Babes in Toyland discography

American punk band

Babes in Toyland (band) discography

Studio albums| 3
EPs| 2
Live albums| 1
Compilation albums| 5
Singles| 7
Music videos| 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 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

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Year  | Title  | Label  | US sales

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1990  | Spanking Machine | Twin Tone Records | 70,000
1992  | Fontanelle | Reprise Records | 220,000
1995  | Nemesisters | 150,000

## Extended plays

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1991  | To Mother | Southern Records | 50,000
1993  | Painkillers | 60,000

## Live albums

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2001  | Minneapolism | Cherry Red Records

## Compilation albums

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Year  | Title  | Type

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1992  | The Peel Sessions | Strange Fruit Records
1994  | Dystopia | Insipid Records
2000  | Lived | Almafame
Devil
Viled
Natural Babe Killers | Recall Records
2001  | Collector's 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

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Year  | Title  | Album  | Label

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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

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Year  | Single  | Chart  | Peak position

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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

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Year  | Title  | Album  | Label

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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

## Videography

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The best places to catch a Babes in Toyland video in the US were through various MTV outlets. The music videos for "Bruise Violet" and "Sweet '69" were Buzzworthy Clip Features, and "Sweet '69" was the cheapest video ever made to be played on the network at the time. The "Sweet '69" music video 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.

### Music videos

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Year  | Title

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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)

### Other videography

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Year  | Title

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1990  | The Making of Spanking Machine
1991  | "Dust Cake Boy" from 1991: The Year Punk Broke
1993  | 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

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

## External links

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Babes in Toyland

* Kat Bjelland
* Lori Barbero
* Clara Salyer

* Maureen Herman
* Michelle Leon
* Chris Holetz
* Dana Cochrane
* Jessie Farmer
* Cindy Russell

Studio albums|

* Spanking Machine
* Fontanelle
* Nemesisters

Live albums|

* Minneapolism

Compilation albums|

* The Peel Sessions
* The BBC John Peel Sessions, 1990–1992
* Dystopia
* Lived
* Devil
* Viled
* Natural Babe Killers
* The Best of Babes In Toyland and Kat Bjelland

Extended plays|

* To Mother
* Painkillers

Singles|

* "Dust Cake Boy"
* "House"
* "Handsome and Gretel"
* "Bruise Violet"
* "Sweet '69"

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