Kramer discography
Studio albums31
Live albums1
Compilation albums1
Singles3

This article presents the complete oeuvre of American musician, composer and record producer Kramer, including his work as a band member and collaborating artist.[1]

As a Solo artist

Studio albums

Title Album details
The Guilt Trip
The Secret of Comedy
  • Released: August 5, 1994 (US)
  • Label: Shimmy Disc
  • Formats: CD
Let Me Explain Something to You About Art
  • Released: January 20, 1998 (US)
  • Label: Tzadik
  • Formats: CD
Songs from the Pink Death
  • Released: February 17, 1998 (US)
  • Label: Shimmy Disc
  • Formats: CD
The Greenberg Variations
  • Released: March 25, 2003 (US)
  • Label: Tzadik
  • Formats: CD
The Brill Building
  • Released: September 25, 2012 (US)
  • Label: Tzadik
  • Formats: CD
The Brill Building, Book Two, Featuring Bill Frisell
  • Released: December 5, 2017 (US)
  • Label: Tzadik (Spectrum Series)
  • Formats: CD

Collaborative albums

Year Title Notes
1987 Happiness Finally Came to Them
1988 Roll Out the Barrel
1991 Real Men
1992 Who's Afraid?
1993 Egomaniacs
1994 Hot Day in Waco
A Remark Hugh Made
Black Power
1996 Gunsmoke
Tattoo of Blood
Hit Men
1997 Rubber Hair
Huge
1998 Money Feeds My Music Machine
Reasons in the Sun
  • With Tammy Lang
1999 The Sound of Music

Live albums

Title Album details
Still Alive in '95
  • Released: February 1, 1996 (JP)
  • Label: Creativeman Disc.
  • Formats: CD

Compilation albums

Title Album details
Music for Crying
  • Released: 1995 (JP)
  • Label: Creativeman Disc.
  • Formats: CD

Shockabilly

Studio albums

Title Album details
Earth vs. Shockabilly
Colosseum
  • Released: 1984 (UK)
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Formats: LP
Vietnam
  • Released: 1984 (UK)
  • Label: Fundamental
  • Formats: LP
Heaven
  • Released: 1985 (UK)
  • Label: Fundamental
  • Formats: LP

Extended plays

Title Album details
The Dawn of Shockabilly
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1983 (NL)
  • Label: Red Music
  • Formats: LP

Singles

Year Title Album
1983 19th Nervous Breakdown / City of Corruption Earth vs. Shockabilly

Live albums

Title Album details
Live: ...Just Beautiful

Compilation albums

Title Album details
The Ghost of Shockabilly
Vietnam/Heaven
  • Released: January 1990 (NL)
  • Label: Shimmy Disc
  • Formats: CD, CS

Bongwater

Studio albums

Title Album details
Double Bummer
Too Much Sleep
  • Released: 1989 (US)
  • Label: Shimmy Disc
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
The Power of Pussy
  • Released: 1990 (US)
  • Label: Shimmy Disc
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
The Big Sell-Out
  • Released: March 1992 (US)
  • Label: Shimmy Disc
  • Formats: CD, LP

Extended plays

Title Album details
Breaking No New Ground!
The Peel Session

Singles

Year Title Album
1988 You Don't Love Me Yet / The Porpoise Song Non-album singles

Compilation albums

Title Album details
Box of Bongwater

B.A.L.L.

Studio albums

Title Album details
Period
Bird
  • Released: 1989 (US)
  • Label: Shimmy Disc
  • Formats: LP
Trouble Doll
  • Released: 1989 (US)
  • Label: Shimmy Disc
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP
B.A.L.L. Four: Hardball
  • Released: 1990 (US)
  • Label: Shimmy Disc
  • Formats: CD, CS, LP

Compilation albums

Title Album details
Bird/Period

Credits

Performance credits

Year Artist Release Role(s) Song(s)
1979 Eugene Chadbourne 2000 Statues and the English Channel organ, trombone
1980 New York Gong About Time organ "Hours Gone"
1981 John Zorn Archery organ, synthesizer, tape
1982 The Waitresses Wasn't Tomorrow Wonderful? tape "Jimmy Tomorrow"
Daevid Allen The Death of Rock & Other Entrances piano "Poet for Sale"
Gilli Smyth Live in Usa 79 keyboards, synthesizer, trombone
Daevid Allen Alien in New York (12") trombone "Bananareggae"
The Fugs Baskets of Love bass guitar, keyboards
1985 The Fugs Refuse to Be Burnt-Out bass guitar
1987 Eugene Chadbourne LSDC&W – The History of the Chadbournes in America organ, tape "The Beatles Medley", "In a Sentimental Mood (The Duke) (Pt. 1)", "In a Sentimental Mood (Pt. 2)", "W Va Spec (Zorn Tribute)"
Rebby Sharp Against No Wall vocals "Just in Time"
trombone "Some Men", "(Into) Hesitation Blues"
The Shaved Pigs Breakfast Is Served electric guitar "She's Pop"
Tenko Slope banjo "The Time Drawers"
Half Japanese U.S. Teens Are Spoiled Bums (7") organ
Half Japanese Music to Strip By banjo "Ancient Life"
Bongos, Bass & Bob Never Mind The Sex Pistols, Here's Bongos, Bass, and Bob (What on Earth Were They Thinking???) accordion "Walkin' in the Park"
horns "Die Tryin' to Escape"
percussion "Rent Control (Our Life Together)"
slide guitar "Clearly Unhealthy"
strings "Mr. Lemke"
whistle "Clothes of the Dead", "Li'l Bluebird"
1989 Dogbowl Tit! An Opera bass guitar, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
organ "Starving for Love"
The Tinklers Casserole slide guitar, keyboards
When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water Bobby bass guitar, slide guitar
Galaxie 500 On Fire organ, backing vocals "Isn't It a Pity"
Half Japanese The Band That Would Be King bass guitar, organ
King Missile They slide guitar, keyboards
Rebby Sharp In One Mouth and Out the Other vocals, bass guitar, alto trombone, percussion
Daniel Johnston 1990 vocals, tape "Some Things Last a Long Time"
1991 Dogbowl Cyclops Nuclear Submarine Captain organ, backing vocals
Krackhouse Drink. It's Legal grand piano
Lida Husik Bozo slide guitar "Billboard"
Paleface Paleface bass guitar "She Was Talking to Me (Down on Ave. B)", "Trouble in the Country", "Burn and Rob"
keyboards "There's Something About a Truck (What It Is)"
1992 Daevid Allen & New York Gong Live in the USA keyboards, trombone
Trains and Boats and Planes Engulfed flute
Damon and Naomi More Sad Hits vocals, instruments
King Missile Happy Hour Mellotron "Take Me Home"
bass guitar "Heaven"
Luna Lunapark piano "I Want Everything"
Hammond organ "We're Both Confused"
1993 Lida Husik The Return of Red Emma bass guitar "Highgate", "AZT NO", "Bustop"
Hammond organ "Highgate", "Bustop"
Workdogs Roberta piano "Rob K's Money Crazy Boogie"
Raymond Listen Licorice Root Orchestra bass guitar "Coronation Day"
When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water Bill Kennedy's Showtime bass guitar
1994 Blueberrie Spy Sing Sing guitar
Helen Shields The 7 Inch Pig E.P. (7") piano "Pig"
1995 Damon and Naomi The Wondrous World of Damon & Naomi bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, Mellotron, tape, clarinet, backing vocals
Low Long Division Mellotron "Swingin'"
1996 Ancestors The Wondrous World of Damon & Naomi bass guitar, synthesizer
The Furthurs From The Wells Of Disappointment backing vocals "Future Perfect", "The Red Sun"
grand piano "Best Wishes"
Mellotron "Stay With Yourself"
synthesizer "The Red Sun"
1998 Drazy Hoops Straight to Black keyboards, piano, organ, vocals
1999 Milksop Holly Time to Come In bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals
2000 Adult Rodeo Texxxas voice "Beliablo"
organ "Celebrity Bingo"
2002 Linda Draper Patchwork instruments
2003 John Zorn Voices in the Wilderness vocals, instruments "Khebar"
R. Stevie Moore Nevertheless Optimistic bass guitar, percussion "Hug Me"
2007 Dot Allison Exaltation of Larks bass guitar, keyboards, sampler "Allelujah", "In Deep Water", "You Dropped Your Soul", "M'Aidez Call", "Tall Flowers", "Quicksand", "Shivering", "The Latitude and Longitude of Mystery"
acoustic guitar, keyboards, Mellotron, sampler "Sunset"
electric guitar "The Latitude and Longitude of Mystery"
Little Aida Mad Country Mellotron "Like It Was Before", "Ten Walls"
The Mabuses Mabused! bass guitar "Russian Roulette"
Rope, Inc Songs of Love & War electric guitar
Caucus 空と時間軸 E.P. Hammond organ
2008 22-Pistepirkko Texxxas backing vocals "Crazy Meat", "The Others"
keyboards "Aquarius Zero"
Bingo Quixote/Media Circus Extravaganza! Blue Highway/End of an Error organ, vocals
Jacques Duvall Le Cowboy et La Call-Girl Hammond organ, Mellotron
Flavor Crystals Ambergris piano "Snobrite"
Hilde Marie Kjersem A Killer for That Ache organ "Midwest Country"
The Orange Beach Fuzz You!!! vibraphone "Barbon"
2014 Jad Fair & Danielson Solid Gold Heart bass guitar

References

  1. "Kramer > Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
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