Yoga Records proudly presents

THE THIRD ALBUM BY BOBB TRIMBLE

"The Crippled Dog Band"

The year was 1983, and Bobb Trimble had two then-unrecognized masterpieces to his credit and a lot of confusion and indifference from his fellow travelers in the Worcester, MA “Wormtown” scene. Never one to worry much about appearances, Bobb accepted an invitation to join a group of teenage boys who called themselves The Crippled Dog Band, named after Boopsie, a three-legged canine local. Bobb donned the title of Chief Crippled Dog and led the Band on enthusiastically received gigs throughout the region. Unbeknownst to almost anyone, they completed a raucous album full of addictive hooks, feedback, teen chatter and video game noises. But soon the Band splintered and Bobb decided to forget about the whole thing, disposing of the entire 500-count LP pressing in an office park dumpster. All of which would be nothing more than a typically weird footnote to the Bobb Trimble legend, except for the fact that The Crippled Dog Band is very different from, but every bit as remarkable and brilliant as Iron Curtain Innocence and Harvest Of Dreams. Having proved himself, if only to himself, this is where Bobb stops chasing glass menagerie fantasies of perfection, tempers the dread of his first two records, and reconnects with his DIY roots. This unique collaboration between “the greatest psychedelic musician of the 80s” and his scrappy acolytes yields pure rock and roll and the result is raw, crazy, and infectiously exciting. Yoga Records (Ted Lucas, Robert Lester Folsom, Dwarr) is proud to present, at last, The Crippled Dog Band as it was originally intended.

For those wondering, a few songs this album appear on the second side of the 2002 Life Beyond The Doghouse compilation (see discography below), and 'Galilean Boy' appears as a bonus on the recent Harvest Of Dreams CD (and on youtube). But this album also features previously unreleased songs like the incredible 'You Should See My Girl,' and never before heard superior takes of little-known classics like 'Fight Or Fall / Screw It.' All of it has been remasted under Bobb's direct supervision for the first time, and the difference is undeniable. Most importantly, The Crippled Dog Band is, like Iron Curtain Innocence and Harvest Of Dreams, a highly idiosyncratic, conceptually-sequenced album greater than the sum of its parts. In other words, you need this.

Who is Bobb Trimble? "He's for real. Or should I say surreal?" -- excellent profile from the Guardian (UK)

Kris Thompson on Bobb Trimble at Terrascope Online.

"There is no one quite like Bobb Trimble in the world of rock and roll" -- review at Aquarium Drunkard.

The World Catches Up With Bobb Trimble -- article in Worcester Magazine.

Biography and reviews at Allmusic.

For up to date information about Bobb, concert dates, and more photos, please visit his facebook, myspace and twitter pages.

Discography

The Crippled Dog Band
Yoga Records, 2011
Lost 1983 album; LP / CD / DL / cassette

1 Intro (0:23)
2 All Together Now (2:12)
3 Live Wire (3:37)
4 Galilean Boy (2:51)
5 Fight Or Fall / Screw It (4:31)
6 Camel Song (3:38)
7 Undercovers Man (3:26)
8 Armour Of The Shroud (6:09)
9 Poker Game Of Life (3:17)
10 You Should See My Girl (2:55)
11 Angel Eyes (2:52)
12 Outro (0:40)

Two Sides Of...
Mexican Summer, 2009
7" vinyl, same versions as reissue LPs

1 One Mile From Heaven (short version) (4:07)
2 Selling Me Short While Stringing Me Along (4:19)

Harvest of Dreams
Secretly Canadian, 2007
authorized reissue; LP / CD / DL

1 Premonitions -- The Fantasy (5:59)
2 If Words Were All I Had (4:24)
3 World I Left Behind (2:58)
4 Armour of the Shroud (7:38)
5 Premonitions Boy -- The Reality (5:59)
6 Take Me Home Vienna (3:34)
7 Selling Me Short While Stringing Me Long (4:19)
8 Oh Baby (0:52)
9 Paralyzed (6:15)
10 Another Lonely Angel (5:02)
11 Waves Of Confusion In Puzzled Times (demo; 5:10)
12 Galilean Boy (Crippled Dog Band live; 3:07)
13 Life Is Like A Circle (demo; 4:44)

Iron Curtain Innocence
Secretly Canadian, 2007
authorized reissue; LP / CD / DL

1 Glass Menagerie Fantasies (5:48)
2 Night at the Asylum (4:50)
3 When the Raven Calls (6:25)
4 Your Little Pawn (3:50)
5 One Mile from Heaven (Short Version) (4:07)
6 Killed By the Hands of an Unknown Rock Starr (5:29)
7 Through My Eyes (Hopeless as Hell: D.O.A.) (4:57)
8 One Mile from Heaven (Long Version) (5:42)
9 Glass Menagerie Fantasies (demo; 6:10)
10 Night At The Asylum (demo; 4:54)
11 When The Raven Calls (demo; 5:51)

Life Beyond the Doghouse
Orpheus Records, 2002
LP compilation of previously unreleased recordings from 1983-1986

1 Deep Inside My Heart (3:21)
2 Home in Heaven (3:24)
3 Shattered Images (5:17)
4 Blood of the Lamb (8:48)
5 Uncercovers Man (4:07)
6 Angel Eyes (3:02)
7 Legends from the Past / Warpath Blues / Fight or Fall (6:49)
8 Generation Gap/Live Wire (5:51)
9 Camel Song (3:01)

Harvest of Dreams
Bobb Records, 1982
original LP

1 Premonitions -- The Fantasy (5:59)
2 If Words Were All I Had (4:24)
3 World I Left Behind (2:58)
4 Armour of the Shroud (7:38)
5 Premonitions Boy -- The Reality (5:59)
6 Take Me Home Vienna (3:34)
7 Selling Me Short While Stringing Me Long (4:19)
8 Oh Baby (0:52)
9 Paralyzed (6:15)
10 Another Lonely Angel (5:02)

Iron Curtain Innocence
Bobb Records, 1980
original LP

1 Glass Menagerie Fantasies (5:48)
2 Night at the Asylum (4:50)
3 When the Raven Calls (6:25)
4 Your Little Pawn (3:50)
5 One Mile from Heaven (Short Version) (4:07)
6 Killed By the Hands of an Unknown Rock Starr (5:29)
7 Through My Eyes (Hopeless as Hell: D.O.A.) (4:57)
8 One Mile from Heaven (Long Version) (5:42)

Also, check out the November 14, 2003 edition of WZBC's Test Pattern. This hour long radio special about Bobb's music was hosted by Bobb's friend Kris Thompson (pictured). All tracks are original album versions unless otherwise noted:

1 Glass Menagerie Fantasies
2 Selling Me Short
3 Night At The Asylum (demo)
4 Night At The Asylum
5 Through My Eyes
6 Your Little Pawn
7 When The Raven Calls
8 Another Lonely Angel
9 With the Crippled Dog Band: Angel Eyes (alternate version from unreleased cassette)
10 With Flyin' Lion: Armour Of The Shroud (unreleased cassette; Bobb + Abunai! = Flyin' Lion)

To hear more of Bobb's music, see his myspace page.

Here's a video of 'Galilean Boy' performed by The Crippled Dog Band in Massachusetts, 1983.

Writings about Bobb

Aaron Milenski, co-author (along with Patrick the Lama and Ron Moore) of The Acid Archives, the definitve book on American psychedelic music, writes, "There is no album I own that has as much emotional complexity and depth as HARVEST OF DREAMS."

The Unbroken Circle a review from this terrific UK psych-folk site.

Psychedelic Music Database entry on Bobb.

Transmissions to...

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