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This massive 3 CD sampler from the UK based Filthy Little Angels Records is absolutely free as a download by going directly to www.filthylittleangels.com . Among the 70 selections are songs by such artists as ShiSho, Punk Bunny, Ant, Das Wunderlust, Hyperbubble, Couchgrass, The Utopians, Akira, Popkiller, Girl In A Coma, and many more! The cover (which comes in 3 different colors) is downloadable too …which brings us to the reason why this sampler is listed here. Yep. That’s our Yambar dressed in a Santa suit with a professional artists model. Ask him how this came about sometime. Proof positive that he can be both naughty and nice!      

This 9-song CD from the ever prolific Mr. Blair is filled with every slice of cool that can be slapped onto a disc. Guest vocals include appearances by Michael Row of the 77s and Monkees frontman Davy Jones. With a project title as odd as this one, only Yambar could have designed its cover art. (OOP) 

This single song CD was created as a promotional premium for the national release of Yambar’s  MEOW WOW! #1 comic book and Layne Toth’s 8th birthday party …which were held at the same exact time at Harper’s Restaurant & Brew Pub in East Lansing, Michigan. Oddly enough, the disc (released by Sister’s Comics) had nothing to do with Yambar’s Itsi Kitsi - Happy Adventure Cat, who starred in the comic being released and although the words   ‘Meow Wow Pow Wow!’ were right smack on the cover, an image of Faith Warrior Princess was featured instead. We suppose that makes sense since the lone song produced by Project Grooveyard was, in fact, a live version of the ‘Faith Warrior Princess Theme Song’. The whole night was pretty much like that. Levi Krause provided the cover character image and Yambar’s name appeared beside Layne’s in the TM & copyright legals. Abstract marketing at its best. (OOP) 

As everyone knows, The Residents are an avante-music performance and art act from San Francisco, California. They are famous for their public image as 3 giant-sized eyeballs and a skull in tuxedo garb. This 2-CD set was organized by the band’s fan club, The Smelly Tongues. It includes numerous covers of the band’s material and a single song offering by Marc Plainguet and Yambar called “Birthday Boy.” It’s so wrong that it’s right! (OOP)
 

This 2-CD live performance by audio terrorist act Negativland centers on ‘The Weatherman’s Dumb-Stupid Come-Out Line’ episode and includes “cover art based on a painting by Chris Yambar from a drawing of The Weatherman by Richard Lyons.” The original painting was obtained by the band in 1992 during a Cleveland tour date. (OOP) 

 This raunchy 6-song country novelty CD was issued by H&H Record and Film Works and features a full-color cartoon cover jam with Yambar and fetish artist pal Joe Thomas. (OOP)

This odd 4-song CD was ultra limited to 40 signed and #d copies worldwide. Hot on the heels of the F.E.S.T.E.R. - TRIBUTE TO THE RESIDENTS compilation, Marc Plainguet and Yambar dished up this 10-minute item that included Residents covers of  ‘Hello Skinny,’ ‘Die In Terror,’ ‘Constantinople,’ and ‘Birthday Boy.’ Marc produced, arranged, and performed the music, while Yambar added this twisted vocals on ‘Birthday Boy’ and ‘Hello Skinny,’where he also played a giant sheet of metal. Creepy cool. Yambar also designed the Residents eyeball cover art. This CD was never intended to be sold but was created to be ‘2001 Millenium Gifts’ for their friends and clients. For awhile these were available as free MP3 downloads, but no more. A few have ended up on Ebay - you should see the prices.  

Originally released in 1992 as an 8-song cassette by Plainguet’s performance art and music group and later reissued on CD, this project included an alternative raw version of Yambar’s industrial anthem, ‘100% Pure Beef.’ The two-headed skeleton logo image was also created by Yambar for the cover as well as a few dozen t-shirts to promote the troupe. (OOP) 

This compilation cassette sampler included selections from the ever expanding Corpqii catalog and features vocals and writing by Yambar on two of its tracks: ‘Word To The Herd’ a rap number with The Martin Luther Experience, and a studio version of Yambar’s ‘100% Pure Beef’ with Skeleton Soundworks. The cover art was by Marc Plainguet. (OOP) 

This live concert, cassette-only release was recorded in the second story warehouse of the original ARTATAK STUDIOS complex on August 27, 1990, when the band joined Marc Plainguet for a 2 ½-hour multi-media jam. Captured at their raw and enthusiastic best, this rarity showcases the true spirit of the original ARTATAK artist community. The cover features Yambar’s Mad Puppy logo and a band cartoon by Kris Barnette. (OOP) 

 The original art on the cassette-only edition was designed by Yambar with photo by Deb Cattoi, but was altered when this project was reissued for a brief time on the now-defunct Corpqi Arts label. Like the ‘35 Little Ducks in a Basket - Live at Artatak’ project, the contents of this CD captures the heart and soul of the Artatak/Corpqii alliance in the 1980s. Every key member of that art community was on hand to assist Marc on this historic live performance gig which took place in a packed out airplane hanger at the Cornerstone Music Festival near Chicago, IL. Yambar made sure all the multimedia and film ran on time while Marc delivered the goods. (OOP)   

 
This 11-song industrial masterpiece was powerfully atmospheric and aggressive. Gadget was one of Marc Plainguet’s creative alter egos. When unleashed, this subterranean, techno-primitive would sample industrial sounds beneath the city and mix them into a musical language all their own. Gadget was the guy you sent in to rearrange the grey mind-matter. To assist Gadget, Yambar became ‘dD7,’ the terrible mutant gorilla who helped him gather his samples while at the same time penning and delivering vocal tracks on ‘Don’t Give Up Now’ and ‘100% Pure Beef.’ Originally issued as a cassette-only project, this collection was reissued for a brief time on the now-defunct Corpqii label. (OOP) 

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Terry and Diane are back with a new 13-song CD of music, including a cover of Larry Norman’s ‘Watch What You’re Doing’ where they are joined by Yambar as the legendary bluesman ‘Scapegoat Hawkins Lee.’ This disc also includes a remixed version of ‘In Love with the Bomb’ which originally saw release on the Manna Live Music! Label in 1984.  

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This 9-song CD by Christian modern rock combo Primal Blinkk has complete graffiti styled graphic packaging and disc art by Yambar as well as an image of his character Mr. Beat on the back cover. Mr. Beat also appeared on various gig flyers for the band.  

This 9-song cassette-only release of acoustic rock studio tunes featured Yambar cover art and an 11th anniversary remake of ‘Newave’ entitled ‘Newage’ which was penned by Yambar and McCabe who also collaborated on the vocal chorus. Produced by Plainguet. (OOP)

This live concert cassette-only recording includes Yambar cover art and a pre-45 live performance version of ‘Newave.’ Originally recorded in 1981 and previously issued by The Furnace Room Records. (OOP) 

This cassette-only release featured a Yambar cover, the 1982 ‘Newave’ single, and selected skits by Yambar and McCabe (aka: The World Famous Lamb Chop Players) from Asphalt Invasion. (OOP) 

 This live concert recording by McCabe was originally released as a cassette-only project until its re-release on the Corpqii Arts label some years later where the original Yambar cover art was discarded. (OOP)