (3:47) Remix
* Additional Production and Remix by Youth
--------------------------------
"Vitamin" (US Promo) ; August, 1992
CD5: -Elektra PRCD 8598-2
Vitamin (3:40) Edit
Vitamin (3:54) E Mix *
* Additional Production and Remix by Youth
"Leash Called Love" (US Promo)
12": -Elektra 5627
Leash Called Love (6:25) 12" Mix
Leash Called Love (6:18) Mo Nu Dub
Leash Called Love (6:24) Mo No Ride
BOX SETS
"7.8" ; November, 1989
7"x8: -OLI TP BOX 2
Box set containing these vinyl singles:
7.1 (Bad Taste 1) Birthday
7.2 (7TP7) Birthday
7.3 (7TP9) Coldsweat
7.4 (7TP10) Deus
7.5 (7TP11) Birthday
7.6 (17TP7) Motorcrash
7.7 (26TP7) Regina
7.8 (26TP7L) Regina
"12.11" ; November 1989
12"x11: -OLI TP BOX 1
Box set containing these vinyl maxisingles:
12.1 (12TP7) Birthday
12.2 (12TP9) Coldsweat
12.3 (L12TP9) Coldsweat
12.4 (12TP10) Deus
12.5 (10TP10) Deus
12.6 (12TP11) Birthday
12.7 (12TP11L) Christmas
12.8 (16TP12) Coldsweat
12.9 (17TP12) Motorcrash
12.10 (26TP12) Regina
12.11 (26TP12L) Regina
"CD.6" ; November, 1989
CD5x6: -OLI TP BOX 3
Box set containing these CD singles:
CD.1 (7TP7CD) Birthday
CD.2 (7TP9CD) Coldsweat
CD.3 (7TP10CD) Deus
CD.4 (7TP11CD) Birthday
CD.5 (7TP11CDL) Christmas
CD.6 (26TP7CD) Regina
Covers (almost) all the EPs/singles and cassettes associated
with the album "Debut" (July 1993).
This list is a updated version of the list sent to the
Sugarcubes/Bjork mailing-list "blue-eyed-pop" on the 16th
July 1994, by Sonia Q. Garcia .
Last updated: May 10th 1995 by Matts Henning
Information about list
About publisher and copyright owners
------------------------------------
In this record list the record company or the copyright owner
is stated. I've put PolyGram on the European releases, as it
is the publisher (manufactured in Germany). Europe meaning
Europe excluding UK, Ireland and Iceland. In those three other
countries PolyGram is still the publisher of the records (but
then manufactured in England), but One Little Indian (the
copyright owner of all recordings) have put it's own code on
the records (like 142tp7cd). In the US the publisher is Elektra,
and in Japan it's Polydor. There are also some different
European releases, like the special French 2-track versions,
which are marked in the lists. The vinyl DJ-promos listed are
published by PolyGram in France.
E-mail me for more info or corrections...
Matts Henning
Abbreviations in the list
-------------------------
OLI stands for One Little Indian.
CD CD Album
CD5 5" CD Single
CD3 3" CD Single
C Cassette
CS Cassingle (Cassette Single)
LP Vinyl Album
12" 12" Vinyl Maxi Single
7" 7" Vinyl Single
ALBUMS AND EPs
"Debut" (Original); July 5, 1993
CD: -OLI TPLP 31 CD
-Elektra 61468-2
-PolyGram 519 715-2
C : -OLI TPLP 31 Cð
6.1 Albums Released ~
Human Behaviour (4:12)
Crying (4:49)
Venus As A Boy (4:41)
There's More To Life Than This (3:21) live at the Milk Bar toilets
Like Someone In Love (4:33)
Big Time Sensuality (3:56)
One Day (5:24)
Aeroplane (3:54)
Come To Me (4:55)
Violently Happy (4:58)
The Anchor Song (3:32)
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"Debut" (Limited Edition) July 5, 1993
LP: -OLI TPLP 31L (Only 1st 5,000)
CD: -OLI TPLP 31CDL (Only 1st 20,000)
Human Behaviour (4:12)
Crying (4:49)
Venus As A Boy (4:41)
There's More To Life Than This (3:21) live at the Milk Bar toilets
Like Someone In Love (4:33)
Big Time Sensuality (3:56)
One Day (5:24)
Aeroplane (3:54)
Come To Me (4:55)
Violently Happy (4:58)
The Anchor Song (3:32)
Note: LP: Includes a 16 pg. lyric book (ltd. to 5,000 copies)
CD: Includes a 16 pg. lyric book (ltd. to 20,000 copies)
--------------------------------
"Debut" ; November 15, 1993
CD: -Polydor POCP-1362
[Same line-up as OLI TPLP 31CD]
Atlantic (2:00)
Note: Includes a picture book of Bjork and the lyrics.
--------------------------------
"Debut" November 15, 1993
CD: -OLI TPLP 31 CDX
-PolyGram 521 323-2
C : -OLI TPLP 31 CX
-PolyGram 521 323-4
[Same line-up as OLI TPLP 31CD]
Play Dead (3:57)
Note: Includes a picture book of Bjork and the lyrics.
--------------------------------
"Debut" (Debut + 1)
CD: -Polydor POCP-1400
[Same line-up as OLI TPLP 31CD]
Atlantic (2:00)
Play Dead(3:57)
Note: Includes a picture book of Bjork and the lyrics.
--------------------------------
"Debut Adult Alternative Sampler" (US Promo)
CD5: -Elektra PRCD 8914-2
Come to Me(4:55)
Venus as a boy(3:59) 7" Dream Mix
One Day(5:24)
"all the best mixes from the album-debut for all the people who
don't buy white-labels"
12": -OLI 152 TP 12
CD5: -OLI 152 TP 7CD
-PolyGram 853 881-2
-Polydor POCP-1495
Human Behaviour(12:05) Underworld Mix 110BPM
One Day(5:10) Endorphin Mix 52.5 BPM
Come To Me(5:03) Black Dog Mix
Come To Me(4:48) Sabres Of Paradise
The Anchor Song(4:51) Black Dog Mix
One Day(9:44) Springs Eternal Mix 105 BPM
6.2 Singles Released ~
"Human Behaviour" ; June 1993
7": -OLI 112 TP 7
CS: -OLI 112 TP 7C
-Elektra 64606-4
Human BEhaviour(4:14) Original
Atlantic(2:00) Not available on LP
--------------------------------
"Human Behaviour" (UK Promo)
12": -PolyGram 112 TP 12P
A: Human Behaviour Speedy J. Close To Human Mix
B: Human Behaviour Dom T. Mix
Human Behaviour Bassheads Edit
--------------------------------
"Human Behaviour" ; June 1993
12": -OLI 112 TP 12
Human Behaviour Underworld Mix
Human Behaviour "Close To Human Mix"
Human Behaviour DOm T. Mix
--------------------------------
"Human Behaviour"
12": -Elektra 66299-0
Human Behaviour(4:14) Original Version
Human Behaviour(12:05) The Underworld Remix
Human Behaviour(6:22) Speedy J. Close to Human Mix
Human Behaviour(10:42) The Underworld Dub
--------------------------------
"Human Behaviour"
CD5: -PolyGram 859 575-2
Human Behaviour(4:12) Original
Human Behaviour(6:22) "Close To Human Mix"
Human Behaviour(6:58) Dom T. Mix
Human Behaviour(6:33) Bassheads Edit
--------------------------------
"Human Behaviour" ; June, 1993
CD5: -OLI 112 TP 7CD
Human Behaviour(4:12) Original
Human Behaviour(6:22) "Close To Human Mix"
Human Behaviour(12:03) Underworld Mix
Human Behaviour(6:58) Dom T. Mix
Human Behaviour(6:33) Bassheads Edit
--------------------------------
"Human Behaviour" (US Promo) ; July, 1993
CD5: -Elektra PRCD 8784-2
Human Behaviour(4:14) Original
Human Behaviour(12:05) Underworld Mix
--------------------------------
"Human Behaviour"
CD5: -Polydor POCD-1361
Human Behaviour(4:12) Original
Human Behaviour(6:22) "Close To Human Mix"
Human Behaviour(12:03) Underworld Mix
Human Behaviour(6:58) Dom T. Mix
Human Behaviour(6:33) Bassheads Edit
Human Behaviour(10:43) The Underworld Dub
"Venus As A Boy" ; August 1993
7" : -OLI 122 TP 7
CD5: -PolyGram 859 650-2
C : -OLI 122 TP 7C
Venus As A Boy Edit
Venus As A Boy 7" Dream Mix
--------------------------------
"Venus As A Boy" ; August 23, 1993
CD5: -OLI 122 TP 7CD
-PolyGram 859 651-2
-Polydor ???
Venus As A Boy Edit
Venus As A Boy Mykaell Riley Mix
There's More To Life Than This Non Toilet
Violently Happy Domestic Mix
--------------------------------
"Venus As A Boy" (Limited Edition); August 30, 1993
CD5: -OLI 122 TP 7CDL
Venus As A Boy 7" Dream Mix
Stigdu Mig(1:50) Unavailable on LP
Anchor Song Black Dog Mix
I Remember You(4:12) Unavailable on LP
Note: Includes a large picture of Bjork and the lyrics,
Double CD box included.
--------------------------------
"Venus As A Boy"
CDS: -Elektra 66273-2
Venus As A Boy(4:03) Edited LP version
Stigdu Mig(1:50) Unavailable on LP
Human Behaviour(12:05) Underworld Remix 110 BPM
There's More To Life Than This (3:45) Non Toilet Mix
Venus As A Boy(5:03) Anglo American Extension
I Remember You(4:12) Unavailable on LP
--------------------------------
"Venus As A Boy" (US Promo)
CDS: -Elektra PRCD 8835-2
Venus As A Boy(3:59) 7" American Dream Mix
Venus As A Boy(4:02) edited LP Version
"Play Dead" ; October 1993
7": -Island IS 573
C : -Island CIS 573
Play Dead
Play Dead Tim Simenon 7" remix
--------------------------------
"Play Dead" (UK Promo) ; October 1993
12": -Island 12IS573-DJ
???
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"Play Dead" ; October 1993
12": -Island 12IS 573
CD5: -Island CID 573/862 621-2
Play Dead(3:57) Tim Simenon 7" remix
Play Dead(4:01) Tim Simenon Orchestral Mix
Play Dead(5:26) Tim Simenon 12" remix
Play Dead(3:57) Tim Simenon Instrumental
End Titles / Play Dead(3:52) Original Film Mix
Note: The promotional CD version of this has a sticker with
the text - PROMO COPY / NOT FOR RESALE on the cover.
--------------------------------
"Play Dead"
CD5: -Island 859 892-2
Play Dead(3:57) Tim Simenon 7" remix
Play Dead(4:01) Tim Simenon Orchestral Mix
--------------------------------
"Play Dead"
CD5: -Island 859 893-2
-Polydor POCP-1385
Play Dead(3:57) Tim Simenon 7" remix
Play Dead(4:01) Tim Simenon Orchestral Mix
Play Dead(5:22) Tim Simenon 12" remix
End Titles / Play Dead(3:52) Original Film Mix
"Big Time Sensuality" (DJ Promo)
12"x2: -PolyGram BJDJ124/125
A1:Big Time Sensuality(3:43) Morales Radio Mix
Big Time Sensuality(8:00) Morales Def Klub Mix
Big Time Sensuality(6:28) Morales U.S.A. Mix
B1:Big Time Sensuality(7:38) Lionrock Wigout Mix
Big Time Sensuality(6:55) Pranksters Joyride
A2:Big Time Sensuality(5:46) Moulimix
Big Time Sensuality(5:54) Magimix
B2:Big Time Sensuality(6:31) Big Time Club Mix
Big Time Sensuality(6:57) Growly Dub Mix
Note: A1: Additional production and remix by Justin Robertson for
Pandephonium.
B1: Additional production and remix by David Morales for Def
Mix Productions.
A2: Additional production and remix by Fluke for Pandephonium.
B2: Additional production and remix by Dom T and Marius de Vries.
--------------------------------
"Big Time Sensuality" ; November 1993
12": -OLI 132 TP 12
Big Time Sensuality(8:00) Morales Def Klub Mix
Big Time Sensuality(7:03) Justin Robertson's Prankster's Joyride
Big Time Sensuality(5:56) The Fluke Magimix 125 bpm
Big Time Sensuality(6:09) Dom T. Big Time Club Mix
--------------------------------
"Big Time Sensuality"
12"X2: -Elektra 66244-0
Big Time Sensuality(5:56) The Fluke Magimix
Big Time Sensuality(6:50) Dom T Growly Dub Mix
Big Time Sensuality(8:00) Morales Def Klub Mix
Big Time Sensuality(7:48) Justin Robertson Lionrock Wigout Mix
Big Time Sensuality(6:27) Morales USA Mix
Big Time Sensuality(4:09) The Fluke Minimix
Big Time Sensuality(5:32) Nellee Hooper Extended Mix
Big Time Sensuality(3:51) LP Version
Violently Happy(3:51) Masters at Work Dub
--------------------------------
"Big Time Sensuality" ; November 1993
CD5: -PolyGram 855 664-2
C : -OLI 132 TP 7C
Big Time Sensuality(3:56)
Sidasta Eg(2:57)
Note: There is also a French version that has "CD 2 titres" written in the
top
left corner. Still PolyGram 855 664-2, but there's an Island records
tag on
it too.
--------------------------------
"Big Time Sensuality"
CD5: -PolyGram 855 665-2
Big Time Sensuality(3:56)
Sidasta Eg(2:57)
Glora (1:43)
Come To Me(5:04) Black Dog Productions
--------------------------------
"Big Time Sensuality" ; November 1993
CD5: -PolyGram 853 091-2
Big Time Sensuality(3:54)
Big Time Sensuality(5:50) The Fluke Magimix - 125BPM
Big Time Sensuality(7:21) Justin Robertson - Lionrock Wigout Vox
Big Time Sensuality(3:33) Morales Def Radio Mix
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"Big Time Sensuality" ; November 22, 1993
CDS: -OLI 132 TP 7CD
Big Time Sensuality(3:51) LP Version
Sidasta Eg(2:55) Unavailable on LP
Glora (1:41) Unavailable on LP
Come To Me(5:02) Black Dog Productions
--------------------------------
"Big Time Sensuality" (Limited Edition); November 22, 1993
CDS: -OLI 132 TP 7CDL
Big Time Sensuality(4:09) The Fluke Minimix
Big Time Sensuality(6:09) Dom T. Big Time Club Mix
Big Time Sensuality(7:21) Justin Robertson Lionrock Wigout Vox
Big Time Sensuality(3:34) Morales Def Radio Mix
Big Time Sensuality(5:51) The Fluke Magimix 125BPM
Big Time Sensuality(7:03) Justin Robertson's Prankster's Joyride
Big Time Sensuality(5:43) The Fluke Moulimix 117BPM
Note: Includes a foldout booklet with 3 pics of Bjork.
--------------------------------
"Big Time Sensuality"
CD5: -Elektra 66242-2
Big Time Sensuality(3:56) LP Version
Sidasta Eg(2:57) Unavailable on LP
Glora (1:43) Unavailable on LP
Come To Me(5:04) Black Dog Productions
Big Time Sensuality(4:09) The Fluke Minimix
--------------------------------
"Big Time Sensuality" (US Promo)
CD5: -Elektra PRCD-????
Big Time Sensuality(4:09) The Fluke Minimix
???
--------------------------------
"Big Time Sensuality"
CD5: -Polydor ???
???
Note: 4 tracks
"Violently Happy" (DJ Promo)
12"X2: -PolyGram BJDJ126/127
A1:Violently Happy Full Vox Mix (Nellee Hooper)
Violently Happy Vox Dub Mix (Nellee Hooper)
Violently Happy Vocal & Organ Mix
B1:Violently Happy Long Mix (Graham Massey)
Violently Happy Other Mix (Graham Massey)
A2:Violently Happy Well Tempered (Non Vocal) (Fluke)
B2:Violently Happy Even Tempered (Vocal) (Fluke)
--------------------------------
"Violently Happy"
12": -OLI 142 TP 12
-PolyGram 855 841-1 (Italian Limited Edition)
A: Violently Happy(4:33) Fluke (Even Tempered)
Violently Happy(6:08) Massey Mix (Long)
Violently Happy(6:03) Masters At Work 12"
Violently Happy(4:53) 12" Vocal (Nellee Hooper)
B: Violently Happy(5:45) Fluke (Well Tempered)
Violently Happy(7:30) Massey (Other Mix)
Violently Happy(4:39) Vox Dub
--------------------------------
"Violently Happy" ; March 7, 1994
CD5: -PolyGram 855 610-2
Violently Happy(3:35) 7" Edit (track 10 "Debut")
Human Behaviour(3:00) Acoustic
Note: Acoustic version recorded October 13th 1993 for
6.3. BOOTLEGS FOUND ~
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Live Shows
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Notes: Albums released on other labels, not official releases
Versions: 2 "Live" items are known to be circulating
--------------------------------
"Violently Live" ( = "Sugar Candy Kisses" Italy KTS 268)
(Venus Music VM 003 1994, total time: 77:53, recorded 1993)
( Quality: Excellent, Sound board recording) Considered the best
quality bootleg currently available.
--------------------------------
"Sugar Candy Kisses" Italy KTS 268
Aarhus, Denmark September 9, 1993
Human Behaviour
The Harbour (Atlantic)
One Day
Venus as a boy
Come to me
Aeroplane
Play Dead
Crying
Violently Happy
There's more to life than this
Big Time Sensuality
If you complain once more (Army of Me)
Modern Things
Manchester, United Kingdom:
Human Behaviour
The Harbour (Atlantic)
One Day
Come to me
The Anchor Song
--------------------------------
"Manchester Academy- Live 1993" Promo CD sent to radio stations
for air: January 3, 1994
Human Behaviour
One Day
Venus As A Boy
Play Dead
Crying
Violently Happy
There's More To Life Than This
Big Time Sensuality
--------------------------------
"Gig" (Montana MO 10019, recorded live in N.Y. 1993) total: 56:53
( Quality: OK apart from a far too emphasised bass )
( ??? Bjork part identical to: "Manchester Academy- Live 1993"
Promo CD sent to radio stations for air: January 3, 1994 )
1. Human Behaviour 5:29
2. One Day 5:23
3. Venus As A Boy 4:52
4. Play Dead 3:15
5. Crying 5:01
6. Violently Happy 5:33
7. There's More To Life Than This 3:32
8. Big Time Sensuality 3:32
Bonus tracks with the Sugarcubes: ( not listed on cover )
9. Lucky Night 4:39
10. Cold Sweat 6:34
11. I'm Hungry 4:16
12. Vitamin 4:45
--------------------------------
"The Girl From Outerspace" ;
CD: -?? HAWK047 (Italy Tel: (39) 6.994.1925)
Quality: OK > Poor, recorded in Crowd.
Recorded Live at the Wilton Theatre, Los Angeles USA
19th November 1993. (Anybody there?)
Tracks:
1. Human Behaviour
2. The Happy Song (Atlantic)
3. One Day
4. Venus as a Boy
5. Come To me
6. The Anchor Song
7. Aeroplane
8. Down the Line (Play Dead)
9. Violenty Happy
10.There`s more to life than this
11.BTS
12.Unlovely (Army of Me)
13.Other Things (The Modern Things)
----------------------------------------------------
"Comeback" Sugarcubes & Bjork live in USA 1991 & 1994
Human Behaviour
One Day
Venus As A Boy
Play Dead
Crying
Violently Happy
There's More To Life Then This
Big Time Sensuality
Tidal Wave
Deus
Coldsweat
Delicious Demon
Walkabout
A Day Called Zero
Birthday (Icelandic)
Blue Eyed Pop
Pump
Regina
Violently Happy (acoustic)
Note: The last track is in fact the ??? mix of Violently Happy
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
"Bjork and the Sugarcubes" (live Ohio '91 / Toronto '92) Montana MO 10014
total: 62:02
1. Birthday (icelandic) 3:55
2. Hit 3:47
3. Deus 3:33
4. Leash called Love / Finish traditional 4:05
5. Pump 4:22
6. Dear Plastic 3:25
7. Coldsweat 3:38
8. Mama 3:00
9. Regina 3:33
10. Tidal Wave 2:56
11. Sick for Toys 3:04
12. A Day called Zero 2:45
13. Chihuahua 3:40
14. Walkabout 3:51
15. Blue eyed Pop 2:43
16. Motorcrash 2:21
17. Motorcycle Mama 4:17
18. Delicoius Demon 3:03
-------------------------------------------------------------
"Big Time Happiness"
CD 8736-1J RISE TWO
Quality: Excellent
No contact Information
Various UK TV Show Appearances.
1-6 Manchester Academy (Mono Radio) 14.9.93
1. Human Behaviour
2. Untitled (Atlantic)
3. One Day
4. Venus as a Boy
5. Come to Me
6. The Anchor Song
7. BTS
Live at Smash Hits Poll Winners Party
8. Aeroplane
Later With Jools Holland
9. Come to Me
The Beat
10.Venus as a Boy
Top of The Pops
11.BTS
Dance Energy
12.Satisfaction
Bjork + PJ at the Brits
13.BTS
Live in Nice
14.Violently Happy
Top of the POPS
---------------------------------------------------------------
Unplugged
No contact info at the mo, (but quality is excellent if taken from MTV!)
---------------------------------------------------------------
7.1
Live Videos
SUGARCUBES
----------
Live Zabor
This is the best Live Sugarcubes videos. It contains many performances from
different venues and some good little interviews
Unfortunately this video is now deleted
The tape running time is 60 minutes. It's Elektra Video with
an order number of 40110-3.
ELEKTRA ENTERTAINMENT
75 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, New York 10010 USA
345 North Maple Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90210 USA
Write to them and let them know how much you want this to be re-released!
- Einar Interview
- Planet (Reykjavik May 1989)
- Cowboy (Reykjavik May 1989)
- Magga Interview - quite cute
- Mama (Astoria, London June 1988)
- Siggi interview
- Coldsweat (Astoria, London June 1988)
- Bragi interview
- Cat (Astoria, London June 1988)
- Birthday (Astoria, London June 1988)
- BJORK INTERVIEW -- what an earth angel
- TV (Astoria, London June 1988)
- Delicious Demon (Astoria, London June 1988)
- Thor interview
- Motorcrash auburn, Alabama, USA 1988
- Plastic (Reykjavik May 1989)
- Eat The Menu (Reykjavik May 1989)
- Speed is the key (Reykjavik May 1989)
- Deus (Auburn, Alabama, USA 1988)
- Luftgitar (Reykjavik May 1989)
--------------------------------------------------------
Murder & Killing in Hell
The Sugarcubes: Murder and Killing in Hell
(recorded live at the Manchester Academy March 1992)
Gold / Deus / Tidal Wave / Lucky Night / Plastic /
Leash Called Love / Cold Sweat / Birthday / Mama / Regina /
Walkabout / I'm Hungry / Hit / Blue Eyed Pop / Hetero Scum /
Chihuahua / Delicious Demon / Vitamin / Motorcrash
---------------------------------------------------------
There is a very rare Japanese Sugarcubes Laserdisc called available with
most of the videos on it. It has now been deleted. If you ever come across
one in a shop buy it, I will kill for a copy!!
SOLO BJORK
----------
VESSEL
An Evening at the Royalty Theatre, London
Polygram Video 632 256-3 Running Time: 60 mins
Description: A live concert which also contains small clips of Bjork walking
around London Philosophising about life.
Human Behaviour
Atlantic
One Day
Venus As A Boy
Come To Me
Aeroplane
Anchor Song
Big Time Sensuality
There's More To Life Than This
Violently Happy
Crying
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7.2. TV Appearances / Video Footage
Bjork seems to appear on TV quite a lot (in Europe anyway). I am quite
surprised how many interviews and live performances that have been shown.
I easily filled a 4 HR PAL tape with all the best interviews and performances
that have been shown in Europe. Here's a list of what it contains:
Small Interview at the Feile Festival*
Birthday Video (Live Version)*
MTV USA Awards (pre Interview & Presenting)*
Bjork Unplugged*
Bjork at the Brits. Winning her Award*
Performing Satisfaction With PJ Harvey at the Brits*
Bjork backstage at the European MTV Awards*
Bjork Performing BTS At the MTV European Awards*
Bjork on MTV Europe Most Wanted Bingo Wall of Death
The Anchor Song, Live on MTV`s Most Wanted.*
Big Time Sensuality, Live in Nice, France. It was on Top Of the Pops.*
You might start to recognise these from the Big Time Happiness Bootleg!!
Big Time Sensuality, Live on the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party (UK)*
Live at Glastonbury, (UK) Bjork (nice dress+dancing!) performs:*
a. One Day
b. Anchor Song (IMHO a bit too slow for Glastonbury)
c. Venus as a boy
Aeroplane, Live on Later with Jools Holland (UK Live Music Show)*
Violently Happy Live on Top of The Pops (UK Pop Show)*
Excellent Norwegian Documentary with clips from Sugar Cubes Vids, KUKL and
Tapi.
Interview from The Naked City (UK TV Prog)
Interview on The Big E (UK TV prog)
Small Interview on the Big Breakfast (UK Breakfast Prog)
BTS on Dance Energy (UK)
Interview on The Album Show (UK)
Interview on Hypnosis (UK prog)
Bjork Interview from MTV Coca Cola Report
Bjork Promo Vids:
Walkabout*
Hit*
Violently Happy*
Small clips: Bjork in Tappi at Rokki Reykjavik and infamous appearance by
KUKL Singing Songul live with a very pregnant Bjork (almost all of
song) Taken from very comprehensive hour long Icelandic Documentary
on the Sugarcubes with Swedish Subtitles (Damn I wish I could
understand either!) Also short clip of another KUKL song with Bjork
in Wedding Dress.
Norwegian Interview in London
Little bits from Swedish TV
Little Interview with Einar from Swedish TV
Good Interview with Bjork backstage at the Pink Pop Festival
Birthday Video (Blue Lagoon version)
Stuff Below not so good quality but still colour and stable
Deus live and interview from Bizarre (US)
120 Mins (UK) Interview with Bjork and Siggi
Bjork 120 mins Interview with Lewis Largent from MTV US
MotorCrash Video
The Pulse (MTV Europe) in which we are shown around Bjork`s house in
Iceland. It has as much character as Bjork herself, wonderful.
MTV (Europe) News interview item about her new album Post.*
Army of me Video*
Army of Me Live on TOTP and White Room.
Items with a "*" are taken from my S-VHS Originals and therefore are in
STEREO and good quality.
I left out (but still own) most of the Sugarcubes and Bjork videos because
of the space and a lot of people own/have seen these anyhow.
Bjork is planning a UK tour in October 1995, but her first public performance
of songs from the new Album POST will probably be at Glastonbury, England in
the Summer.
If anyone knows of any other dates that she is doing, please do submit the
information to me, or just post the information on blue-eyed-pop.
10.4 A New Album?
Bjork`s New album is called POST and should be available world-wide on
June 6th 1995
11.1. WEB and FTP Sites
There are several WEB and FTP sites where you can find Bjork related
material. Here are a few. If you have any more please send them to me.
List by Gord.
FTP sites
---------
There are two big ones: ftp.xmission.com in /pub/users/w/wntrmute/BJORK
within Two months, mirrored to Sense-Net.com.
and ftp.uwp.edu in /pub/music/artists/sugarcubes (also ..../bjork) and
sometimes /pub/incoming/pictures/bjork
This is the main music archive with the most Bjork/Sugarcubes material but
beware, this site is usually *very* busy.
Web pages
---------
Bjork - Web sense
(the "official" one, Bjork-sanctioned and maintained by friends of hers)
http://www.centrum.is/bjork/
Bjvrk, Bjoerk, Bjork!! ...from your pals on IRC's #Bjork channel.
(has links to EVERYTHING)
http://131.188.190.131/~mikel/bjork.html
SRK's Bjork page
(the first one I think)
http://math-www.uio.no/bjork/index.html
Bad Taste
(the mail order company that Bjork helped start years ago; they carry tons
of Sugarcubes and Bjork albums, singles and merchandise, and plenty of
stuff by other lesser-known Icelandic bands)
http://www.siberia.is/badtaste/badmail.htm
Robert Barta's Bjork page
(tons o' goodies archived here)
http://www.infosys.tuwien.ac.at/Entertainment/Bjoerk_Gudmundsdottir/
Bjoerk.html
Won's Bjork Web Page
http://www.xnet.com/~wtchoi/bjork/bjork.html
11.2. Bjork/Sugarcubes Mailing list
BLUE-EYED-POP -- THE SUGARCUBES / BJORK MAILING LIST
====================================================
The Blue-Eyed-Pop mailing list is for discussion of the now-
defunct (though-not-necessarily-for-good) band, the Sugarcubes. Also
acceptable fodder for discussion: the solo career of their (ex-)lead
singer, Bjork Gudmundsdottir; other Icelandic bands; trading / selling
of sundry paraphernalia; what you like to take with your tea ... you get
the idea.
To subscribe to this list, send a message to
listserver@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
the body of which is nothing but
subscribe blue-eyed-pop Your Full Name
("Your Full Name" is not your e-mail address, just your name, like
"Gord Locke"). The account you send this message from determines where
mail from the list will be sent. If you wish to receive the daily
digest format instead of individual messages (the default), also send
this line, either as a separate line in the same message, or later on by
itself:
set blue-eyed-pop mail digest
To go from digest back to individual-message subscription, mail the
listserver the above line but with the word "ack" instead of "digest".
To get yourself off the list, mail "unsubscribe blue-eyed-pop" on a line
by itself.
To post messages to blue-eyed-pop, send them to (of course)
blue-eyed-pop@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
To save typing, you can also send to
bep@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
There is no blue-eyed-pop-request address; mail administrative stuff to
the list owner (me, Gord Locke): glocke@morgan.ucs.mun.ca . If you have
any problems with what I've tried to explain above, just drop me a line.
- Gord, list-owner
11.3 Contacts with other fans
Of course, as indicated above, there already exists several ways of keeping
in touch with fans on an international scale, but if you would like to
contact a smaller more intimate audience of people within your own country,
you can do so.
11.4 Official Bjork Fan Club
For Fan Club info, please write to send an Stamped Addressed Envelope or
2 X International Reply Coupon (for reply outside UK) to:
P.O. Box 4219
London
SW17 7XF
13.4 Obtaining the latest version of this FAQ
This Document is still in the early stages of production.
My e-mail address is in the credits.
Compiled and Edited by:
Gideon Overhead
(gids@paragon.co.uk)
Please contact me if you have any comments/criticisms/articles/info/money ;-) etc...
FAQ skeleton & contents page. Author of sections 1-2.8:
Stephen Anderson
(Stephen_Anderson@junct9.demon.co.uk)
Discography's
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Pre Sugarcubes:
Albert Sigurdson (sigurdsson@katk.Helsinki.fi) and vidar.ringstrom@nbr.no
Sugarcubes&Bjork: Matts Henning (Matts.Henning@abc.se)
ASCII Artwork:
--------------
Adam Dawes - Email: ad32@vms.brighton.ac.uk
Fidonet: 2:441/93.5
Input of Ideas for the Initial FAQ structure:
Gary Moore - Email: gmoore@u.washington.edu
This document was conceived on an Amiga and continued by me (Gid) using
Word 6.0 on a PC.