Neil Perry (band)
{{Short description|American hardcore punk band}}
{{about|the screamo band without any member named Perry|the country musician Neil Perry|The Band Perry}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Neil Perry
| image = Neil_Perry.jpg
| caption = Neil Perry.
| origin = Central New Jersey, United States
| instrument = Vocals, guitars, drums
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| years_active = 1998–2002
| label = Level Plane, Robotic Empire, Witching Hour, Spiritfall
| associated_acts = Hot Cross, You and I, The Now, Superstitions of the Sky, Welcome the Plague Year, A Life Once Lost, Get Fucked, Joshua Fit For Battle
| website =
| current_members = Josh Jakubowski
Chris Smith
Jon Marinari
Justin Graves
}}
Neil Perry was an American hardcore punk band from New Jersey, United States. Jon Marinari played bass and vocals in the influential New Jersey screamo band You and I. After they split, he and ex-members of Red All Over started Neil Perry.[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5882-lineage-situation/ "Neil Perry: Lineage Situation"], Pitchfork.com
Neil Perry released several records in the next four years, mostly with Level Plane records.[http://www.level-plane.com/php/band_detail.php?band_id=8 "Neil Perry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206075919/http://www.level-plane.com/php/band_detail.php?band_id=8 |date=2008-02-06 }}, Level-Plane.com
The band broke up in 2002. In early 2003 they recorded four new songs that were their final recordings and featured on their discography Lineage Situation, released by Level Plane records in July 2003.[http://www.level-plane.com/php/release.php?release_id=51 "Lineage Situation 2xCD"], Level-Plane.com The release contained the band's entire 40 song discography, and a second disc included a 35-minute video of tour and live footage. Some of the new material had a post-rock structure to it.[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r645031|pure_url=yes}} "Lineage Situation Overview"], allmusic.com
After Neil Perry, band members played in other bands such as Hot Cross, Joshua Fit For Battle, A Life Once Lost, Superstitions of the Sky, The Now, Get Fucked, and Welcome the Plague Year.
Members
- Josh Jakubowski - Vocals, Guitar
- Chris Smith - Guitar, Vocals
- Jon Marinari - Vocals, Bass
- Justin Graves - Drums [http://www.level-plane.com/php/band_detail.php?band_id=8 "Level Plane Records - Neil Perry"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206075919/http://www.level-plane.com/php/band_detail.php?band_id=8 |date=2008-02-06 }}, Level-Plane.com
Discography
=Extended plays=
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! style="width:10%" | Album Details ! style="width:30%" | Notes |
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| 1999
|Neil Perry
|All copies issued on clear vinyl. |
| 2001
|Gettin' Our Tour On
|Tour edition blue 7" that included previously released material. However, some tracks included alternative vocal takes, making the versions on this release different. Limited to 300 copies total, 70 were available by mail order. All copies came in sleeves made from various pornography magazines and clothing catalogues with information silkscreened to the front side, and were hand numbered. |
| 2000
|Neil Perry
|Picture disc, sometimes called Specimen |
| Unknown
|Young Lovers Fan Club #1
|Intended to be released as a 5" picture disc, however the project was scrapped. It was instead issued on yellow test pressings as a free special edition collector item to those who were on their mailing lists. All tracks eventually appeared on the band's split with Kaospilot. |
=Split releases=
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| style="width: 5%" | Year
! style="width:10%" | Album Details ! style="width:30%" | Notes |
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| 2000
|Split LP
|Split full-length with A Satellite Crash. |
| 2000
|The Chilling Tale Of Usurp Synapse, As Told By Neil Perry
|1100 black copies, 100 copies with alternative artwork under the name Comes Around, Goes Around. Split with Usurp Synapse. |
| 2001
|Brothers From Different Mothers
|First pressing consisted of 500 black copies and 500 red. The red copies had different artwork from the black. A second pressing consisting of 500 pink copies were made, and were packaged in the same art as the red copies. Split with Joshua Fit For Battle. |
| 2002
|Neil Perry/Kaospilot
|Pressed on black, yellow, and white vinyl. About 100 grey copies were made, and were available only through mail order. Split with Kaospilot. |
| 2002
|A Days Refrain/Neil Perry
|400 copies total, which came in various bags and jewel cases. 200 were uncut, full sized CDs with only 3" worth of music. Split with A Days Refrain. |
=Compilation albums=
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| style="width: 5%" | Year
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| 2003
|Lineage Situation
|Discography compilation that included every song recorded by Neil Perry, excluding improvisational sessions. The album's contents were a CD and CD-ROM containing videos. |
=Compilation appearances=
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! style="width: 5%" | Year ! style="width:10%" | Album Details ! style="width:30%" | Notes |
| 2000
|Summertime
|"September 15th, City Lights And The Clouds That Sucked Them Dry" |
| 2000
|Antipodes
|"Memoirs Of An Illiterate Penpal" |
| 2003
|Building Records Present 60 Songs
|"Looking Back On The Way You Want To Be In The Future" |
| 2001
|80 Records And We're Not Broke (Yet)
|"Nine Minutes Of Non-Fiction", "High Point Improv" |
References
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External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/artist/679880-Neil-Perry-2 Neil Perry] on Discogs
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20030228143825/http://www.level-plane.com/neilperry/ Official Neil Perry Website (Archived)]
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Category:American screamo musical groups
Category:Musical groups established in 1998
Category:Hardcore punk groups from New Jersey
Category:Level Plane Records artists
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