The Mr. T Experience discography

The Mr. T Experience discography
The Mr. T Experience performing in San Francisco in January 2008.
Studio albums	10
EPs	5
Singles	9
Reissues	4
Other appearances	17

The discography of The Mr. T Experience, a Berkeley, California-based punk rock band formed in 1985, consists of ten studio albums, five EPs, and nine singles.

The Mr. T Experience formed in 1985 with an initial lineup of singer/guitarists "Dr. Frank" Portman and Jon Von Zelowitz, bassist Byron Stamatatos, and drummer Alex Laipeneiks. Their debut album Everybody's Entitled to Their Own Opinion was released in 1986 on local label Disorder Records. Night Shift at the Thrill Factory followed in 1988 through Rough Trade Records, who also released their EP Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood in 1989. Stamatatos left the band and was replaced by Aaron Rubin, and when Rough Trade went out of business the band moved to Lookout! Records, where they would remain for the rest of their career. They released Making Things with Light in 1990, and both the Milk Milk Lemonade album and Strum ünd Bang, Live!? EP in 1992. Zelowitz left the band, leading to a brief breakup, but Portman, Rubin, and Laipeneiks decided to carry on as a trio and released the Gun Crazy EP and Our Bodies Our Selves album in 1993. Laipeneiks then left the band, leading to another breakup, but they reformed with new drummer Jim "Jym" Pittman for the EP ...And the Women Who Love Them in 1994. Rubin then left the group and was replaced by Joel Reader.

The lineup of Portman, Pittman, and Reader remained stable and released an album each year over a four-year period: Love is Dead (1996), Revenge is Sweet, and So Are You (1997), a cover version of the Ramones' Road to Ruin (1998), and Alcatraz (1999). Lookout! also released an expanded version of Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood in 1997 with 24 additional tracks culled from the band's EPs, singles, and various compilation albums. Reader then left the band and Portman released a solo album. With new bassist Gabe Meline The Mr. T Experience released the EP The Miracle of Shame in 2000, which also included temporary Hammond organ player Erik Noyes. Meline left the band in 2002 and was replaced by "Bobby J" Jordan, while Ted Angel also joined as second guitarist. A "Special Addition" version of ...And the Women Who Love Them was released in 2002. Similar to the re-release of Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood, this version included 18 additional tracks. The new four-piece Mr. T Experience lineup released Yesterday Rules in 2004.

Studio albums

Year	Album details
1986	Everybody's Entitled to Their Own Opinion[I] Released: 1986 Label: Disorder (DSR #001) Format: LP
1988	Night Shift at the Thrill Factory[II] Released: 1988 Label: Rough Trade Formats: LP
1990	Making Things with Light Released: 1990 Label: Lookout! (LK #47) Format: LP, CS, CD
1992	Milk Milk Lemonade Released: 1992 Label: Lookout! (LK #49) Format: LP, CS, CD
1993	Our Bodies Our Selves Released: 1993 Label: Lookout! (LK #80) Format: LP, CS, CD
1996	Love is Dead Released: 1996 Label: Lookout! (LK #134) Format: LP, CD
1997	Revenge is Sweet, and So Are You Released: 1997 Label: Lookout! (LK #180) Format: CD
1998	Road to Ruin[III] Released: 1998 Label: Clearview Format: LP
1999	Alcatraz Released: 1999 Label: Lookout! (LK #232) Format: CD
2004	Yesterday Rules Released: 2004 Label: Lookout! (LK #299) Format: CD

^ I Everybody's Entitled to Their Own Opinion was reissued on CD by Lookout! Records in 1990 and 1995.

^ II Night Shift at the Thrill Factory was re-released by Lookout! on CD in 1995 with 5 additional tracks.

^ III Road to Ruin is a cover version of the Ramones' 1978 album.

Extended plays

Year	Album details
1989	Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood[I] Released: 1989 Label: Rough Trade Format: EP
1992	Strum ünd Bang, Live!?[II] Released: 1992 Label: Munster Format: EP
1993	Gun Crazy Released: 1992 Label: Lookout! Format: EP
1994	...And the Women Who Love Them[III] Released: 1994 Label: Lookout! (LK #106) Format: EP, CD
2000	The Miracle of Shame Released: 2000 Label: Lookout! (LK #254) Format: CD

^ I Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood was reissued on CD by Lookout! Records in 1997 with 24 additional tracks.

^ II Strum ünd Bang, Live!? is out of print, however all of its tracks were included on the CD reissue of Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood.

^ III A "Special Addition" of ...And the Women Who Love Them was released in 2002 with 18 additional tracks.

Singles

Year	Release details	Tracks
1989	"So Long, Sucker" Released: 1989 Label: Lookout! Format: 7" single	"So Long, Sucker"[I] "Zero"[I]
1990	"Sex Offender" Released: 1990 Label: Vital Music Format: 7" single	"Sex Offender"[I] (cover of Blondie's "X-Offender") "Last Time I Listened to You"[I]
1991	"Love American Style" Released: 1991 Label: Lookout! Format: 7" single	"Love American Style"[I] "Somebody Wants to Love You"[I] "Spider-Man"[I]
1992	The Mr. T Experience / Sicko Released: 1992[II] Label: Top Drawer Format: 7" single	"Together Tonight"[I]
1994	"Tapin' Up My Heart" Released: 1994 Label: Lookout! Format: 7" single	"Tapin' Up My Heart"[III] "My Stupid Life"[III] "How'd the Date End?"[III]
1995	"Alternative is Here to Stay" Released: 1995 Label: Lookout! Format: 7" single, CD	"Alternative is Here to Stay"[III] "New Girlfriend"[III] "You Today"[III] (CD version only) "Alternative is Here to Stay" (alternative version) (CD version only)
	The Mr. T Experience / Goober Patrol Released: 1995 Label: Punk as Duck Format: 7" single, CD	"Semi-OK"[III] "God Bless America" "Itching Powder in Sleeping Bags" (live) (CD version only)
1997	"...And I Will Be with You"[IV] Released: 1997 Label: Lookout! Format: CD	"...And I Will Be with You" "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"[III] "You Alone"[III]
1999	The Mr. T Experience / Gigantor Released: 1999 Label: G-Force Format: 7" single	"King Dork"[III]

^ I Denotes tracks that were re-released on the CD version of Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood.

^ II The split single with Sicko was re-released in 1998.

^ III Denotes tracks that were re-released on the "Special Addition" of ...And the Women Who Love Them.

^ IV "...And I Will Be with You" is a single from the album Revenge is Sweet, and So Are You (1997).

Reissues

Year	Album details
1990	Everybody's Entitled to Their Own Opinion[I] Released: 1990 Label: Lookout! Format: CD
1995	Night Shift at the Thrill Factory Released: 1995 Label: Lookout! Formats: CD
1997	Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood Released: 1997 Label: Lookout! Formats: CD
2002	...And the Women Who Love Them: Special Addition Released: 2002 Label: Lookout! Format: CD

^ I Everybody's Entitled to Their Own Opinion was reissued by Lookout! a second time in 1995.

Other appearances

The following Mr. T Experience songs were released on compilation albums, soundtracks, and other releases. Some songs were later re-released on the CD version of Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood, the "Special Addition" version of ...And the Women Who Love Them, and other releases, as noted below. This is not an exhaustive list: songs that were first released on the band's albums, EPs, or singles are not included.

Year	Release details	Track(s)
1988	The Thing That Ate Floyd Released: 1988 Label: Lookout! Format: LP	"Boredom Zone"[I]
1989	Every Band Has a Shonen Knife Who Loves Them Released: 1989 Label: Vital Music Format: CD	"Flying Jelly Attack"[II] (originally performed by Shonen Knife)
	Make the Collector Nerd Sweat Released: 1989 Label: Very Small Format: EP	"Psycho Girl"[II]
	The Big One Released: 1989 Label: Flipside Format: CD	"Fill in the Blank"[II]
1991	Surprise Your Pig: A Tribute to R.E.M. Released: 1991 Label: Staplegun Format: CD	"Can't Get There from Here"[II] (originally performed by R.E.M.)
1992	Blame and Burn Released: 1992 Label: Flush Format: CD	"God Bless America"[II]
	Can of Pork Released: 1992 Label: Format: CD	"T-Shirt Commercial"[II] "Viva la France"[II]
1993	Banana Pad Riot Released: 1993 Label: Format: CD	"Don't Go Away Go Go Girl"[II] (originally performed by The Banana Splits)
	Soda Punx Released: 1993 Label: Top Drawer Format: CD	"Hello Kitty Menendez"[II]
1995	A Slice of Lemon Released: 1995 Label: Lookout!/Kill Rock Stars Format: CD	"Unpack Your Adjectives"[III] (originally performed by Schoolhouse Rock!)
1997	Generations I: A Punk Look at Human Rights Released: 1997 Label: Ark 21 Format: CD	"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"[III]
	Before You Were Punk Released: 1997 Label: Vagrant Format: CD	"Crash"[III] (originally performed by The Primitives)
	More Bounce to the Ounce Released: 1997 Label: Lookout! Format: CD	"We Are the Future People of Tomorrow"[III] "Whistle Bait"[III] (originally performed by Joe Collins)
	The Duran Duran Tribute Album Released: 1997 Label: Mojo Format: CD	"Is There Something I Should Know?"[III] (originally performed by Duran Duran)
1998	No Pants! Released: 1998 Label: Let's Go Format: CD	"Sonic Reducer" (originally performed by the Dead Boys)
1999	Forward Til Death Released: 1999 Label: Lookout! Format: CD	"King Dork"[III]
	Short Music for Short People Released: June 1, 1999 Label: Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 591-2) Format: CD	"Told You Once"

^ I "Boredom Zone" was reissued on the CD re-release of Night Shift at the Thrill Factory.

^ II Denotes tracks that were reissued on the CD re-release of Big Black Bugs Bleed Blue Blood.

^ III Denotes tracks that were reissued on the "Special Addition" version of ...And the Women Who Love Them.

External links

• The Mr. T Experience on Myspace
• The Mr. T Experience discography discography at Discogs