Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet

Guest Appearances

songs featuring all three Shadowy Men are bolded.

cover of The Al And George Story
Al And George
The Al And George Story
Released in 1986?
Produced by Anthony Mancini and Al And George
no label info, catalog number WRC 1-6267 [LP]

SIDE ONE:

SIDE TWO:
Al and George were a comedy duo who worked with the S-Men and The Kids In The Hall occasionally. Al Rae is now a radio announcer, and George Westerholm now has a band called Sinphonic.
cover of King Cobb Steelie
King Cobb Steelie
King Cobb Steelie
Released in 1993
Nettwerk [CD]
Produced by Don Pyle

cover of Keep On The Sunny Side
various artists
Keep On The Sunny Side: A Tribute To The Carter Family
Released 1993
Amoeba Records CDA 012 [CD]

(Don Pyle plays drums with Fifth Column on the their track. Phono-Comb's Beverly Breckenridge is a member of Fifth Column)

cover of 36C
Fifth Column
36C
Released May, 1994
K KLP26 [CD]

(Don Pyle plays drums on "Donna". Phono-Comb's Beverly Breckenridge is a member of Fifth Column)

cover of Shame-Based Man
Bruce McCulloch
Shame-Based Man
Released May, 1995
Atlantic 82749-2 [CD]

(Brian Connelly plays guitar on the whole album and co-wrote several songs. All three Shadowy Men appear on "Daves I Know")

cover of Answering Machine ...
Bruce McCulloch
Answering Machine & More Twisted Interludes
Released May, 1995
Atlantic promo CD sampler

(Eight song sampler for Shame-Based Man)

("Salt Lumbar" is the spoken intro before "Our Love", and "Play Our Song" is the spoken intro to "Dave's I Know". They're not titled on the regular CD release.)
cover of Stuck On A Cold Steel Pole
various artists
Stuck On A Cold Steel Pole: A Collection of Songs About Winter & Some That Aren't
Released November 1, 1995
Duke Street/MCA Records DSRSD31097 [CD]

Philip Strong produced and arranged "O' Little Town Of Bethlehem" with Reid Diamond and Don Pyle, who also play on the track. There's some more info at Improbable Music with a really cool background image. :-)

cover of Just Fred
Fred Schneider
Just Fred
Released April, 1996
Reprise 9 46215-2 [CD]

(Fred uses three backing bands, Deadly Cupcake, Six Finger Satellite, and of course, Shadowy Men. The Shadowy Men back Fred on three songs, despite what Don Pyle's letter said.)

NOTE: Just Fred is the first record I've seen that actually lists the band members.

cover of Junior Relaxer
King Cobb Steelie
Junior Relaxer
Released in 1997
Nettwerk [CD]

(Don Pyle was a member of KCS for this album, contributing samples)

NOTE: There's some dialog of the band warming up hidden before "Starvo". You need to start searching backwards from the beginning of the track to find it.

front cover of Dying back cover of Dying
The Sadies
Dying Ain't No Way To Make A Living
Released in 1996 or 1997
Golden Horseshoe Records [45]

(Reid Diamond plays steel guitar on all three songs)

SIDE ONE:

SIDE TWO: NOTE: "Wagonwheel" and "Channelock" appear on The Sadies' 1998 debut album, Precious Moments. However, the versions on this single are different. Reid Diamond only appears on the single versions.
cover of The Virginian
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
The Virginian
Released July 15, 1997
Mint Records MRD-027 [CD]
Bloodshot Records BS 028 [CD] (US)

(Brian Connelly is one of Neko's "Boyfriends". He plays guitar on the whole album, co-produced it, and appears live with the band as well)

cover of Pure Diamond Gold
The Sadies
Pure Diamond Gold
Released September, 1999
Bloodshot BS55 [CD]
Half the album recorded by Don Pyle and the other half by Steve Albini. Don Pyle is also credited with "rhythm" on "16 Mile Creek Breakdown

(Phono-Comb's Dallas Good is a member of The Sadies)

cover of Furnace Room Lullaby
Neko Case & Her Boyfriends
Furnace Room Lullaby
Released February 22, 2000
Mint Records MRD-033 [CD]
Bloodshot Records BS 050 [CD] (US)
Loose Recordings [CD] (UK)

(Brian Connelly is one of Neko's "Boyfriends", and Phono-Comb's Dallas Good guests. Brian plays on "Set Out Running", "Porchlight", "No Need To Cry" and "Bought And Sold".)

cover of Team Mint Volume 2
various artists
Team Mint Volume 2
Released August 28, 2001
Mint Records MRD-053 [CD]

(Brian Connelly plays on "Lonely Old Lies".)

cover of Drunk Baby Project
Bruce McCulloch
Drunk Baby Project
Released April, 2002
www.brucio.com [CD]

Produced by Craig Northey
Album dedicated to Reid Diamond
(Brian Connelly plays guitar on the whole album and co-wrote quite a few of the songs)

cover of Blacklisted
Neko Case
Blacklisted
Released August 20, 2002 Mint Records MRD-060 [CD]
Bloodshot Records [CD] (US)

(Neko isn't crediting "Her Boyfriends" this time, but Brian Connelly plays on this album as well)

cover of The Tigers Have Spoken
Neko Case
The Tigers Have Spoken
Released November 9, 2004
Mint Records MRD-077 [CD]
Anti Records [CD] (outside Canada)

(Brian Connelly plays on this live album)

cover of In Concert Volume One
The Sadies
In Concert Volume One
Released August 8, 2006
Yep Roc YEP 2122 [CD]
Recorded by Steve Albini with supervision from Ken Friesen and assistance from Don Pyle
Tracks 1-9, 14-21 on Disc One and 1-5, 14-16, 19 on Disc Two mixed by Ken Friesen with Dallas Good at Greg Keelor's farm
Tracks 10-13 on Disc One and 6-13, 17, 18, 20 on Disc Two mixed by Don Pyle with Dallas Good at Don Pyle's studio

DISC ONE:

DISC TWO:
Back To The Main Shadowy Men Page