The Allegheny White Fish Tapes


The Allegheny White Fish Tapes is a compilation album of Tobacco's early tapes from 1996-1999 released on July 7, 2009, described as "over 70 minutes of mostly unreleased/unheard songs. warped drum machines, purple noise, Black Flag-esque tracks, ripped cassettes, and rhythmic melodies to calm you down. Pre-vocoder & ambient and mystical synths, post-apocalyptic surrealism."

Track listing

  • 1–6, 17, 18 & 23 from the album The Anti Freakout Method, released on CDR in 1999, less than 40 copies made
  • 7 & 8 from EP 1996, released on cassette in 1996, less than 20 copies made
  • 9 recorded live to ghetto blaster in 1996 with Doug and the mysterious Justin, previously unreleased
  • 10 from EP 97, released on cassette in 1997, less than 10 copies made
  • 11 recorded in 1997, previously unreleased
  • 12 from the mini album The Fucked Sound, released on cassette in 1998, less than 15 copies made
  • 13 & 14 from the album Bad Vibrations, released on cassette in 1999, less than 15 copies made
  • 15 from the Bad Vibrations sessions, previously unreleased
  • 16 released as an mp3 single in 1999
  • 17–20 from the Violet Induced Armpit: Good Songs Infinity EP, released on cassette in 1999, but never given out
  • 21 recorded live with drums in 1999, previously unreleased, the last recorded AWF song