McFadden's Parachute
discography
1988
"Julie's Illusion" b/w "Empty Plaines" (Dagwood McFadden) - Unreleased Single
"Bishopsgate Turtledove" (Dagwood McFadden) - Unreleased Live Demo
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1991
Physical Culture Sanitariuum Self-released Cassette Album - All songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
Side A
1. Let's Sit Down
2. Circus A-go-go
3. Don't Bring Up The Past
4. Signpost
5. I've Got A Ghost In My Closet
6. She's My Fable
7. I Am Gone
Side B
1. Bishopsgate Turtledove
2. Life At The Bottom (words by Del Rivers)
3. The Anger And The Rage (words by Del Rivers)
4. Excerpts From The McFadden Book Of The Dead
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1992
Just A Minute, Man Self-released Cassette Album - All songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
Side A
1. Just a Minute, Man
2. Pleasure Offerings
3. Glacier Valley Yesterday
4. The Castle On The Hill
5. I Hate My Job
Side B
1. All I Need Is Someone (lyrics by Del Rivers)
2. Subconcious Black Dove
3. I Am Insane
The Smell Of Incense Self-released Cassette Album - All songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
Side A
1. The Smell Of Incense (cover song)
2. She's a Girl (cover song)
3. Abba (cover song)
4. You Might Get Me Back (cover song)
5. North Shore
6. Cast In Stone (lyrics by Del Rivers)
7. You're All Alone
8. Selfish (lyrics by Susan Steklof)
Side B
1. My Little Crystal
2. The Gurus Voodoo
3. A Piece Of My Sun
4. Morning Glory Tea
5. Mahabharata
6. Liquid Sun Epitaph
Musical (?) Schizophrenia Self-released Cassette Album - All songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
Side A
1. Cinnamon Girl (cover song)
2. I Know My Rider (cover song)
3. "I" In The Sky (cover song)
4. Castletown Clover (words by Del Rivers)
5. Dreamland
6. Spartacus
7. Michaelangelo
8. Parachute McFaddensia
Side B
1. Summerspace
2. Quest Of The Walker
3. Who Forgot Mary
4. IAMANANIMAL
5. A Cowboy's Lament
6. The Hermit
7. The Devil's Triangle
8. Charmed Life (lyrics by Susan Steklof)
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1993
Decent Of The Peacefrogs Self-released Cassette Album - All songs by Dagwood McFadden except where note
Side A
1. Decent Of The Peacefrogs
2. A Piece Of My Sun
(re-recorded with members of Orbit Underground)
3. The Death Train
4. Tired Of Waiting For You (cover song)
5. That's When Happiness Began (cover song)
Side B
1. Green Apple Saturday Morning
2. Glacier Valley Yesterday (re-recorded with members of Orbit Underground)
3. Windy (cover song)
4. Hey Joe (cover song)
5. She Said She Said (cover song) (recorded live with members of Orbit Underground)
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1994
McFadden's Parachute Unplugged Self-released Cassette Album - All songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
Side A
1. Mint Leaf Creek
2. The Ballad Of Walt Evans
3. The Castle On The Hill
Side B
1. Ossian Sunset
2. The Power Of Words (lyrics by Del Rivers - music by Luther Holtzman and Dagwood McFadden)
3. Bring Me Down Again
Dropping Out Self-released Cassette Album - All Songs by Dagwood McFadden
Side A
1. You're A Time Bomb
2. Twilight Came Too Soon
3. Mysteryville (Mr. Evil)
4. Sounds Like A Plan
Side B
1. The Eyes Of A Criminal
2. Moodswinger
3. 13 MPH and I'm Speeding
4. Soul Destroyer
Black And White Rainbows Self-released Cassette Album - All Songs by Dagwood McFadden
Side A
1. Hand Me Down
2. Sweet Daisy June
3. Peter Found A Penny
4. The Witch Is Black
5. Butterscotch Jam
Side B
1. The Garden Of Disease
2. Black And White Rainbows
3. Is She Coming
4. Who Forgot Mary (re-mixed and re-mastered)
5. The Hermit (re-mixed and re-mastered)
The Anti-electric Sounds Of McFadden's Parachute Unreleased EP of acoustic versions of previously released songs - All Songs by Dagwood McFadden
1. Liquid Sun Dissolution Trilogy
2. I Am Insane
3. Sweet Daisy June
4. Michealangelo
5. A Cowboy's Lament
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1995
The Akle Jane Quatrains All Songs by Dagwood and Barry McFadden
Unreleased Album of 200 quatrains (four line poems) written about a childhood friend and neighbor from my hometown. My brother and I began writing these in 1974 and still write them to this day. So far we have written over 3,200 quatrains about our neighbor and the world around him. This particular album of the first 200 we wrote are set to the music of Jesus Christ Superstar written by Andrew Lloyd Weber.
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1996
Lost In Space Unreleased Double Album - All Songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
Disc 1
1. Galactic Groove-in
2. Adam And The Purple Sun
3. Cat Crusher of Honeymoon Flats
4. Jennings The Cat And The Grape Soda Bottle Cap
5. Fields Of Colour
6. Stained Glass Iris
7. All Ye Danish Men (traditional 13th century Danish folk song)
8. Spectres Of Rufus
9. Fly High (lyrics, music and performance by Del Rivers; percussion, flute and tape effects by Dagwood McFadden)
10. Tainted Coffee Cup
11. Evaporated Happiness
Disc 2
1. Uncle Thaddeus Prologue
2. Meet My Uncle Thaddeus
3. Greg Brady's Wipeout
4. Blue Frogs, A White Lizard and Some Black Ants
5. Wishes Of A Peasant
6. March Of The Mad Saxons
7. Tura Lura Geck (traditional 13th century Danish folk song)
8. Paisley Daydreams (lyrics by Susan Steklof)
9. The Angels Are Crying (words by Dagwood McFadden music by Dave Marchione)
10. Professor Robinson's Light Show
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1998
Mid-60's Garage Punk Rock Spunk Records SP-008. All Songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
1. Going Back To Franklin Street
2. Bad Part Of Town
3. Sandman
4. Don't Talk Like Jerk
5. I Said No
6. The Brotherhood Of the Brew
7. Now I'm Alone
8. Love Me Now (lyrics by Del Rivers - music by Dagwood McFadden)
9. Stop Pushin' Me (lyrics by Del Rivers - music by Dagwood McFadden)
10. Only Half Of What Could Have Been (lyrics by Del Rivers - music by Dagwood McFadden and Del Rivers)
11. Welcome To Apocolypse
12. Tumbleweed
13. Don't Touch It
14. Why Don't You Pay Me No Mind
15. Citizens of Dansville, NY In Past Years - by John Brennessel
16. Cowboy Freeze
17. Reverend Littlejohn's Dilemma
18. Dark Shadows In A Yellow Room
19. Now I Understand
20. I Stand Alone (Gratefully)
21. Laughing Molly
22. Professor Kitzel's Time Machine
23. Comes The Dawn
Supernova Spunk Records SP-023. All Songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
1. Misty Christie
2. Supernova
3. I'm Gonna Run Away
4. He's A Genius
5. I'm A Chick Digger
6. The Pubic Bump
7. Attention All Girls
8. Kahuna Twist
9. That's The Breaks (cover song)
10. Petrification
11. Kiss Of Death
12. I Am A Child (cover Song)
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in February 1999 - highest position # 5
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1999
Another Chick Induced Dream Spunk Records SP-11:11. All Songs by Dagwood McFadden
1. My Magic Plants
2. A Girl Of My Kind
3. If I Were A Ghost
4. Lemmon Squosh
5. Another Chick Induced Dream
6. Memories Of Gibsonville
7. The Ghost Of A Crow
8. What Can You See In A Day
9. I Need Gloom
10. All I ask Of You
11. Crystalized Vision (re-mixed version of preciously released "My Little Crystal")
12. Summerspace (re-mix)
13. The Devil's Triangle(re-mix)
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in November 1999 - highest position # 14
Flower City Pop compilation (USA) Rocket Racket Records - RR CD - 102
McFadden's Parachute - "My Magic Plants "
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in January 2000- highest position # 1
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2000
Allison Crow Is Dying Garage-Pop Records GP - 09 - All Songs by Dagwood McFadden
1. Emerald, Auburn and Cream
2. Miss Chlorophyillis Evingham
3. Antiquated Affection
4. Mishap At Johnson's Bog
5. Juniper Buzz
6. Waking In The Middle Of Dawn
7. John Brennessel's Recollection
8. Fire On East Hill
9. If I Can't Breathe The Same Air As You
10. Allison Crow Is Dying
11. Whatever Happened To Crowfly Soul
12. Death To Solaris
13. Mary Rachel's Butterfly
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in August 2000 - highest position # 13
Garage-Pop Rock & Roll Compilation (USA) Garage-Pop Records - GP - 10
McFadden's Parachute "13 MPH And I'm Speeding"
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in August 2000 - highest position # 1
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2001
McFadden's Parachute Garage Pop Records GP - 13 - Recorded and engineered by Dave Anderson at Saxon Studios Rochester, NY August 2000. All Songs by Dagwood McFadden.
Dagwood McFadden - lead vocals, recorder, tambourine, farfisa
Rick Cona - 6 and 12 string electric guitar, farfisa, vocals
Dave Anderson - bass guitar, lead and backing vocals
Bob Parrish - drums
1. I'm A Chick Digger
2. He's A Genius
3. Don't Touch It
4. Stop Pushin' Me
5. Evaporated Happiness
6. Reverend Littlejohn's Dilemma
7. Now I'm Alone
8. Hand Me Down
9. Supernova
10. Don't Talk Like A Jerk
11. I'm Gonna Run Away
12. The Pubic Bump
13. 13 MPH And I'm Speeding
14. Girlbomb
15. Bad Part Of Town
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in July - highest position # 1
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2002
Paisley Orange Triangle Spunk Records SP - 311. By Dagwood McFadden
1.Paisley Orange Triangle
(This album is a musical sculpture. Fifteen minutes and 45 seconds long. It starts with a respectable cover of Song Of A Baker by The Small Faces and seamlessly bleeds into a psychedelic montage of musical swirls layered over all the pot smoking dialogue sampled from the movie Easy Rider)
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in March 2002 - highest position # 17
Snaps: The Primitive Compilation Volume 1 (Italy) Aua Records
McFadden's Parachute "The Other Side "
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2003
Black Fuzz Jargon Records JAR - CD0301 All Songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
1. Black Fuzz
2. Crashing Into Amethyst
3. Intoxicated Red Illusions
4. When A Flower Dies
5. The Last Woman On Earth (lyrics by Del Rivers - music by Dagwood McFadden and Del Rivers)
6. Fall Of The Queen (Destiny's Children)
7. No Good Without You (Stevenson)
8. We're Nevermore (Coming Home) (cover song)
9. The Other Side (cover song)
10. Song Of A Baker (cover song)
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in March 2003 - highest position # 6
Far - Out - Fisa Jargon Records JAR - CD031001 Re-mixed and remastered collection of previously released songs in which the Farfisa Organ is featured. All Songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
1. IAMANANIMAL
2. The Smell Of Incense (cover song)
3. You're A Timebomb
4. Twilight Came Too Soon
5. Why Do You Smell So Bad (previously released as "Sounds Like A Plan" from the Dropping Out tape)
6. The Eyes Of A Criminal
7. Moodswinger
8. 13 MPH And I'm Speeding
9. Soul Destroyer
10. Girl Why Don't You Pay Me No Mind
11. Spartacus Xolta
12. Michealangelo
13. Abba (cover song)
14. You Might Get Me Back (cover song)
15. You're All Alone Now
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in November 2003 - highest position # 6
Supernova Jargon Records JAR - CD0302 Re-mixed and re-mastered for Jargon Records. All Songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
1. Misty Christie
2. Supernova
3. I'm Gonna Run Away
4. He's A Genius
5. I'm A Chick Digger
6. The Pubic Bump
7. Attention All Girls
8. Kahuna Twist
9. That's The Breaks (cover song)
10. Petrification
11. Kiss Of Death
12. I Am A Child (cover Song)
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in July 2003 - highest position # 18
Garageband Revisited Magazine Issue No. 5 Give Away Compilation Volume 2 (France) R.I.P. Records
McFadden's Parachute - "Fall Of The Queen" (Destiny's Children)
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2004
Sweep Out The Brainfog Jargon Records JAR - CD - 0404. All Songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
1. Too Far Gone (cover song)
2. Wasted Time
3. Frustration (cover song)
4. Gypsy Girl
5. So Much (cover song)
6. The Way (cover song)
7. The Philosophy Of Edward Moore (words by Edward Moore - music by Dagwood McFadden)
8. It's A Gasout
9. Thinkin' About You (cover song)
10. Wretched Woman
11. Hungarian Pipe Dream
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in June 2004 - highest position # 3
The Psychedelic Obscurities: Fine Boot of rare Bands from 64 to 70 in a high sound-quality (European Compilation)
(NOTE: McFadden's Parachute is listed on a comp that is otherwise composed of bands from 1964 -1970! McFadden fooled them!)
McFadden's Parachute "Fall Of The Queen" (Destiny's Children)
Whole Lotta Shakin' Comp-Pile-Ation (USA) Garage-Pop Records GP-20. A Compilation of artists from Rochester, NY & around the world.
McFadden's Parachute "Fall Of The Queen" (Destiny's Children)
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in February 2004 - highest position # 1
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2005
McFadden's Parachute Rochester, NY 3 Disc Anthology - No Label Not For Sale - For Promotional Purposes Only
Re-mixed and re-mastered collection of 60 songs from 1992-2005. All Songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
Disc 1
1. 13 MPH And I'm Speeding
2. A Cowboy's Lament
3. Adam And The Purple Sun
4. Allison Crow Is Dying
5. Another Chick Induced Dream
6. Antiquated Affection
7. Black And White Rainbows
8. Is She Coming
9. Comes The Dawn
10. Crystalized Vision
11. Dark Shadows In A Yellow Room
12. Death To Solaris
13. Don't Talk Like A Jerk
14. Dreamland
15. Evaporated Happiness
16. Eyes Of A Criminal
17. Fall Of The Queen (cover song)
18. Frustration (cover song)
19. Gypsy Girl
20. Hand Me Down
Disc 2
1. I Need Gloom
2. I Stand Alone (Gratefully)
3. If I Can't Breathe The Same Air As You
4. If I We're A Ghost
5. Intoxicated Red Illusions
6. It's A Gasout
7. Juniper Buzz
8. Memories Of Gibsonville
9. Michealangelo
10. Mishap At Johnson's Bog
11. Miss Chlorophyllis Evingham
12. Now I Understand
13. Now I'm Alone
14. Peter Found A Penny
15. Professor Kitzel's Time Machine
16. Reverend Littlejohn's Dilemma
17. So Much (cover song)
18. Song Of A Baker (cover song)
19. Spectres Of Rufus
20. Stained Glass Iris
Disc 3
1. Stop Pushin' Me (lyrics by Del Rivers - music by Dagwood McFadden)
2. Summerspace
3. Quest Of The Walker
4. Who Forgot Mary
5. Supernova
6. Sweet Daisy June
7. Tainted Coffee Cup
8. The Ballad Of Walt Evans
9. The Other Side (cover song)
10. The Smell Of Incense (cover song)
11. The Ghost Of A Crow
12. The Way (cover song)
13. Too Far Gone (cover song)
14. Twilight Came Too Soon
15. Waking In The Middle Of Dawn
16. Welcome To Apocalypse
17. What Can You See In A Day
18. When A Flower Dies
19. Witch Is Black
20. Wretched Woman
* Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in January 2006 - highest position # 11
Fancy Magazine Mix Vol. 4 (Brooklyn, NY USA)
McFadden's Parachute "13 MPH And I'm Speeding"
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2006
HAMMERDOWN Promo Copy Only No Label Yet, Shopping For One All Songs by Dagwood McFadden except where noted
1. Start Takin' Drugs
2. Good Good Girls
3. Time
4. Baby
5. Hammerdown
6. She Cries
7. You're Playin' With Fire (cover song)
8. Scream Loud
9. I Can't Get High
10. Bustin' Rocks
11. God Among Men
12. Sugar 1970
13. Sweet Jane Marie
14. Sunshine Shadow
15. The Truth
16. Phoenix Is Her Name
17. Mr. Shepard Has Died (And His Face Turned Purple)
18. Maplewood Parlour
*Debuted on 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Boss 20 in March 2006
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