Discography
Sigmund Snopek’s career spans six decades. Here is a complete list of his published works:
Original Recordings
Page Records #1109 – “Have You Seen Them Cry”/”Madeline”, 1969 (available as 45)
MGM #14158 – “Gingerbread Man”/”Witch Helen”, 1970
(not available)
LP – MGM #2148 – The Bloomsbury People, 1970
(not available)
LP – Water Street #1001 – Virginia Woolf, 1972
(not available)
LP – Akashic #1002 – Trinity Seaseizesees, 1974
(not available)
LP – Couth Youth #1001 – Nobody to Dream, 1975
(available on CD)
LP – Mountain Railroad #52709 – Thinking Out Loud, 1978
(available)
Mountain Railroad #105 – “Kathleen”/”New York Jumpers”, 1979
(available as 45)
LP – Mountain Railroad #52795 – First Band on the Moon, 1980
(available)
Mountain Railroad #107 – “If you love me kill yourself”/”Solalex “, 1980
(available as 45)
LP – Mountain Railroad #8004 – Roy Rogers Meets Albert Einstein, 1982
(available)
Mountain Railroad – Voodoo Dishes (aka Feeling American)
recorded 1982
(available)
Mountain Railroad – Modern Heaven
recorded 1983
never released
LP – Chameleon #20010 – Wisconsinsane, 1986
also released on CD by Cema in 1989
(available)
All the LP releases by Mountain Railroad were re-released on LP and released on tape by Chameleon in 1986 (this includes 1st Band, Thinking Out Loud, and Roy Rogers)
(LP’s available; tapes not available)
Tape – Beechwood #2511 – Turnaround, 1993
(available on CD as Elephant)
CD – Music is Intelligence #042 (Germany) – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1994
(Re-issue of Virginia Woolf with extra tracks recordings from the same period plus a version of “Orange-Blue” recorded in 1987
(MP3 available for download: El Ciudad)
(available)
CD – Music for Pipe Organ
Recorded 1995
(available)
CD – One Way Records #30650 – Thinking Out Loud, 1996
Re-issue of LP on CD with extra tracks
(MP3 available for download: Hamburger Holocaust)
(available)
CD – Music is Intelligence #074 (Germany) – Nobody to Dream, 1997
Newly recorded version of this work, including string quartet
(MP3 available for download: Black Horse)
(available CD)
CD – Charm School #004 – Beer, 1998
(MP3 available for download: Fug A Muskie)
(available)
CD – (2-disc set) – Trinity Seaseizesees
Recorded 1997-1999, plus original tracks from 1973
(available)
CD – Jade
Recorded 2003
CD Bloomsbury People
Recorded 1969, remastered in 2003 and released on CD
(available)
CD – Elephant
(available)
CD – Voodoo Dishes
(available)
Compilation CDs
Chameleon Records – Ear Candy, 1985
“The Rose of Wisconsin”
Chameleon Records – Lizard Tales, 1990
“Stranger than Life”
A celebration of music made in Waukesha 1993
“Melody for Missing People” for flute choir
(available from the Waukesha Training Center)
Linneman’s Milwaukee Sampler, 1999
“Turnaround”
(available)
Spirit Tone Records – instrumental CD featuring Wisconsin artists
“Mont Valerien”
(available)
Guest Artist Appearances
Water Street Records – Stuffy and his Frozen Parachute Band (artist and album title,) 1972
Keyboards and String Arrangements
Akashic Records – Jim Spencer – 2nd Look, 1974
Piano, Flute, Synthesizer, Organ and Strings
A Major Label – Major – Arcana, 1976
Electric Piano, Synthesizer and Flute
Mountain Railroad Records – Tom Paxton – Up and Up, 1979
Synthesizer and Vocoder
Mountain Railroad Records – Betsy Kaske – Last Night in Town, 1979
Keyboards and Flute
Mountain Railroad Records – Lou and Peter Berryman
Cupid’s Trash Truck, 1981
Piano and Synthesizer
Inner City Records – Java – Life’s a Beach, 1983
Keyboards
Epicenter Records – Bad Boy – Electric Eyes, 1984
Keyboards
Slash – Violent Femmes – The Blind Leading the Naked, 1986
Keyboards and String Arrangement on “World Without Mercy”
SST Records – Brian Ritchie – The Blend, 1987
Hunting Horn and Flumpet
Hopewell Records – John Kruth – Midnight Snack, 1987
Piano, Synthesizer and Backup Vocals
SST Records – Brian Ritchie – Nuclear War (12″ 45), 1987
Hunting Horn and Flumpet
Dali Records – Ecoteur – Decorated Life, 1988
Keyboards and Flute
Slash – Violent Femmes – 3, 1988
Keyboards
Dali Records – Brian Ritchie – I See A Noise, 1990
Keyboards
Slash-records-Violent Femmes-Debacle, 1990
Keyboards
Liberation Records (Australia) – Violent Femmes – Why Do Birds Sing (box set), 1991
Piano and Trombone
Liberation Records (Australia) – Violent Femmes – Debacle: The First Decade, 1991
Keyboards
Liberation Records (Australia) – Violent Femmes – Rock!!!!! , 1993
Mellotron
Spit in Your Face Records – John Kruth – Midnight Snack (CD release), 1994
Piano, Synthesizer and Backup Vocals
Frozen Sky Records – Jack Grassel – Thunder Stones, 1994
Synthesizer
Weasel Disc Records – John Kruth – The Cherry Electric, 1995
Harpsicord
Hartland Records – Erin Berghouse – Deception, 1998
Keyboards
Beyond Records – Violent Femmes – Viva Wisconsin, 1999
Flute, Native Flute, Hunting Horn, Bass Clarinet, Oboe and Piano
Byron Wiemann – Marijuana Stereo
Guest Songwriter
Heidi Spencer– Matches and Valentines
Piano and Native Flute
Heidi Spencer–The Luck We Made
Piano
Amy Rohan-Jar Full of Pennies, 1998
Cello Arrangement
Impressions-Country Christmas, 1998
Piano
Steve Mackay–En Voyage, 2000
Keyboards and Machines
Violent Femmes–Archive Series No.2 Live in Chicago -Q101, April 22, 2000
Piano and Flute
Byron Wiemann – Safe in Africa, 2003
“Feeling American,” “Heavy Enough,” “Strange Satellite”
Guest Songwriter
Mambo Surfers–Twelve Tales From
Flute and Keyboards
Chicory Moon Records – Meaghan Owens – Gun Shy of a Kiss
String arrangement, Horn Arrangement,Piano, Vsc3 Synthesizer,Vox Continental Organ
Crustacean Records- John Kruth – Eva Destruction
Bass Clarinet
Steel Bridge Songs, 2007
Guest Musician
Paul Diedrich – One More Dollar for the Guitar Man, 2012
Keyboards
Guest Compilations
WIBA FM – Backtracks, 1980
“Wild Women” (Betsy Kaske)
Keyboards
London Records – Live at the Lyceum (London), 1985
“Faith” (Violent Femmes)
Keyboards
Mountain Railroad/Chameleon Records – Folked Again, 1987
“Cross Country Waltz” (Betsy Kaske)
Keyboards and Flute
Camp Heartland – One Big Heart, 1998
Keyboards and String Arrangement
North Sound – Country Christmas, 1998
Piano
Producer
Amy Rohan – Jar Full of Pennies, 1997-98
Engineer, Producer, String Arrangement
Charm School Records – Mambo Surfers – Twelve Tales From 1999
Engineer, Producer, Keyboards, Flute
Chicory Moon Records – Meaghan Owens – Gun Shy of a Kiss, 2010
Co-producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Melotron, Putney Vsc3, String and Brass Arrangements
Laurie Kern – Rose on Fire, 2012
Engineer, Producer, Keyboards, Woodwinds
Michael Woods – Burning Trees, 2013
Associate Producer, Flute and Keyboards
Harper Rose – Dreams, 2014
Producer, Flute and Keyboards, Arranger, Co-Songwriter
Video Appearances
London Records – Violent Femmes – No, Let’s Start Over, 1985
Full Length Video Filmed Live at the Lyceum in London
Warner Brothers – Violent Femmes –Children of the Revolution, 1986