Jessie (Ex-Leatherface): S/T (1998)

Before reconvening Leatherface (more HERE), Frankie Stubbs tried one more monosyllabic new band name following the break-up of Pope. Of course, with Stubbs inimitable growl, guitar sound and lyrical bent front and center it still sounds awfully Leatherface-ish albeit a bit prettier, if you're willing to believe that.

A1 Indestructable
A2 Smarm
A3 Gone Fishing
A4 Everwas
A5 Jack Christ...
A6 As Your Mind Closed Mine Was Opening
A7 Rant
B1 World
B2 Dogsong
B3 Room
B4 Paradoxical Thing
B5 Handful Of Earth
B6 Big Freeze
B7 Truly Beautiful




 
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Pope (ex-Leatherface): JohnPaulGeorgeRingo (1997)

Frankie Stubbs, like so many punk singers before him, learned that a band by any other name does not rock so sweetly. Unless you're in Fugazi or Rancid, the records that bear your punk band's original name are gonna get the praise and the sales. So, even though Stubbs' first post-break-up band sounds rather a lot like Leatherface (though perhaps a bit sombre) the album sunk with little notice. However, Leatherface's American label, BYO Records did sneak some of the Pope tracks onto their Leatherface compilation entitled The Last, perhaps proving that in the punkiverse there's a hell of a lot in a name.

1 Plebs
2 Fine
3 Redhouse
4 Laughing Melancholia
5 Promised
6 Kingsane
7 Cracks
8 Alone
9 Something About America


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Frankie Stubbs (Leatherface): Unhinged (1995)

I neglected to mention that Leatherface mastermind Frankie Stubbs had his solo acoustic debut on Rugger Bugger Discs back in 1995. It's gritty little three-song single that sacrifices little for it's stripped down presentation.

A Truly Beautiful
B1 Moon River [Uncredited] (Mancini, Mercer)
B2 Plebs



COMMENTS.
They are a good thing.
The link for Unhinged can be found in the COMMENTS section.

Frankie Stubbs (Leatherface): S/T 10" (2000)

Not long after re-convening Leatherface Frankie Stubbs put out this little solo acoustic 10". The results are sort of what you would imagine Leatherface would sound like without the electricity. The lack of musical varnish reveals a sound more akin to folk-blues then singer-songwriter. Of course, Stubbs' love of romantic pop is also on display here, as he (re)covers Elvis Presley's "I Can't Help Falling in Love With You" and Nick Cave's "Ship Song". But more talk on that aspect of the Stubbbs' personae will have to wait for a forthcoming post.

A1 Send Hand Shirt
A2 Old Elvis
A3 Sail Boats
B1 Dead Industrial Atmosphere
B2 I Can't Help Falling In Love
B3 Ship Song


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