James Chance discography
most likely incomplete.
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Teenage Jesus & The Jerks
1978 Pre-Teenage Jesus 12" Ze records
Lydia Lunch: vocals, guitar
James Chance: sax
Reck: bass
Bradly Field: drum & cymbal
Recorded in 1977. Produced and mixed by Lydia Lunch and James Chance.
side a
01. Less of me
side b
02. My eyes
03. The Closet
James Chance & The Contortions
1978 No New York LP Antilles
James Chance: alto sax, vocals
Jody Harris: guitar
Pat Place: slide guitar
George Scott: bass
Adele Bertei: keyboards
Don Christensen: drums
Compilation. Also features Teenage Jesus, DNA and Mars. Produced by Brian Eno.
side a
01. Dish it Out
02. Flip Your Face
03. Jaded
04. I Can't Stand Myself
James Chance (with Pill Factory)
1979 Grutzy Elvis Soundtrack EP Ze records
James Chance: alto sax, vocals
Arto Lindsay: guitar
George Scott: bass
Bradly Field: percussions
Soundtrack to a film by Diago Cortez. Recorded at Big Apple Studio NYC. Produced by Diego Cortez and James Chance.
side a
01. That's when your heartaches begin
02. Schleyer's tires
side b
02. McGraw army base/Munchen
04. Theme from Grutzy Elvis
The Contortions
1979? Designed to Kill 12" Ze records
a: Designed to Kill
b: Throw Me Away
The Contortions
1979 Buy LP Ze records
James Chance: vocals, alto sax, keyboards
Jody Harris: guitar
Pat Place: slide guitar
David Hofstra: bass
Don Christensen: drums
Produced, arranged and mixed by James Chance.
side a
01. Designed to Kill
02. My Infuation
03. I Don't Want to Be Happy
04. Anesthetic
05. Contort Yourself
side b
06. Throw Me Away
07. Roving Eye
08. Twice Removed
09. Bedroom Athlete
James White & The Blacks
1979 Contort Yourself 12" Ze records
a. Contort Yourself
b. (Tropical) Heat Wave
James White & The Blacks
1979 Off White LP Ze records
James White: alto sax, organ, vocals
Jody Harris: guitar
Pat Place: slide guitar
George Scott: bass
Don Christensen: drums
Additional Musicians:
Robert Quine: guitar [tracks 6&7]
Vivienne Dick: viola [track 8]
Paul Colin: tenor sax [tracks 4&7]
Kristian Hoffman: piano [tracks 2&3], vocals [track 3]
Adele Bertei: piano [track 1], vocals [track 4]
Ray Mantilla: congas [track 3]
Lydia Lunch: guitar [track 8], vocals (as Stella Rico) [track 2]
Anya Phillips: vocals [tracks 3,4]
side a
01. Contort Yourself
02. Stained Sheets
03. (Tropical) Heat Wave
04. Almost Black #1
side b
05. White Savages
06. Off Black
07. Almost Black #2
08. White Devil
09. Bleached Black
James Chance & The Contortions
1980 Live Aux Bains Douches LP Invisible
James Chance: vocals, alto sax, organ
Al McDowell: bass
Patrick Geoffrois: guitar
Richard Harrison: drums
Lorenzo Wyche: trumpet
Fred Wells: guitar
Ginger Lee: vocals [track 2]
Recorded live in Paris, May 13th 1980.
side a
01. Don't Stop Till You Get Enough
02. I Danced With a Zombie
03. My Infatiation
04. I Got You (I Feel Good)
side b
05. Almost Black
06. King Heroin
07. Put Me Back In My Cage
08. Contort Yourself
James Chance & The Contortions
1981 Live in NY cassette Roir
James Chance: vocals, alto sax, organ
Bern Nix: guitar
Tomas Doncker: guitar
Colin Wade: bass
Richard Harrison: drums
Joe Bowie: trombone, backing vocals [tracks 6&7]
The Discolitas (Cherie Marilyn & Robin Marlowe): backing vocals [tracks 5,6,7]
Recorded live at The 80s club and Peppermint Lounge in New York City, late 1980 and early 1981.
01. I Got You (I Feel Good)
02. That Old Black Magic
03. Sophisticated Cancer
04. King Heroin
05. White Cannibal
06. Money To Burn
07. Contort Yourself
James White & The Blacks
1981 A Christmas Record LP Ze records
Ze Records Compilation. Features 'Christmas With Satan'.
James White & The Contortions
1982 Second Chance LP Ze records/PVC
Compilation of material off Buy and Off White.
side a
01. Contort Yourself
02. Stained Sheets
03. (Tropical) Heat Wave
04. Almost Black #1
side b
05. Designed to Kill
06. I Don't Want to Be Happy
07. Contort Yourself
08. Throw Me Away
09. Bedroom Athlete
James White & The Blacks
1982 Animal Sampler LP Animal
Animal Records compilation. Features 'Irresistible Impulse'.
James White & The Blacks
1982 Sax Maniac LP Animal
James Chance: vocals, alto sax, piano [tracks 1,3,6], farfisa organ [track 3]
Jerry Agony: guitar
Chris Cunningham: guitar
Colin Wade: bass
Ralph Rolle: drums
Produced and arranged by James Chance. Recorded at Blank Tapes, NYC. Engineered by Bob Blank.
side a
01. Irresisteble Impulse
02. That Old Black Magic
03. Disco Jaded
04. Money to Burn
side b
05. Sax Maniac
06. Sax Machine
07. The Twitch
James White
1983 Flaming Demonics LP Ze records
James Chance: alto sax, vocals, keyboard
Jerry Agony: guitar
Chris Cunningham: guitar
Rodney Forstall: bass
Robert Arron: tenor sax
Luther Thomas: baritone sax
Bruce Purse: trumpet [tracks 2,3,4,5,6]
The Discolitas (Cherie Marilyn & Robin Marlowe): vocals [tracks 4&6]
Lola Blank: additional vocals
Produced and arranged by James Chance. Recorded at Skyline & Big Apple Studios, NYC. Mixed at Blank Tapes, NYC.
side a
01. The Devil made me do it
02. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
03. Rantin' and Ravin'
side b
04. The Natives Are Restless
05. Caravan / It don't mean a thing / Melt Yourself Down
06. I Danced With A Zombie
James White & The Blacks
1986 Melt Yourself Down LP Selfish Records
James Chance: alto sax, vocals, keyboards
Jerry Agony: guitar
Chris Cunningham: guitar
Rodney Forstall: bass
Ralph Rolle: drums
Lenny Ferrari: congas
The Discolitas (Cherie Marilyn & Robin Marlowe): vocals
Produced by James Chance and Daphna Edwards. Recorded at Unicorn Studio, LA in 1983. Engineered by Lonny Kelein and Ken Hillis. Due to the original label going out of buisness, this LP was only released in Japan.
side a
01. Super Bad
02. Melt Yourself Down
03. Cold Sweat
04. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
side b
05. Hell on Earth
06. These Foolish Things
07. Hot Voodoo
James Chance & The Contortions
1991 Soul Excorcism CD Roir
James Chance: vocals, alto sax, organ
Patrick Geoffrois: slide guitar, backing vocals
Fred Wells: guitar
Lorenzo Wyche: trumpet
Al McDowell: bass
Richie Harrison: drums
Recorded live in Rotterdam, Holland in June 1980.
01. Intro
02. Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
03. I Danced With a Zombie
04. Exorcise the Funk
05. Disposable You
06. Twich
07. Devil Made Me Do It
08. Melt Yourself Down
09. King Heroin
10. Put Me Back in My Cage
11. Contort Yourself
James Chance & The Contortions
1995 Lost Chance CD Roir
James Chance: vocals, alto sax, organ
Jerry Agony: guitar
Chris Cuuningham: guitar
Colin Wade: bass
Ralph Rolle: drums
Cherie Marilyn: backing vocals
Recorded live at The Misfits Nightclub, Chicago in September 1981.
01. Super Bad
02. Sax Maniac
03. Almost Black
04. White Cannibal
05. I Got You (I Feel Good)
06. Melt Yourself Down
07. Hell on Earth
08. King Heroin
09. My Infatuation
James Chance & The Contortions
1996 Molotov Cocktail Lounge CD Enemy
Live. (Where, when?)
01. Intro / Designed To Kill
02. White Meat
03. Bedroom Athlete
04. Disposable You
05. The splurge
06. Jaded
07. Whiskey And Gin
08. Hyp No Tease
09. Love, Life And Money
10. Treat Her Right
11. Why Try To Change Me Now
12. Cold Sweat
13. Don't Take Your Love From Me
Blondie
1999 No Exit CD Beyond Records
Featuring Chance on saxophone.
James Chance & The Contortions
2000 White Cannibal CD Roir
Re-release of the Live in NY cassette.
James Chance
2002 Christmas With Satan CD Tiger Style
Track 1 from The Ze Christmas Album, track 2 from Flaming Demonics.
01. Christmas With Satan
02. The Devil Made Me Do It
Speedball Baby
2002 The Blackout CD In The Red
Featuring Chance on saxophone.
James Chance
2003 Irresistible Impulse CD Tiger Style
4 cd boxset. Liner notes by Glenn O'Brien.
disc 1
01. Designed to Kill
02. My Infatuation
03. I Don't Want To Be Happy
04. Anesthetic
05. Contort Yourself
06. Throw Me Away
07. Roving Eye
08. Twice Removed
09. Bedroom Athlete
From Buy.
10. Throw Me Away
11. Twice Removed
12. Jailhouse Rock
Live at CBGB's, spring 1978. (Same lineup as on No New York.)
13. That's When Your Heartaches Begin
14. Schleyer's Tires
15. McGraw Army Base/Munchen
16. Theme From Grutzi Elvis
From Grutzi Elvis Soundtrack.
disc 2
01. Contort Yourself
02. Contort Yourself (August Darnell Remix)
03. Stained Sheets
04. (Tropical) Heat Wave
05. Almost Black #1
06. White Savages
07. Off Black
08. Almost Black #2
09. White Devil
10. Bleached Black
From Off White.
11. Christmas With Satan
From A Christmas Record.
12. Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
13. Exorcise The Funk
14. Disposable You
From Soul Excorcism.
disc 3
01. Irresistible Impulse
02. That Old Black Magic
03. Disco Jaded
04. Money To Burn
05. Sax Maniac
06. Sax Machine
07. The Twitch
From Sax Maniac.
08. Super Bad
09. Melt Yourself Down
10. Hell On Earth
From Melt Yourself Down.
disc 4
01. The Devil Made Me Do It
02. Boulevard of Broken Dreams
03. Rantin' and Ravin'
04. The Natives Are Restless
05. Caravan/It Don't Mean a Thing/Melt Yourself Down
06. I Danced With a Zombie
From Flaming Demonics.
07. White Meat
08. Town Without Pity
09. Hyp No Tease
Previously unreleased. Recorded in NYC, March 1988. Produced by James Chance and Jerry Agony. Executive producer: Judy Taylor.
James Chance: vocals, alto sax, keyboard [track 7]
Jerry Agony: guitar
Joe Gallant: bass
Richard Dworkin: drums
Brian Lynch: trumpet
Pablo Calogero: baritone sax
Luther Thomas: alto sax [track 9]
James Chance
2004 Sax Education
CD Tiger Style
Disc 1 is a greatest hits compilation of sorts, and contains tracks from Buy, Off White, Sax Maniac and Flaming Demonics. Disc 2 is live from Radio Holland in 1981.
disc 1
01. Designed to Kill
02. Throw Me Away (live)
03. Roving Eye
04. Contort Yourself (August Darnell Remix)
05. Bedroom Athlete
06. Off Black
07. Disco Jaded
08. Sax Machine
09. Twitch
10. The Devil Made Me Do It
11. Hypno Tease
12. Contort Yourself (original version)
disc 2
01. Sax Maniac
02. White Cannibal
03. Almost Black
04. Contort Yourself
05. Hell on Earth
06. King Heroin
07. Put Me Back in My Cage
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
2004 Damage CD Sanctuary Records
Chance plays sax on 'Rivals'.
James Chance
2005 Chance of a Lifetime DVD DBK Works
Footage from Chance's concert with Watchers at The Double Door in Chicago on 14th November 2003. 71min.
Watchers
2006 Rabble CD Gern Blandsten
Europe-only mini album. Apparently Chance plays sax on two tracks?