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'''Mirrors''' (a.k.a. the Mirrors) was an American rock band from [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], United States, forming in 1971 and originally active playing live gigs between 1972 - 1975.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|title=Mirrors: Artist Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mirrors-mn0000499073/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Murrmann|first=Mark|title=Music: Mirrors, Something That Would Never Do|url=https://www.motherjones.com/riff/2009/06/mirrors-something-would-never-do-lp|publisher=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]|date=June 19, 2009|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> Their sound has been described as "[[Garage psychedelia|psychedelic garage]]" and "[[proto-punk]]".<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="mtv">{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Early Cleveland Punk Surfaces|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/509689/early-cleveland-punk-surfaces/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108002223/http://www.mtv.com/news/509689/early-cleveland-punk-surfaces/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2014|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=May 26, 1997|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> In his review of a 2009 LP of their 1970's material for ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'' former ''[[Maximumrocknroll]]'' editor Mark Murrmann described them as "not as bent as [[the Electric Eels]]...nor as throttling as [[Rocket from the Tombs]]."<ref name="mtv"/> The band's founder, Jaime Klimek, who sang and played guitar, said they "were ferociously loud."<ref name="scat">{{cite web|last=Klimek|first=Jaime|title=Mirros Liner Notes|url=http://www.scatrecords.com/mirrors.htm|publisher=Scat Records|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> The other members were Jim Crook, guitar; Mike Weldon (who started ''[[Psychotronic Video]]'' magazine in 1980), drums; and a succession of bassists—first Craig Bell (later of Rocket from the Tombs), followed briefly by [[Paul Marotta]], who soon switched to keyboards (and also played with the Electric Eels), then [[Jim Jones (guitarist)|Jim Jones]] (who later played guitar in [[Pere Ubu]]), then Bell again, and finally Jones again.<ref name="allmusic"/> In some of their recordings Jones played drums.<ref name="eels">{{cite web|title=Those Were Different Times: Cleveland 1972-1976 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Mirrors-Electric-Eels-Styrenes-Those-Were-Different-Times-Cleveland-1972-1976/release/895464|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> They played original songs and covers originally by [[the Velvet Underground]], [[the Kinks]], [[the Troggs]] and [[Brian Eno]] among others.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="scat"/> After they broke up Klimek, Jones, Marotta, other former members of the Electric Eels and [[Anton Fier]] formed [[the Styrenes]].<ref name="allmusic"/> In 2013 and 2014 Klimek, Crook, Bell and other musicians played some reunion shows in Cleveland.<ref>{{cite web|last=Petkovic|first=John|title=Cleveland rock pioneers Mirrors are bigger than ever and back in action Saturday at Beachland Ballroom|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/after_dark.html|publisher=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=January 23, 2014|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> |
'''Mirrors''' (a.k.a. the Mirrors) was an American rock band from [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], United States, forming in 1971 and originally active playing live gigs between 1972 - 1975.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|title=Mirrors: Artist Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mirrors-mn0000499073/biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Murrmann|first=Mark|title=Music: Mirrors, Something That Would Never Do|url=https://www.motherjones.com/riff/2009/06/mirrors-something-would-never-do-lp|publisher=[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]|date=June 19, 2009|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> Their sound has been described as "[[Garage psychedelia|psychedelic garage]]" and "[[proto-punk]]".<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="mtv">{{cite web|last=Kaufman|first=Gil|title=Early Cleveland Punk Surfaces|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/509689/early-cleveland-punk-surfaces/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141108002223/http://www.mtv.com/news/509689/early-cleveland-punk-surfaces/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 8, 2014|publisher=[[MTV]]|date=May 26, 1997|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> In his review of a 2009 LP of their 1970's material for ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'' former ''[[Maximumrocknroll]]'' editor Mark Murrmann described them as "not as bent as [[the Electric Eels]]...nor as throttling as [[Rocket from the Tombs]]."<ref name="mtv"/> The band's founder, Jaime Klimek, who sang and played guitar, said they "were ferociously loud."<ref name="scat">{{cite web|last=Klimek|first=Jaime|title=Mirros Liner Notes|url=http://www.scatrecords.com/mirrors.htm|publisher=Scat Records|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> The other members were Jim Crook, guitar; Mike Weldon (who started ''[[Psychotronic Video]]'' magazine in 1980), drums; and a succession of bassists—first Craig Bell (later of Rocket from the Tombs), followed briefly by [[Paul Marotta]], who soon switched to keyboards (and also played with the Electric Eels), then [[Jim Jones (guitarist)|Jim Jones]] (who later played guitar in [[Pere Ubu]]), then Bell again, and finally Jones again.<ref name="allmusic"/> In some of their recordings Jones played drums.<ref name="eels">{{cite web|title=Those Were Different Times: Cleveland 1972-1976 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Mirrors-Electric-Eels-Styrenes-Those-Were-Different-Times-Cleveland-1972-1976/release/895464|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> They played original songs and covers originally by [[the Velvet Underground]], [[the Kinks]], [[the Troggs]] and [[Brian Eno]] among others.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref name="scat"/> After they broke up Klimek, Jones, Marotta, other former members of the Electric Eels and [[Anton Fier]] formed [[the Styrenes]].<ref name="allmusic"/> In 2013 and 2014 Klimek, Crook, Bell and other musicians played some reunion shows in Cleveland.<ref>{{cite web|last=Petkovic|first=John|title=Cleveland rock pioneers Mirrors are bigger than ever and back in action Saturday at Beachland Ballroom|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/01/after_dark.html|publisher=[[The Plain Dealer]]|date=January 23, 2014|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> |
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The only release during the group's original incarnation was a 7" single on Hearthan Records: "Shirley" b/w "She Smiled Wild."<ref name="allmusic"/> This was the fifth release for the label, which was operated by [[David Thomas (musician)|David Thomas]], and the first which was not a [[Pere Ubu]] release. Between 1986 and 1988, the original Mirrors lineup recorded the album ''Another Nail in the Coffin'', produced by Marotta, which was briefly available in 1989 before the Dutch label which released it, Resonance, went bankrupt.<ref name="allmusic"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Another Nail In The Coffin |url=http://www.discogs.com/Mirrors-The-Another-Nail-In-The-Coffin/release/1927442|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> In 1997 Scat Records released ''Those Were Different Times: Cleveland 1972-1976'', a CD with songs by Mirrors, the electric eels and the Styrenes.<ref name="eels"/> In 2001 Mirrors put out ''Hands in My Pockets'', a 19-song CD of material they had recorded in the 1970s. Mostly made up of studio tracks, it also included some home recordings and live material.<ref name="nail">{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Rick|title=Another Nail in the Remodeled Coffin |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/hands-in-my-pockets-mw0000661913|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=October 13, 2016}}</ref> In 2004 [[ROIR]] released ''Another Nail in the {Remodeled} Coffin'', a reissue of the 1989 album plus a second CD with demos, live tracks and alternate takes.<ref name="nail"/> In 2009 Violent Times Records issued ''Something That Would Never Do'', a limited edition LP of previously released songs recorded 1974–75.<ref name="nail"/> |
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Mirrors | |
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| Origin | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Genres | Rock, proto-punk, punk rock, art punk |
| Years active | 1971–1975, 1986–1988, 2013–2014 |
| Labels | Heathen, Resonance,Overground Records, ROIR, Violent Times |
| Past members | Jamie Klimek Jim Crook Mike Weldon Craig Bell Jim Jones Paul Marotta |
Mirrors (a.k.a. the Mirrors) was an American rock band from Cleveland, Ohio, United States, forming in 1971 and originally active playing live gigs between 1972 - 1975.[1][2] Their sound has been described as "psychedelic garage" and "proto-punk".[1][3] In his review of a 2009 LP of their 1970's material for Mother Jones former Maximumrocknroll editor Mark Murrmann described them as "not as bent as the Electric Eels...nor as throttling as Rocket from the Tombs."[3] The band's founder, Jaime Klimek, who sang and played guitar, said they "were ferociously loud."[4] The other members were Jim Crook, guitar; Mike Weldon (who started Psychotronic Video magazine in 1980), drums; and a succession of bassists—first Craig Bell (later of Rocket from the Tombs), followed briefly by Paul Marotta, who soon switched to keyboards (and also played with the Electric Eels), then Jim Jones (who later played guitar in Pere Ubu), then Bell again, and finally Jones again.[1] In some of their recordings Jones played drums.[5] They played original songs and covers originally by the Velvet Underground, the Kinks, the Troggs and Brian Eno among others.[1][4] After they broke up Klimek, Jones, Marotta, other former members of the Electric Eels and Anton Fier formed the Styrenes.[1] In 2013 and 2014 Klimek, Crook, Bell and other musicians played some reunion shows in Cleveland.[6]
The only release during the group's original incarnation was a 7" single on Hearthan Records: "Shirley" b/w "She Smiled Wild."[1] This was the fifth release for the label, which was operated by David Thomas, and the first which was not a Pere Ubu release. Between 1986 and 1988, the original Mirrors lineup recorded the album Another Nail in the Coffin, produced by Marotta, which was briefly available in 1989 before the Dutch label which released it, Resonance, went bankrupt.[1][7] In 1997 Scat Records released Those Were Different Times: Cleveland 1972-1976, a CD with songs by Mirrors, the electric eels and the Styrenes.[5] In 2001 Mirrors put out Hands in My Pockets, a 19-song CD of material they had recorded in the 1970s. Mostly made up of studio tracks, it also included some home recordings and live material.[8] In 2004 ROIR released Another Nail in the {Remodeled} Coffin, a reissue of the 1989 album plus a second CD with demos, live tracks and alternate takes.[8] In 2009 Violent Times Records issued Something That Would Never Do, a limited edition LP of previously released songs recorded 1974–75.[8]
Discography
- "Shirley" b/w "She Smiled Wild", 7" single (1975) Hearthan Records
- Another Nail in the Coffin, LP (1989) Resonance (Neth.)
- Those Were Different Times: Cleveland 1972-1976, compilation CD (1997 archival) Scat
- Hands in My Pockets, CD (2001, archival 1970's) Overground Records (UK)
- Another Nail in the {Remodeled} Coffin, 2x CD (2004, archival) ROIR
- Something That Would Never Do, LP (2009, archival 1970's) Violent Times
- "Slow Down" 1974 Mirrors track on Craig Bell's archival LP, "aka Darwin Layne" ever/never Records (2016)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Mirrors: Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Murrmann, Mark (June 19, 2009). "Music: Mirrors, Something That Would Never Do". Mother Jones. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (May 26, 1997). "Early Cleveland Punk Surfaces". MTV. Archived from the original on November 8, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ a b Klimek, Jaime. "Mirros Liner Notes". Scat Records. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ a b "Those Were Different Times: Cleveland 1972-1976". Discogs. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Petkovic, John (January 23, 2014). "Cleveland rock pioneers Mirrors are bigger than ever and back in action Saturday at Beachland Ballroom". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ "Another Nail In The Coffin". Discogs. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ a b c Anderson, Rick. "Another Nail in the Remodeled Coffin". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2016.