It was 1985 when a small cassette label began in the classrooms of Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. As of March 2002, TeenBeat's discography has grown to include over 300 items, including 7" records, CDs, posters, t-shirts and unavailable items and events as diverse and absurd as bricks, houses, injuries, and a Zenith Solid State Stereo. It has been a long time since Unrest'sPerfect Teeth CD (TB 119) made it's way into my hands, and began my days as a TeenBeat fan. I know I paid far too much for that Stereolab/Unrest split 7" (TB 121), participated in countless trades, and searched endlessly through used record stores for copies of obscure releases on the TeenBeat label. I enjoyed the hunt, and I'm still looking for a copy of Unrest's first 7" (TB 7) and a copy ofThe Tube Bar Deluxe CD (TB 81), but for me the TeenBeat phenomenon was an archaeological adventure. There was nothing like tracing the labels' roots back to the early cassette days and discovering the connections that led me to a small world of independent recordings and labels that would include Simple Machines (RIP), K Records, and the legendary Factory Records. On June 7th 1998, I started the TeenBeat Mailing List and I've watched the list grow to it's modest, but faithful, membership — fluctuating between 150-200 members. FOLD It was 9:02 PM September 2nd 1999 when, I brought up the idea of a TeenBeat tribute album to the list. To be quite honest, I don't recall writing or sending that e-mail; it wasn't until exactly five months later on February 2nd, 2000 when Kent Burt (The Linger Effect) asked,"what's up with the TeenBeat covers disc/ tape/ whatever??" that the compiling of the songs that would make up Amateurs on Plastic began. It is now March 22nd, 2002, over two years after the conception of the tribute, and the finishing touches are going into the package that now lies in your hands. Among the artists list members could have choosen were Aden, Air Miami, Barbara Manning, Andrew Beaujon, Bells Of, Blast Off Country Style, Cath Carroll, Clarence, Jonny Cohen's Love Machine, Dustdevils, Eggs, Feminine Complex, Flin Flon, Flowers of Discipline, Flying Saucer, Gamma Rays, Gastr Del Sol, Gollipops, Grenadine, Hot Pursuit, In Camera, Jungle George and The Plague, Phil Krauth, Krokodiloes, Los Marauders, Luna, No Trend, Olympic Death Squad, Panax, The Project, Mark Robinson, Romania, The Ropers, Scaley Andrew, Robert Schipul, Sexual Milkshake, Stereolab, Synthetic Socks, Teenage Gang Debs, Tel Aviv, Thirsty Boys, Tracy Shedd, True Love Always, The Tube Bar , Tuscadero, Uncle Wiggly, Unrest, Versus, Viva Satellite, Vomit Launch, William and Vivian, Butch Willis and many others.Amateurs On Plastic pays tribute to only a few. — March 2002 (from the annotated liner notes) SCORE This Compact Disc has been Backward-Play Tested (BPT) and contains no satanic or otherwise rude messages. thank you Lisa Ayuso, Charlotte Blake, Frank Brinkhuis, Tyler Clark Burke, Kent Burt, Brad Davis, Joanne Huffa, Patti Kim, Lois and Missy Kulik, Richard Jankovich, KISSING GHOSTS Heather Rose, Andrew Russ,Kelli Williams, Teenbeat Recording Artists . and thank you Mark Robinson. 344 from 211 Amateurs on Plastic ABTURTIE T O T EE E N B A T parents RECORDS Ann & Geoffrey ©2002 My Mean Magpie, The Unlike Label, respective artists and songwriters. Front Cover SCORE SCORE Production Credits Executive producer: Sammy McKee Compiled by: Five: Seventeen Mastered at: My Mean Magpie Photography: Missy Kulik and Five: Seventeen Design and Lois drawing: Five: Seventeen Piano drawing: Missy Kulik (for TB 211) Parents photograph: Unknown Cover star: Lois Kulik For annotated liner notes with an essay byFrank Brinkhuis , visit: Written By My Mean Magpie on NetLabels http://www.archive.org/audio/collection.php?collection=mmm . 3:01 Robert Schipul 3:22 Eggs Note: The sounds presented on this compilation come from several sources. 2:51 The Rondelles The two formats accepted for transfer to disc were CDR and compact 4:49 Unrest cassette, with one exception. 2:00 Air Miami The speed of audio cassette players can vary drastically from machine to 4:37 True Love Always machine, so in mastering all efforts were taken to correct any variance. 2:17 Phil Krauth 3:31 Feminine Complex These pitch changes were not drastic and are unlikely to be noticed by 6:35 Grenadine / Unrest anyone other than the original artist(s). We believe these the tracks to be 3:06 Hot Pursuit properly pitched. 1:06 Mark and Andrew Where possible, little to no change to the recording was made. Though 4:10 Aden in some cases it was necessary to employ noise reduction techniques 4:48 Cath Carroll which have been used sparingly. In most cases it was determined that it is 2:24 Olympic Death Squad better to listen to some noise with the music rather than to eliminate a 2:56 Uncle Wiggly portion of the audio spectrum. Thus, in almost all cases surface noise, pops, 4:13 Bells Of and clicks characteristic of the recording were left untouched. 1:53 Synthetic Socks 3:46 No Trend This is The Unlike Label release ULL010. 1:41 Butch Willis 3:20 Unrest This is My Mean Magpie number 16. 2:46 Aden 5:02 Versus My Mean Magpie, Toronto, ON. Canada 2:25 Phil Krauth www.mymeanmagpie.com [email protected] The Unlike Label, Milford OH. USA U [email protected] The Unlike Label L ©2002, 2004 The Unlike Label, My Mean Magpie Records, respective artists and songwriters. "It was 1985 when a small cassette label began in the classrooms of Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. As of October 2001, TeenBeat's discography has grown to include over 300 items, including 7" records, CDs, posters, t-shirts and unavailable items and events as diverse and absurd as bricks, houses, injuries, and a Zenith Solid State Stereo... On June 7th 1998, I started the TeenBeat Mailing List and I've watched the list grow to it's modest, but faithful, membership — fluctuating between 150-200 members... Among the artists list members could have choosen were Aden, Air Miami, Barbara Manning, Andrew Beaujon, Bells Of, Blast Off Country Style, Cath Carroll, Clarence, Jonny Cohen's Love Machine, Dustdevils, Eggs, Feminine Complex, Flin Flon, Flowers of Discipline, Flying Saucer, Gamma Rays, Gastr Del Sol, Gollipops, Grenadine, Hot Pursuit, In Camera, Jungle George and The Plague, Phil Krauth, Krokodiloes, Los Marauders, Luna, No Trend, Olympic Death Squad, Panax, The Project, Mark Robinson, Romania, The Ropers, Scaley Andrew, Robert Schipul, Sexual Milkshake, Stereolab, Synthetic Socks, Teenage Gang Debs, Tel Aviv, Thirsty Boys, Tracy Shedd, True Love Always, The Tube Bar , Tuscadero, Uncle Wiggly, Unrest, Versus, Viva Satellite, Vomit Launch, William and Vivian, Butch Willis and many others.Amateurs On Plastic pays tribute to only a few." — Five: Seventeen (from the annotated liner notes) For more information on TeenBeat, writeTeenBeat Records, PO Box 3265,Arlington VA 22203 USA www.teenbeatrecords.com [email protected] Inside Cover SCORE SCORE SCORE 10 The Unlike Label. Milford, OH. USA. Amateurs On Plastic Amateurs on Plastic A Tribute to TeenBeat Records ULL010 / MMM16 ©2002 The Unlike Label, My Mean Magpie Records. Amateurs On Plastic 01. Black Magic NICK ROUMELIOTIS (Robert Schipul 221) 02. Evanston, IL ASHTON P VELVET (Eggs 96) 03. Safety In Numbers VERMILLION (The Rondelles 248) 04. I Do Believe You're Blushing THE BURNSIDE PROJECT (Unrest 77) 05. Neely (New Mix) THE VOX (Air Miami 177) MY MEAN MAGPIE 16 06. Buried Treasure THE LIGHT (True Love Always 279) 07. Cape May MARK ROBINSON (Phil Krauth 181) 08. Now I Need You BOSSANOVA (Feminine Complex 196) 09. The Barnacle / Light Command RPD158 (Grenadine 155 / Unrest 119) 10. Number One PACER (Hot Pursuit 281) 11. TeenBeat Theme THE REMAINS OF 5MP (Mark and Andrew 01) 12. Walking In Circles gRANT (Aden 316) 13. My Cold Heart THE YARNS (Cath Carroll 137) 14. Show Your Age OUR TRIP TO THE LIGHTHOUSE (Olympic Death Squad 200) 15. Francis THE HIGH TIMES LOUNGE (Uncle Wiggly 185) 16. Strange Pair (blue.dot Dec '96 Version) JACK'S LOSS (Bells Of 93) 17. Today It Is My Birthday THE MAGIC MIRROR w/ BRAD DAVIS (Synthetic Socks 15) 18. Cancer YUKhONIC (No Trend 130) 19. Superstitious Mummys SUGAR-COOKIE (Butch Willis 191) 20. Laughter THE LINGER EFFECT (Unrest 14) 21. Scooby Doo BELTLINE (Aden 316) 10 22. Big Head On EMBERS IS SAMMY (Versus 152) 23. Gloomy Highways HYPERSTATIC (Phil Krauth 205) With liner notes by FRANK BRINKHUIS 16 yMa ape oot,O.Cnd.Http://www.mymeanmagpie.com Canada. ON. Toronto, Magpie, Mean My CD Tray SCORE SCORE.