Cop Shoot Cop was an American rock music group founded in New York City in 1987. They disbanded in 1996. The band were frequently classified as industrial rock, but were often quite different from many bands so dubbed: having a distinctive instrumental lineup that encompassed twin bass guitars, found metal percussion, and no lead guitar. The group had little mainstream success (scoring a few hits on college radio), despite tours with Iggy Pop and music videos on MTV's Headbangers Ball and 120 Minutes (notably for "$10 Bill", featuring a number of little people). They retain a cult following--their out-of-print releases sometimes sell for large amounts.
Initially, the group was a trio of Tod A. (vocals, bass guitar), David Ouimet (keyboards, sampler) and Phil Puleo on drums and "metal" (he incorporated various found objects into his drum set). (Tod and Puleo had earlier played in a short-lived Providence, Rhode Island group, Dig Dat Hole, with guitarist John Rose.) The A./Puleo/Ouimet lineup was captured on the "Headkick Facsimile" 12" EP, which was released in a small pressing by the Japanese record label Supernatural Organization in 1989 (later reissued by the group's own Subvert Entertainment in 1994 with the addition of the song "Robert Tilton Handjob" from the "Piece Man" 7"). Wharton Tiers engineered the EP.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel first played the band's debut material on his 28 February 1990 show where he mentioned that along with the album was a 7" EP by the band which had pig's blood in the sleeve, which JP discovered when taking the record out of the sleeve. According to Peel the band did a thousand copies of this method as a limited edition, which he described as a particularly unpleasant marketing strategy. Despite this, Peel continued supporting the band with airplay and two sessions between 1991 and 1992. After 1992, Peel seemed to have lost interest in the group's material.
Sessions[]
Cop Shoot Cop - Peel Session 1991
1. Recorded: 1991-02-26. First Broadcast: 24 March 1991. Repeated: 19 May 1991
- If Tomorrow Ever Comes / Drop The Bombs / Slipped Clutch / Coldest Day Of The Year
2. Recorded: 1992-03-28. First Broadcast: 16 May 1992. Repeated: 04 July 1992
- Surprise Surprise / Nowhere / Room 429
Other Shows Played[]
- 1990
- 28 February 1990: Shine On Elizabeth (mini album - Headkick Facsimile) Supernatural Organization
- 08 March 1990: Shine On Elizabeth (LP - Headkick Facsimile) Supernatural Organization
- 22 March 1990: Triumphal Theme (LP - Headkick Facsimile) Supernatural Organization
- 04 June 1990: 'Lo.Com.Denom. (CD-Consumer Revolt)' (Circuit)
- 11 June 1990: Smash Retro! (LP - Consumer Revolt) Big Cat
- 20 June 1990: System Test (CD - Consumer Revolt) Circuit
- 27 June 1990: Lo.Com.Denom. (album - Consumer Revolt) Circuit
- 07 October 1990: 'Lo.Com.Denom. (CD-Consumer Revolt)' (Circuit)
- 04 August 1991: 'Dive (Compilation LP-New York Eye And Ear Control)' (Matador)
- 09 August 1991 (BFBS): Dive (v/a LP - New York Eye And Ear Control) Matador
- 26 October 1991: 'Feel Good (LP-White Noise)' (Big Cat UK)
- 24 November 1991: 'Empires Collapse (LP-White Noise)' (Big Cat UK)
- November 1991 (BBC World Service): Empires Collapse (LP - White Noise) Big Cat UK
- 30 November 1991: 'Heads I Win (LP-White Noise)' (Big Cat ABB 29)
- 08 December 1991: Feel Good (LP - White Noise) Big Cat
- 1992
- 28 August 1992: Nowhere (7" - Suck City EP) Big Cat
- 04 September 1992: Nowhere (12" EP - Suck City EP) Big Cat UK
- 06 September 1992 (BFBS): Days Will Pass (EP - Suck City) Big Cat
- 25 September 1992: 'Nowhere (12"-Suck City EP)' (Big Cat UK)