Jad Fair

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Jad Fair
Born	Coldwater, Michigan, U.S.A.
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Punk
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1980 – present
Label(s)	Alternative Tentacles
Website	[1]

Jad Fair is the singer and guitarist of lo-fi alternative rock group Half Japanese. He also performs and records as a solo artist, as well as collaborating with such artists as Terry Adams, Norman Blake, Kevin Blechdom, Isobel Campbell, Eugene Chadbourne, DQE, Steve Fisk, Fred Frith, God Is My Co-Pilot, Richard Hell, Daniel Johnston, J. Mascis, Monster Party, R. Stevie Moore, Thurston Moore, The Pastels, Strobe Talbot, Teenage Fanclub, The Tinklers, Moe Tucker, Bill Wells, Jason Willett, Adult Rodeo, Lumberob, Yo La Tengo, and John Zorn.

He's also active as a visual artist, drawings as well as papercutting. Many of the album covers are made by Jad. On 13 October 2007 an exhibition was opened in Spedition in Bremen of his graphical work.^[1]

1 Discography
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] With Half Japanese

Half Alive (1977)
Calling All Girls 7" (1977)
Mono/No No 7" (1978)
Half Gentlemen/Not Beasts (1980)
Loud (1981)
Spy/I know how it Feels...Bad/My Knowledge Was Wrong 7" (1981)
Horrible (1982)
50 Skidillion Watts Live (1984)
Our Solar System (1985)
Sing No Evil (1985)
Music To Strip By (1987) -- (1993) re-release has bonus tracks
U.S. Teens Are Spoiled Bums 7" (1988)
Charmed Life (1988)
Real Cool Time/What Can I Do/Monopoly EP (1989)
the Band That Would Be King (1989)
We Are They Who Ache with Amorous Love (1990)
T For Texas/Go Go Go Go 7" (1990)
Everybody Knows, Twang 1 EP (1991)
4 Four Kids EP (1991)
Eye of the Hurricane/Said and Done/U.S. Teens are Spoiled Bums/Daytona Beach EP (1991)
Fire In the Sky (1993)
Postcard EP (1991)
Best Of Half Japanese (1993)
Boo: Live in Europe 1 (1994)
Hot (1995)
Greatest Hits (1995)
Best Of Half Japanese Vol. 2 (1995)
Bone Head (1997)
Heaven Sent (1997)
Hello (2001)

[edit] Solo

Everyone Knew ... But Me (Press) 1982
Monarchs (Iridescence) 1984
Best Wishes (Iridescence) 1987
Great Expectations (Ger. Bad Alchemy) 1989
Attack of Everything no CD - Jad Fair (Paperback - 1990)
Jad Fair EP - Jad Fair (LP Record - 1991)
I Like It When You Smile (UK Paperhouse) (1992)
Greater Expectations - Jad Fair (1995) (Psycho Acoustic Sounds/T.E.C. Tones) 1991
1996: Phono-Comb - Monsters, Lullabies, and the Occasional Flying Saucer
Jackpot, Songs and Art - Jad Fair (Paperback, 1997)
SPOOKY TALES: SPIRIT SUMMONING STORIES / SPOOKY SOUNDS OF NOW [book & cd] - Jad Fair (1997)

[edit] Free Download Album

Sunshiney Sunshine (download)

[edit] 7"

Making of the album
Arts & Crafts Series Vol. 1

[edit] Compilation

Mr. Snail's Halloween Party (Snail Sounds) 2005

[edit] With David Fair

Jad & David Fair - Best Friends (UK Vesuvius) 1996
26 Monster Songs for Children - Jad Fair & David, Kill Rock Stars (1998)
Six Dozen Cookies - Jad & David Fair (2006)

[edit] With Daniel Johnston

Daniel Johnston and Jad Fair (1995) (50 Skidillion Watts) 1989
1989: with Daniel Johnston - It's Spooky, re-release 2001
The Lucky Sperms - Somewhat Humorous (Jad Fair, Daniel Johnston, Chris Bultman), 2001

[edit] With Kramer

1988: with Kramer - Roll Out The Barrel (Shimmy-Disc), re-release 1999
1999 or 1998: Kramer - The Sound of Music An Unfinished Symphony in 12 Parts (Shimmy-Disc/Knitting Factory)

[edit] Jad in Mosquito

Mosquito - Oh No Not Another Mosquito My House Is Full of Them! (Psycho Acoustic Sounds) 1993
Mosquito - Time Was (ERL/Smells Like Records) 1993 (Aus. Au-go-go) 1993
Mosquito - UFO Catcher (Japan. Time Bomb) 1993
Mosquito - Cupid's Fist (Hol. Red Note) 1994

[edit] With Nao

Jad & Nao - Half Robot (UK Paperhouse) 1993
Jad & Nao - Half Alien (Japan. Sakura Wrechords) 1997
Jad & Nao - Half Monster

[edit] With The Pastels

Jad Fair and the Pastels - This Could Be the Night EP (UK Paperhouse) 1991
No. 2: Jad Fair and the Pastels (UK Paperhouse) 1992

[edit] With The Shapir-O Rama

Jad Fair & The Shapir-O'Rama - We Are the Rage (Japan. Avant) 1996
I Like Your Face - Jad Fair & Shapir-O'Rama (1999)
We Are the Rage - Jad Fair & the Shapir-O Rama (2002)

[edit] With Teenage Fanclub

2002: Teenage Fanclub - Words Of Wisdom And Hope

[edit] With Jason Willett

1992-200? with Jason Willett, released over 13 full length albums so far
Jason Willett/Jad Fair/Gilles Rieder (Megaphone) cd (1992)
Jason Willett & Jad Fair - It's All Good (Megaphone Limited) (1995) cd
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Honeybee (Dr Jim's) (1996) cd
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Punk Rock 1996 (Chlorophyl) (1996) 7"
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - The Corpse is Missing (Slab-O-Concrete) (1996) 7"
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - The Mighty Super-Heroes (Marginal Talent) cd (1997)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Wonderful World (Shrimper) (1997) triple cassete
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Twister (Dark Beloved Cloud) (1997)lp
Jason Willett & Jad Fair - We're Going to the Moon (Megaphone Limited) cd (1998)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Wild (Megaphone Limited) (1998) cd
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - The Mighty Hypnotic Eye (Dr Jim's) (1999) cd
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Enjoyable songs (Alternative tentacles) lp & cd (1999)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - The Attack of Everything (Paperback + cd) (2002)
Jad Fair & Jason Willett - Superfine (public eyesore) (2005) cd

[edit] With Yo La Tengo

1998: Yo La Tengo - Strange But True (an album based on the unusual stories taken from the Strange but True column of newspapers)

[edit] Other Side Projects/Collaborations

The Zombies of Mora-Tau EP7 (UK Armageddon) 1980 (Press) 1982
Between Meals - Oh No I Just Knocked Over a Cup of Coffee (Iridescence) 1983
Coo Coo Rocking Time - Coo Coo Party Time (50 Skidillion Watts) 1990
Workdogs in Hell - Workdogs in Hell (1993)
Strobe Talbot - 20 Pop Songs, Alternative Tentacles, (Jad Fair, Mick Hobbs, Benb Gallaher) 2001
FairMoore - with R. Stevie Moore (Old Gold) 2002
Whale (Mini-cd) - Jad Fair & Bill Wells