The Minders are an American band closely associated with

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. Started by Martyn Leaper in

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in 1996, the band's original members included Leaper on guitars and vocals, Rebecca Cole, on drums, Jeff Almond on guitar, and Marc Willhite on bass. Leaper formed the Minders in Denver along with

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and

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from

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. Together they recorded ''Paper Plane EP'' in

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. Leaper recorded the "Come On & Hear 7" in Denver, Colorado, allegedly one of the fastest selling Elephant 6 releases in history. At this time, Leaper began attempting to form a more permanent band after releasing "Paper Plane" on 7". With a permanent lineup set, the band was able to release ''Rocket 58'' as an EP and sign to

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, who released their first album ''

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'' in 1998. Touring and the release of some other singles ensued, and the band split, with Leaper and Cole moving from Denver to

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and recruiting future Jicks bassist

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. The minor upheaval resulted in the eventual release of '' Cul-De-Sacs And Dead Ends'', a compilation of singles and

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. Bolme left the Minders shortly after the release of the band's second proper album, ''

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'', in 2001. Almond and Willhite regrouped with the band in time to release their third album in 2002, ''The Future's Always Perfect''. In the spring of 2008,

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left the band. In 2016, The Minders released

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on Space Cassette.

Discography

The Minders have released their albums on spinART, but have also released a number of EPs and singles on a variety of record labels.

Albums

* ''

'' (CD/LP) - spinART - 1998 * '' Cul-De-Sacs and Dead Ends'' (CD/LP) - spinART - 1999 * ''

'' (CD/LP) - spinART - 2001 * '' The Future's Always Perfect'' (CD) - Future Farmer - 2003 * '' The Stolen Boy'' (CD) - self-released tour-only CD - 2004 * '' It's a Bright Guilty World'' (CD) - Future Farmer - 2006 * '' Cul-De-Sacs and Dead Ends vol 2'' (MP3 Only) - Dirigeable Recordings - 2012 * ''

'' (CD/LP/MP3) - Space Cassette - 2016

Singles and EPs

* "Come On & Hear" (7") -

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- 1996 * "Paper Plane" (7") -

- 1996 * "Rocket 58" (7") - 100 Guitar Mania - 1997 * "Black Balloon" (7") Little Army - 1998 * "Right As Rain" (7")

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- 1999 * '' Down in Fall'' (CD) - spinART - 2000 * Split w/ Tobin Sprout (7") - Sprite Recordings - 2002 * "Live at KPSU" (7") - Dirigeable Records - 2002 * "Tearaway" (7") - Omnibus Records - 2003 * Split w/ The Zebras (7") -

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- 2003 * "It's Going To Break Out" (7"/Digital Download) - Dirigeable / Space Cassette - 2013

References

External links

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