Babes in Toyland discography

Babes In Toyland (band) discography
Studio albums	3
Compilation albums	5
Music videos	7
EPs	2
Singles	7

Babes in Toyland was an American punk rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1987. The band was formed by Oregon native Kat Bjelland (lead vocals and guitar), with Lori Barbero (drums) and Michelle Leon (bass), who was later replaced by Maureen Herman in 1992. Courtney Love had a very brief stint in the band in 1987 as a bass player, before being kicked out and forming Hole in 1989.^[1]

Between 1989 and 1995, Babes in Toyland released three studio albums; Spanking Machine (1990), the commercially successful Fontanelle (1992), and Nemesisters (1995), before becoming inactive in 1997 and eventually disbanding in 2001. While the band was inspirational to some performers in the riot grrrl movement in the Pacific Northwest, Babes in Toyland never associated themselves with the movement.

Studio albums

Year	Title	Label	US sales
1990	Spanking Machine	Twin Tone Records	70,000
1992	Fontanelle	Reprise Records	220,000
1995	Nemesisters		150,000

Extended plays

Year	Title	Label	US sales
1991	To Mother	Southern Records	50,000
1993	Painkillers		60,000

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Type
1992	The Peel Sessions	Strange Fruit Records
1994	Dystopia	Insipid Records
2000	Lived	Almafame
	Devil
	Viled
	Natural Babe Killers	Recall Records
2001	Collectors Item	Digimode Entertainment
	The Further Adventures of Babes in Toyland	Fuel 2000 Records
2004	The Best of Babes in Toyland and Kat Bjelland	Warner Music Records

Singles

Year	Title	Album	Label
1989	Dust Cake Boy	Spanking Machine	Treehouse Records
1990	House	(None)	Sub Pop
1991	Handsome and Gretel	Fontanelle	Insipid Records
1992	Bruise Violet		Southern Records
1993	Catatonic	To Mother	Insipid Records
1995	Sweet '69	Nemesisters	Reprise Records
	We Are Family	Nemesisters

Chart positions

Year	Single	Chart	Peak position
1991	To Mother	UK Indie Chart	1
1992	Fontanelle	UK Albums Chart[2]	24
1993	Painkillers	UK Albums Chart[2]	53
1995	"Sweet '69"	US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	37
	"Sweet '69"	UK Singles Chart	173
1995	We Are Family	US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play	22

Other contributions

Year	Title	Album	Label
1989	"Watching Girl"	Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them	Giant Records
1991	"Handsome & Gretel"	Indie Top 20 Volume 13	Beechwood Music
	"Ripe"	New Season - The Peel Sessions	Strange Fruit
	"Flesh Crawl"	Teriyaki Asthma Vols. I-V	C/Z Records
	House	The Grunge Years	Sub Pop Records
1992	Handsome & Gretel	Best of Independent	Beechwood Music
	Sometimes	Volume 4	Volmume
1993	Dirty	Milk for Pussy	Mad Queen Records
	Dust Cake Boy	Sonic Youth in 1991: The Year Punk Broke (VHS)	Geffen Home Video
1994	Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft	If I Were a Carpenter	A&M Records
	Say What You Want	S.F.W.
1995	Sweet '69	Alternative Final Mix 11	Warner Music
	More, More, More	Spirit Of '73: Rock For Choice	550 Music
	Sweet '69	Triple J: This Is Twelve - Too Louder Compilation	Australian Broadcasting Corporation
1996	Handsome & Gretel (Live)	Volume Fourteen - Reading '95 Special	Volume
1998	Overtura: Astroantiquity	Songs Of The Witchblade	DreamWorks

Music Videos/Videography

1990 He's My Thing (from "Spanking Machine")

1991 Ripe (from "To Mother")

1992 Bruise Violet (from "Fontanelle")

1992 Won't Tell (from "Fontanelle")

1993 Istigkeit (from "Painkillers")

1995 Sweet '69 (from "Nemesisters")

1995 We Are Family (from "Nemesisters")

The best places to catch a Babes In Toyland video in the US was through various MTV outlets. The music videos for "Bruise Violet" and "Sweet '69" were Buzzworthy Clip Features, "Sweet '69" was the cheapest video ever made at the time to be played on the network. The music video for "Sweet '69" was made on a $5,000 budget. Beavis and Butthead episodes were another notable place to catch clips for "Ripe" and "Bruise Violet". 120 Minutes also played music videos by the band, they also guest hosted the show on July 9, 1995. 1990 The Making of Spanking Machine

1991 "Dust Cake Boy" from 1991: The Year Punk Broke 1991 MTV's Beavis and Butthead "Ripe"

1993 MTV's Beavis and Butthead "Bruise Violet"

1993 The Making of Painkillers

1995 The Making of Nemesisters

1995 Babes In Toyland "Nemesisters" EPK

1995 Babes In Toyland host MTV's 120 Minutes

1995 Performance of "Sweet '69" on MTV's 120 Minutes

1995 Performance of "Memory" on MTV's 120 Minutes

References

1. Shelton, Sonya. "Contemporary Musicians: Babes In Toyland Biography". E Notes. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
2. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 37. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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