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Detroit Cobras
from Detroit with love
Address
United States Of America
E-Mail
N/A
Members

Detroit Cobras #1:
(first LP and first 3 singles)
Jeff Meier: bass
Steve Shaw: guitar, vocals
Rachel Nagy: vocals
Maribel Restrepo: guitar
Vic Hill: drums (Black Mamba 7", Human Fly 7" and A-side of Scooch Pooch 7")
Chris Fachini: drums (B-side of Scooch Pooch 7", Half-Assed Comp. track)
Damian Lang: drums (Sympathy LP)
Shakey James: tamborine (B-side of Human Fly 7")

Detroit Cobras #2:
(both have been in the band at one point, but when ? or why ?)
Matt Blake
Matt O'Brien
line-up isn't complete

Detroit Cobras #3:
(inbetween line-up #1 and #4, no recordings)
Rachel Nagy: vocals
Maribel Restrepo: guitar
Damian Lang: drums
Len Puch: bass
Johnny Walker: guitar

Detroit Cobras #4:
(Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit - track)
Dante Aliano: guitar
Rachel Nagy: vocals
Maribel Restrepo: guitar
Rob Smith: bass
Damian Lang: drums
Jack White: appears on piano

Detroit Cobras #5:
(Life, Love And Leaving LP/CD)
Dante Aliano
Rachel Nagy
Maribel Restrepo
Eddie Hawrsh
Damian Lang

Detroit Cobras #6:
(live shows, 2001)
Rachel Nagy: vocals
Maribel Restrepo: guitar
Damian Lang: drums
John Szymanski: bass
Steve Nawara: guitar

Detroit Cobras #7:
(2002)
Rachel Nagy: vocals
Maribel Restrepo: guitar
Kenny Tudrick: drums
Eddie Harsch: bass
Steve Nawara: guitar

Detroit Cobras #8:
(2004)
Rachel Nagy: vocals
Mary Restrepo: guitar
Steve Nawara: guitar
Joe Mazzola: bass
Kenny Tudrick: drums

Detroit Cobras #9:
(Tied & True album)
Rachel Nagy: lead vocals, piano
Mary Ramirez: guitar
Kenny Tudrick: drums, guitar
Greg Cartwright: guitar, percussion
Carol Schumacher: bass

History

Dante Aliano's musical history
Matt Blake's musical history
Greg Cartwright's musical history
Chris Fachini's musical history
Damian Lang's musical history
Jeff Meier's musical history
Rachel Nagy's musical history
Steve Nawara's musical history
Matt O'Brien's musical history
Len Puch's musical history
Maribel Restrepo's musical history
Steve Shaw's musical history
John Szymanski's musical history
Johnny Walker's musical history
Jack White's musical history
Carol Schumacher's musical history
Ken Tudrick's musical history

Discography
Singles
  1. Down In Louisiana 7" (Black Mamba, 1996, BM-01)
    1. Down In Louisiana (traditional)
    2. Over To My House (Geechie Wiley And Elvie Thomas)
  2. Village Of Love 7" (Human Fly, 1996, HFR-003)
      500 copies of the original release
      there's a bootleg reissue of 200-500 copies on blue vinyl
    1. Village Of Love (Nathaniel Mayer)
    2. Maria Christina (Tony Valla And Alamos)
  3. Ain't It A Shame 7" (Scooch Pooch, 1996, PO 18)
    1. Ain't It A Shame (? & The Mysterians)
    2. Slum Lord (The Deviants)
  4. Cha Cha Twist CDS (Rough Trade UK, 2004, cat.no.?)
      first version: black letters on a red background
      second version: white letters on a black background
    1. Cha Cha Twist (Brice Coefield)
  5. Cha Cha Twist 7" (Rough Trade UK, 2004, rtrades 189)
      white vinyl
    1. Cha Cha Twist (Brice Coefield)
    2. Hey Sailor (Mickey Lee Lane)
  6. Cha Cha Twist CDS (Rough Trade UK, 2004, rtradescd 189)
      enhanced CDS
    1. Cha Cha Twist (Brice Coefield)
    2. The Real Thing
    3. Cha Cha Twist (video-track) (Brice Coefield)
Splits
N/A
Albums
  1. Mink Rat Or Rabbit LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1998, SFTRI 525)
    1. Cha Cha Twist (Brice Coefield)
    2. I'll Keep Holding On (Marvelettes)
    3. Putty (In Your Hands) (The Yardbirds)
    4. Easier To Cry (The Shangri-Las)
    5. Jackson
    6. Bad Girl (Oblivians)
    7. Summer (The Slum) (Five Royales)
    8. Midnight Blues (Charlie Rich)
    9. You Knows What To Do (Barrett Strong)
    10. Can't Do Without You (Clarence Carter)
    11. Hittin' On Nothing (N. Neville)
    12. Out Of This World (Gino Washington)
    13. Chumbawa (Gabriel & The Angels)
    14. Breakaway (Jackie DeShannon)
  2. Mink Rat Or Rabbit CD (Rough Trade UK, 2004, rtradecd 068)
    1. Cha Cha Twist (Brice Coefield)
    2. I'll Keep Holding On (Marvelettes)
    3. Putty (In Your Hands) (The Yardbirds)
    4. Easier To Cry (The Shangri-Las)
    5. Jackson
    6. Bad Girl (Oblivians)
    7. Summer (The Slum) (Five Royales)
    8. Midnight Blues (Charlie Rich)
    9. You Knows What To Do (Barrett Strong)
    10. Can't Do Without You (Clarence Carter)
    11. Hittin' On Nothing (N. Neville)
    12. Out Of This World (Gino Washington)
    13. Chumbawa (Gabriel & The Angels)
    14. Breakaway (Jackie DeShannon)
  3. Life, Love And Leaving LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001, SFTRI 635)
    1. Hey Sailor (Mickey Lee Lane)
    2. He Did It (Jackie DeShannon)
    3. Find Me A Home (aka "Home In Your Heart") (Solomon Burke)
    4. Oh My Lover (Chiffons)
    5. Cry On (Ronnie Mack)
    6. Stupidity (Solomon Burke)
    7. Bye Bye Baby (Mary Wells)
    8. Boss Lady (aka "Boss With The Hot Sauce") (Davis Jones And Fenders)
    9. Laughing At You (Guardinias)
    10. Can't Miss Nothing (Ike & Tina Turner)
    11. Right Around The Corner (Five Royales)
    12. Won't You Dance With Me (Billy Lee And Rivieras)
    13. Let's Forget About The Past (Clyde McPhatter)
    14. Shout Bama Lama (Otis Redding)
  4. Life, Love And Leaving CD (Rough Trade UK, 2004, rtradecd 067)
    1. Hey Sailor (Mickey Lee Lane)
    2. He Did It (Jackie DeShannon)
    3. Find Me A Home (aka "Home In Your Heart") (Solomon Burke)
    4. Oh My Lover (Chiffons)
    5. Cry On (Ronnie Mack)
    6. Stupidity (Solomon Burke)
    7. Bye Bye Baby (Mary Wells)
    8. Boss Lady (aka "Boss With The Hot Sauce") (Davis Jones And Fenders)
    9. Laughing At You (Guardinias)
    10. Can't Miss Nothing (Ike & Tina Turner)
    11. Right Around The Corner (Five Royales)
    12. Won't You Dance With Me (Billy Lee And Rivieras)
    13. Let's Forget About The Past (Clyde McPhatter)
    14. Shout Bama Lama (Otis Redding)
  5. Seven Easy Pieces CD (Rough Trade UK, 2003, rtradecd 070)
    1. Ya Ya Ya
    2. Secret Agent
    3. Heartbeat
    4. You Don't Knock
    5. Silver And Gold
    6. 99 And A Half Won't Do
    7. Insane Asylum
  6. Baby CD (Rough Trade UK, 2004, rtradcdp 193)
      promo release
    1. Slipping Around
    2. I Wanna Holler (But The Town's Too Small)
    3. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
    4. Weak Spot
    5. Everybody's Going Wild
    6. Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat)
    7. Mean Man
    8. Now You're Gone
    9. It's Raining
    10. Just Can't Please You
    11. The Real Thing
    12. Baby Help Me
    13. Cha Cha Twist (Brice Coefield)
  7. Baby LP/CD (Rough Trade UK, 2004, rtradelp 193/rtradecd 193)
      co-produced by Greg Cartwright
    1. Slipping Around
    2. I Wanna Holler (But The Town's Too Small)
    3. Baby Let Me Hold Your Hand
    4. Weak Spot
    5. Everybody's Going Wild
    6. Hot Dog (Watch Me Eat)
    7. Mean Man
    8. Now You're Gone
    9. It's Raining
    10. Just Can't Please You
    11. The Real Thing
    12. Baby Help Me
    13. Cha Cha Twist (Brice Coefield)
  8. Tied & True CD (Rough Trade UK, 2007, rtradcd 356)
    1. You'll Never Change
    2. Try Love
    3. The Hurts All Gone
    4. Only To Other People
    5. Puppet On A String
    6. As Long As I Have You
    7. Its My Delight
    8. Nothing But A Heartache
    9. If You Don't Think
    10. Leave My Kitten Alone
    11. (I Wanna Know) What's Going On
    12. On A Monday
    13. Green Light
Compilations
  1. Bankstock II CD (44 Caliber Records, 1995, RFD 2301)
      recorded live at The Miami, Detroit, july 4th weekend, 1995
    1. Maria Christina
    2. Shout Bama Lama (it isn't mentioned on the sleeve, but it's there) (Otis Redding)
  2. 'Half-Assed, Will Travel' LP (Anyway Records/Perineum Recordings, 1997, PR 001)
    1. You Don't Knock
  3. Shreds - Volume 4 - American Underground '96 CD (Shredder Records, 1997, SHRED 43)
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Village Of Love (Nathaniel Mayer)
  4. Scooch Pooch Plays: Their Original Sins CD (Scooch Pooch, 1997, PO 28)
    1. Slum Lord (The Deviants)
  5. Shine On, Sweet Starlet LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1998, SFTRI 537)
      soundtrack of a film by John Michael McCarthy
    1. Coming Home
  6. Alright, This Time, Just The Girls 2xLP/2xCD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 1999, SFTRI 576)
    1. Ain't Hittin' On Nothing (N. Neville)
  7. Where The Action Is CD (1+2 Records, 2001, 1+2 CD 124)
    1. You Knows
  8. Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit LP/CD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001, SFTRI 623)
      produced and recorded by Jack White, mixed by Jack White and Jim Diamond
    1. Shout Bama Lama (Otis Redding)
  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. Hey Sailor
  10. Rough Trade Shops Rock And Roll 1 7" (Mute, 2002, mute 289)
    1. Hey Sailor (Mickey Lee Lane)
  11. Rough Trade Shops Rock And Roll 2xCD (Mute, 2002, CDStumm 212)
    1. Hey Sailor (Mickey Lee Lane)
  12. Soundtrack For "Jackass: The Movie" CD (label?, 2002, cat.no.?)
      i'm not sure if this track is on any CD, it is in the movie ...
      other bands ? their tracks ?
    1. Cha Cha Twist (Brice Coefield)
  13. New Blood - The New Rock N Roll Vol 3 CD (Artrocker, 2003, RRR 33010)
    1. Bad Girl
  14. Stop Me If You've Think You've Heard This One Before ... CD (Rough Trade UK, 2003, rtradecd 100)
    1. Last Nite (The Strokes)
Various

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Links
  1. potholemusic.net has got some downloadable live material
  2. The Detroit Cobras @ scoochpooch.com
  3. The Detroit Cobras fansite
  4. The Detroit Cobras official web