Biography
ST 37 assembled its roster in 1987 by drawing members from two earlier Austin outfits, the Elegant Doormats and Tulum. Bassist S.L. Telles and initial drummer John Foxworth had launched the Elegant Doormats back in 1982, while vocalist Carlton Crutcher and guitarist Joel Crutcher belonged to Tulum’s original configuration when that group surfaced in 1985 as part of the Rabid Cat Records roster prior to the label’s demise. Foxworth also logged time inside Tulum. The four musicians converged to form ST 37 and completed the lineup by recruiting keyboardist Jon Torn, son of actor Rip Torn and previously a member of Thanatopsis Throne.
Early output appeared exclusively on cassette, beginning with the EP Billygoat Nothinghead. The band reached vinyl in 1990 via the Noiseville Records anthology From Twisted Minds Come. Personnel changes followed soon afterward, as Shane Shelton assumed keyboard duties from Torn and Lance Farley replaced Foxworth behind the drum kit. Additional cassettes From Space w/Love and Feature Silica Vicarious preceded the first compact disc, Invisible College. Expansion to a six-piece occurred before the single “Taboo/Hoodoo,” when former Puffy Brutha Man guitarist Craig Johnson joined on rhythm guitar. After ST 37 appeared at the Arizona Music Conference, another major shift took place: Cisco Ryder assumed drumming responsibilities in place of Farley, while Johnson and Shelton departed.
Reduced to a quartet, the band toured the West Coast in 1993, and Prospective released the single “The Gypsy’s Curse” the next year. Following an extensive Midwest trek, ST 37 entered discussions with Minneapolis-based Twin Tone Records, yet no agreement materialized. Prospective executive John Kass facilitated placement of the double album Glare with Rome’s Helter Skelter label, after which the group shared a Midwest run with labelmates Green Machine. Subsequent recording sessions brought drummer Dave Cameron aboard to succeed Cisco Ryder G. In 1997 the quartet grew once more when Mark Stone joined on rhythm guitar.
Early output appeared exclusively on cassette, beginning with the EP Billygoat Nothinghead. The band reached vinyl in 1990 via the Noiseville Records anthology From Twisted Minds Come. Personnel changes followed soon afterward, as Shane Shelton assumed keyboard duties from Torn and Lance Farley replaced Foxworth behind the drum kit. Additional cassettes From Space w/Love and Feature Silica Vicarious preceded the first compact disc, Invisible College. Expansion to a six-piece occurred before the single “Taboo/Hoodoo,” when former Puffy Brutha Man guitarist Craig Johnson joined on rhythm guitar. After ST 37 appeared at the Arizona Music Conference, another major shift took place: Cisco Ryder assumed drumming responsibilities in place of Farley, while Johnson and Shelton departed.
Reduced to a quartet, the band toured the West Coast in 1993, and Prospective released the single “The Gypsy’s Curse” the next year. Following an extensive Midwest trek, ST 37 entered discussions with Minneapolis-based Twin Tone Records, yet no agreement materialized. Prospective executive John Kass facilitated placement of the double album Glare with Rome’s Helter Skelter label, after which the group shared a Midwest run with labelmates Green Machine. Subsequent recording sessions brought drummer Dave Cameron aboard to succeed Cisco Ryder G. In 1997 the quartet grew once more when Mark Stone joined on rhythm guitar.
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Singles
