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MARGARET EXPLOSION RELEASES
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Margaret Explosion LP “Per La Prima!” EAR 19 on Earring Records, released September 2023
Margaret Explosion CD “Civilization” (EAR 18) on Earring Records, released 2017
Margaret Explosion CD “Disappear” (EAR 17) on Earring Records, released 2014
Margaret Explosion 45 RPM “Juggler/Purple Heart” (EAR 16) on Earring Records, released 2011 on black vinyl.
Margaret Explosion CD “Live Dive” (EAR 14) on Earring Records, released 2009
Margaret Explosion CD “Skyhigh” (EAR 12) on Earring Records, released 2006
Margaret Explosion CD “1969” (EAR 10) on Earring Records, released 2003
Margaret Explosion CD “Happy Hour” (EAR 9) on Earring Records, released 2003
Invisible Idiot CD “Outta Sight, Outa Mind” (EAR 7) on Earring Records, released 1999
ONE LP, SEVEN CDs & ONE 45 FROM MARGARET EXPLOSION
MARGARET EXPLOSION LP – PER LA PRIMA!
Margaret Explosion LP “Per La Prima!” EAR 19 on Earring Records, released September 2023
Margaret Explosion “Per La Prima!” song titles include:
a side 1. DISAPPEAR (Dodd, Fournier, Frank, Martin, Schaefer) Peggi Fournier – soprano sax, Jack Schaefer – tenor sax, Bob Martin – guitar, Ken Frank – double bass, Paul Dodd – drums
listen to Disappear by Margaret Explosion
2. ROSARY (Dodd, Fournier, Frank, LaBonne, Marshall) Pete LaBonne – piano, Peggi Fournier – soprano sax, Phil Marshall – guitar, Ken Frank – double bass, Paul Dodd – drums
listen to Rosary by Margaret Explosion
3. DAYDREAM (Dodd, Fournier, Frank, Marshall, Martin) Peggi Fournier – soprano sax, Phil Marshall – guitar, Bob Martin – guitar, Ken Frank – double bass, Paul Dodd – drums
listen to Daydream by Margaret Explosion
b side 1. PUNGI PIE (Davies, Dodd, Fournier, Frank, Marshall) Peggi Fournier – soprano sax, Phil Marshall – guitar, Melissa Davies – cello, Ken Frank – double bass, Paul Dodd – drums
listen to Pungi Pie by Margaret Explosion
2. CLOUDS TO PART (Dodd, Fournier, Frank, Marshall) Peggi Fournier – soprano sax, Phil Marshall – guitar, Ken Frank – double bass, Paul Dodd – drums
listen to Clouds to Part by Margaret Explosion
3. YARD BARD (Dodd, Fournier, Frank, Schaefer) Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Peggi Fournier – soprano sax, Ken Frank – double bass, Paul Dodd – drums
listen to Yard Bard by Margaret Explosion
4. EDGE OF TOWN (Davies, Dodd, Frank, Fournier, Schaefer) Jack Schaefer – guitar, Peggi Fournier – soprano sax, Melissa Davies – cello, Ken Frank – double bass, Paul Dodd – drums
listen to Edge of Town by Margaret Explosion
All songs performed live (per la prima) at the Little Theatre Café in Rochester, New York Post production by Arpad Sekeres Earring Records EAR18 2023 All Rights Reserved
MARGARET EXPLOSION CD – CIVILIZATION
Margaret Explosion CD “Civilization” (EAR 18) on Earring Records, released 2017
Margaret Explosion “Civilization” song titles include:
1. En Plein Air 5:22 2. High Life 4:21
Listen to High Life
3. Let’s Do That Again 5:38 4. Big Bass Bounce 6:04
Listen to Big Bass Bounce
5. Descending a Staircase 5:11 6. Possibility 4:31 7. Bar Car 5:21
Listen to Bar Car
8. Super Eight 5:33 9. Seventeen 3:33 10. Tonic Party 8:01
Peggi Fournier – Soprano Sax Bob Martin – Guitars/Pedals Pete Labonne – Piano, Synth, Guitar; Ken Frank – Upright and Electric bass Paul Dodd – Drums; Jack Schaefer – Bass Clarinet on Big Bass Bounce
MARGARET EXPLOSION CD – DISAPPEAR
Margaret Explosion CD “Disappear” (EAR 17) on Earring Records, released 2014
This cd is sold out. The songs are available here as free downloads.
Margaret Explosion “Disappear” song titles include: 1. Contemplation 5:55
Listen to Contemplation
2. Fisterra 5:46
Listen to Fisterre
3. When We Were Young 6:21
Listen to When We were Young
4. Journeyman 5:38
Listen to Journeyman
5. Fertile Crescent Moon 5:54
Listen to Fertile Crescent Moon
6. Happy Mobiling 7:06
Listen to Happy Mobiling
7. Girls With Balloons 4:46
Listen to Girls With Balloons
8. Dump Truck 5:54
Listen to Dump Truck
9. Fallopian 6:04
Listen to Fallopian
10. Dreamland 5:58
Listen to Dreamland
11. Shadow Boys 5:49
Listen to Shadow Boys
12. Sugar Salt 5:39
Listen to Sugar Salt
Margaret Explosion is Peggi Fournier – Soprano Sax Bob Martin – Guitar Ken Frank – Upright Bass Jack Schaefer – Bass Clarinet PeteLaBonne – Grand Piano Paul Dodd – Drums
9. Into the Dream 6:30 10. Hyperlinks 6:19 11. Sleep Michael Jackson 6:50
Margaret Explosion is Peggi Fournier – saxophone; Bob Martin – guitar; Ken Frank – bass; Paul Dodd – drums;
Pete LaBonne plays piano on Five Star Surf and Super Slinky Jack Schaefer plays guitar on Lyell Avenue and Super Slinky Phil Marshall plays guitar on Rain Dance Charles Jaffe plays piano on Forever Wild
“1969” is an organic exploration of wide open sonic landscapes. Recorded live to four tracks at Studio 55, the sax, guitar, drums and bass lineup seeks to recapture that period that zoomed by when rock met jazz. The Margaret Explosion lineup includes three former members of Personal Effects and the new cd includes an instrumental of “Don’t Wake Me” from Personal Effects’ 1983 debut album.
MARGARET EXPLOSION CD – HAPPY HOUR
Margaret Explosion CD “Happy Hour” (EAR 9) on Earring Records, released 2003
Margaret Explosion “Happy Hour” song titles include: 1. Floating at the Bug Jar 6:00
Listen to Margaret Explosion “Floating At The Bug Jar”
Outtake from “Happy Hour “featuring Phil Marshall on guitar
Margaret Explosion is Peggi Fournier – sax Greg Slack – bass on all tracks and guitar on Peggy Lee, Paul Dodd – hand drums/percussion Michael Rizzo – drum kit Pete LaBonne – Yamaha electronic piano and Farfisa organ Jack Schaefer plays guitar on Floating at the Bug Jar, guitar and cello on Kronos and clarinet and bass clarinet on N.O. Shuffle Bob Martin plays guitar on Eco Tourist, Tunisia and Melancholy Drift. Phil Marshall plays guitar on Cowboy and Train Scott “Fex” Smith plays trumpet on Funky Clave, Jungle Extraordinaire and N.O. Shuffle
Invisible Idiot CD “Outta Sight, Outa Mind” (EAR 7) on Earring Records, released 1999
Invisible Idiot is actually the original Margaret Explosion and this is the first cd. It was recorded and released while a new Margaret Explosion lineup was performing around town.
Invisible Idiot song titles include: 1. son of telly savalis
Listen to Invisible Idiot “Son of Telly Savalis”
2. kudzoo 3. slinky 4. pimientos de padron 5. suitcase of beer 6. sparky’s shed
Listen to Invisible Idiot “Sparky’s Shed”
7. mega lounge 8. abstract express
Listen to Invisible Idiot “Abstract Express”
9. millions of brazilians 10. harmonium continuum 11. coconut 12. knight shifter 13. pipedreams 14. beach fires 15. jujubee 16. as is 17. jack lord 18. lava lamp 19. spit
Invisible Idiot is: Peggi Fournier -sax Jack Schaefer – guitar, bass clarinet, cello, tenor sax, flute, piano, glockenspiel, field tapes Pete LaBonne – bass Paul Dodd- percussion Shelley Valachovic – shakers, dancing
DOWNLOAD FREE MP3s OF LIVE MARGARET EXPLOSION RECORDINGS
Here are six songs from Sunday’s Little Theatre performance Peggi Fournier plays soprano sax, Phil Marshall plays guitar, Ken Frank plays the double bass, Melissa Davies plays cello, Paul Dodd plays drums.
“Spanish Eyes” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 04.13.22. Jack Schaefer – guitar, Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Spanish Eyes”
“Oh Yeah” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.13.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Oh Yeah”
“Train Ride” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 04.20.22. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Train Ride”
“Triangle” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 12.22.21. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Triangle”
“Reverie” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 03.13.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Reverie”
“No One Will Ever Know” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.13.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “No One Will Ever Know”
“World’s Fair” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 05.30.18. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “World’s Fair”
“Patterns” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 03.13.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Patterns”
“Allegory of the Month” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.27.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Pete LaBonne – piano, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Allegory of the Month”
“International Velvet” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 09.04.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “International Velvet”
“La Movida” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 09.04.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “La Movida”
“Late Train” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 09.11.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Late Train”
“Transfigure” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 10.04.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Transfiguration”
“Margo Blues” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 05.23.18. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Pete LaBonne – piano, Phil Marshall – guitar, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Margo Blues”
“Nightclub” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 09,25,19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Nightclub”
“Manifestation” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.07.18. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Manifestation”
“Sevilla” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 10.18.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Sevilla”
“Sonata” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 05.23.18. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Pete LaBonne – piano, Phil Marshall – guitar, Bob Martin – guitar, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Sonata”
“Badlands” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.08.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Badlands”
“Horseshoe Road” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 05.16.18. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.
“Pedal Pusher” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.29.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Pedal Pusher”
“Hula” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 03.20.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Hula”
“Contemplation” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 04.30.14. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Contemplation”
“Drone” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 03.06.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Drone”
“Alicia” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 09.19.18. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Alicia”
“Tabula Rasa” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.15.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Daydream”
“Inexplicable” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 10.18.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Inexplicable”
“When We Were Young” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 11.20.13. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “When We Were Young”
“Sax Object” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 03.20.13. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Sax Object”
“Homeward” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 05.09.18. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Homeward”
‘Fallopian” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 05.07.14. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to ‘Fallopian”
“Pretty Things” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 10.11.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Pretty Things”
“Shadow Boys” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 05.01.13. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Shadow Boys”
“Dreamland” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 11.06.13. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Pete LaBonne – piano, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Dreamland”
“Cowboy Song” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.08.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Cowboy Song”
“Journeyman” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 12.12.12. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Pete LaBonne – piano, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Journeyman”
“Fisterra” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 05.01.13. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Fisterra”
“Sol” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 09.04.19. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Sol”
“Happy Mobiling” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 05.14.14. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Pete LaBonne – piano, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Happy Mobiling”
“Commute” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 05.02.18. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Commute”
“Turntable” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 10.05.11. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Turntable”
“The Great Swamp” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 10.11.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “The Great Swamp”
“Girls With Balloons” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 12.19.12. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Girls With Balloons”
“Fertile Crescent Moon” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 10.31.12. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Fertile Crescent Moon”
“Dump Truck” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 09.05.12. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Dump Truck”
“Jack In The Box” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 03.21.18. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Pete LaBonne – piano, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Jack In The Box”
“Sissy Bar” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre on 11.13.13. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Sissy Bar”
“Voyage” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.22.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Pete LaBonne – piano, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Voyage”
“In Walks Jack” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 05.30.12. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “In Walks Jack”
“Frank DeB” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 02.17.10. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Jack Schaefer – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Frank DeB”
“Ballad Of John Gilmore” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 05.08.13. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Pete LaBonne – piano, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Ballad Of John Gilmore”
“Prom Night” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 02.17.10. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Jack Schaefer – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Prom Night”
“Witness” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 10.25.17. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Phil Marshall – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Lsten to “Witness”
“Bug Jar Shooting” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Bug Jar on 05.30.09. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Bug Jar Shooting”
“Off The Corner” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.13.13. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen “Off The Corner”
“Ode To Joy” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 10.01.14. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums. Cover graphic by Ernst Barlach.Listen to “Ode to Joy”
“Solidarity” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 12.18.13. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Solidarity”
“Transit” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 12.11.13. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to Transit
“Rapper’s Funeral” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the Little Theatre Café on 11.29.14. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Jack Schaefer – bass clarinet, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Rapper’s Funeral”
“Mixer” by Margaret Explosion. Recorded live at the New York Wine & Culinary Center on 05.06.08. Peggi Fournier – sax, Ken Frank – bass, Bob Martin – guitar, Paul Dodd – drums.Listen to “Mixer”
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