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discography [cont.]
Underheaven (1981 – 1983)
Don Zientara: vocals, guitar
Mark Jickling: guitar, vocals
Rich Labrie: drums
Howard Wuelfing: vocals, bass
Appearances on compilations
Time Does Not Confine Her – on Sub Pop magazine no. 9 cassette 1982
(Don Zientara had been and still is proprietor of DC’s most infamous punk recording studio Inner Ear - just released a solo record on Ian MacKaye's District Line albel; Mark Jickling was also in Half Japanese at the time)
Half Japanese (1983 – 1985)
Jad Fair: vocals, guitar
David Fair: vocals, guitar
Mark Jickling: guitar vocals
John Dreyfuss: sax
Rich Labrie: drums
Howard Wuelfing: bass
EP’s
Horrible (Press 2005) 1982
Albums
Sing No Evil (Drag City, CD) 1984, reissued 2001
Greatest Hits (Time Bomb 12, CD) 1993
We Are They Who Ache With Amorous Love (Psycho Acoustic, CD) 1990
Greatest Hits (Safe House, 2 CD set) 1995
(Jad Fair continues to lead this group to the present day)
Love Pushers (1984 - 1986)
Jim Testa: guitar vocals
Jim DeRogatis: drums
Mick London: lead guitar, vocals
Howard Wuelfing, lead vocals, bass
Appearances on compilations:
Radio Girl - on Hanging Out At Midnight (Midnight 127) 1986
(somewhat notable for featuring 3 active rock critics: DeRogatis – R Stone, Chicago Sun Times, several books, Jim Testa – has published Jersey Beat for 20 years and continues to freelance, HW writing for Spin, Creem, Forced Exposure during this period)
Various collaborations with the Windbreakers
Howard & Tim’s Paid Vacation
Tim Lee: vocals, guitars
Howard Wuelfing: vocals, bass
EP’s
I Never Met A Girl I Didn’t Like (Midnight 117) 1985
Bobby Sutliff
HW contributes bass and backing vocals to Sutliff’s Only Ghosts Remain album (PVC 8957) 1987
Windbreakers
covered HW’s Love Pushers song, Things We Never Say, as the B side of I’ll Be Back single (DB 82) 1986
(Windbreakers comprise guitarist/vocalists Tim Lee and Bobby Sutliff, Nurses fans who sought out HW for beer and skittles)
Howard & Jag’s X-Mas Vacation
Greg Strzempka: guitars, drums, vocals
Howard Wuelfing: vocals, bass, guitar
Appearances on compilations
Wreck These Halls – on Oh! No! Not Another…Midnight Christmas Mess Again!! (Midnight 135) 1986
(a one-off with leader of Raging Slab, an old friend from DC)
[news brief]
Howard has been writing about music since the 70's, starting with his high school newspaper "Petrock," then his college paper the Rutger's "Targum" and thereafter for Zoo World, The Village Voice, Creem, Washington Post, Spin, Forced Exposure, Jersey Beat and Your Flesh.
His current written output appears via the online incarnation of Your Flesh and can be found here. Check it out.
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