My Dad Is Dead

My Dad Is Dead, is a recording project of musician Mark Edwards. The project began in Cleveland, Ohio in 1985. My Dad Is Dead has released eleven full-length albums on labels such as St. Valentine's, Scat Records, Homestead Records and Emperor Jones.

Discography

Albums and EPs

• My Dad is Dead... and He's Not Gonna Take It Anymore (St. Valentine, 1986)
  • Reissued on the German label Houses in Motion, 1990
• Peace, Love and Murder (Birth, 1987)
  • Reissued on the German label Houses in Motion, 1991
• The Best Defense (Homestead, 1988)
• Let's Skip the Details (Homestead, 1988)
• The Taller You Are, the Shorter You Get double lp (Homestead, 1989)
  • CD reissue contains two fewer tracks
• Shine double 7" (Scat, 1990)
• Chopping Down the Family Tree (Scat, 1991)
  • Reissued on the German label Houses in Motion
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Scat, 1993)
• Hello EP (Hello Recording Club, 1995)
• For Richer, For Poorer (Emperor Jones/Trance Syndicate, 1995)
• Shine(r) (Emperor Jones/Trance Syndicate, 1996)
• Everyone Wants the Honey But Not the Sting (Emperor Jones, 1997)
• The Engine of Commerce (Vital Cog, 2002)
• A Divided House (Unhinged, 2005)
• A New Clear Route (2009)

Compilation appearances

• "Time Has Come Today", from Human Music (Homestead, 1989)
• "Old Toys or A Boat", from split 7" with Prisonshake (Scat, 1990)
• "Flesh Colored House", from split 7" with Bastro (Clawfist, 1990)
• "Time and Again", from Hotel Cleveland Vol III (Scat, 1991)
• "Where's Our Reason", from split 7" with Rastro! (Simple Machines, 1993), later compiled on Working Holiday! cd (Simple Machines, 2004)
• "Second Thoughts" and "Nothing Special", from Cle Magazine cd (1995)
• "Mysterious Ways", from Cleveland Squawks cd, included in Cle Magazine (1997)
• "Just Pretending", from Pet Sounds Volume 1 (Vital Cog, 2000)
• "The Memory of Your Kiss", from split 7" with Duochrome (Vital Cog, 2001)

External links

• Official website
• Trouser Press entry