The Flamin' Groovies Discography
This is a discography of recordings by The Flamin' Groovies. The discography is presented with titles grouped according to the type of release. The Flamin' Groovies were formed in San Francisco in 1966 originally as Lost And Found. They changed their name to The Flamin' Groovies at the end of that year. Their music at this time was good time style reminiscent of the Charlatans and Lovin' Spoonful. Their first release, a 7 track EP released in 1968, was in this style with only a hint of the psychedelic music that held sway over the area at the time. A full length album followed but was unsuccessful, leading to them being dropped by their record company. They were immediately signed by Buddha records who released their next two LPs, at the start of the 1970's, on the subsidiary Kama Sutra label. These are straight ahead rock taking their inspiration from 1950's rock and R & B of Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis but updating it with fiery playing and pace. After the second of these LPs though the group temporarily split up following personnel changes. The group reformed and moved to the UK in the Spring of 1972. Here they cut a number of tracks for United Artists at Rockfield Studios but a promised LP remained unreleased and they moved back to the US by the end of the year. In 1975 they signed to the Sire label and released three albums over the following couple of years. They were dropped by Sire in 1980 but continued performing through the 1980's despite personnel changes.
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The Flamin' Groovies - major studio albums and mini-LPs
Sneakers, The Flamin' Groovies, 1968
Supersnazz, The Flamin' Groovies, 1969
Flamingo, The Flamin' Groovies, 1970
Teenage Head, The Flamin' Groovies, 1971
Shake Some Action, The Flamin' Groovies, 1976
The Flamin' Groovies Now!, The Flamin' Groovies, 1978
Jumpin' in the Night, The Flamin' Groovies, 1979
One Night Stand, The Flamin' Groovies, 1987
Step Up, The Flamin' Groovies, 1991
Rock Juice, The Flamin' Groovies, 1992
The Flamin' Groovies studio and/or live collections and other compilations
US and European collections of studio and live material. Some include previously unreleased material, some are compilations of material released elsewhere, others are a mixture of the two. I've attempted to include the main legitimate releases but some may be semi-legitimate.
Flamingo / Teenage Head, The Flamin' Groovies, 1975, Kama Sutra
Still Shakin' , The Flamin' Groovies, 1976
The Goldstar Tapes, The Flamin' Groovies, 1983
Bucketfull of Brains, The Flamin' Groovies, 1983
Supergrease, The Flamin' Groovies, 1984
Live At The Whiskey A Go-Go, The Flamin' Groovies, 1985
Roadhouse, The Flamin' Groovies, 198?
The Rockfield Sessions, The Flamin' Groovies, 1989
Groovies Greatest Grooves, The Flamin' Groovies, 1989
Groove In, The Flamin' Groovies, 198?
Rock Heroes, Various Artists (Animals), 198?
Sixteen Tunes, The Flamin' Groovies, 1991
Sneakers / The Rockfield Sessions, The Flamin' Groovies, 1991
A Collection of Rare Demos and Live Recordings, The Flamin' Groovies, 1993
Rockin' at the Roundhouse, The Flamin' Groovies, 1993
Live at the Festival of the Sun, The Flamin' Groovies, 1994
Flamin' Groovies, The Flamin' Groovies, 1994
Sixteen Tunes: The Goldstar Tapes and More, The Flamin' Groovies, 1995
I'll Have... A Bucket of Brains, The Flamin' Groovies, 1995
California Born and Bred, The Flamin' Groovies, 1995
68-70, The Flamin' Groovies, 1995
Supersneakers, The Flamin' Groovies, 1996
The Best of the Flamin' Groovies: Oldies But Groovies, The Flamin' Groovies, 1997
In Person! , The Flamin' Groovies, 1997
Grease:The Complete Skydog Singles Collection, The Flamin' Groovies, 1998
Yesterday's Numbers, The Flamin' Groovies, 1998
Absolutely The Best, The Flamin' Groovies, 1999
Backtracks, The Flamin' Groovies, 1999
Shake Some Action With The Flamin' Groovies, The Flamin' Groovies, 1999
Shake Some Action: The Best Of The Flamin' Groovies, The Flamin' Groovies, 1999
Shaking, The Flamin' Groovies, 2000
Flamin' Groovies, The Flamin' Groovies, 2002
Slow Death, The Flamin' Groovies, 2002
The Flamin' Groovies (Charly), The Flamin' Groovies, 2004
Bust Out at Full Speed: The Sire Years, The Flamin' Groovies, 2006
At Full Speed: Complete Sire Recordings, The Flamin' Groovies, 2006
The Flamin' Groovies EPs
Grease, The Flamin' Groovies, 1973
More Grease, The Flamin' Groovies, 1974
Flamin' Groovies EP, The Flamin' Groovies, 1995
The Flamin' Groovies US singles
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu / The First One's Free, The Flamin' Groovies, 1969, Epic 5-10507
Somethin' Else / Laurie Did It, The Flamin' Groovies, 1970, Epic 5-10564
Have You Seen my Baby / Yesterday's Numbers, The Flamin' Groovies, 1971, Kama Sutra 527
You Tore Me Down / Him or Me (What's it Gonna Be?) , The Flamin' Groovies, 1974, Bomp 101
I Can't Hide / Teenage Confidential, The Flamin' Groovies, 1976, Sire 731
Sealed with a Kiss, The Flamin' Groovies, 1992, National (promo)
Various artists compilations that include The Flamin' Groovies tracks
New Wave, Various Artists, 1977
The Best Of Bomp!, Various Artists, 1978
La Creme De Skydog, Various Artists, 1978
The Sire Machine Turns You Up, Various Artists, 1978
Who Put The Bomp?, Various Artists, 1979
We Are The Punk Generation, Various Artists, 197?
Plundering The Vaults, Various Artists, 1989 (Sire)
CMJ Presents Certain Damage! #19, Various Artists, 1989
Lost Hits, Various Artists, 198?
The Lennon & McCartney Songbook, Various Artists, 1990
The Lennon & McCartney Songbook, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1990
Jagger/Richard Songbook, Various Artists, 1991
The Bob Dylan Songbook, Various Artists, 1991
The Indie Scene 1977: The Story of British Independent Music, Various Artists, 1991
Calling London, Various Artists, 1993
Buddy's Buddys: The Buddy Holly Songbook, Various Artists, 1993
D.I.Y. Come Out and Play: American Power Pop I (1975-78), Various Artists, 1993
Wham Bam, Thank You Glam!, Various Artists, 1994
Destination Bomp, Various Artists, 1995
Teenage Kicks, 46 Classic Punk & New Wave Tracks, Various Artists, 1995
The Roots of Powerpop, Various Artists, 1996
The Best Punk Album In The World ... Ever 2, Various Artists, 1996
Underground 4 Play, Various Artists, 1996
Meet the Covers: A Tribute to the Beatles, Various Artists, 1997
Punk Legends: The American Roots, Various Artists, 1997
Hippydip, Various Artists, 1997
Poptopia! 70's Power Pop Classics, Various Artists, 1997
Hits from the Underground: The 70's, Various Artists, 1998
Psychedelia And The Underground, Various Artists, 1998
The Best Of AIM Records: Sampler No. 1, Various Artists, 1998
Psychedelia San Francisco Legends, Various Artists, 1999
Have a Buddha Ful Day, Various Artists, 1999
Punk Rock Classics, Various Artists, 1999
Sundazed Sampler #3, Various Artists, 1999
Sounds of the Seventies: FM Rock Vol. 2, Various Artists, 199?
Modern Rock: Lost Hits of the '70s, Various Artists, 199?
Buddha's Hits Explosion, Various Artists, 19?? (Castle)
Londonnite 3, Various Artists, 2000
Kerrang! Presents...Hometaping Vol.1, Various Artists, 2002
Uncut Vol.2 - Gimme Shelter, Various Artists, 2002
Feed Your Head, Various Artists, 2002
Sex: Too Fast to Live Too Young to Die, Various Artists, 2003
Rare Trax 28: Blow Your Mind 2, Various Artists, 2003
Uncut Vol 75: Eight Miles High, Various Artists, 2003
Love Is The Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970, Various Artists, 2007
Rare Trax 50: Fuzz Tones, Various Artists, 2007
Rock Of The Seventies, Various Artists, 2007
Pure... Guitar Heroes, Various Artists, 2010
Pure... Psychedelic Rock, Various Artists, 2011
Pure... 60s, Various Artists, 2012
70s: The Collection, Various Artists, 2012
100 Hits Peace & Love, Various Artists, 2016
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