Stump

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12" BUFFALO ENSIGN UK ENYX 619

1988 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" CHAOS ENSIGN UK ENYX 612

1988 3 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" CHARLETON HESTON ENSIGN UK ENYX 614

1988 4 TRKS with pic sleeve

1988 2 TRKS with pic sleeve

CDx3 COMPLETE ANTHOLOGY, THE SANCTUARY UK CMETD 1571

2007 36 TRK Collection (80's recordings)

CD FIERCE PANCAKE, A CHRYSALIS US VK 41641

1988 12 TRKS U.S. version

LP FIERCE PANCAKE, A CHRYSALIS US BFV 41641

1988 12 TRKS U.S. version

12" FOUR TRACK SAMPLER promo ENSIGN UK FRIZ 2

1988 4 TRKS with pic sleeve, promo

12" MUD ON A COLON RON JOHNSON ZRON 6

1986 4 TRKS with pic sleeve

12" PEEL SESSIONS, THE STRANGE FR UK SFPS 019

1987 4 TRKS with pic sleeve ('86 recording)

12" QUIRK OUT STUFF UK STUF/U2

1986 6 TRK EP; with pic sleeve, insert

I have long joked that Stump have no female fans. Still not sure this is true or not. I would like to find Chrysalis/Ensign UK 7” singles for “Buffalo” and “Chaos”. I doubt the other 12” singles had 7” equivalents.

I recently found the 3CD Stump CD boxed set, “The Complete Anthology” – which isn’t ‘complete’ – where are the Peel Sessions (that were issued on the Strange Fruit label as a 12”)? The 3^rd CD contains some ‘previously unreleased’ material – which is very interesting indeed. It’s all sub-titled “Post Pancake” – stuff recorded after their only proper album, “A Fierce Pancake”. Too bad the boxed set didn’t also have their music videos!

I remember being told about Stump by the manager of The Chills, an NZ band (that was living and working in the UK). I am certain I first saw them on MuchMusic, the Canadian version of MTV (circa ’86-’87)…but I do not think Stump ever played any US shows.

Stump bassist Kev Hopper reckons that too much was made out of their “Beefheart influence” – but I still find it an enviable comparison. Mr. Hopper has some cool solo releases, too:

CD SAURUS DRAG CITY US DC 223CD

2001 6 TRK EP

CD SPOOMBUNG THOOFA UK THOOFA 1

1998 13 TRKS

CD STOLEN JEWELS GHETTO UK GHETTD 4

1990 14 TRKS

CD WHISPERING FOILS DRAG CITY US DC 201CD

2000 11 TRKS