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The BellRays
great punk-rock-n-soul band
Address
The BellRays
P.O. Box 46100
Los Angeles, CA 90046
United States Of America
E-Mail
The BellRays [vitalgesture[AT]hotmail{DOT}com]
Members

Lisa Kekaula: voice
Bob Vennum: bass
Tony Fate: guitar
Ray Chin: drums

History

Tony Fate's musical history
Lisa Kekaula's musical history
Bob Vennum's musical history

Discography
Singles
  1. Wall Of Soul 7" (Vital Gesture Records, 1995, VGR 006)
    1. You're Sorry Now
    2. One For The Heart
    3. Train Train Train
  2. Good Thing 7" (Revenge Records, 1998, REV 004)
    1. Good Thing
    2. Half A Mind
  3. Suicide Baby 7" (No Tomorrow Records, 2000, NT 707)
    1. Suicide Baby
    2. Chemical (Grey Spikes)
  4. Smash The Hits! 8" (Flapping Jet Records, 2001, FJ-015)
    1. Mind's Eye
    2. Swastika
    3. Gather Darkness (recorded live on KXLU)
  5. Fire On The Moon 7" (Poptones, 2002, mc 5069 s)
    1. Fire On The Moon
    2. Stupid Fucking People (Grey Spikes)
  6. Fire On The Moon CDS (Poptones, 2002, mc 5069 scd)
    1. Fire On The Moon
    2. Stupid Fucking People (Grey Spikes)
    3. Black Honey
    4. I Lost That Feeling
  7. They Glued Your Head On Upside Down 7" (Poptones, 2002, mc 5073 s)
    1. They Glued Your Head On Upside Down
    2. The Same Way
  8. They Glued Your Head On Upside Down CDS (Poptones, 2002, mc 5073 scd)
    1. They Glued Your Head On Upside Down
    2. The Same Way
    3. The Dream Police (Cheap Trick)
  9. Fire On The Moon 7" (Poptones, 2002, mc 5075 s)
    1. Fire On The Moon
    2. Destroy All Everything
  10. Fire On The Moon CDS (Poptones, 2002, mc 5075 scd)
    1. Fire On The Moon
    2. Destroy All Everything
    3. I'm A Lover
  11. Get It Right 7" (The Holy Cobra Society, 2003, THCS 003)
      picture disc
    1. Get It Right
    2. Chain On You
  12. Lion's Den 7" (Vital Gesture Records, 2003, VGR 017)
      sleeveless, white vinyl
    1. Lion's Den
    2. Behind The Gun
  13. Warhead 7" (Bronx Cheer Recordings, 2004, 5,000,001 BC)
      splattered vinyl
    1. Warhead
    2. Swinging The Blade
  14. Tell The Lie 7" (Lonestar Records, 2006, LS-025)
    1. Tell The Lie
    2. Guitar Samurai
Splits
  1. split 7" (Fandango Records/Vital Gesture Records, 1998, FR-013/cat.no.?)
    1. The BellRays: Nights In Venice (The Saints)
    2. Adam West: Swlabr (Cream)
  2. split 7" (Extra Ball Records, 1999, XTR 003)
      with Magazine Multiball #17
    1. The BellRays: Pinball City
    2. Fireballs Of Freedom: White Lies/Black Knight
  3. Fuck X-Mas!! 7" (Safety Pin Records, 1999, SP-014)
    1. The BellRays: Merry XMas Baby
    2. The BellRays: Rocket Ship Santa
    3. The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs: I Wanna Die For X-Mas
    4. The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs: Fuck X-Mas
  4. Punk, Rock & Soul CD (Coldfront Records/Sin City, 1999, CF-030)
    1. The BellRays: High School
    2. The BellRays: Tie Me Down (Grey Spikes)
    3. The BellRays: Dark Horse Pigeon (live)
    4. The BellRays: Say What You Mean
    5. The BellRays: I Don't Need No Doctor (Ray Charles)
    6. The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs: Gettin' Sick
    7. The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs: Job 43:1
    8. The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs: 1968 (Bobby Caught One In The Head)
    9. The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs: Mind Bomb
    10. The Streetwalkin' Cheetahs: Slow Death (The Flamin' Groovies)
Albums
  1. The BellRays CS (Vital Gesture Records, 1992, cat.no.?)
      tracks ?
  2. In The Light Of The Sun CS (Vital Gesture Records, 1993, VGR 004)
    1. Crazy Water
    2. Wandering Spirits
    3. Footprints On Water
    4. Same Ground
    5. Can I Make You Want Me?
    6. Tell Me What The Sun Said
    7. He's Gone Wrong
    8. Blue, Blue, Blue
    9. You'd Better Find A Way
    10. In The Light Of The Sun
    11. The Ghost I'm After
    12. Tell Me What You've Been Working On
  3. In The Light Of The Sun CD (In Music We Trust, 2002, IMWT 005)
    1. Crazy Water
    2. Wandering Spirits
    3. Footprints On Water
    4. Same Ground
    5. Can I Make You Want Me?
    6. Tell Me What The Sun Said
    7. He's Gone Wrong
    8. Blue, Blue, Blue
    9. You'd Better Find A Way
    10. In The Light Of The Sun
    11. The Ghost I'm After
    12. Tell Me What You've Been Working On
  4. Let It Blast LP/CD (Vital Gesture Records, 1998, VGR 010)
    1. Future Now
    2. Changing Colors
    3. Cold Man Night
    4. Today Was
    5. Kill The Messenger
    6. Blue Cirque
    7. Good Behavior
    8. Testify
    9. Dark Horse Pigeon
    10. Hole In The World
    11. Dead
    12. Killer Man
    13. Fuzzhead
    14. King Of The World
    15. Black Honey
    16. Blues For Godzilla
    17. Get On Thru
  5. Let It Blast CD (Scooch Pooch, 1998, PO 44)
    1. Future Now
    2. Changing Colors
    3. Cold Man Night
    4. Today Was
    5. Kill The Messenger
    6. Blue Cirque
    7. Good Behavior
    8. Testify
    9. Dark Horse Pigeon
    10. Hole In The World
    11. Dead
    12. Killer Man
    13. Fuzzhead
    14. King Of The World
    15. Black Honey
    16. Blues For Godzilla
    17. Get On Thru
  6. Grand Fury LP/CD (Uppercut Records/Vital Gesture Records, 2000, UC 001-1/2/cat.no.?)
    1. Too Many Houses In Here
    2. Fire On The Moon
    3. Snake City
    4. Screwdriver
    5. Evil Morning
    6. Zero P.M.
    7. Stupid Fuckin' People (Grey Spikes)
    8. Heat Cage
    9. Have A Little Faith In Me
    10. Warhead
    11. Under The Mountain
    12. They Glued Your Head On Upside-Down
  7. Raw Collection CD (Uppercut Records/Vital Gesture Records, 2003, UC 004-2/cat.no.?)
    1. You're Sorry Now
    2. Nights In Venice
    3. Half A Mind
    4. Mind's Eye
    5. Swastika
    6. Gather Darkness
    7. Pinball City
    8. Mother Pinball
    9. Suicide Baby
    10. Chemical (Grey Spikes)
    11. Tie Me Down (Grey Spikes)
    12. Say What You Mean
    13. Rude Awakening
    14. I Lost The Feeling
    15. The Same Way
  8. The Red, White & Black CD (In-Fidelity Recordings, 2005, INFCD-113)
    1. Remember
    2. Street Corner
    3. Sister Disaster
    4. You're Sorry Now
    5. Revolution Get Down
    6. Used To Be
    7. Find Someone To Believe In
    8. Making Up For Lost Time
    9. Some Confusion City
    10. Poison Arrow
    11. Black Is The Color
    12. Stone Rain
    13. Rude Awakening
    14. Voodoo Train
  9. The Red, White & Black + Australiapithicus Bonus CDEP (In-Fidelity Recordings, 2005, INFCD-113)
    1. Remember
    2. Street Corner
    3. Sister Disaster
    4. You're Sorry Now
    5. Revolution Get Down
    6. Used To Be
    7. Find Someone To Believe In
    8. Making Up For Lost Time
    9. Some Confusion City
    10. Poison Arrow
    11. Black Is The Color
    12. Stone Rain
    13. Rude Awakening
    14. Voodoo Train
    15. Lion's Den (Bonus CDEP)
    16. Behind The Gun (Bonus CDEP)
    17. Thunder All The Time (Bonus CDEP)
    18. New Kid (Bonus CDEP)
    19. Trouble (Bonus CDEP)
  10. Meet The Bellrays CD (label?, year ?, cat.no.?)
      promo-release with different cover art
    1. Too Many Houses In Here
    2. Fire On The
    3. Moon
    4. Heat Cage
    5. Zero Pm
    6. Under The Mountain
    7. They Glued Your Head On Upside Down
    8. Changing Colors
    9. Dark Horse Pigeon
    10. Hole In The World
    11. Dead
    12. Killer Man
    13. Blue Cirque
    14. Testify
    15. Blues For Godzilla
  11. Meet The Bellrays CD (label?, year ?, cat.no.?)
      regular release
    1. Too Many Houses In Here
    2. Fire On The
    3. Moon
    4. Heat Cage
    5. Zero Pm
    6. Under The Mountain
    7. They Glued Your Head On Upside Down
    8. Changing Colors
    9. Dark Horse Pigeon
    10. Hole In The World
    11. Dead
    12. Killer Man
    13. Blue Cirque
    14. Testify
    15. Blues For Godzilla
Compilations
  1. A Vital Gesture Xmas Vol. 1 CS (Vital Gesture Records, 1996, VGR 008)
    1. Merry Christmas Baby (Charles Brown)
    2. Poor Old Rudolph
    3. Gimme Some Funk For Christmas
    4. Back Door Santa (Clarence Carter)
    5. Rocket Ship Santa
  2. A Fistful Of Rock N Roll Vol. 1 LP/CD (Tee Pee Records, 1999, TP-020)
    1. Changing Colors
  3. Eternally Ours: A Tribute To The Saints CD (1+2 Records, 1999, 1+2 CD 100)
    1. Nights In Venice (The Saints)
  4. Flattery - A Tribute To Radio Birdman Volume #2 CD (Fandango Records/Nomad, 2000, nomad mark IVB/FR-016B)
      this is actually on "Nomango Records", Nomad/Fandango Records
    1. If I Wanted To (Radio Birdman)
  5. Hot Pinball Rock Vol. 1 CD (Extra Ball Records, 2000, XTR 006)
    1. Pinball City
    2. Mother Pinball
  6. Drunk On Rock Volume Two CD (I-94 Recordings, 2000, I-94-006)
    1. Swinging The Blade
  7. A Vital Gesture Xmas Vol. 1 CD (Vital Gesture Records, 2001, VGR 008)
    1. Merry Christmas Baby (Charles Brown)
    2. Poor Old Rudolph
    3. Gimme Some Funk For Christmas
    4. Back Door Santa (Clarence Carter)
    5. Rocket Ship Santa
  8. L.A. Kings Of Rock 7" (Carbon 14, 2001, #18)
      free with Carbon 14 issue #18
    1. Rude Awakening
  9. Hometaping - Volume 1 CD (Kerrang!, 2002, kerrang 900)
      liner notes by The Hives
      accompanied the UK-only Kerrang Magazine of april 20, 2002
    1. Blue Cirque
  10. New Blood - The New Rock N Roll Vol 3 CD (Artrocker, 2003, RRR 33010)
    1. Cold Man Night
  11. Live Vol 2 At Subsonic CD (Lola Product/Speed Records, 2005, SRLP 010)
    1. I've Been Searching
  12. We Hate The Underground CD (The Holy Cobra Society, 2006, HCS 005)
    1. Get It Right
Various

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Links
  1. The BellRays official website