The Mother Hips discography

The Mother Hips discography
Studio albums12
EPs2
Live albums5
Compilation albums7
Singles4
Video albums3

The Mother Hips discography is a list of official studio albums, live albums, EPs, singles, compilations, videos and other recordings released by the band the Mother Hips. The Mother Hips are a rock band based in the San Francisco Bay Area, consisting of members Tim Bluhm, Greg Loiacono, John Hofer, and Brian Rashap. Past members included Isaac Parsons, Mike Wofchuck, Paul Hoaglin and Scott Thunes.

Studio albums

Release Date Album Title Record Label
Feb 1993 Back to the Grotto American
Aug 1995 Part-Timer Goes Full American
Oct 1996 Shootout American
May 1998 Later Days Mother Hips Records
Feb 2001 Green Hills of Earth Future Farmer Recordings
Apr 2007 Kiss the Crystal Flake Camera Records
Oct 2009 Pacific Dust Camera Records
Jul 2013 Behind Beyond Mother Hips Records
Jul 2014 Chronicle Man Mother Hips Records
Jun 2018 Chorus Blue Rose Music
Dec 2021 Glowing Lantern Blue Rose Music
Jan 2023 When We Disappear Blue Rose Music
Sep 2024 California Current Blue Rose Music

Live albums

Release Date Album Title Notes Record Label
2002 Live in Chicago March 20, 2002 Chicago, IL Mother Hips Records
2005 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere June 2005, San Francisco, CA Mother Hips Records
2006 Live at Bimbo's 365 Club July 14, 2006, at Bimbo's 365 Club Mother Hips Records
2019 Live at the Great American Music Hall December 15-16 2017, San Francisco, CA Blue Rose Music

EPs

Release Date Album Title Format
1992 Motherhips (EP) Cassette
2005 Red Tandy (EP) CD and Vinyl
2009 Pacific Dust

Singles

Release Date Album Title Record Label Format
1994 "Showing It All to Bad Marie" Great God Pan 7" Vinyl
1995 "Shut the Door" American CD Single
1999 "Third Floor Story" Orange Recordings 7" Vinyl
2001 "Life in the City" Munich Records CD Single
2005 "Red Tandy" Camera Records 7" Vinyl
2008 "The Bees/Mother Hips" Camera Records 7" Vinyl

Videography

Release Date Title Notes
2004 Stories We Could Tell Documentary by Patrick Murphree
2004 This Is the Sound Documentary compiling twelve years of footage by Bill DeBlonk
2006 Beauty Rock Recorded at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, 2003. Video by Dave Schwartz and audio by Vinny Palese.

Compilations

Release Date Track Contributed Compilation Title Record Label Format Compilation Type
1992 Showing It All To Bad Marie Chico Alchemy N/A CD Compilation
1993 Hey Emilie Sony Music Regional A&R Sony Music Cassette Promotional
1993 Probe Explodes Night Of The Living Dead Massacre At Central Hi LP Compilation
1994 Hey Emilie Aware II The Compilation Madaket Records CD Compilation
1994 Precious Opal H.O.R.D.E. A&M Records CD Promotional
1995 Shut The Door hu H Huh Music Service CD Compilation
1995 Shut The Door The Fall Of American American Recordings CD Promotional
1995 Shut The Door (Edit) The Album Network No 8 The Album Network CD Promotional
1995 Suburban Child Music For Swingers Massacre At Central Hi LP Compilation
1995 Stoned Up The Road Kink FM And Watt Present "Alle 17 Goed" S.L.A.M. Department CD Promotional
1998 The Doomsters Chico City Limits II City Limits Records CD Compilation
2000 Sleepy Eyes Chico City Limits III Chico City Limits Records CD Compilation
2001 Third Floor Story Sexy And Seventeen Orange Recordings CD Promotional
2001 Channel Island Girl Esto No Es Un Cactus Sinedín Music, Munich Records CD Promotional
2001 Life In The City Oorgasm 06 OOR CD Compilation
2002 Sarah Bellum (Live Acoustic Version) Comes With A Smile Vol.5 Comes With A Smile CD Compilation
2002 Take Us Out The Best Of American Music Universal Music TV CD Compilation
2002 Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down Jackpine Social Club CD Compilation
2005 Red Tandy KFOG's Local Scene 3 KFOG Radio 104.5\97.7 CD Compilation
2006 Red Tandy The Cornerstone Player 066 Cornerstone Promotion CD Promotional
2007 Time Sick Son Of A Grizzly Bear Relix 2007 July CD Sampler Relix Magazine CD Promotional
2010 White Falcon Fuzz Eldorado Sampler #8 Eldorado (French magazine - Fargo Records) CD Sampler
2011 Various Days of Sun and Grass: 1991-2001 Mother Hips Records CD and Digital