Formed In July: 1990, AMAZING THRILL SHOW was based in Philadelphia, PA. The band has performed regularly at Philadelphia clubs and venues throughout the Middle Atlantic states.
Recording sessions at Trackmaster Audio (Buffalo, NY) :
Watermusic (Hoboken, NJ), Sigma Sound (Philadelphia), and Graphic Sound Studios (Ringoes, NJ) resulted in the band’s first
release, a self-titled cassette on their own FAKIR RECORDS label in April 1992.
Two of the cassette’s tracks were produced by Robbie Goo, bassist for Warner Bros. recording artists The Goo Goo Dolls.
Then they released two 7 inches in 1992, a split 7inch with the band Crankcase, in 1994 plus a Not One Cent Cassette in 95. Their full length cd – Gigantopithecus was released in 1996. Also have a bunch of 4 track recordings, Live and Rehearsal recordings. (all below)
Plus here are some pdfs compiling the Lyrics and Press Releases.
I would like to send a big thank you to Peter Helfrich & Nicholas Mastropole for compiling and sending me all of this info, photos, music, lyrics etc for this band. It is amazing how much he sent me for this post. THANKS
LINE UP:
Peter Helfrich – vocals, bass
David Anderson – guitars, keys, backing vocals
Jeff Werner (Strapping Field Hands, Crankcase, Vic Logic, Confusion Visits) – drums
Later
Chris Burke – drums, percussion
Trivia from Peter:
“In 1988, two college roommates and I road-tripped to Minnesota, where they were checking out schools with programs they were considering for future studies. Along the way, we stopped for gas at a rural country store in Wisconsin. Making conversation, we asked an old woman at the cash register if there was anything fun to do around those parts. She suggested that we visit the Wisconsin Dells and see Tommy Bartlett’s “amazing thrill show” as she called it. We asked who Tommy Bartlett was and laughed when she replied, “He’s a water-skiing clown!”
My roommate Jon ended up going to the University of Minnesota and later sent me a postcard of Tommy Bartlett in full water-skiing clown regalia. I hung it on the wall of our basement practice space at 938 South Street in Philadelphia, and later it provided the inspiration we needed when brainstorming band names.
Ironically, each year, the Philadelphia police department’s motorcycle division would stage a benefit event they called their “Thrill Show,” which benefited widows and children of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. So each year there would be posters all over the city advertising “Thrill Show” in huge letters that had nothing to do with us at all!”
4 Tracks
Anthem One (4Track)
B-N-Green-One (April 1991)
Bitter Cherry
Crazy Horse Original Demo
Crazy Horse (4Track)
Flamin Redd Foxx (April 1991)
G F One (4Track)
Linear B (4Track)
One Night (4Track)
Ovalteen Spirit Early (4Track)
Sad One (4Track)
Sleighbell (4Track)
Song For Two Basses (4Track)
The One (4Track)
Twang One (4Track)
Twang One April 1991
Basement 4 Tracks
Aggressive Changes
D-Line-Dont-Be-Bitter
Halloween One (Idea)
Intro One
James Taylor One
Kracken
Night Fever
Out Of Time
Parallels
Picking One
Poppy New Order One
Rave Sensation (Idea)
Start Child
Witch Ritual
Rehearsal Tapes – 938 South Street
Complicated One Rehearsal
Distorted Bass One Rehearsal
Hypno Fire Wand Practice 10 16 1991
New Novelty Practice
Wolverine Practice 10 16 1991
MediaFire Zip of 4track and Rehearsal files
Black Tape – 1992
01-No Questions Asked (Wolverine)
02-Theme
03-New Novelty
04-Yellow
05-Flaming (Redd Foxx)
06-Kaleidoscope
07-Twang
08-The One
MediaFire Zip of Cassette files
7 inch single with Steve Garvey
A-Genuine
B-Dont Be Bitter (Alternate Mix)
B-Dont Be Bitter
MediaFire Zip of 7″ files
Ovaltyne 7 Inch
01-Ovaltyne
02-Sleighbell
03-Bitter Cherry
04-Agressive Changes
MediaFire Zip of 7″ files
Split with CrankCase
01-Aggressive Changes
02-Fiery Robert (Not Alone)
MediaFire Zip of Split 7″ files
Not One Red Cent Cassingle Of The Month 09 1995
01-Pit Of Despair
02-Worse Than Before
MediaFire Zip of Cassingle files
Gigantopithecus cd
01 – Ovaltyne
02 – Slaybelle
03 – Pit Of Despair
04 – Dante’s Inferno
05 – Peppermint Patty
06 – Midnight Bird
07 – F – 1
08 – Witness
09 – Invoke The Kraken
10 – Sleighbell
11 – $40
12 – Anthem
13 – Orange
MediaFire Zip of cd files
Live
40 Dollars Writing Session Eds Rehearsal Studio
Anthem Khyber Pass May 6 1991
B-N-Green-Live-At-Khyber-Pass
Blister In The Sun Live Khyber Pass
Flaming Redd Foxx Live At Khyber
Hypnotic Fire Wand Live Khyber Pass
Live At Khyber Pass Philadelphia
The One Khyber Pass May 6 1991
Untitled Unfinished Song Eds Rehearsal Studio
Whole Lotta Love Khyber Pass May 6 1991
Amazing Thrill Show-Cassette Release Show – Full Set 4-23-92
Amazing Thrill Show-Live Set Wtsr – Trenton State
Misc
Bulbous Swan Dave Lyric Ideas
Candy Tummy
Misc Dave Acoustic And Piano Ideas
Random Street Guy Outside 938 South Street
MediaFire Zip of Live & Misc files
