“They had never seen anything like them in San Diego, and what they saw began to shatter the boring, stultifying sameness of the local music scene into a million pieces. The wild-eyed singer snarled and leapt about like a monkey, all the while shaking a pair of maracas and banging on a cow bell, wine bottle or beer can. The drummer hid behind a relic of a kit and pounded his tom-toms like they were tribal war drums. The tall, red-haired guitarist snaked about on stage, by turns stroking and stabbing at his instrument. The organ player, his hair completely covering his face, kicked at his amplifier and rolled on the ground, wrestling with a harmonica. And the long-haired bass player sneered at the crowd from behind a pair of sunglasses, looking positively wicked. There was certainly nothing on MTV which could have prepared them for this.”—from High Tide: The Tell-Tale Hearts Anthology, 1983-1986.
Discography:
“My World Is Upside Down,” Battle of the Garage Bands III, Voxx Records, 1984
“My World Is Upside Down,” Garage Sale compilation, 1984
The Tell-Tale Hearts, Voxx (VXS 200.027) 1985
The Now Sound of the Tell-Tale Hearts , Voxx (VXS 200.036) 1986
The Tell-Tale Hearts, Lolita (French version of the first two albums), 1986
“I Get Up in the Morning” flexi-disc with 99th Floor fanzine, 1986
“Promise”/”Too Many Lovers”, Cavern 7 Records, Australian single 1987
High Tide( Big Noses and Pizza Faces), Voxx (VCD2027), 1994
“Me Needing You,” Not So Pretty, Australian compilation, Corduroy 1996
"It's Just a Matter of Time," Destination Bomp! Bomp Records, 1996
The Tell-Tale Hearts Live in Springfield, (Australia) Corduroy, 1996
Another Night in Springfield, (Australia) Corduroy, 1997
Promise/Too Many Lovers (Munster , Spain - reissue) 2000
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