The Chessmen

Hamilton, CANADA
RnB / Garage Punk


















Album:
· The Chessmen, Zapp Records, Z 001, 1989

Tracklist:
Hell Go Away / Adventure / Go Away Girl / Her Smile / Pretty Girl / She Will Come Back / Time Machine / What A Shame / I’ll Take My Time / Don’t Put Me Down / I’ve Gotta Get Back To Her / She Is The Hower

Personnel:
Dan Beer, vocals/guitar/harmonica/maracas
Rick Blythe, guitar/vocals/tambourine
Warren Cavanaugh, bass
Stephen Jameson, organ


















Songs in Compilations
· Pretty Girl, “What’s All The Fuzz About” cassette, What Wave magazine, ww-07, 1989
· Time Machine, “Mister Garager’s Neighbourhood” LP, Og Records, OG 21, 1989
· L’Adventure, “Oh My God, My Mother’s On Channel 10” LP, Nardwuar Records, 1989
· Time Machine, “Time Machine” CD only, Stomp! Records, STOMP 008, 1996
· Pretty Girl, “Thee Cave Comes Alive!” LP, Action Records, AR406, 2004













Later personnel that put out only demos and played more psyche / beat music:
Dan Beer, vocals/guitar
Rick Blythe, bass/vocals
Mike White, drums
Andre Lapointe, flute








Dan Beer of the Chessmen