Twin/Tone Records
Blue Hippos
Paul Osby James Petroski Alan Schroeter
Blue Hippos formed from the ashes of Otto's Chemical Lounge, a semi-legendary blues-grundge-n-psychedellia-driven cult band formed by Osby and singer Dale Nelson. (Otto's split up in 1985, but eventually spawned punk iconoclasts Halo of Flies as well as the Hippos.) Al Schroeter had been Otto's last bassist, and he and Osby recuited former Rifle Sport drummer James Petroski to complete the trio. They took their name from a '60's Minneapolis motorcycle gang - the wimpiest gang in town, according to legend.
In a way, the Hippos are the antithesis of the sloppy guitar grunge that Minneapolis is famous for, yet their technical proficiency doesn't prevent them from generating the same degree of excitement and intensity as their less virtuosic counterparts.
- from a 1987 Twin/Tone bio
released: February 27, 1987
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 87100
(mini - album)
Blue Hippos
Blue Hippos
Paul Osby - Guitar, Vocals
James Petroski - Drums
Alan Schroeter - Bass
Produced by Terry Katzman, Tom Herbers and Blue Hippos
Recorded by Tom Herbers
Recorded at Metro Studios, Minneapolis - September 1986
released: December 21, 1987
Twin/Tone Records - TTR 87124
(album) (cassette)
Blue Hippos
Forty Forty
Paul Osby - Guitar, Vocals
James Petroski - Drums
Alan Schroeter - Bass
withJo Co - Sax
Produced by Terry Katzman, Tom Herbers and Blue Hippos
Recorded by Tom Herbers
Recorded at Metro Studios, Minneapolis - July 1987
Mixed at Nicollet Studios, Minneapolis
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