Neil Perry (band)

Neil Perry was an American hardcore punk band from New Jersey, United States. Jon Marinari played bass and vocals in the influential New Jersey screamo band You and I. After they split, he and ex-members of Red All Over started Neil Perry.[1]

This article is about the screamo band without any member named Perry. For the country musician Neil Perry, see The Band Perry.
Neil Perry
Neil Perry.
Background information
OriginCentral New Jersey, United States
Genres
InstrumentsVocals, guitars, drums
Years active1998–2002
LabelsLevel Plane, Robotic Empire, Witching Hour, Spiritfall
Associated actsHot Cross, You and I, The Now, Superstitions of the Sky, Welcome the Plague Year, A Life Once Lost, Get Fucked, Joshua Fit For Battle
MembersJosh Jakubowski
Chris Smith
Jon Marinari
Justin Graves

Neil Perry released several records in the next four years, mostly with Level Plane records.[2] The band broke up in 2002. In early 2003 they recorded four new songs that were their final recordings and featured on their discography Lineage Situation, released by Level Plane records in July 2003.[3] The release contained the band's entire 40 song discography, and a second disc included a 35-minute video of tour and live footage. Some of the new material had a post-rock structure to it.[4]

After Neil Perry, band members played in other bands such as Hot Cross, Joshua Fit For Battle, A Life Once Lost, Superstitions of the Sky, The Now, Get Fucked, and Welcome the Plague Year.

Members
  • Josh Jakubowski - Vocals, Guitar
  • Chris Smith - Guitar, Vocals
  • Jon Marinari - Vocals, Bass
  • Justin Graves - Drums [5]

Discography

Extended plays
Year Album Details Notes
1999 Neil Perry
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Spiritfall Records
  • Format: 7"
 All copies issued on clear vinyl.
2001 Gettin' Our Tour On Tour edition blue 7" that included previously released material. However, some tracks included alternative vocal takes, making the versions on this release different. Limited to 300 copies total, 70 were available by mail order. All copies came in sleeves made from various pornography magazines and clothing catalogues with information silkscreened to the front side, and were hand numbered.
2000 Neil Perry
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Witching Hour Records
  • Format: 7" Picture disc
 Picture disc, sometimes called Specimen
Unknown Young Lovers Fan Club #1
  • Released: Unknown
  • Label: Blood Of The Young Records
  • Format: 5"
 Intended to be released as a 5" picture disc, however the project was scrapped. It was instead issued on yellow test pressings as a free special edition collector item to those who were on their mailing lists. All tracks eventually appeared on the band's split with Kaospilot.

Split releases
Year Album Details Notes
2000 Split LP
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Spiritfall Records
  • Format: LP
 Split full-length with A Satellite Crash.
2000 The Chilling Tale Of Usurp Synapse, As Told By Neil Perry 1100 black copies, 100 copies with alternative artwork under the name Comes Around, Goes Around. Split with Usurp Synapse.
2001 Brothers From Different Mothers First pressing consisted of 500 black copies and 500 red. The red copies had different artwork from the black. A second pressing consisting of 500 pink copies were made, and were packaged in the same art as the red copies. Split with Joshua Fit For Battle.
2002 Neil Perry/Kaospilot Pressed on black, yellow, and white vinyl. About 100 grey copies were made, and were available only through mail order. Split with Kaospilot.
2002 A Days Refrain/Neil Perry 400 copies total, which came in various bags and jewel cases. 200 were uncut, full sized CDs with only 3" worth of music. Split with A Days Refrain.

Compilation albums
Year Album Details Notes
2003 Lineage Situation Discography compilation that included every song recorded by Neil Perry, excluding improvisational sessions. The album's contents were a CD and CD-ROM containing videos.

Compilation appearances
Year Album Details Notes
2000 Summertime
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Kordava Milk Bar Records
  • Format: CD
 "September 15th, City Lights And The Clouds That Sucked Them Dry"
2000 Antipodes "Memoirs Of An Illiterate Penpal"
2003 Building Records Present 60 Songs
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Building Records
  • Format: 2xCD
 "Looking Back On The Way You Want To Be In The Future"
2001 80 Records And We're Not Broke (Yet) "Nine Minutes Of Non-Fiction", "High Point Improv"

References
  1. "Neil Perry: Lineage Situation", Pitchfork.com
  2. "Neil Perry", Level-Plane.com
  3. "Lineage Situation 2xCD", Level-Plane.com
  4. "Lineage Situation Overview", allmusic.com
  5. "Level Plane Records - Neil Perry", Level-Plane.com
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