Sammy was the partnership of guitarist Luke Wood and guitarist/vocalist Jesse Hartman. The American indie rock band was initially signed to Smells Like Records, the label owned by Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley. Later the band signed to DGC/Geffen. The band was signed to Fire Records in the UK and Europe.
The band released two albums, an EP, and multiple singles before calling it quits. Debut Album (issued in 1994) and Kings of the Island Empire (an EP issued in 1995) were both put out by Smells Like Records. Their second and final full-length, Tales of Great Neck Glory, which was issued by DGC/Geffen, followed in 1996 shortly before the band decided to split up.
Links to Peel[]
Peel played their debut single, Babe Come Down, in the summer of 1993 and would play further material from the group, including a session they recorded for his radio programme in 1994.
Sessions[]
Sammy - Peel Session 1994
1. Recorded: 1994-11-27. First Broadcast: 07 January 1995
- Babe Come Down / Inland Empire / Slim Style / Trick Mammouth
Other Shows Played[]
- 1993
- 16 July 1993: Babe Comes Down (7" Single) Smells Like
- 24 July 1993 (BFBS): Babe Come Down (7") Smells Like
- 18 September 1993: Babe Come Down (7") Smells Like
- 1994
- 17 June 1994: ‘Death Motel (7 inch – Babe Come Down )’ Fire Records
- 25 June 1994 (BFBS): Death Motel (7" - Babe Come Down) Fire
- 09 July 1994: ‘Fantastic Sam (LP - Debut Album)’ Fire Records
- 15 July 1994: ‘Rudy (LP - Debut Album)’ Fire Records
- 16 July 1994: ‘Dim Some (CD - Debut Album )’ Fire Records
- 23 July 1994 (BFBS): Babe Come Down (album - Debut Album) Fire
- 13 August 1994 (BFBS): Evergladed (album - Debut Album) Fire
- 02 September 1994: Hi Fi Killers (7 inch) Fire Records
- 1996
- 09 June 1996: Buckle-Up Sunshine (album - Tales Of Great Neck Glory) Fire