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The Characters. Currently out of print
The Characters' debut CD consists of thirteen original tracks written by Danny Solazzi.

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  1. Miss America
  2. Nobody Understands
  3. Maryann
  4. Last of a Dyin' Breed
  5. I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight
  6. Under Your Wings
  7. A Little Bit of Rain
  8. Broken Hearts
  9. She Looks Like a Wild Time
  10. The Restless Kind
  11. Come out and Play
  12. You are the Reason Why (Nobody Knows my Name)
  13. Steal a Glance

The Early Characters. Currently out of print
The Early Characters is a collection of rare and unreleased recordings from band's teenage days,through their first studio recordings, the unreleased 1987 Chip Douglas produced album, as well as live cuts,famous friends and more!

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Click here to read an interview with Chip Douglas about The Early Characters

  1. I Need You Tonight
  2. I Just Want You
  3. Miss America
  4. This Is Goodbye
  5. Troubled Times
  6. Maryann
  7. Three Blocks Away
  8. Puppet On A String
  9. Your Cover Is Blown
  10. Siobhan
  11. Until We Meet Again
  12. Soldier Of Love (from 1982 in Danny's basement.)The first recording ever of The Characters
  13. Maryann 1985
  14. This Is Goodbye 1985
  15. Siobhan 1986 version
  16. Heart and Soul live with Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork 1987
  17. Tulane live with Peter Tork 1988
  18. For Pete's Sake live with Peter Tork 1988
  19. Hippy Hippy Shake live with Davy Jones 1988
  20. One More Chance live at The Roxy
  21. Rodney on the Roq
  22. Characters Hotline message
  23. Door Into Summer (acoustic)

Christmas With The Characters 1986-1990 Currently out of print.

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Between 1986 and 1990, The Characters released a series of annual Christmas audio cassettes. Filled with music, comedy sketches, and general Characters wackiness, these cassettes were available only to the fan club members. Now, for the first time ever, the entire collection is available on one CD, over 72 minutes in all! Here's a track-by-track listing, by year:


*Titles in RED indicate Full Length Songs.

1986 15 min, 12 sec
Thank You's, Blue Christmas, Calling the Characters Hotline, Family Store, EEEeeee, Hester Hotline, Rodney Bingenheimer and Fan on Air, You're on the Air, Blix, Joe Franklin, Bonehead and the Boiling Chip, Davy Jones, Porcelain Buddha, We're Working On It, La Cienega, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Len Merrick Show, Rodney Again, More Thank You's, Silent Night

1987 13 min, 57 sec
Thank You's, The Characters Visit Rodney, You Go in the Tank, Capt. Kirk, The Originality Program, Henry Diltz, Goya, Rodney Bingenheimer, Frosty The Snowman, UK Radio Disc Jockey, You Go in the Tub, Allison Rangel, Leonard the Lizard, Rodney, The Hesters "How'd Ya Like a Bite of MY Cookie?", The You're Nervous Program, More Goya, You Go in the Forest, You're Stupid, Even More Goya, You Shut Up, The Chinsters "I'll Be Cheap for Christmas", Leonard the Lizard Outtake

1988 14 min, 41 sec
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town, Mr. Insane, Mr. Tomato, Kaili Brothers Hotel, Leonard the Lizard, Mon Soug, The Abridged Version of "The Night Before Christmas", The Continuing Episodes of Lord Woodbine and Semprini, 1988 Thank You's, Deck The Halls, What's My IQ?, Professional Wood, The Absurd Conversation Party Line, Linus Speech (Luke 2:8-14), Auld Lang Syne

1989 17 min, 18 sec
Home For Christmas, I Married a Robot, The Society of Impatient People, Are You An Esteves?, Your Arm's Too Short To Box With Hester, Hogan's Heroes, Santa Bring My Baby Back To Me, The Kaili Who Sat Next To You On The Bus, A Brief Quiz, Silly Noises, Until We Meet Again

1990 11 min, 30 sec

  • The Tiny Town Of Characterland, Tough Tony, Holiday Advice From the Fellowship of People Who Overuse Cliches, Something That Makes No Sense At All, A Provocative Anecdote, Greedy Record Industries Moguls, Immigration Man to the Portuguese, Tin Ear Records, Retired Characters, Goodnight


Santa's Got A GTO - Rodney on the ROQ's Favorite Christmas Tunes

The Characters appear on Rodney Bingenheimer's compilation CD on Dionysus Records
"Santa's Got A GTO - Rodney on the ROQ'S Favorite Christmas Tunes."
The Characters' track, "The Characters visit Rodney," is from their 1986 Christmas tape.
The Characters also appear on the "The Best of Rodney on the ROQ" compilation - with "This Is Goodbye" produced by Chip Douglas

Track listing:

  1. Ramonas "Santa's Got A GTO"
  2. Ride "Like A Snowflake"
  3. froSTed W/ Jane Weidlin "Frosty the Snowman"
  4. Wondermints "Ski Party"
  5. Home Grown "Christmas Crush"
  6. The Diaboliks "Santa's Sack"
  7. Pencil Test "Runaway Christmas"
  8. Nina Hagen " Mary X-Mas"
  9. Boss Martians "Christmas Time"
  10. Redd Kross "Super Sunny Christmas"
  11. Geolyn "Deck the Halls"
  12. Methadone Cocktail "I Don't Believe in Santa"
  13. Jigsaw Seen "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen"
  14. Sleepington "I'll Be Home for Christmas"
  15. Velouria " Til Next hanukkah"
  16. Wednesday Week "Christmas Here"
  17. Sugarfree "Last Christmas"
  18. Yid Kids "Santa Dosn't Come to Little Jewish Children's Houses"
  19. Cranes "The Christmas Angel"
  20. Olivia Barash "Silent Night"
  21. The Characters With Rodney Bingenheimer "The Characters Visit Rodney"
 

hares Splitting Hares
A compilation CD from Poptown Records which includes The Characters song "Last of a Dyin' Breed."
All proceeds from the album go to benefit PETA, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals.

Track listing:

  1. "Let It Go" Enuff Z' Nuff
  2. "Killing Time" Widowmaker
  3. "Daddy's Farm" Roxx Gang
  4. "Too Much Heroin" Richie Scarlet
  5. "Homework" Lovemaker
  6. "Pick Me" Young &amp Fabulous
  7. "UH Oh" The Zeros
  8. "You Threw Me Away" Trash Brats
  9. "Tragedy" Pin*Ups
  10. "Gypsy's Lantern" Junebug
  11. "Ill Hearted" Laughing Sam's Breakdown
  12. "Not Too Late" Sun Kings
  13. "Last of a Dyin' Breed" The Characters

The Best Of Rodney on The ROQ
The Best of Rodney on the ROQ
Rodney Bingenhiemer's compilation includes The Characters
This Is Goodbye Produced by Chip Douglas

This Could Be The Night with Henry Diltz and Harry Nilsson from Best Of Rodney On The ROQ

From Rhino Records

Rhino 71099

A long-time fixture on the Sunset Strip (where he's the honorary mayor), Rodney Bingenheimer has been "making the scene" since the mid-'60s. A veteran of more than 13 years as a DJ on Los Angeles' leading alternative radio station KROQ-FM, Rodney has been instrumental in breaking dozens of new bands, from The Runaways to The Go-Gos to The Bangles.

THE BEST OF RODNEY ON THE ROQ compiles the highlights of the three-volume series issued on vinyl by Posh Boy in the early 1980s. The generous track selection includes an eclectic mix of punk, pop, and celebrity oddities heard first (or exclusively) on Rodney's Sunday night show.

The Characters are featured on two tracks. "This Is Goodbye" was produced by Chip Douglas in Hawaii in 1987.
The band also backs Henry Diltz on "This Could Be the Night."
Other artists on the CD include The Bangles, Dramarama, Nina Hagen, Agent Orange, Redd Cross, Circle Jerks, Sky Saxon, The Vandals, The Gleaming Spires, and more.

From the CD liner notes:

"The Characters are on the verge of great things, having just finished a tour opening for Rodney pal Joan Jett, and having been taken under the wing of Joan's manager, Kenny Laguna. In many ways, they are in a similar position to where The Bangles stood five years ago. If they can work as hard as the girls did, they have a chance to make it. We wish them and all the other young groups reaching for success the luck they most certainly need."

"Here, as a snapshot of where they currently are, is the song "This Is Goodbye" produced by sixties legend Chip Douglas, producer of The Monkees, Linda Rondstadt, and The Turtles."
- Robbie Fields -

Rodney's legendary show continues to bring new music to the SoCal audience.

Track Listing
1. Spoken Word Introduction - Brooke Shields
2. This Could Be the Night - Henry Diltz (With The Characters)
3. I'm a Believer - Nina Hagen
4. Bloodstains - Agent Orange
5. Amoeba - The Adolescents
6. Wild in the Streets - The Circle Jerks
7. Pushin' Too Hard - El Klan
8. Annette's Got the Hits - Redd Kross
9. Modern Machine - Crowd
10. You Make Me Feel Cheap - Channel 3
11. Abolish Government/Silent Majority - T.S.O.L.
12. Dead Heroes - Red Rockers
13. Clean-Cut American Kid - Ill Repute
14. Preppy - JFA
15. Urban Struggle - The Vandals
16. Are You Ready for the Sex Girls? - Gleaming Spires
17. Kids Are Alright - The Calamaties
18. Barbie Doll Look - Sky Saxon
19. Private World - Dramarama
20. Bitchen Summer - The Bangles
21. Misirlou - Agent Orange
22. This City of Vice - 39 Steps
23. Suicide Child
24. Outback - Rik L Rik
25. This Is Goodbye - The Characters

 

Stuff This In Your Stocking Stuff This In Your Stocking
Skyclad Records VEEBL68
featuring
The Characters
"Home For Christmas"

SIDE ONE
HELLO DISASTER: "I'll Be Home For Christmas"
FRENCH LEMON SANTAS: "Merry Xmas Everybody!"
THE ELECTRIC SHOES: "It's Christmas (And I Love You)"
THE LEONARDS: "Father Christmas"
DIRTY DOGS: "White Christmas"
PINK SLIP DADDY: "Santa Claus"
RUSS TOLMAN & THE NORTH POLE MEN: "Happy Birthday"

SIDE TWO
EMMA VINE & THE EMOTIONALS: "On Santa"
HUMAN DRAMA: "I Believe in Father Christmas"
THE STERILLES: "I Got A Lot of Toys For Christmas"
SKY SAXON/FIREWALL: "Christmas in the Courtroom"
THE JIGSAW SEEN: "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
L-STATUS: "Holiday Cheer"
THE CHARACTERS: "Home For Christmas"

Album Compilation/Executive Producer: Frank Beeson/Guardian Angel: Dave Hall
A VEEBLTRONICS RECORDS PRODUCTION
"AMAZING SOUNDS FOR NOW AND FUTURE GENERATIONS:

If you have trouble finding these CDs, email The Characters for info.