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Who are The Goatmen?
The Goatmen are John and Marty, plus a cast of support characters who, despite being labeled support characters in this FAQ, are indispensible to The Goatmen story.
Where are The Goatmen from?
The Goatmen's precise point of origin is Easton, Pa., on the banks of the Delaware River. Both John and Marty spent most of their formative years in Northern New Jersey.
When and how were The Goatmen formed?
John and Marty met in 1984 at Lafayette College in Easton, Pa., when John was a freshman and Marty was a sophomore. At the time, Marty was in a profane and incendiary duo called Mike in the Bungs with a guy named Meat Puppet (i.e., not Mike). John was in a Top 40 cover band called No Bozos. Kismet and a mutual affection for the Violent Femmes drew them together into an act called Beatnik Wednesday, which played the campus coffeehouse regularly to great acclaim from their friends and revulsion from their foes. Beatnik Wednesday became The Goatmen some time after graduation.
How many recordings have The Goatmen made?
The unabridged Goatmen discography includes two demos recorded under the name Beatnik Wednesday. "Mozart Had Fucked-Up Hair" was recorded circa 1986 directly to two tracks in the studios of WJRH-FM, Lafayette College's radio station. A four-track demo, "Teen Not Queen, Boy Not Joy," was recorded in Marty's parents' kitchen circa 1987. As The Goatmen, the group had two official releases, both recorded at Nu Bleu Recording in Garfield, N.J.: "The Goatmen," released on vinyl LP only by Noiseville Records in 1989, and "Destroyer," self-released on cassette only in 1993. Additionally, circa 1992, an early demo of "Supersonic Ray" was included on a compilation CD called "Fresh Kills," produced by radio station WSIA-FM in Staten Island; "Supersonic Ray" was re-recorded for "Destroyer."
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