My Dad Is Dead
My Dad Is Dead, was a recording project of musician Mark Edwards. The project began in Cleveland, Ohio in 1985. My Dad Is Dead has released eleven full-length albums. His new group is called Secular Joy and is based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[1]
Discography
Cassettes
- My Dad Is Dead (Not on label - 1985)
Albums
- ...and He's Not Gonna Take It Anymore (St. Valentine, 1986)
- Reissued on the German label Houses in Motion, 1990
- Peace, Love and Murder (Birth, 1987)
- Reissued on the German label Houses in Motion, 1991
- The Best Defense (Homestead Records, 1988)
- Let's Skip the Details (Homestead Records, 1988)
- The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get double lp (Homestead Records, 1989)
- CD reissue contains two fewer tracks
- Chopping Down the Family Tree (Scat Records, 1991)
- Reissued on the German label Houses in Motion
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Scat Records, 1993)
- For Richer, For Poorer (Emperor Jones/Trance Syndicate, 1995)
- Everyone Wants the Honey But Not the Sting (Emperor Jones, 1997)
- The Engine of Commerce (Vital Cog, 2002)
- A Divided House (Unhinged, 2005)
- A New Clear Route (Unhinged, 2009)
Singles & EPs
- Shine double 7" (Scat Records, 1990)
- Hello EP (Hello Recording Club, 1995)
Compilations
- Shine(r) (Emperor Jones/Trance Syndicate, 1996)
Compilation appearances
- "Time Has Come Today", from Human Music (Homestead Records, 1989)
- "Old Toys or A Boat", from split 7" with Prisonshake (Scat Records, 1990)
- "Flesh Colored House", from split 7" with Bastro (Clawfist, 1990)
- "Time and Again", from Hotel Cleveland Vol III (Scat Records, 1991)
- "Where's Our Reason", from split 7" with Rastro! (Simple Machines, 1993), later compiled on Working Holiday! cd (Simple Machines, 2004)
- "Second Thoughts" and "Nothing Special", from Cle Magazine cd (1995)
- "Mysterious Ways", from Cleveland Squawks CD, included in Cle Magazine (1997)
- "Just Pretending", from Pet Sounds Volume 1 (Vital Cog, 2000)
- "The Memory of Your Kiss", from split 7" with Duochrome (Vital Cog, 2001)
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