ICE CREAM HANDS?
ice-cream hands! (1992)
Lineup: Charles Jenkins (Chuck Skatt), Derek G Smiley, Dom Benedictine, Artur Silvestri
1. All Kinds Of Ways
2. All Things Beautiful
3. Uncle Robert’s Questionnaire
4. Miss Ice Fingers
5. In Your Heart
6. When Do The Celebrations Begin?
Guests
Steve Caon: Drums, Tambourine on All Kinds Of Ways. Phillip Magnay: Bass on All Kinds Of Ways
Rubber Records ID 0004-2
Recorded by Craig McArthur at Whirled Records
Travelling... Made Easy (1993)
Lineup: Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley, Dominic Silvestri, Charles Jenkins
1. Let’s Take A Look Inside
2. The Way She Drives
3. The Ocean Floor
4. Luana
5. Gentle Annie
6. Poor And Unknown
7. The Study Of Her
8. Appaling Creatures
9. You Can Smile Now
10. Home
11. Welcome Home Mr. Kahn
12. Clancy Of The Overdrive
13. The Singing Detective
14. Evermore
All songs by Charles Jenkins except 4 – Larizza/Jenkins, 5 – Jenkins/Robertson/Larizza and 14 – Larizza/Jenkins/Robertson.
Guests
David Milne: Piano, Keyboards. Spencer P. Jones: Slide Guitar. David Sanford: Saxophone. Arthur Gorganzola: Cheesy Organ. Damian Gleeson & Kate Rasmussen Backing Vocals.
Rubber Records RUB158
Recorded by Craig McArthur at Whirled Records
Supermarket Scene (Single) (1994)
Lineup: Derek G Smiley, Dominic Silvestri, Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson,
1. Supermarket Scene
2. Sanity Can
3. Riverside
4. Executioner
5. Swingin’ Party
All songs by Charles Jenkins except 1 – Jenkins/Robertson/Larizza, 3 – Robertson/Jenkins, 4 – Robyn Hitchcock and 5 – Paul Westerberg.
Tracks 2 & 3 are included on Disc 2 of You Can Ride My Bike. Tracks 5 is also found on the Replacements Tribute compilation I’m In Love With That Song. Track 4 is exclusive to this single.
Rubber Records RUB036
Supermarket Scene was released 3 years prior to Memory Lane Traffic Jam, check our history to find out why!
Olive (Single) (1995)
Lineup: Dominic Silvestri, Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley,
1. Olive
2. Sobersides
3. Struggle Town
4. Bend
5. Early Morning Frost (Extended Version)
All songs by Charles Jenkins.
Tracks 2-5 are included on Disc 2 of You Can Ride My Bike. Track 2 is also included as a bonus track on the Not Lame release of Memory Lane Traffic Jam.
Rubber Records RUB045
Recorded by Craig McArthur at Whirled Records
Here We Go ‘Round Now (Single) (1997)
Lineup: Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley, Dominic Silvestri,
1. Here We Go’ Round Now
2. Miller
3. Visiting Girl
All songs by Charles Jenkins. except Track 1 – Robertson/Jenkins
Tracks 2 & 3 are included on Disc 2 of You Can Ride My Bike and as Bonus Tracks on the Not Lame release of Memory Lane Traffic Jam.
Rubber Records RUB067
Recorded by Craig McArthur at Whirled Records
Memory Lane Traffic Jam (1997)
Lineup: Douglas LeeRobertson, Derek G Smiley, Dominic Silvestri, Charles Jenkins
1. Is It Your Electric Chair
2. Winter’s Tune
3. Paper Bird
4. Iron Shoes
5. Here We Go ‘Round Now
6. Shake And See The Reason
7. Embarassment Head
8. Early Morning Frost
9. Supermarket Scene
10. Leave Us Kittens Alone
11. Olive
12. Angel Inside
13. Go When You Want To
14. Is It Already Too Late
Bonus Tracks on Not Lame Release
16. Sobersides
17. Visiting Girl
Bonus Tracks on Not Lame Release
16. Sobersides17. Visiting Girl
All songs by Charles Jenkins except 1 & 9 –
Jenkins/Robertson/Larizza and 3,5 & 13 Robertson/Jenkins.
David Milne on Keyboard and Vocals.
The Australian Rubber Records version contains tracks 1-14. The US Not Lame version contains the additional 3 tracks from earlier singles.
Rubber Records 74321511622 Not Lame NL-041
Recorded by Craig McArthur at Whirled Records
Dodgy (Single) (1998)
Lineup: Derek G Smiley, Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson
1. Dodgy
2. Ed’s General Store
3. It’s Always Going To Get You
Tracks 1 & 2 by Jenkins/Robertson. Track 3 by Charles Jenkins.
Tracks 2 & 3 are included on Disc 2 of You Can Ride My Bike.
Guest: Ken Lawson, Guitar on Dodgy
Rubber Records 74321612102
Recorded by Craig Harnth at Hothouse, Melbourne
Produced by Wayne Connolly
Yellow & Blue (Single) (1999)
Lineup: Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley, Charles Jenkins
1. Yellow & Blue
2. A Three Minute Song
3. Letterbox
Track 1 by Robertson. Track 2 By Smiley. Track 3 by Jenkins.
Tracks 2 & 3 are included on Disc 2 of You Can Ride My Bike.
Guests: David Owen, Keyboards
Rubber Records 74321673572
Recorded by Craig Harnth at Hothouse, Melbourne
Produced by Wayne Connolly
Spirit Level (Single) (1999)
Lineup: Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley
1. Spirit Level
2. You Should Know By Now
3. I Bet It’s Warm Up There
All tracks by Charles Jenkins except 2 – Robertson.
Tracks 2 & 3 are included on Disc 2 of You Can Ride My Bike.
Note: Spirit Level is called Spirit Level Windowsill on Sweeter Than The Radio and You Can Ride My Bike as it was thought the tile was a bit wordy for back announcing. That's why the record executives got paid the big bucks!
Guests: David Owen Keyboards
Rubber Records 74321697772.
Recorded by Craig Harnth at Hothouse, Melbourne
Produced by Wayne Connolly
Sweeter Than The Radio (1999)
Lineup: Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley, Marcus Goodwin, Charles Jenkins
1. Can Anyone Be Hypnotized?
2. Spritlevel Windowsill
3. Dodgy
4. Rise, Fall, And Roll
5. Nipple
6. Yellow And Blue
7. Gasworks Park
8. Picture Disc From The Benelux
9. Bad Hip
10. You Could Be Reported
11. Giving It All Away
12. Stupid Boy
13. Magic Pudding Blues
14. The Obvious Boy
15. Seawall
All songs by Charles Jenkins except 3 – Jenkins/Robertson, 6 & 11 – Robertson, 8 – Smiley/Robertson/Jenkins
Guests
David Owen: Keyboards. Ken Lawson: Guitar. Anita Quayle: Cello. Craig Harnth: Keyboards
Rubber Records 74221693132
Recorded by Craig Harnth at Hothouse, Melbourne
Produced by Wayne Connolly
Nipple (Single) (1999)
Lineup: Derek G Smiley, Marcus Goodwin, Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson
Track 1 by Charles Jenkins.
This track was released for radio only. It was the most popular track of STTR, on high rotation for the longest time. Even today the crowd will audience will sing the lyrics while the Icecream Hand's provide the accompaniment. No hard feelings, but again, that's why the record executives get paid the big bucks!
Rubber Record PROCD21117
Recorded by Craig Harnth at Hothouse, Melbourne
Produced by Wayne Connolly
The Obvious Boy (Single) (2000)
Lineup: Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley, Marcus Goodwin, Charles Jenkins
1. The Obvious Boy (Remix)
2. The Ballad Of Human Nature
3. Can You Slide
4. Forest Hill
All tracks by Charles Jenkins.
Tracks 2 – 4 are included on Disc 2 of You Can Ride My Bike.
Rubber Records RUBPRO002
Recorded by Craig Harnth at Hothouse, Melbourne
Produced by Wayne Connolly
Rain Hail Shine (Single) (2001)
Lineup: Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley, Marcus Goodwin
2. Why’d You Have To Leave Me This Way? (Acoustic)
3. When The Bullshit Comes
4. Rain Hail Shine (Instrumental)
All tracks by Charles Jenkins.
Tracks 3 & 5 are included on Disc 2 of You Can Ride My Bike. Tracks 2 and 4 are exclusive to this release. Note that Track 5 was originally released on the Olive single and is the same recording.
Rubber Records RUB131
Recorded by Shane O'Mara at Yikesville, Melbourne
Produced by Shane O'Mara & East Van Parks
Mixed by Tim Whitten at Paradise Studios, Sydney
Why’d You Have To Leave Me This Way (Single) (2002)
Lineup: Marcus Goodwin, Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley
1. Why’d You Have To Leave Me This Way? (Single Edit)
2. Look At You Now
3. Sometimes
4. My Lights Are Green
Tracks 1 & 4 by Charles Jenkins. Track 2 by Goodwin. Track 3 by Robertson.
Tracks 2 – 4 are included on Disc 2 of You Can Ride My Bike.
Guests: Ian Whitehurst: Saxophone. Eugene Ball: Trumpet. Garrett Costigan: Pedal Steel. Shane O'Mara: Acoustic Guitar on track 3.
Rubber Records RUB141
Recorded by Shane O'Mara at Yikesville, Melbourne
Produced by Shane O'Mara & East Van Parks
Broken UFO (2002)
Lineup: Marcus Goodwin, Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley
2. Coming After You Again
3. Beautiful Fields
4. Head Down
5. Stay In The Same Room
6. The Diplomat’s Daughter
7. Why’d You Have To Leave Me This Way?
8. When The Show Is Over
9. Because You’re Young
10. Come Down Come Down
11. Rain Hail Shine
12. Waterproof
13. Leaving All The Best
14. Happy In The Sky
All songs by Charles Jenkins except 4 – Marcus Goodwin, 8 & 14 – Douglas Lee Robertson
Guests: Matthew Vehl: Hammond Organ. Ian Whitehurst: Saxophone. Eugene Ball: Trumpet. Garrett Costigan: Pedal Steel. Stephanie Linder: Violin. Caerwen Martin: Cello. Shane O'Mara: the odd guitar. Rebecca Barnard: Vocal line 'yeah yeah yeah yeah'
The Bonus Disc was included with the initial release of the album. It is a vocal collage of all the background vocals on Broken UFO.
Rubber Records RUB142B
Recorded by Shane O'Mara at Yikesville, Melbourne
Produced by Shane O'Mara & East Van Parks
Beautiful Fields (Single) (2002)
Lineup: Derek G Smiley, Marcus Goodwin, Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson
1. Beautiful Fields (Single Edit)
2.Selected Highlights From Broken UFO Parts I & II
Track 1 by Charles Jenkins.
Tracks 2 also included on the bonus disc on the initial release of Broken UFO.
Guests: Matthew Vehl: Hammond Organ. Garrett Costigan: Pedal Steel. Stephanie Linder: Violin. Caerwen Martin: Cello.
Rubber Records RUBPRO2002-4
Recorded by Shane O'Mara at Yikesville, Melbourne
Produced by Shane O'Mara & East Van Parks
When The Show Is Over (Single) (2002)
Lineup: Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley, Marcus Goodwin, Charles Jenkins
1. When The Show Is Over
2. Nipple (Live JJJ)
3. Rain Hail Shine (Live JJJ)
4. Picture Disc From The Benelux (Live – JJJ)
Track 1 by Robertson. Tracks 2 & 3 by Charles Jenkins. Track 4 by Smiley/Robertson/Jenkins.
Tracks 2 – 4 are exclusive to this release – recorded Live At The Wireless July 29, 2002.
Rubber Records RUB150
You Can Ride My Bike (2004)
Disc 1 (Best Of)
1. The Way She Drives
2. The Ocean Floor
3. Home
4. Supermarket Scene
5. Winter’s Tune
6. Paper Bird
7. Olive
8. Here We Go ‘Round Now
9. Dodgy
10. Spirit Level Windowsill
11. Nipple
12. Yellow And Blue
13. Gasworks Park
14. Picture Disc From The Benelux
15. The Obvious Boy
16. Rain Hail Shine
17. Broken UFO
18. Beautiful Fields
19. Head Down
20. Why’d You Have To Leave Me This Way?
21. When The Show Is Over
22. Music By The Metre
Disc 2 (B-Sides)
1. Sanity Can
2. Riverside
3. Sobersides
4. Struggle Town
5. Bend
6. Early Morning Frost
7. Miller
8. Visiting Girl
9. Ed’s General Store
10. It’s Always Going To Get You
11. You Should Know By Now
12. I Bet It’s Warm Up There
13. Three Minute Song
14. Letterbox
15. The Ballad Of Human Nature
16. Can You Slide
17. Forest Hill
18. When The Bullshit Comes
19. Look At You Now
20. Sometimes
21. My Lights Are Green
Disc 1: All songs by Charles Jenkins except 4 – Jenkins/Robertson/Silvestri, 6 & 8 – Robertson/Jenkins, 9 – Jenkins/Robertson, 12 & 21 – Robertson, 14 – Smiley/Robertson/Jenkins, 19 – Goodwin, 22 – Goodwin/Jenkins/Robertson/Smiley.
Disc 2: All songs by Charles Jenkins except 2 – Robertson/Jenkins, 11 & 20 Robertson, 13 – Smiley, 19 – Goodwin
Disc 1 is the “Best Of” compilation. Disc 2 is a collection of B-sides.
Music By The Metre missed being included on Broken UFO by one vote. The Best Of needed a need track, and so it seemed logical. The albums title is taken from a lyric in the song Nipple.
Rubber Records RUB189
The Good China (2007)
Lineup: Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley, Marcus Goodwin
1. Come Along
2. In The Back Seat Of A Stolen Car
3. Holding On
4. Say That You Want Me Some More
5. Anyway
6. Launceston
7. Everything You Are
8. Weak At The Knees
9. This Is What I Want
10. Everyone’s Waiting
11. My Mother Was A Dancer
All songs by Charles Jenkins except 1 – Robertson/Goodwin, 2- Jenkins/Harley, 3 & 9 – Goodwin, 5 & 10 – Robertson, 7 – Smiley/Robertson.
Guests: Matthew Vehl: Piano/Keyboards. David Milne: Piano on Stolen Car. East Van Park: Glockenspiel on Come Along (at a cost of $8.50 a note)
Dust Devil Music DDCD0107
Come Along (Single) (2007)
Lineup: Marcus Goodwin, Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley
1. Come Along
2. Only Way Out
3. Hang Around
4. Never Need To Know
Also included a Bonus Video – The Making of “The Good China”
Track 1 by Robertson/Goodwin. Track 2 by Jenkins. Track 3 by Robertson. Track 4 by Smiley/Robertson.
Dust Devil Music DDCD0407
The many complilation albums and samplers we know of
Why’d You Have To Leave Me This Way?: The Big Score (2002) Disc 1, Track 8
Picture Disc From The Benelux: Rubberstock 99
Rain, Hail, Shine: Various - Tronador Australian Surf Vol.2 (CD, Album)Tronador MusicTMSS20-22002
Appalling Creatures: Various - Blue Rose Nuggets 7 (CD, Smplr)Blue Rose Records (2)BLU NG0072004
The Ocean FloorVarious: Blue Rose Nuggets 21 (CD, Smplr)Blue Rose Records (2)BLU NG0212006
The Study Of Her: Various Blue Rose Nuggets 53 (CD, Smplr)Blue Rose Records (2)BLU NG0532012
The Way She Drives: Various - Blue Rose Nuggets 87 (CDr, Smplr)Blue Rose Records (2)BLU NG00872018
Welcome Home Mr. Khan: Various - Blue Rose Collection 2 versionsBlue Rose Records (2) Unknown
Go When You Want To (Bye) and Sobersides: Various - The 1996 Rubber Records Sampler (CD, Comp, Promo, Smplr) Rubber RecordsRUB PR 00011996
Let's Take A Look Inside: Various - Blue Rose Collection Vol. 2 (CD, Comp)Blue Rose Records (2)BLUCD 0301996
The Way She Drives: Various - Pop Goes The World (CD, Comp)RPM USA RecordsRPM USA 70031998
Go When You Want To (Bye): Various - Pop On Top (The Cream Of Australia's Power Pop Crop!) (CD, Comp)Bomp!BCD 40591998
Yellow And Blue: Various - Soundscape Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp)EMI7243 5 24402 0 71999
Swinging Party: Various - I'm In Love.....With That Song! (CD, Comp) Antfarm Records, Tomboy RecordsANT0071999
Spiritlevel Windowsill: Various - Big Day Out 00 (2xCD, Comp) Shock (2)BDO2000CD1999
Nipple: Various - Bootmen - Original Soundtrack Recording 2 versions BMG 2000
Nipple: Various - Soundscape 03 (2xCD, Comp)EMI Music Group Australasia53101422000
Give It All Away: Various - This Is Radio Cookie Scene 01/2002 (CD, Comp, Smplr) Cookie Scene, P-Vine RecordsRCS-0004, PCD-99002002
Waterproof: Various - Lost Weekend: A Celebration Of Australian Independent Power Pop, Volume 2 (CD, Comp)Zip Records, Laughing Outlaw RecordsZIPLAW 20032003
The Diplomats Daughter: Various - For Those Who Came Across The Sea (CD, Comp)Not Just UsNJU003IR2003
Come Along: Various - Stomp (Instore Play Sampler April 07) (CDr, Comp, Smplr) Stompnone2007
Nipple: Various - Rubber Sampler (CD, Comp, Smplr)Rubber RecordsRUB2702012
Paper Bird: Various - The Rubber Records Sampler (CD, Comp, Promo)Rubber RecordsRUB 666Unknown
Dodgy: Various - Boomdoggers - It's In Our Blood (CD, Promo)BMGPromo1999
No Weapon But Love (2020)
Lineup: Charles Jenkins, Douglas Lee Robertson, Derek G Smiley, Marcus Goodwin
1. No Weapon But Love
2. So Happy Apart
3. Somehow We Never Got Together
4. General Wear And Tear
5. Can You Feel My Love
6. Shyness And Alcohol
7. February Falls
8. Ten Thousand Reasons
9. Roll It Back
10. I Will Wait For You There
11. Night Sky
12. Thank You
13. Waiting
No Weapon But Love (Jenkins), So Happy Apart (Robertson), Somehow We Never Got Together (Jenkins), Can You Feel My Love (Robertson), Shyness And Alcohol (Jenkins), February Falls (Jenkins), Ten Thousand Reasons (Jenkins/Meares), Roll It Back (Robertson), I Will Wait For You There (Jenkins/Menhennett), Night Sky (Jenkins), Thank You (Jenkins/Robertson), Waiting (Robertson)
With special guest DAVID ANDREW MILNE - Piano
Mixed by John Baxter at Mountain Sound, Hanging Rock
PRODUCED BY DOUGLAS LEE ROBERTSON AND EAST VAN PARKS
Drums recorded by John Baxter at Mountain Sound Studio, Hanging Rock, Victoria. All other tracking by Douglass Lee Robertson at ICH HQ, North Warrandyte, Victoria. February Falls mixed by Douglas Lee Robertson at ICH HQ. Mastered by Colin Wynne at Thirtymill Studios, Brunswick, Victoria.
Strings arranged by Douglas Lee Robertson. Cello: Ffion Stoakes / Violin: Izzy Skinner (Shyness And Alcohol, Ten Thousand Reasons, Waiting) Trumpet & Flugelhorn: Jack Howard (So Happy Apart)
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