Nation of Ulysses discography

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This is a comprehensive discography for Nation of Ulysses, a Washington, D.C.-based band formed in 1988, consisting of Ian Svenonius, James Canty, Steve Gamboa, Steve Kroner, and Tim Green.^[1] During the Nation of Ulysses' four years of activity, they released only two full-length albums: 13-Point Program to Destroy America in 1991 and Plays Pretty for Baby in 1992, both released on Dischord Records. After releasing Plays Pretty for Baby, the band began recording a third full-length album, but Steve Kroner separated from the band before recording was completed. The remaining quartet continued to record, but the group eventually dissolved before the record's completion. In 2000, six songs from those sessions, in addition to four new tracks recorded live, were compiled and released posthumously as The Embassy Tapes.^[2]

In addition to their three-full length albums, the Nation of Ulysses released two vinyl EPs. The first, a self-titled EP, was the band's first official release, but went out of print when the three tracks from it were included in 13-Point Program to Destroy America. Three different tracks were released in 1992 under the title The Birth of the Ulysses Aesthetic (the synthesis of speed and transformation).^[3] The band were also featured in a number of compilation albums on a variety of record labels.

1 Albums
2 Vinyl EPs
3 Appearances on compilations
4 References
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] Albums

Year	Title	Other
1991	13-Point Program to Destroy America Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #57) Released: July 1, 1991	Debut studio album.
1992	Plays Pretty for Baby Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #71) Released: October 6, 1992
2000	The Embassy Tapes Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #124) Released: October 24, 2000	Posthumous release. Collection of six songs recorded in September 1992 and four live performances recorded after.

[edit] Vinyl EPs

Year	Title	Other
1990	Nation of Ulysses Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #46½) and K Records	First official release, limited print. All three tracks also appear on the CD version of 13-Point Program to Destroy America.
1992	The Birth of the Ulysses Aesthetic (the synthesis of speed and transformation) Label: Dischord Records (Dischord #62) Released: March 1, 1992	Limited print. All three tracks also appear on Plays Pretty for Baby.

[edit] Appearances on compilations

Year	Title	Track(s)	Label	Other
1993	Fear of Smell	"Dig the Ulysses Mad Pad Scene"	Veriform Records
1993	Eight Songs for Greg Sage and The Wipers	"Telepathic Love"	Tim Kerr Records
1994	The Machines: Simple Machines 7"s (1990-1993)	"Diptheria"	Simple Machines	Re-Released from the 1991 Pulley Compilation
1994	International Pop Underground Convention	"Shakedown"	K Records
1996	Kill Rock Stars	"Cooking with Gas"	Kill Rock Stars
2002	20 Years of Dischord	"Spectra Sonic Sound"	Dischord Records (Dischord #125)	The Make-Up also appear.