Discography

The Bells / Chris Connelly and The Bells (1997-2001)

“The Ultimate Seaside Companion” [LP] (available on CD)

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CD: HitIt! Recordings (HIT-22) (promo) 1997
CD: HitIt! Recordings (HIT-22) 1997

  1. The Fortune (Connelly/Rieflin)
  2. Mississippi Palisades (Connelly)
  3. My East is Your West (Connelly)
  4. Stray (Connelly/Rieflin)
  5. Empty Sam (Connelly)
  6. No More Changing of the Guard (Connelly)
  7. Island Head (Connelly)
  8. Toledo Steel (Connelly)
  9. Caravan (Connelly)
  10. To Play a Slow Game (Connelly)
  11. The Ultimate Seaside Companion (Connelly)
  12. The Fortune II (Connelly/Rieflin)

Notes: Recorded 1995 – 1997 with Chris Bruce, William Rieflin and Jim O’Rourke.

“The Ultimate Seaside Companion [Revisited]” [LP] (available on CD)

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CD: Invisible Records (INV174) 09/05/2000

  1. The Fortune (Connelly/Rieflin)
  2. Mississippi Palisades (Connelly)
  3. My East is Your West (Connelly)
  4. Stray (Connelly/Rieflin)
  5. Empty Sam (Connelly)
  6. No More Changing of the Guard (Connelly)
  7. Island Head (Connelly)
  8. Toledo Steel (Connelly)
  9. Caravan (Connelly)
  10. To Play a Slow Game (Connelly)
  11. The Ultimate Seaside Companion (Connelly)
  12. The Fortune II (Connelly/Rieflin)
  13. Chorus Of Eyes (Connelly)
  14. Thunderland Reel (Connelly)
  15. No More Changing Of The Guard (Live)
  16. The Fortune (Live)

Notes: Album remastered in June 2000. Live tracks recorded at Lounge Ax, Chicago, April 1998. Tracks 13 and 14 are outtakes from the Seaside Companion sessions, recorded at the Blue Room in July 1996. Liner notes include lyrics to all tracks.

“Blonde Exodus” [LP] (available on CD)

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CD: Invisible Records (INV169) 02/06/2001

  1. Generique
  2. London Fields
  3. Diamonds Eat Diamonds
  4. Blonde Exodus I
  5. Twilight Shiner
  6. Blue Hooray
  7. Magnificent Wing
  8. The Long Weekend
  9. Julie Delpy
  10. Blonde Exodus II
  11. Closing Titles

Notes: The track listing, as found on the back of the CD, is incorrect. The correct track listing is indicated above. Liner notes include lyrics to all tracks. The album is dedicated to William Tucker.

“Blonde Exodus / The Ultimate Seaside Companion” [LP] (available on CD)

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2CD: Dream Catcher Records (CRIDE40) 03/26/2001

  1. Generique
  2. London Fields
  3. Diamonds Eat Diamonds
  4. Blonde Exodus I
  5. Twilight Shiner
  6. Blue Hooray
  7. Magnificent Wing
  8. The Long Weekend
  9. Julie Delpy
  10. Blonde Exodus II
  11. Closing Titles
  12. Blonde Strings
  13. Moonlight Feels Right (Blackman)
  1. The Fortune
  2. Mississippi Palisades
  3. My East is Your West
  4. Stray
  5. Empty Sam
  6. No More Changing of the Guard
  7. Island Head
  8. Toledo Steel
  9. Caravan
  10. To Play a Slow Game
  11. The Ultimate Seaside Companion
  12. The Fortune II
  13. Chorus Of Eyes
  14. Thunderland Reel
  15. No More Changing Of The Guard (Live)
  16. The Fortune (Live)

Notes: European release of “Blonde Exodus,” with additional tracks, and “The Ultimate Seaside Companion {Revisited}.”