Ghostmeat Records

From left to right: Kevin Sweeney (guitar, vocals), Nick Bielli (bass, vocals), Ballard Lesemann (drums, vocals)

Hayride

We're proud to have Athens, GA's Hayride on board for their third album Curses. It's like Cheap Trick covering the Minutemen at a poorly organized beer festival. This is rock 'n' roll like it should be. Hayride has also contributed to a number of AthFest and Ghostmeat compilations.

AthFest 1998

Released in 1998

In celebration of the second annual Athens Music & Arts Festival. 19 bands from Athens, GA.

1. Jack Logan - "Thorns and the Nails" *
2. The Lures - "Not Coming Down"
3. Trinket - "Modern Age Riot" *
4. Vic Chesnutt - "Scorpion Departs But Never Returns" *
5. Drip - "Rot and Re-Decay"
6. Man or Astroman? - "LO-BAT" *
7. Jackpot City - "Emotional Line"
8. Vaudeville - "Hole"
9. The Fountains - "Talks American"
10. Hayride - "Peace Out"
11. Vigilantes of Love - "To the Roof of the Sky" *
12. Loveapple - "Friction, Baby"
13. Thumb - "Gerund"
14. Kinney, Schools, Lesemann, Sell & Blackmon - "Highway 316 Revisited (Dylan Ripoff)" *
15. Alex Marquez - "Brand New Love"
16. Servotron - "A.R.T.H.U.R. Electric"
17. Jucifer - "Glamourpuss"
18. Drive-By Truckers - "The Living Bubba"
19. Five-Eight - "Whole Lotta Love" *

* previously unreleased song

GM022
CD
$12.00

Hayride Curses

Released in 1998

This is the third album from the Athens, GA trio. The band promises to make sure you leave with a sore neck.

1. Live Long And Prosper
2. Peace Out
3. I Dare You To Do Things
4. Let's Hear It For Me
5. Abacus
6. Congregation
7. Bucket Brigade
8. Woe To You
9. Polka Tulk
10. Book About It
11. Tadpoles
12. Nothing But Trouble
13. Blue Lagoon

GM024
CD
$12.00

AthFest 1999

Released in 1999

In celebration of the third annual Athens Music & Arts Festival. 18 bands from Athens, GA.

1. The Glands - "Livin' was Easy" *
2. Jucifer - "Nickel to Roll"
3. Empire State - "Pie Pan" *
4. Vaudeville - "Hat Trick"
5. Jack Logan - "Mama's Door" *
6. Dayroom - "Better Days"
7. Hayride - "Bucket Brigade"
8. Slackdaddy - "Gravity" *
9. Planet Jive - "Gabby Pants"
10. The Lures - "Goner"
11. Cafeteria - "Them or Me" *
12. Jennifer Goree - "3rd Time Takes Its Toll"
13. Mike Mantione - "Oh Surgery"
14. Michael - "Oppression for a Poet"
15. David Barbe - "2 Small Stones" *
16. Wunderkind - "Tapping Out Code" *
17. Drip - "Subtle Deliberate Drone" *
18. Star Room Boys - "Both Our Towns"

* previously unreleased song

GM026
CD
$12.00

Ghostmeat 5th Anniversary

Released in 1999

This is a limited edition compilation CD celebrating the first five years of Athens, GA's Ghostmeat Records.

The CD features 18 bands from various Ghostmeat releases. Highlights include several songs from out-of-print Ghostmeat titles including "Blame It On Hemingway" from Jennifer Goree's self-titled debut, a rare original recording of "Mouseteeth" from This Bike Is A Pipe Bomb's debut 7" EP, "Leave The Driving To Them" from David Dondero's ...The Pity Party and "The Living Bubba" from the Drive-By Truckers debut album Gangstabilly.

Other highlights include rare tracks from Ghostmeat bands that went on to successful releases with bigger labels including Sunbrain (Grass), Luxury (Tooth & Nail), 6 String Drag featuring Kenny Roby (E Squared), Drip featuring members of Now It's Overhead, Desaparecidos and Bright Eyes (Saddle Creek), The Union (Grass), The Lures (Ten 23), Hayride (Capricorn) and more.

This CD also includes exclusive live bonus tracks that are only available on this CD. Let the CD play after the last listed song for previously unreleased songs by Drip (covering Bruce Springsteen), Tony Tidwell, Woodenhorse and Sunbrain (covering Jonathan Richman).

This CD is a great "I heard them when..." release. It is a must have for fans of any of these great bands.

1. Sunbrain "Pressure Face"
2. Luxury "Flaming Youth Flames On"
3. 6 String Drag "Still Breathin'"
4. Drip "Holden"
5. The Union "Thurman Munson"
6. Woodenhorse "Neverthought"
7. Grumpy "Wait Another Day"
8. Tony Tidwell "Bare Hands"
9. The Fountains "Talks American"
10. Jennifer Goree "Blame it on Hemingway"
11. The Lures "Goner"
12. Pen to Plough "Greener"
13. The Bike is a Pipe Bomb "Mouseteeth"
14. Michael "Hope Comes to Kill"
15. Vaudeville "Mary"
16. Hayride "Lets Hear it for Me"
17. David Dondero "Leave the Driving to Them"
18. Drive-By Truckers "Nine Bullets"

Exclusive live bonus tracks
19. Drip "Downbound Train"
20. Tony Tidwell "Jenifer"
21. Woodenhorse "Factory"
22. Sunbrain "Government Center"

GM029
CD
$12.00

AthFest 2002

Released in 2002

In celebration of the sixth annual Athens Music & Arts Festival and to commemorate the fifth annual AthFest CD, the 2002 edition is a 2-CD set with 34 bands from Athens, GA.

Disc One

1. Jucifer - "Amplifier" *
2. Guff - "Responsibility Pays" *
3. Annaray - "Hale-Bopp"
4. Carrie Nations - "Former Babies"
5. Heros Severum - "Colors- Paint & Body" *
6. Five Eight -"Criminal" *
7. Empire State - "Bugs In The System"
8. Megaphone Man - "Hot Thomas" *
9. David Barbe - "Hot, But You Won't Blow"
10. The Fountains - "I Can Be The Man"
11. Don Chambers - "Uncle Raymond"
12. Kevn Kinney & Kitty Snyder - "Love Hurts" *
13. SS Puft - "Blues For Arnold" *
14. Rocket 350 - "She's Gone"
15. Southern Bitch - "Mark Of The Beast" *
16. The Mids - "Get Back"
17. Drive-By Truckers - "Let There Be Rock"

Disc Two

1. Lona - "Radio Wave" *
2. Hayride - "Move Over" *
3. The Modfathers - "Carolina" *
4. Woman - "Jumpin'"
5. Filmstar - "Dreams In Stereo" *
6. Michael - "Finish Line" *
7. Claire & Bain's Maple Yum-Yum - "Malt Liquor"
8. Calliope Fair - "Sirtos Azizes" *
9. Georgia Guitar Quartet - "Linus & Lucy"
10. Riveter - "No Shame" *
11. Shank - "Bourbon Jim"
12. The Normaltown Flyers - "Betting On A Sure Thing" *
13. The Ohms - "Good For You"
14. Barbara Cue - "Mr. Lucky" *
15. Dromedary - "Backwoods To Brooklyn"
16. Stewart & Winfield - "Two Become One" *
17. Dodd Ferrelle & The Tinfoil Stars - "Too Bad You" *

* previously unreleased song

GM036
2 -CD Set
$15.00