Thee Michelle Gun Elephant
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (or TMGE) was a Japanese punk band. The band was started in 1991 when the members were students at a university near Tokyo. They released their first big label album in 1995. TMGE has released a total of 16 singles and 8 albums. In October 2003, the band said they were breaking up.
Thee Michelle Gun Elephant | |
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| Origin |  Japan |
| Genres | Garage rock Blues rock Punk rock Garage punk |
| Years active | 1991-2003 |
| Labels | Universal Music Group Alive Records |
| Associated acts | Rosso Radio Caroline The Birthday Midnight Bankrobbers |
| Website | Rockin' Blues |
| Past members | Chiba Yusuke Abe Futoshi Ueno Koji Kazuyuki Kuhara |
Members
Recordings
Singles
- World's End (世界の終わり) 1 Feb. 1996, CODA-836
- Candy House (キャンディ・ハウス) 1 Aug. 1996, COCA-13546, COKA-5
- Lily (リリィ) 19 Oct. 1996, CODA-1042, COKA-6
- Culture (カルチャー) 1 May 1997, COCA-14100, COKA-7
- Get Up Lucy (ゲット・アップ・ルーシー) 1 Aug. 1997, COCA-14327, COJA-9189
- The Birdmen (バードメン) 21 Oct. 1997, CODA-1335, COKA-12
- VIBE ON/Anta no dorei no mama de ii (VIBE ON!/あんたのどれいのままでいい) 1 Jul. 1998, TERNG-008
- G.W.D 1 Aug. 1998, CODA-1632, COKA-14
- Out Blues (アウト・ブルーズ) 1 Sep. 1998, CODA-1633, COKA-15
- Smokin' Billy (スモーキン・ビリー) 3 Nov. 1998, CODA-1639, COKA-16
- GT400 2 Feb. 2000, CODA-50209, COKA-50237
- Stardust Baby (ベイビー・スターダスト) 27 Sept. 2000, COCA-50382, COJA-50386
- The Exposed World (暴かれた世界) 22 Mar. 2001, CODA-50472, COKA-50473
- Grabbed the Sun (太陽をつかんでしまった) CD: 25 Dec. 2002, UPCH-5150 Vinyl: 22 Jan. 2003, UPJH-1031
- Girl Friend （CLub pre-release: 7 April 2003, TERNG-043 / Regular: 21 June 2003, TERNG-043i, ITERNG-044
- Electric Circus (エレクトリック・サーカス) CD: 11 Oct. 2003, UPCH-5215 / Vinyl: 3 Dec. 2003, UPJH-1040
Other websites
- English language fan page
- Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Bio Archived 2008-09-16 at the Wayback Machine on VH1.com