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Bobb Trimble

Born ten years too late to attract the attention he deserved, Bobb Trimble created an utterly unique body of work that merged psychedelia, folk-rock, space music and sound effects into rock’s most convincing depiction of a disturbed mind. As with most tortured artistic souls, Bobb’s distinct vision is filled with much more than just fear and self-loathing. It drips with beauty and heartbreak, and his high, fragile voice bleeds with passion. The music evokes the sixties yet sounded contemporary when released in the eighties and again when re-released in the nineties. Bobb’s two impossibly rare albums change hands for ungodly sums of money, and for years his reputation grew among collectors as his music was heard via tape trades (often on unlabeled tapes, which led to one male collector fall

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Catalogue & Listenership

Tracks

19

Albums

6

Total audio

1h 38m 05s

FMA listens

12,497

Favourites

46

Avg bitrate

283 kbps

Genre & Licence Profile

GenreTracks
Rock2
Folk2
Spoken1
  • Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3. — 13
  • Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative — 6

Top Tracks by Listens

TrackAlbumYearDurationListens
Live WireThe Crippled Dog Band03m 36s2,152
You Should See My GirlThe Crippled Dog Band02m 55s1,759
One Mile From Heaven (short version)Iron Curtain Innocence19804m 10s1,434
Premonitions: The FantasyHarvest of Dreams19826m 02s1,424
Armour of the Shroud (Brooklyn 6/25/09)"After Dark" (Bobb Trimble's Flying Spiders Live in Brooklyn 6/25/09)20094m 35s855
Angel EyesLive on WFMU's Talk's Cheap with the Flying Spiders 6/30/200920093m 18s750
One Mile From HeavenLive at ISSUE 7/11/1004m 20s602
The Camel SongLive on WFMU's Talk's Cheap with the Flying Spiders 6/30/200920093m 05s415
Undercovers ManLive on WFMU's Talk's Cheap with the Flying Spiders 6/30/200920094m 12s403
Live Wire, Live WireLive on WFMU's Talk's Cheap with the Flying Spiders 6/30/200920094m 03s395

Track Length Distribution

LengthTracksShare
1–3 min526.3%
3–6 min1263.2%
Over 6 min210.5%

Release Timeline

10
0
1
1980
1
1982
7
2009

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Track Catalogue

19 tracks shown

Track Album Genre Duration Listens Licence
Armour of the Shroud (Brooklyn 6/25/09) [33, 58, 76] "After Dark" (Bobb Trimble's Flying Spiders Live in Brooklyn 6/25/09) 2009 4m 35s 855 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Angel Eyes [33, 58, 76] Live on WFMU's Talk's Cheap with the Flying Spiders 6/30/2009 2009 3m 18s 750 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-05-26
The Camel Song [33, 58, 76] Live on WFMU's Talk's Cheap with the Flying Spiders 6/30/2009 2009 3m 05s 415 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-05-26
Undercovers Man [33, 58, 76] Live on WFMU's Talk's Cheap with the Flying Spiders 6/30/2009 2009 4m 12s 403 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-05-26
Oh Baby [33, 58, 76] Live on WFMU's Talk's Cheap with the Flying Spiders 6/30/2009 2009 1m 24s 389 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-05-26
Live Wire, Live Wire [33, 58, 76] Live on WFMU's Talk's Cheap with the Flying Spiders 6/30/2009 2009 4m 03s 395 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-05-26
The Talk's Cheap Interview [166] Live on WFMU's Talk's Cheap with the Flying Spiders 6/30/2009 2009 Spoken 33m 08s 232 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Rec. 2009-05-26
Premonitions: The Fantasy [33, 103] Harvest of Dreams 1982 Folk 6m 02s 1,424 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3. Rec. 1982-01-01
One Mile From Heaven (short version) [33, 103] Iron Curtain Innocence 1980 Folk 4m 10s 1,434 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3. Rec. 1980-01-01
Killed By the Hand of an Unknown Rock Star [33, 58, 76] Live at ISSUE 7/11/10 4m 38s 302 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Armour of the Shroud [33, 58, 76] Live at ISSUE 7/11/10 5m 03s 128 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Galilean Boy [33, 58, 76] Live at ISSUE 7/11/10 2m 43s 147 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
The Camel Song [33, 58, 76] Live at ISSUE 7/11/10 2m 40s 253 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Oh Baby [33, 58, 76] Live at ISSUE 7/11/10 1m 03s 255 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.
Take Me Home Vienna [33, 58, 76] Live at ISSUE 7/11/10 3m 18s 294 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.