Reptile House

[tango fistula]

What I've heard is rockin!!

No one mentions them and they are DC ...so they must be awesome.

Who's got more info?

[yourenotevil]

good ep, boring lp from what i remember. i have the og seven inch, but the only ppl who mention that band are lungfish freaks since the singer was in both.

[patient_ot]

Yeah, the 7'' is great. I haven't heard the LP in a long time, but I remember it sounding quite a bit different from the 7''. There was an obscure discog CD at one point that had everything, but I think it is long gone by now. Dischord reissued the 7'', but I'd like to see the discography CD re-done.

[Chris Shary]

Reptile House were out of Baltimore, Maryland (I believe) which is one reason they are not always thought of as a DC band. London May played drums in Reptile House and is the obvious Dag Nasty connection. The 7" was spunky but the LP was a bit flat. Certainly in need of a cool reissue though.

[JGJR]

I agree that the 12" (Listen to the Powersoul) needs a reissue pretty badly. I actually like that record, though most seem not to. But yeah, ti's less like the 7" and more a warm-up for Lungfish or at least that's how I've always seen it.

[the mean]

The band had quite a few lineup changes in a short period of time, and also included Asa from Lungfish in the end:
http://www.bandtoband.com/band/reptile-house

I remember ads for the "Dim Glimmer" discography CD (on Merkin) but I can't confirm it was ever actually released. Anyone ever seen a copy?

[version sound]

A few years ago I tried to track down any concrete proof that it actually existed and found none.

[version sound]

I agree that the 12" (Listen to the Powersoul) needs a reissue pretty badly. I actually like that record, though most seem not to. But yeah, ti's less like the 7" and more a warm-up for Lungfish or at least that's how I've always seen it.

You have it backwards. Early Lungfish sounded like Reptile House.

[obik]

A few years ago I tried to track down any concrete proof that it actually existed and found none.

A few years back I found one distro (don't remember where) that had this on their sale list, but I don't think they actually had copies, and they didn't respond to emails. I don't think the disk ever happened either.

[Gary]

I like the Reptile House lp,you can hear the evolution to Lungfish alright, although they weren't quite there yet. However it's probably the weakest record from the Reptile House/Lungfish discography.

[JGJR]

I agree that the 12" (Listen to the Powersoul) needs a reissue pretty badly. I actually like that record, though most seem not to. But yeah, ti's less like the 7" and more a warm-up for Lungfish or at least that's how I've always seen it.

You have it backwards. Early Lungfish sounded like Reptile House.

That's what I said. I don't think there's too much distance between Listen to the Powersoul and Talking Songs for Walking.

[version sound]

I agree that the 12" (Listen to the Powersoul) needs a reissue pretty badly. I actually like that record, though most seem not to. But yeah, ti's less like the 7" and more a warm-up for Lungfish or at least that's how I've always seen it.

You have it backwards. Early Lungfish sounded like Reptile House.

That's what I said. I don't think there's too much distance between Listen to the Powersoul and Talking Songs for Walking.

No, you said that LTTP sounded like Lungfish. There is a subtle, but important difference.

[JGJR]

I agree that the 12" (Listen to the Powersoul) needs a reissue pretty badly. I actually like that record, though most seem not to. But yeah, ti's less like the 7" and more a warm-up for Lungfish or at least that's how I've always seen it.

You have it backwards. Early Lungfish sounded like Reptile House.

That's what I said. I don't think there's too much distance between Listen to the Powersoul and Talking Songs for Walking.

No, you said that LTTP sounded like Lungfish. There is a subtle, but important difference.

I think we're just splitting hairs here. LTTP does sound like Lungfish, but obviously Lungfish didn't yet exist. It just sounds like what Lungfish would do.

[gregpolard]

He said it sounds like a warmup for Lungfish. Since it came first, I don't see how that could be perceived as backwards.

[version sound]

He said it sounds like a warmup for Lungfish. Since it came first, I don't see how that could be perceived as backwards.

They were not preparing to be Lungfish, they were being Reptile House. To write them off as a Lungfish warm up is to negate the fact that they were a band in their own right.

[JGJR]

He said it sounds like a warmup for Lungfish. Since it came first, I don't see how that could be perceived as backwards.

They were not preparing to be Lungfish, they were being Reptile House. To write them off as a Lungfish warm up is to negate the fact that they were a band in their own right.

I'm not negating anything.

[Chris Shary]

Just checked with London May, Dim Glimmer never came out, but it was advertised. The plan was to then take it to Dischord and do a massive release which also didn't happen. They settled on the 7" reissue, but there is a lot of material that has gone unreleased. Mystery finally solved!

[Gary]

but there is a lot of material that has gone unreleased.

That needs to be sorted.

[Welly]

but there is a lot of material that has gone unreleased.

That needs to be sorted.

Someone's no doubt working on it as we type! 180gm remastered deluxe packaging on twenty three colours. Words like 'pioneers' will be bandied about. Never heard of fucking Reptile House?!?! YOU ARE MISSING OUT! PRE-ORDER TODAY!!!

[Chris Shary]

Too true Welly. I love when people refer to bands as influential, and they never really played or had material available. I loved the documentary on the band DEATH (and think they are stunningly great), but they didn't play or release anything above a single in their day. So to call them influential is a bit silly.They SHOULD have been. Ahh revisionist history is a fun world innit?

[the mean]

Someone's no doubt working on it as we type! 180gm remastered deluxe packaging on twenty three colours. Words like 'pioneers' will be bandied about. Never heard of fucking Reptile House?!?! YOU ARE MISSING OUT! PRE-ORDER TODAY!!!

Of all the garbage that gets reissued or pulled from the vaults, it seems like this would be a good one for someone to do.

[xxxMidgexxx]

I had that album on pink vinyl. I still may have it.

I like it more than most Lungfish.

[version sound]

Mother Michigan
Suffocating cold
Do you see the Michigan in me?

[captain2man]

Reviving this old thread to say that the next episode of End on End is going to cover the Reptile House 7"....which I had never heard before a couple of months ago.

There does seem to be a decent amount of material in the vaults. London May provided us with a never-released song called "Origin of Sadman" which we'll be giving the world premiere to.

Also came across this on Vimeo of them doing a Neil Young song.

https://vimeo.com/9511351

[xxxHunterxxx]

Reviving this old thread to say that the next episode of End on End is going to cover the Reptile House 7"....which I had never heard before a couple of months ago.

There does seem to be a decent amount of material in the vaults. London May provided us with a never-released song called "Origin of Sadman" which we'll be giving the world premiere to.

Also came across this on Vimeo of them doing a Neil Young song.

https://vimeo.com/9511351

Danny Ingram has an official Lungfish demo cassette. I’ve spent the last 10 years looking at it whenever we rehearse. Once, I asked him how it was. He said he had never listened to it.

[AssWreckersInc]

London came up to jersey and did drums with this band also https://www.discogs.com/Voice-Of-Doom-F ... se/5192319 pretty good record actually.

[B.S.]

The title track and Mother Michigan are the songs to check out on the LP.