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 Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
  
-Two Pound Planet was a power pop group from Winston Salem, NC. Jason Buss (Keyboards, Vocals), Jerry Chapman (Bass, Vocals), Jerry Finley (Drums, Vocals) and Tom Shaw (Guitar, Vocals) joined together in 1986, recording their first effort as [[Urban Edge]], //Bottom of the Stairs//, in December of that year. Subsequent gigging in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia secured them the attention of producer, Mitch Easter (Let’s Active, R.E.M.). Upon hearing their demos, Easter recorded the band in 1988 and 1990 for the group’s second release, //Songs From the Hydrogen Jukebox//.+Band's name is also spelled "2 Pound Planet" and "2 lb. Planet." Jerry Chapman went on to form [[Life in General]] with Jason LeVasseur. 
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 +"Two Pound Planet was a power pop group from Winston Salem, NC. Jason Buss (Keyboards, Vocals), Jerry Chapman (Bass, Vocals), Jerry Finley (Drums, Vocals) and Tom Shaw (Guitar, Vocals) joined together in 1986, recording their first effort as [[Urban Edge]], //Bottom of the Stairs//, in December of that year. Subsequent gigging in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Georgia secured them the attention of producer, Mitch Easter (Let’s Active, R.E.M.). Upon hearing their demos, Easter recorded the band in 1988 and 1990 for the group’s second release, //Songs From the Hydrogen Jukebox//.
  
 //Jukebox// sold well to widespread critical acclaim and college radio play. CMJ magazine featured the group in its Jackpot! Futures section and called the songs, "examples of spry, well-crafted popbeat with a devilish sense of maturity and sharpness that's as rare a find as an unpeeled butcher cover of (The Beatles) "Yesterday and Today." //Jukebox// sold well to widespread critical acclaim and college radio play. CMJ magazine featured the group in its Jackpot! Futures section and called the songs, "examples of spry, well-crafted popbeat with a devilish sense of maturity and sharpness that's as rare a find as an unpeeled butcher cover of (The Beatles) "Yesterday and Today."
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 The Monster Van the band toured in rode its last in the fall of 1993 in Florence, SC. It was decided by the group on the way to the show that this would be their last. The following spring, Two Pound Planet was commissioned to record new material for a compilation that Florida-based Phist Records was releasing. The band rerecorded Jason Buss' "Big Bang" and two rockers that Shaw had penned, "Acid On, " and "Mindblower" at Mitch Easter's new studio (Fidelitorium), which was then named Brickhenge. For one last time, the band put down their differences and put one of their best performances to tape. The Monster Van the band toured in rode its last in the fall of 1993 in Florence, SC. It was decided by the group on the way to the show that this would be their last. The following spring, Two Pound Planet was commissioned to record new material for a compilation that Florida-based Phist Records was releasing. The band rerecorded Jason Buss' "Big Bang" and two rockers that Shaw had penned, "Acid On, " and "Mindblower" at Mitch Easter's new studio (Fidelitorium), which was then named Brickhenge. For one last time, the band put down their differences and put one of their best performances to tape.
  
-While Two Pound Planet had its moments, both good and bad, at their peak, they put the music first and commercialism last. While a noble tenet, it most likely was their undoing. Still, they stand as a small testament to the the wonderfully innovative and creative music scene that was, is, and will forever be found in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.+While Two Pound Planet had its moments, both good and bad, at their peak, they put the music first and commercialism last. While a noble tenet, it most likely was their undoing. Still, they stand as a small testament to the the wonderfully innovative and creative music scene that was, is, and will forever be found in Winston-Salem, North Carolina."
  
 ===== Discography ===== ===== Discography =====
  
-| 1990 | Two Pound Planet |+| 1990 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2020/04/17/two-pound-planet-two-pound-planet/|Two Pound Planet]] |
 | 1990 | Songs From The Hydrogen Jukebox | Gravity Records | | 1990 | Songs From The Hydrogen Jukebox | Gravity Records |
 | 1993 | Songs From The Hydrogen Jukebox | [[Alternative Records]] | | 1993 | Songs From The Hydrogen Jukebox | [[Alternative Records]] |
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   - Spend Spend Spend (2:35)   - Spend Spend Spend (2:35)
   - On Your Feet (4:27)   - On Your Feet (4:27)
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 +==== Whispering Delicious ====
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 +1993 [[Alternative Records]] / Gravity Records (GS 4015)
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 +Jason Buss\\
 +Jerry Chapman\\
 +Jerry Finley\\
 +Tom Shaw
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 +Produced by Two Pound Planet
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 +  - Big Bang (3:16)
 +  - Sinister Sun (3:41)
 +  - Ride (3:40)
 +  - Heaven Sent (3:30)
 +  - Dr. Six (2:59)
 +  - Daylight (Acoustic Mix) (8:48)
 +  - Queen Medley (3:48)
  
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 1993 [[Alternative Records]] (ES 4010) 1993 [[Alternative Records]] (ES 4010)
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 +Tom Shaw – Guitar, trumpet, lead vocals\\
 +Jason Buss – Piano, organ, rhythm guitar, lead vocals\\
 +Jerry Chapman – Bass, harmonica, vocals\\
 +Jerry Finley – Drums, saxophone, vocals
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 +Jonathan Bennet – Cello on “After All”\\
 +Mitch Easter – Electric bee on “Bop Apocalypse”
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 +Produced by Mitch Easter
  
   - No Room (3:52)   - No Room (3:52)
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