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Jellyfish were a power pop band from San Francisco. It formed after Beatnik Beatch broke up in 1989. The core members were drummer/singer/songwriter Andy Sturmer and keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist/singer/songwriter Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. Although their career was short, the band has become highly influential in the power pop genre.


Jason Falkner had been a member of the acclaimed Paisley Underground band The Three O'Clock, writing and performing on the band's major-label debut, Vermillion. Following the break-up of The Three O'Clock, Falkner placed a newspaper classified ad looking for a new project based in Los Angeles. This caught the attention of keyboard player Roger Manning, who was attending University of Southern California at the time and was looking for musical collaborators. Manning's interest was sparked by the fact that Falkner was the only musician in the entire classified section to mention the band XTC.[1] Although both Manning and Falkner found the meeting interesting, it amounted to little and they did not choose to work together at that time.

In 1988, Manning moved back to the Bay Area to join a San Francisco-area band called Beatnik Beatch, replacing their previous keyboard player Se Padilla. Another member of the band was singing drummer Andy Sturmer. Manning and Sturmer became a songwriting team and began writing material for the band's upcoming second album. The songs were then rejected by Beatnik Beatch's leader (bassist and singer Chris Ketner) who preferred the band to concentrate on his own material. Consequently Sturmer and Manning quit Beatnik Beatch together to pursue their own project.

Later, when Sturmer and Manning were forming Jellyfish, the search for a guitarist to record the final tracks led Manning to contact Falkner once again. Falkner joined for the recording of their debut album.

Bellybutton
The band's debut album, Bellybutton, was released in 1990. It demonstrated the wide range of influences which the new band drew on, drawing heavily from the Paisley Underground, Queen, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, XTC, Cheap Trick, Wings, and Badfinger. The album contained the band's most successful single, "Baby's Coming Back", which peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The album also included the singles "That Is Why", "I Wanna Stay Home", "Now She Knows She's Wrong" and "The King Is Half-Undressed" (the video for which was nominated for Best Art Direction at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards).

After the recording of Bellybutton, Manning's brother Chris was asked to join the band as bassist for the imminent live dates.

Spilt Milk
Frustrated with simply being the guitar player, Jason Falkner left the band after the Bellybutton tour.[citation needed] Chris Manning also left, disliking the touring lifestyle.

Sturmer and Roger Manning recruited Tim Smith as the new bassist while preparing new material. Studio musicians (including Jon Brion) were brought in to help record their second album, Spilt Milk in 1993. The album was a far more elaborate affair than Bellybutton, incorporating a significant amount of overdubbing and complex song arrangements. A tour followed which included Eric Dover on guitar and backing vocal duties.


Roger Manning - vocals, keyboards
Jason Falkner - vocals, guitar, bass
Andy Sturmer - vocals, guitar, drums
Chris Manning - bass

=== Jellyfish - Bellybutton ===

Progressive Rock/Hard Rock
1990
USA
FLAC
tracks+.cue
lossless
39:39

1. The Man I Used to Be
2. That Is Why
3. The King Is Half-Undressed
4. I Wanna Stay Home
5. She Still Loves Him
6. All I Want Is Everything
7. Now She Knows She's Wrong
8. Bedspring Kiss
9. Baby's Coming Back
10. Calling Sarah

=== Jellyfish / Bellybutton (Japan Release + 6 Bonus Tracks) ===

Progressive Rock / Hard Rock
1990
USA
FLAC (*.flac)
tracks+.cue
lossless


01 The Man I Used To Be
02 That Is Why
03 The King Is Half Undressed
04 I Wanna Stay Home
05 She Still Loves Him
06 All I Want Is Everything
07 Now She Knows She's Wrong
08 Bed Spring Kiss
09 Baby's Coming Back
10 Calling Sarah
11 No Matter What (Live)
12 Let 'em In , That Is Why (Live)
13 The King Is Half Undressed (Live)
14 Jet (Live).flac 19.86 MB
15 Now She Knows She's Wrong (Live)
16 Baby's Coming Back (Live)

=== Jellyfish - Spilt Milk ===

Progressive Rock/Hard Rock
1993
USA
APE
image+.cue
lossless
46:16

1. Hush
2. Joining a Fan Club
3. Sebrina, Paste and Plato
4. New Mistake
5. Glutton of Sympathy
6. The Ghost at Number One
7. Bye Bye Bye
8. All Is Forgiven
9. Russian Hill
10. He's My Best Friend
11. Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
12. Brighter Day