Minneapolis band which was formed in 1992 by Joachim Breuer (Bastards), Kristen Pfaff and Matt Ensminger. In 1993, Kristen Pfaff joined Hole and was replaced by Wayne Davis. In 1994 she took a break from her work with Hole and she had plans to rejoin Janitor Joe on their spring tour, but in June of that year she was found dead from an apparent heroin overdose. In the wake of her death, Janitor Janitor broke up, while Breuer and Entsminger started Gnomes Of Zurich.
Associated Bands – Hole, Gnomes Of Zurich, Bastards
Discography:
Hmong Now / Hung Later 7″ (OXO Records, 1992)
Bullethead / KCL 7″ (Amphetamine Reptile, 1992)
Stinker / Pest 7″ (Amphetamine Reptile, 1993)
Boyfriend CD-single (Amphetamine Reptile, 1993)
Boyfriend / Yellow Car 7″ (Amphetamine Reptile, 1993)
Big Metal Birds (Amphetamine Reptile, 1993)
Lucky (Amphetamine Reptile, 1994)
Compilation Tracks:
“Under The Knife” on Oxo 5 7″ (OXO Records, 1993)
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Live at Lolita Bar (1993)
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Boys In Blue
On a Different Note:
- A-Z of Amphetamine Reptile // Gnomes Of Zurich
- Amphetamine Reptile Revisited – Casus Belli
- A-Z of Amphetamine Reptile – Casus Belli
- AmRep Revisited – Gnomes Of Zurich
- A-Z of Amphetamine Reptile – Vertigo
