Marilyn's Vitamins were a Canadian
punk rock
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band formed in 1995 from
Orangeville,
Ontario
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, Canada, playing their last show December 28, 1999 in
Toronto
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,
Ontario
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. In those near-five years they released two albums on
Raw Energy and 7"s on Ductape, and Ugly Pop Vinyl. A posthumous collection was released on
Underground Operations
Underground Operations was an independent punk rock record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1995, the label was originally based in Ajax, Ontario.
Operated by Mark Spicoluk, former Closet Monster member and former bass pl ...
in 2003. The band consisted of Rob Moir (guitar), Danny Complex (guitar/vocals), Colin Lichti (vocals), Adam Cook (bass/vocals), Jeff Breen (guitar), Kristoffer Wood (bass) and Shawn Dickey (drums). Members of the band went on to form
Bombs Over Providence,
Hostage Life and
Dead Letter Dept. Their lyrics mainly dealt with various political issues of the time.
Members
* Jeff Breen (AKA "Jeff Obnoxious")
* Dan Christopher (AKA "Danny Complex")
* Adam Cook (AKA "Adam Purile")
* Shawn Dickey (AKA "Dick Teenager")
* Colin Lichti (AKA "Colin Vitamin", Colin Ridiculouspunkpseudonym)
*
Rob Moir (AKA Rob Stiff, Rob Potential)
* Kris Wood (AKA "Wooder")
Discography
* 1995: Self Titled (demo)
* 1995: Down and Out In Levittown (demo)
* 1996: In These Shoes (
Raw Energy)
* 1997: Squeegee Girl 7" (
Ductape Records
Ductape Records is a Toronto-based independent record label that was spawned from a magazine of the same name in 1997 in music, 1997. The label's website was updated in 2007, stating that it was "on hiatus indefinitely, but some catalogue items ar ...
)
* 1998: Politics On The Dance Floor (
Raw Energy)
* 1999: Meanwhile, During the Class War 7" (Ugly Pop Records)
Compilations
* 2002: (coles) Notes From The Underground (
Underground Operations
Underground Operations was an independent punk rock record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1995, the label was originally based in Ajax, Ontario.
Operated by Mark Spicoluk, former Closet Monster member and former bass pl ...
)
* 2003: Vans Don't Run On Love And Records Aren't Pressed With Smiles (
Underground Operations
Underground Operations was an independent punk rock record label based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1995, the label was originally based in Ajax, Ontario.
Operated by Mark Spicoluk, former Closet Monster member and former bass pl ...
)
See also
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Music of Canada
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Canadian rock
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List of Canadian musicians
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List of bands from Canada
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References
External links
Marilyn's VitaminsFan page (archived)
Marilyn's Vitaminson Last.fm
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Musical groups established in 1995
Musical groups disestablished in 2000
Canadian pop punk groups
Canadian punk rock groups
Anarcho-punk groups
Musical groups from Ontario
Orangeville, Ontario
1995 establishments in Ontario
2000 disestablishments in Ontario