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 Chrome Cranks
great NYC garagenoiseband
Address
Chrome Cranks
P.O. Box 136
Cooper Station
NYC, NY 10276
United States Of America
E-Mail
Chrome Cranks [ccranks[AT]aol{DOT}com]
Members

Chrome Cranks #1:
(1988-1992)
Peter Aaron: vocals, guitar
William Weber: guitar
Brian Driscoll: bass
Kendall Davis: drums

Chrome Cranks #2:
(1992, Come On Come In, Way Out Lover and Doll In A Dress from the Oily Cranks LP/CD, on the Insipid 7"(IV-17) and on the first Sympathy 7" (SFTRI 135).)
Peter Aaron: vocals, guitar
William Weber: guitar
Jerry Teel: bass
Dan Willis: drums

Chrome Cranks #3:
(1992-1993)
Peter Aaron: vocals, guitar
William Weber: guitar
Jerry Teel: bass
Phil Rust: drums

Chrome Cranks #4:
(1993-1994, first album)
Peter Aaron: vocals, guitar
William Weber: guitar
Jerry Teel: bass
Charlie Hansen: drums

Chrome Cranks #5:
(1994-1998, 2nd album and everything after)
Peter Aaron: vocals, guitar
William Weber: guitar
Jerry Teel: bass
Bob Bert: drums

History

Bob Bert's musical history
Jerry Teel's musical history
William Weber's musical history
Dan Willis' musical history
Peter Aaron's musical history

Discography
Singles
  1. Eight-Track Mind 7" (PCP Records, 1992, PCP-008)
      pink or black vinyl
    1. Eight-Track Mind
    2. Collision Blues
  2. Darkroom 7" (PCP Records, 1992, PCP-006)
    1. Darkroom
    2. Burn, Baby Burn
  3. Way-out Lover 7" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1992, SFTRI 135)
    1. Way-out Lover
    2. Some Kinda Crime
  4. Come In And Come On 7" (Insipid, 1992, IV-17)
      pink or black vinyl
    1. Come In And Come On
    2. Stuck In A Cave
  5. Stuck In A Cave (live) 7" (Demolition Derby, 1995, DD 027)
    1. Stuck In A Cave (live)
    2. The Slider (T. Rex)
  6. Lost Time Blues 7"/CDS (PCP Records, 1995, PCP-031)
    1. Lost Time Blues
    2. Julie, Do Ya Love Me (Bobby Sherman)
    3. Electric Heart (CDS-only)
    4. Heaven (Take Me Now)
  7. Dyin' Style 7" (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1997, SFTRI 504)
    1. Dyin' Style
    2. Nobody Spoil My Fun
Splits
  1. Vice Squad Dick 7" (PCP Records, 1994, PCP-011)
      picture disc
    1. Chrome Cranks: Vice Squad Dick (Dick Uranus)
    2. Foetus: Vice Squad Dick (Dick Uranus)
  2. Vice Squad Dick CDS (PCP Records, 1994, PCP-011)
    1. Chrome Cranks: Vice Squad Dick (Dick Uranus)
    2. Chrome Cranks: Little Johnny Jewel (Television)
    3. Foetus: Vice Squad Dick (Dick Uranus)
    4. Foetus: Outside Of Time (Von LMO)
  3. split 7" (Carbon 14, 1995, #4)
      free with Carbon 14 issue #4
    1. Chrome Cranks: Lost Woman (live) (The Yardbirds)
    2. The Psyclone Rangers: Effigy (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
  4. split 2x7" (Echostatic Records/Space Baby, 1995, ECHO-03/04/no cat no)
    1. Chrome Cranks: Wrapped Up In Red
    2. Chrome Cranks: Draghouse (live)
    3. Kim Salmon And The Surrealists: Desensitised
    4. Kim Salmon And The Surrealists: Intense
  5. split 7" (Pussycat Magazine, 1995, MANX 001)
      with Pussycat! magazine
    1. Chrome Cranks: Some Kinda Crime (live)
    2. The Rails: Needle
  6. split 7" (World Domination Records, 1996, WDOM 25 S)
    1. Chrome Cranks: Lost Woman (live) (The Yardbirds)
    2. The Psyclone Rangers: Little Man With A Gun In His Hand (Minutemen)
  7. split 7" (Insipid, 1996, IV-34 (HUH ?))
    1. Chrome Cranks: Automodown (Devo)
    2. The Coctails: Devo Corporate Anthem (Devo)
Albums
  1. The Chrome Cranks LP/CD (PCP Records, 1994, PCP-016)
    1. Darkroom
    2. Subway Man
    3. Drag House
    4. Driving Bad
    5. Eight-track Mind
    6. No. 1 Girl
    7. Doll In A Dress
    8. Backdoor Maniac
    9. Stuck In A Cave
    10. Lo-end Buzz
    11. Outta My Heart
    12. Party's Over (LP-only)
  2. Dead Cool LP/CD (Crypt, 1995, CR-056)
    1. Dead Cool
    2. Desperate Friend
    3. Way-Out Lover
    4. Down So Low
    5. Bloodshot Eye
    6. Nightmare In Pink
    7. Shine It On
    8. Burn Baby Burn
  3. Love In Exile LP/CD (PCP Records, 1996, PCP-026)
    1. Movie Star
    2. Hot Blonde Cocktail
    3. Wrong Number
    4. Hit The Sand
    5. Lost Time Blues
    6. The Receiver
    7. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (traditional)
    8. Down For The Hit
    9. We're Going Down
    10. Movie Star /2
    11. Dirty Son (Lie Down/Fade Out)
    12. Curtains For My Baby
  4. Love In Exile CD (Au-Go-Go, 1997, ANDA 216)
    1. Movie Star
    2. Hot Blonde Cocktail
    3. Wrong Number
    4. Hit The Sand
    5. Lost Time Blues
    6. The Receiver
    7. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (traditional)
    8. Down For The Hit
    9. We're Going Down
    10. Movie Star /2
    11. Dirty Son (Lie Down/Fade Out)
    12. Curtains For My Baby
  5. "Oily Cranks" (Early Raw Rare Material) LP/CD (Atavistic, 1997, ALP11)
      compilation of unavailable/hardly available/unreleased tracks
    1. Come On Come In (from the Insipid 7")
    2. Fool On Ice (from the Out Of Their Mouths 4x7", their debut release, and later on the 2xCD)
    3. Way Out Lover (slower take of the track on the SFTRI 7" and the Crypt MLP)
    4. Doll In A Dress (way earlier version of the same track on their debut album)
    5. Comeback (previously unreleased, first Chrome Cranks song ever written)
    6. Cool As Ice (from the Your Invitation To Suicide 2xLP)
    7. Foul Stench Of Love (earlier version of "Stuck In A Cave")
    8. She's Got A Brain (previously unreleased)
    9. (I Was) Sleeping (previoulsy unreleased, same session as "Fool On Ice")
  6. Hot Blonde Cocktail MCD (De Konkurrent, 1997, cat.no.?)
    1. Hot Blonde Cocktail (from Love In Exile album)
    2. Hit The Sand (live, VPRO-radio 1996)
    3. Dead Man's Suit (live, VPRO-radio 1996)
    4. Down For The Hit (live, VPRO-radio 1996)
    5. Dead Cool (live, VPRO-radio 1996)
    6. Nightmare In Pink (live, VPRO-radio 1996)
  7. Live In Exile 2xLP/CD (Au-Go-Go, 1997, ANDA 224)
    1. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (traditional)
    2. Dirty Son (Lie Down/Fade Out)
    3. Lost Time Blues
    4. Down For The Hit
    5. Hot Blonde Cocktail
    6. Wrong Number
    7. Hit The Sand
    8. Nightmare In Pink
    9. Dead Man's Suit
    10. Way-Out Lover
    11. Draghouse
    12. We're Going Down
    13. Darkroom
    14. Fire Escape (The Scientists)
    15. The Pusher (Hoyt Axton)
    16. Stuck In A Cave
    17. Dead Cool
    18. The Slider (T. Rex)
    19. Burn Baby Burn
  8. Live In Exile CD (De Konkurrent, 1997, K 181)
      recorded at the VERA Club, Groningen and at Azijnfabriek, Roermond, both in the Netherlands (NOT in Holland) offcourse
    1. See That My Grave Is Kept Clean (traditional)
    2. Dirty Son (Lie Down/Fade Out)
    3. Lost Time Blues
    4. Down For The Hit
    5. Hot Blonde Cocktail
    6. Wrong Number
    7. Hit The Sand
    8. Nightmare In Pink
    9. Dead Man's Suit
    10. Way-Out Lover
    11. Draghouse
    12. We're Going Down
    13. Darkroom
    14. Fire Escape (The Scientists)
    15. The Pusher (Hoyt Axton)
    16. Stuck In A Cave
    17. Dead Cool
    18. The Slider (T. Rex)
    19. Burn Baby Burn
Compilations
  1. Out Of Their Mouths And Into Your Head 4x7" (Atavistic, 1991, ALP07)
      on respecitively yellow, red, green and blue vinyl
    1. Fool On Ice
  2. Up! 2x7" (Helter Skelter, 1994, HS 94741)
    1. Shut Down
  3. (Enclosed Please Find) Your Invitation To Suicide, A Tribute To The Songs Of Martin Rev, Alan Vega 2xLP (Munster Records, 1994, MR 040)
    1. Cool As Ice
  4. Dope, Guns 'N' Fucking In The Streets Volume 10 7" (Amphetamine Reptile, 1995, scale 73)
      probably three versions: violet, blue and black vinyl
    1. Dead Man's Suit
  5. PCP Generics CD (PCP Records, 1995, PCP-022)
    1. Draghouse
  6. Opscene 50 CD (Gap Recordings, 1996, GAP 032)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Hit The Sand
  7. Maximum Beatbox 3xLP (Fidel Bastro (Hell No!)/Heinz Krämers Tanz Café, 1996, HKTC 01-03/FB 05)
      "Maike/Oliver" = 1st record, green vinyl, tracks 1-13
      "Manuel/Georg" = 2nd record, blue vinyl, tracks 14-27
      "Zack/Alexandra" = 3rd record, blue vinyl, tracks 28-41
      no titles of tracks listed on the record/sleeve
    1. M1 (no track listed)
    2. M2 (no track listed)
  8. WRAS 88.5 FM Presents: Radio Oddyssey CD (label?, 1996, cat.no.?)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Darkroom (live)
  9. Out Of Their Mouths And Into Your Head MK. II 2xCD (Atavistic, 1997, ALP38)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Fool On Ice
  10. Cheapo Crypt Sampler #2! CD (Crypt, 1997, CR-074)
    1. Shine It On
  11. Crypt - Beat Generation CD (Beat Generation, 1997, no 5)
      along with no.5 (1997) of the magazine
      released in cooperation with Crypt
    1. Shine It On
  12. Dope, Guns 'N' Fucking In The Streets Volume 8-11 LP/CD (Amphetamine Reptile, 1997, amrep 053)
    1. Dead Man's Suit
  13. Dope, Guns 'N' Fucking In The Streets Volume 8-11 LP/CD (Amphetamine Reptile, 1997, ARR 80/023)
    1. Dead Man's Suit
  14. Good Health, Good Fortune, Good Music, Au-Go-Go 1997 Christmas Sampler CD (Au-Go-Go, 1997, AUGOGO97 #01)
      promo/gift release for Christmas 1997
    1. Pin-Tied (live)
  15. Their Sympathetic Majesties Request, A Decade Of Obscurity And Obsolescence 1988 - 1998 2xLP (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1998, SFTRI 200)
    1. Way Out Lover
  16. Their Sympathetic Majesties Request, A Decade Of Obscurity And Obsolescence 1988 - 1998 2xCD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1998, SFTRI 200)
    1. Way Out Lover
  17. Don't Tread On Me CD (Butcher's Wig, 1999, syrup 004)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. track ?
  18. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be ... A Tribute To AC/DC LP+7"/CD (Reptilian Records, 1999, REP 032)
    1. Dog Eat Dog
Various

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Links
  1. Chrome Cranks Covers @ grunnenrocks.nl
  2. Chrome Cranks @ myspace.com
  3. Chrome Cranks site with mp3's by William Weber
  4. Chrome Cranks at Matador Records
  5. Chrome Cranks @ southern.com
  6. Cry Baby Killer official website
  7. Chrome Cranks with Crypt Records
  8. Funhouse Studio official website
  9. Audio Samples of previously unreleased/unknown songs

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