Young Fresh Fellows

Scott McCaughey,
Vocals/Guitar/Bass
Tad Hutchison, Drummer
Chuck Carroll, Guitarist  (1982-1988)
Kurt Bloch, Guitarist  (Joined in 1988)
Jim Sangster, Bass  (Joined in 1984)

Formed in 1982, Seattle

Formed by Scott McCaughey with original members Chuck Carroll and Tad Hutchison.  Following their first album in 1984, Jim Sangster joined them on bass and McCaughey switched to guitar.  Carroll left the group after "Totally Lost" 
in 1988, and was replaced by Kurt Bloch from The Fastbacks.


Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest

    • Released in 1984

      Debut Album released on Pop Llama, also available as a two-fer with the Topsy Turvy release. Click To Buy It!
    • Rock 'N' Roll Pest Control"
    • "All Messed Up"
    • "Gus Theme"
    • "Think Better Of Me"
    • "Power Mowers Theme"
    • "Empty Set Takes A Vacation"
    • "View From Above"
    • "Big House"
    • "This Little Mystery"
    • "A Humble Guy"
    • "Down By The Pharmacy"
    • "Teenage Dogs In Trouble"
    • "You Call That Lonely?"
    • "That Letter"
    • "Young Fresh Fellows Theme"





Topsy Turvy


    • Released in 1985

      Their second release on Pop Llama is also paired with their first release on a 1989 release.  Click To Buy It!
    • Searchin' U.S.A.
    • How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?
    • Where Is Groovy Town?
    • The New John Agar
    • Sharing Patrol Theme
    • You've Got Your Head On Backwards
    • Two Lives
    • Mr. Salamander's Review
    • Trek To Stupidity
    • Topsy Turvy Theme
    • Hang Out Right
    • Agar's Revenge
    • Good Things Go





Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest / Topsy Turvy


    • Released in 1989

      Double CD combination of their first two albums that were released on Pop Llama.  Click To Buy It!
    • Double CD includes all tracks listed above.


Refreshments


    • Released in 1987

      Hard to find release on Frontier Records.      Currently Not Available
    • Young Fresh Fellows Theme
    • Three Sides To This Story
    • Beer Money
    • Back Room Of the Bar
    • Aurora Bridge
    • Broken Basket
    • Young Fresh Fellows Update Theme


The Men Who Loved Music


    • Released in 1987

      Considered one of their best earlier projects.       Download Now or Buy CD
    • Just Sit
    • TV Dream
    • Get Outta My Cave
    • Why I Oughta
    • Unimaginable Zero Summer
    • When The Girls Get Here
    • Amy Grant
    • Hank, Karen And Elvis
    • My Friend Ringo
    • Two Brothers
    • I Got My Mojo Working (And I Thought You'd Like To Know)
    • I Don't Let The Little Things Get Me Down
    • Ant Farm
    • Where The Hell Did They Go?
    • Happy Death Theme
    • Beer Money
    • Aurora Bridge
    • Broken Basket
    • Three Sides To This Story
    • Young Fresh Fellows Update Theme
    • Back Room Of The Bar
    • Untitled









Totally Lost


    • Released in 1988

      Chuck Carroll left before it was completed, leaving Kurt Bloch to finish up some tracks. Download Now or  Click To Buy It!
    • Everything's Gonna Turn Out Great
    • Failure
    • The Universal Trendsetter
    • Don't Look At My Face You Might See What I Mean
    • I'd Say That You Were Upset
    • No Help At All
    • No One Really Knows
    • Little Softy
    • I Blew My Stack
    • Take My Brain Away
    • Celebration
    • Picky Piggy
    • Totally Lost (Complete Version)
    • You're Not Supposed To Laugh
    • World Tour '88





Beans and Tolerance

    • Released in 1989

      Kurt Bloch from The Fastbacks joins on this self-released project, sometimes called The Bootleg. Not Available
    • Rock And Roll Guitars"
    • "Fruitbasket Blues"
    • "Vacation Rock"
    • "N.F. In Trouble"
    • "Stop Breathing You're Foggin' Up My Mind"
    • "Gorilla"
    • "Shake Your Love"
    • "Silhouette"
    • "I Want To Die In A Woman's Prison"
    • "After Eggs"
    • "Tell It To The Raven"
    • "Whole Lotta Pappies




This One's For The Ladies

    • Released in 1989

      The band is beginning to sound quite different since Carroll left and Bloch took over guitar. Download Now or Click To Buy CD
    • This One's For The Ladies
    • Still There's Hope
    • Carrothead
    • Middle Man Of Time
    • Wishing Ring
    • New Old Song
    • The Family Gun
    • Rotation
    • Taco Wagon
    • Picture Book
    • Lost Track Of Time
    • Miss Lonelyhearts
    • Deep, Down And In between
    • When I'm Lonely Again/One Day You Die
    • Don't You Wonder How It Ends?





Includes a Helmet


    • Released in 1990

      A had to find EP that was  not released on their usual Frontier label.              Currently Not Available
    • Why I Oughta
    • My Friend Ringo
    • Two Lives
    • Gorilla
    • Amy Grant
    • A Thing Like That
    • No One Really Knows
    • Young Fresh Fellows Theme


Electric Bird Digest

    • Released in 1991

      The band is sounding harder and harsher with much less craziness to their music. Click To Buy It!
    • Telephone Tree
    • Sittin' on a Pitchfork
    • Looking Around
    • Hillbilly Drummer Girl
    • Whirlpool
    • Once in a While
    • Teen Thing
    • Thirsty
    • Fear Bitterness and Hatred
    • Hard to Mention
    • Tomorrow's Gone (And So Are You)
    • Evening
    • There's a Love
    • Swiftly But Gently





Hits From The Break Up Album


    • Released in 1991

      Limited-edition box set of five previously released singles. Currently Not Available
    • Divorce #9
    • Two Guitars, Bass and Drums
    • Sick And Tired Of Me
    • Don't Blame It On Yoko
    • Someone I Care About


It's Low Beat Time

    • Released in 1992

      Their eighth full-length recorded in five studios wiih varying producers.         Click To Buy it!
    • Low Beat Jingle
    • Right Here
    • Snow White
    • Mr. Anthony's Last
    • Whatever You Are
    • Two Headed Flight
    • A Minor Bird
    • Faultless
    • The Crafty Clerk
    • Low Beat
    • Love Is A Beautiful Thing
    • She Sees Color
    • Monkey Say
    • 99 Girls
    • She Won't Budge
    • Green Green






Gleich Jetzt   (Japan-Import)


    • Released in 1993

      Rarities, cover versions and rough studio recordings.  Collector's item for sure! Currently Not Available
    • Party Town U.S.A.
    • I Got My Mojo Working (And I Thought You'd Like To Know)
    • Down By The Pharmacy
    • Heaven And Hell
    • You Call That Lonely?
    • I Want To Be Your Driver
    • Rotation
    • Go Go Gorilla
    • Stinkin' Drunk
    • Little Trip To Heaven (On The Wings Of A Boar
    • On Your Hands
    • Grand Canyon Line
    • Skyscraper Of Facts
    • Miniskirt
    • In A Furniture Warehouse
    • Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
    • Topsy Turvy Theme








Take It Like A Matador: Live In Spain   (Import)


    • Released in 1993

      Live set recorded in Spain. Currently Not Available
    • Live In Spain
    • Rock 'n' Roll Pest Control
    • Sometimes I Wantcha For Your Money
    • Goin' Steady Tonight
    • Two Guitars, Bass and Drums
    • Taco Wagon
    • Pay You Back
    • Live In Spain (Reprise)
    • Backroom of the Bar
    • Young Fresh Fellows Theme
    • Goin' Steady Tonight
    • Monkey Say
    • "Red"
    • My Friend Ringo
    • I Don't Let the Little Things Get Me Down
    • Teenage Dogs in Trouble










Somo Los Mejores

    • Released in 1994

      This compilation of songs was released on the Spanish label Munster Records.    Click To Buy It!
    • Two Guitars, Bass and Drums
    • I Don't Let The Little Things Get Me Down
    • Get Outta My Cave
    • How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?
    • Divorce #9
    • Taco Wagon
    • Horses, Horses, Horses, Horses
    • Rock & Roll Guitar
    • Rock & Roll Pest Control
    • Celebration
    • Lost Track Of Time
    • Picture Book
    • Hank, Karen and Elvis
    • I Hate Everything
    • Topsy Turvy Theme
    • Take My Brain Away






Temptation On Saturday


    • Supersnazz, Pt. 1
    • Dear Red
    • Everybody Said I Was Wrong
    • City Of Joy
    • Rabbit Run
    • Roller Coaster By The Sea
    • Teengenerate


Best Of Young Fresh Fellows

    • Released in 1996

      Same songs that Somo Los Mejores featured, but this time on the Bird Cage label. Currently Not Available
    • Two Guitars, Bass and Drums
    • I Don't Let The Little Things Get Me Down
    • Get Outta My Cave
    • How Much About Last Night Do You Remember?
    • Divorce #9
    • Taco Wagon
    • Horses, Horses, Horses, Horses
    • Rock & Roll Guitar
    • Rock & Roll Pest Control
    • Celebration
    • Lost Track Of Time
    • Picture Book
    • Hank, Karen and Elvis
    • I Hate Everything
    • Topsy Turvy Theme
    • Take My Brain Away






A Tribute To Music


    • Released in 1999

      Only released in Spain. Currently Not Available
    • Invocation: March of the D.Y.C
    • Louie Whoow
    • They Don't Know
    • The Mighty Hammer of Happiness
    • A Tribute to Music
    • Barky's Spiritual Store
    • Mr. Friendly
    • Little Bell
    • Ivar's Theme
    • Bad Bad Bird
    • Circus Envy
    • The Happy Coronet




Because We Hate You


    • Released in 2001

      This is their half of the album which was a split-project with The Minus 5.              Click To Buy it!
    • Barky's Spiritual Store"
    • "Lonely Spartanburg Flower Stall"
    • "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite"
    • "For the Love of a Girl"
    • "Fuselage"
    • "My Drum Set"
    • "Worthless"
    • "She's a Book"
    • "Good Times Rock 'n' Roll"
    • "Little Bell"
    • "Summerland"
    • "Mamie Dunn, Employee of The Month"
    • "Your Truth, Our Lies"
    • "The Ballad of Only You and the Can Prevent Forest Fires





This One's For The Fellows


    • Released in 2004

      Tribute album of songs originally by Young Fresh Fellows.                            Click To Buy it!
    • Rock & Roll Pest Control - Presidents of the United States of America
    • Love is a Beautiful Thing - The Silos
    • How Much About Last Night Do You Remember? - Eric Kassel 
    • Mamie Dunn / Good Times Rock'n'Roll - Robyn Hitchcock
    • No One Really Knows - The Maroons
    • Lost Track Of Time - Carla Torgerson & Amy Stolzenbach
    • Get Outta My Cave - Comb-Over
    • Still There's Hope - Visqueen
    • This One's For the Ladies - The Figgs
    • Celebration - John Ramberg & Christy McWilson
    • Unimaginable Zero Summer - Johnny Sangster
    • Deep, Down & In-Between - The Mendoza Line
    • Hillbilly Drummer Girl - I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch In the House
    • Take My Brain Away/Teenage Dogs in Trouble - Emily Bishton & Conrad Uno
    • Rotation - The Black Panties
    • Telephone Tree - Loudon Swain
    • I Lose Control - Marshall Artist
    • 99 Girls - The Groovie Ghoulies
    • I Hate Everything - Charlie Chesterman & the Legendary Motorbikes
    • Don't You Wonder How It Ends? - The Makers
    • Teenage Dogs in Trouble - The Mono Men with Scott McCaughey