Discography

Sigmund Snopek's career spans four decades. Here is a complete list of his published works:

Original Recordings

Page Records #1109 - Have you seen them cry/Madeline 1969 (available as 45)

MGM #14158 - Gingerbread Man/Witch Helen 1970
(not available)

LP - MGM #2148 - The Bloomsbury People 1970
(not available)

LP - Water Street #1001 - Virginia Woolf 1972
(not available)

LP - Akashic #1002 - Trinity Seaseizesees 1974
(not available)

LP - Couth Youth #1001 - Nobody to Dream 1975
(not available)

LP - Mountain Railroad #52709 - Thinking out Loud 1978
(available)

Mountain Railroad #105 - Kathleen/New York Jumpers 1979
(available as 45)

LP - Mountain Railroad #52795 - First Band on the Moon 1980
(available)

Mountain Railroad #107 - If you love me kill yourself/Solalex 1980
(available as 45)

LP - Mountain Railroad #8004 - Roy Rogers Meets Albert Einstein 1982
(available)

Mountain Railroad - Voodoo Dishes (aka Feeling American)
recorded 1982
never released

Mountain Railroad - Modern Heaven
recorded 1983
never released

LP - Chameleon #20010 - Wisconsinsane 1986
also released on CD by Cema in 1989
(available)

All the LP releases by Mountain Railroad were re-released on LP and released on tape by Chameleon in 1986 (this includes 1st Band, Thinking Out Loud, and Roy Rogers)

(LP’s available; tapes not available)

Tape - Beechwood #2511 - Turnaround 1993
(not available)

CD - Music is Intelligence #042 (Germany) - Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1994
(Re-issue of Virginia Woolf with extra tracks recordings from the same period plus a Version of Orange-Blue recorded in 1987 (MP3 available for download: El Ciudad)
(available)

CD - Music for Pipe Organ
Recorded 1995
(available in 2000)

CD - One Way Records #30650 - Thinking Out Loud 1996
Re-issue of LP on CD with extra tracks (MP3 available for download: Hamburger Holocaust)
(available)

CD - Music is Intelligence #074 (Germany) - Nobody to Dream 1997
Newly recorded version of this work, including string quartet (MP3 available for download: Black Horse)
(available CD)

CD - Charm School #004 - Beer 1998 (MP3 available for download: Fug A Muskie)
(available)

CD - (2-disc set) - Trinity Seaseizesees
Recorded 1997-1999, plus original tracks from 1973
(available in 2000)

Compilation CDs

Chameleon Records - Ear Candy 1985
"The Rose of Wisconsin"

Chameleon Records - Lizard Tales 1990
"Stranger than Life"

a celebration of music made in Waukesha 1993
"Melody for Missing People" for flute choir
(available from the Waukesha Training Center)

Linnemans Milwaukee Sampler 1999
"Turnaround"
(available)

Spirit Tone Records - instrumental CD featuring Wisconsin artists
"Mont Valerien"
(for release in the spring of 2000)

Guest Artist Appearances

Water Street Records - Stuffy and his Frozen Parachute Band (artist and album title) 1972
Keyboards and String Arrangements

Akashic Records - Jim Spencer - 2nd Look 1974
Piano, Flute, Synthesizer, Organ and Strings

A Major Label - Major - Arcana 1976
Electric Piano, Synthesizer and Flute

Mountain Railroad Records - Tom Paxton - Up and Up 1979
Synthesizer and Vocoder

Mountain Railroad Records - Betsy Kaske - Last Night in Town 1979
Keyboards and Flute

Mountain Railroad Records - Lou and Peter Berryman
Cupids Trash Truck 1981
Piano and Synthesizer

Inner City Records - Java - Life’s a Beach 1983
Keyboards

Epicenter Records - Bad Boy - Electric Eyes 1984
Keyboards

Slash - Violent Femmes - The Blind Leading the Naked 1986
Keyboards and String Arrangement on "World Without Mercy"

SST Records - Brian Ritchie - The Blend 1987
Hunting Horn and Flumpet

Hopewell Records - John Kruth - Midnight Snack 1987
Piano, Synthesizer and Backup Vocals

SST Records - Brian Ritchie - Nuclear War (12" 45) 1987
Hunting Horn and Flumpet

Dali Records - Ecoteur - Decorated Life 1988
Keyboards and Flute

Slash - Violent Femmes - 3 1988
Keyboards

Dali Records - Brian Ritchie - I See A Noise - 1990
Keyboards

Liberation Records (Australia) - Violent Femmes - Why Do Birds Sing (box set) 1991
Piano and Trombone

Liberation Records (Australia) - Violent Femmes - Debacle: The First Decade 1991
Keyboards

Liberation Records (Australia) - Violent Femmes - Rock!!!!! 1993
Mellotron

Spit in Your Face Records - John Kruth - Midnight Snack (CD release) 1994
Piano, Synthesizer and Backup Vocals

Frozen Sky Records - Jack Grassel - Thunder Stones 1994
Synthesizer

Weasel Disc Records - John Kruth - The Cherry Electric - 1995
Harpsicord

Hartland Records - Erin Berghouse - Deception 1998
Keyboards

Beyond Records - Violent Femmes - Viva Wisconsin 1999
Flute, Native Flute, Hunting Horn, Bass Clarinet, Oboe and Piano

Guest Compilations

WIBA FM - Backtracks 1980
"Wild Women" (Betsy Kaske)
Keyboards

London Records - Live at the Lyceum (London) 1985
"Faith" (Violent Femmes)
Keyboards

Mountain Railroad/Chameleon Records - Folked Again 1987
"Cross Country Waltz" (Betsy Kaske)
Keyboards and Flute

Camp Heartland - One Big Heart 1998
Keyboards and String Arrangement

North Sound - Country Christmas 1998
Piano

Producer

Amy Rohan - Jar Full of Pennies 1997-98
Engineer, Producer, String Arrangement

Charm School Records - Mambo Surfers - Twelve Tales From 1999
Engineer, Producer, Keyboards, Flute

Video Appearances

London Records - Violent Femmes - No, Let’s Start Over 1985
Full Length Video Filmed Live at the Lyceum in London

Warner Brothers - Violent Femmes - Children of the Revolution 1986