The Dentists & Coax
Discography

Strawberries are Growing in My Garden (And It's Wintertime)
7" (UK; Spruck - SP003)
Tracks: Strawberries are growing in my garden (and it's wintertime); Burning the thoughts from my skin; Doreen
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Ian Smith (dr)

Some People are on the Pitch They Think It's All Over It is Now
LP (UK; Spruck - SPR001).
Tracks: Flowers around me; I'm not the devil; Tony Bastable v John Noakes; You make me say it somehow; Mary won't come out to play; I had an excellent dream; Kinder still; The little engineers set; Back to the grave; Tangerine; The arrow points to the spot; Everything in the garden; One of our psychedelic beakers is missing
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Ian Smith (dr); Denise Barnes (clarinet on Back to the grave & Kinder still)

You and Your Bloody Oranges
EP (UK; Spruck - SP004)
Tracks: Pallino; The best of everything; I can see your house from up here; My friends in the best of circles; Something that will never happen; Where's my chicken, you bastard
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Ian Smith (dr)

1986

Down and Out in Paris and Chatham
EP (UK; Tambourine - URINE1)
Tracks: She dazzled me with basil; Peppermint dreams; Chainsaw the horse; You took me by surprise; Dawn overdone
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones (dr); Paul Burton (kbd on She dazzled me with basil, piano on Chainsaw the horse)

Imminent 4 (Compilation Track)
LP; Various Artists (UK; Food - BITE4)
Track: The sun in the sands (Recorded in July of 1984)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Ian Smith (dr)

Bludgeoned (Compilation Track)
LP; Various Artists (UK; Bludgeoned - BLUD1)
Track: Ugly (Recorded January of 1986)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Ian Smith (dr)

1987

Writhing on the Shagpile
EP (UK; Tambourine - URINE3)
Tracks: Writhing on the shagpile; Just like Oliver Reed; A strange way to go about things; Calm you down; The turquoise castle
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones (dr)

1988

Beer Bottle and Bannister Symphonies: A Collection of Some of the Finer Moments of Dentistry
LP (Belgium; Antler - ANT072)
Tracks: Writhing on the shagpile, You took me by surprise; A strange way to go about things; She dazzled me with basil; Dawn overdone; I had an excellent dream; Strawberries are growing in my garden (and it's wintertime); The turquoise castle; Calm you down; Chainsaw the horses (sic); Peppermint dreams; Just like Oliver Reed
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Ian Smith (dr on I Had an Excellent Dream and Strawberries); Alun Jones (dr on everything else)

The Fun Has Arrived
EP (Belgium; Antler - ANT077)
Tracks: The fun has arrived; Ugly (1988 Version); Killing me; There was love on the floor, So I walked on the ceiling
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones (dr)

1989

Time Will Show the Wiser: The Bucketfull of Brains Collection (Compilation Track)
CD (Also available on LP, but Dentists track does not appear on LP version); Various Artists (UK; Triad - TRICD 001)
Track: Snapdragon
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones(dr)

1991

Heads and How to Read Them
CD/LP (Belgium; Integrity - IR014)
Tracks: House the size of Mars; Beautiful day; Rivals for the hand of Isabel; Killing me; In the ocean; Butterfly; Crocodile tears; Daffodil scare; Eliza; Delicious; Have it your own way; Snapdragon*; Pocket of silver*; The fun has arrived*; Around my room*; There was love on the floor, So I walked on the ceiling*
*CD-only tracks
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones (dr)

Beautiful Day
7" (Belgium; Antler IR014-7)
Tracks: Beautiful day; Delicious
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones (dr)

House the Size of Mars
7" (Belgium; Antler IR016-7)
Tracks: House the size of Mars; Eliza
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones (dr)

Antler Split 7" (Compilation Track)
7" (Belgium; Antler IR018-7)
Track: Have it your own way
Other tracks on 7": The Burtons - Pitti girl; The Serenes - Homeland
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones (dr)

Naked (compiles rarities, most previously unreleased)
10" (US; Independent Project, Archive Series - ARCHIVE5)
Tracks: Ugly (Original Version from 1986), We thought we'd got to heaven (1987), Crimson skies again (1986), The sun in the sands (1984), Streets & houses (1987), Reading the news (1986), Naked (1987)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones (dr on We thought we'd got to heaven, Streets & houses, Naked); Ian Smith (dr on Ugly, Reading the news, Crimson skies again, Sun in the sands)

Fire and Grace
CD/LP?, Various Artists (Belgium? Austria?; Integrity - IR013CD/LP?)
Tracks: Beatiful day (sic), Crocodile tears, In the ocean
Other artists included on compilation: Rudolf Hecke, The Serenes, Martyn Bates, Adult Fantasies, Eyeless in Gaza
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones (dr)

1992

Dressed (compiles selected tracks from previous 1985-87 UK releases)
CD (US; Homestead - HMS180-2)
Tracks: Strawberries are growing in my garden (and it's wintertime); She dazzled me with basil; I had an excellent dream; A strange way to go about things; Chainsaw the horse; Peppermint dreams; Just like Oliver Reed; The turquoise castle; I can see your house from up here; Pallino; Dawn overdone; Writhing on the shagpile; Flowers around me; I'm not the devil; Tony Bastable v John Noakes; You make me say it somehow; Mary won't come out to play; Kinder still; The little engineers set; Tangerine; The arrow points to the spot; One of our psychedelic beakers is missing
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Alun Jones (dr on She dazzled, Strange way, Chainsaw the horse, Peppermint dreams, Just like Oliver Reed, The turquoise castle, Writhing on the shagpile, Dawn overdone); Ian Smith (dr on everything else)

See No Evil
7" (US; Homestead - HMS187-7)
Tracks: Box of sun; I can see your house from up here (acoustic version); See no evil (a poem written/performed by John Hegley)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Hear No Evil
7" (US; Independent Project - IPO41a)
Tracks: Charms and the girl; Leave me alive; Hear no evil (a poem written/performed by John Hegley)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Speak No Evil
7" (US; Bus Stop - BUS026)
Tracks: Outside your inside; All coming down; Speak no evil (a poem written/performed by John Hegley)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Just the Biggest Thing by Ye Ascoyne d'Ascoynes (Side Project of Bob Collins)
7" (UK; Hangman - GIBBET1)
Tracks: Just the biggest thing; Time goes; Heaven knows
Personnel: Bob Collins (vox, gtr); Mark Aitken (bs); Vic Templar (super-secret alias of Ian Smith, dr)

1993

Powdered Lobster Fiasco
CD (US; Homestead - HMS203-2)
Tracks: Pocket of silver*; Charms and the girl; Outside your inside; Box of sun; Beautiful day*; I can see you house from up here (Acoustic version); We thought we'd got to heaven*; Leave me alive; All coming down; Snapdragon*
*New recordings of previously released songs
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Bigbangredshiftblackholes
Triple 7" Box Set (US; EastWest - 7-98362)
Tracks: Gas; Tremendous many; This is not my flag; Faces on stone; Space man; Sorry is not enough; Apple beast; Water for a man on fire; Your kind of day (demo version); The quality of mercy; Ace of spades (rehearsal version); Eyes (demo version)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

They Came, They Played, They Blocked the Driveway: Live Music from the Studios of WFMU, East Orange, NJ (Compilation Track)
Double CD, Various Artists (US)
Track: Snapdragon (recorded live at WFMU, 14 June 1992)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Pop Culture Press #29 (Track on Accompanying Flexi)
7" Flexi, Various Artists (US)
Tracks: Water for a man on fire (album version); Tony Bastable v John Noakes (acoustic version)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

1994

Behind the Door I Keep the Universe
CD (US; EastWest - 92288-2)
Tracks: This is not my flag; Space man; Sorry is not enough; In orbit; Faces on stone; A smile like oil on water; Tremendous many; Gas; Brittle sin and flowers; Apple beast; Water for a man on fire; The waiter
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Gas
Promo CD Single (US; EastWest - PRCD 5187-2)
Track: Gas
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Radio Novacaine (a nifty radio program brought to you by the Dentists)
CD (US; EastWest Promo - PRCD 5501)
Tracks: Theme from Radio Novacaine; Monolog - Lost in music/The Fall - Spock jingle - Monolog; Monolog - Barney and me/The Boo Radleys - Monolog; Monolog - Feature: Urban English dialects - Knob jingle; Drivin on 9/The Breeders - Dialog; Monolog - This is not my flag/The Dentists - Acoustic monolog; Acoustic monolog - Feature: Rockout with Guy Epaulete; Monolog - Losers corner/The Claim - Monolog to close - Intermission/Blur
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs, vox); Bob Collins (gtr, vox); Rob Grigg (dr)

Space Man
Promo CD Single (US; EastWest - PRCD 5608)
Tracks: Space man (album version); Delicious (live)*; Gas (live)*; Upside of down (live)*
*Recorded live at the Arena, Amsterdam, 24 March 1994
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Feel it to Believe (Compilation Track)
Promo CD (Germany; EastWest - PM 1232)
Track: Space man
Other tracks on CD: Billy Pilgrim - Get me out of here; Melissa Ferrick - Happy Song; The Sharp - Talking Sly
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

The Bob #48 (Track on Accompanying Flexi)
7" Flexi, Various Artists (US)
Track: Space man (live in London, 4/94)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

1995

Deep Six
CD (US; EastWest - 61767-2)
Tracks: Shining like a star; Slither; Weirdo (at 25,000 miles per hour); My heart is like a town you moved away from; Kick start my body; Appetite; Hedonist; Not coming back; An agony in twelve fits; Whole world explode; Gradual; Good riddance; Orange gold; Electric train of thought
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs, vox); Bob Collins (gtr, vox); Rob Grigg (dr, vox) w/Natasha Briant (cello); Niels Stevens (trmpt); Julian Pinn (tromb); Wharton Tiers (piano, etc.); Richard Bottom (vox); Akiko Muro (vox)

Appetite
Promo CD Single (US; EastWest - PRCD 9189-2)
Track: Appetite
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Ripe and Juicy: A Taste of the Elektra Entertainment Group
Promo CD, Various Artists (US; EastWest - PRCD 9186-2)
Track: Appetite
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Bob Collins (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Joyride by Lida Husik (Features Dentists' cover w/Guest Appearance from Mick Murphy)
CD (US, Caroline - 1778-2)
Track: Strawberries are growing my garden (and it's wintertime)
Personnel: Lida Husik (vox, gtr, bs, kbd, etc.); Michael Murphy (guest vox); Julius Klepacz (dr)

1996

Haberdashery
CDEP (US; Rainbox Quartz - RQTX007)
Tracks: Orchestra; All brand new; Colors from the side show; Screaming reality; Warm day in the August sun (live demo)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Chris Flack (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr) w/Becky (vox); Susie (clarinet)

1997

Pop Culture Press #41 (Track on Accompanying CD)
CD, Various Artists (US)
Track: Harrison Fjord (demo)
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Chris Flack (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

1998

Orchestra
CD Single/7"? (US; Rainbow Quartz - RQTZ011CD)
Track: Orchestra, Rolling Thunder, My Number Nine
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Dave Read (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Chris Flack (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr)

Fear of Standing Still
CD (US; Paradigm)
Tracks: Orchestra; Turning to gold; Plates; Trophy wife; Rolling thunder; Rebecca in the presence of the enemy; Ringmaster goes down; Harrison Fjord; Colours from the sideshow; Meatball heroes; Joe repairs cars
Personnel: Michael Murphy (vox; gtr); Mark Matthews (bs); Chris Flack (gtr); Rob Grigg (dr); David Read (gtr; vox)

Discography compiled by Nancy Novotny (email me at: nan@io.com).
Last updated 6 April 2000.
Selected Real Audio Clips of Dentists' Songs available here.
Many thanks to Bob Collins for corrections/additions. Check out Bob's new project Fortune West.