American indie group formed by Menck and Chastain after they relocated to Providence, Rhode Island from Chicago.
ALBUMS
Velvet Crush
Pre-Teen Symphonies
2016, CD, Comp, Omnivore Recordings
Velvet Crush
Stereo Blues
2004
Velvet Crush
Melody Freaks
2002, CD, Comp, Action Musik, 
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, Power Pop/Indie Rock
Velvet Crush
Soft Sounds
2002, ,
, Power Pop/Indie Rock
Velvet Crush
A Single Odessey
2001, CD, Comp, Action Musik, ,
, Power Pop/Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Velvet Crush
Timeless Melodies: An Anthology Of Recordings 1990-2000
2001
Velvet Crush
Rock Concert
2000, CD, Album, Action Musik, ,
, Power Pop/Indie Rock
Velvet Crush
Gentle Breeze
2000, Vinyl Green vinyl,
Velvet Crush
Worst Enemy / Goin' To My Head
1999, 7", Mono, Whi, Bobsled Records, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Power Pop
Velvet Crush
Goin' To My Head
1999, CD, Single, Promo, Bobsled Records,
The Velvet Crush*
Free Expression
1999, CD, Promo, Epic/Sony Inc.
Velvet Crush
Free Expression
1999
Velvet Crush
The Velvet Crush Free Cassette Book
1998, Cass, Not, Epic
Velvet Crush
Be Someone Tonight
1997, CD, 
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, Indie Rock
Velvet Crush
Heavy Changes
1997, ,
, Power Pop
Velvet Crush
Tour Symphonies
1995, CD, Promo, Smplr, Creation Records
Velvet Crush / Godstar / Guided By Voices / Bill Lloyd
Remember The Lightning / Younowknow / Do The Earth / The Shortest Distance
1994, Flexi, 7", Promo, The Bob Magazine, ,
, Lo-Fi/Indie Rock
Velvet Crush
Time Wraps Around You
1994, CD, Single, Promo, 550 Music, Epic
Velvet Crush
Taken From The Album Teenage Symphonies To God
1994, Cass, Smplr, Creation Records, 
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, Indie Rock
Velvet Crush / Counting Crows / Dada
On The Edge
1994, CD, Transcription, Westwood One
Velvet Crush
This Life Is Killing Me
1994, CD, Single, Promo, Epic, Sony 550 Music, Epic Records Group, Creation Records
Velvet Crush
Teenage Symphonies To God
1994, Vinyl, ,
, Alternative Rock
Velvet Crush
Hold Me Up
1994
Velvet Crush
Why Not Your Baby
1994, CD Paper Slipcase Sleeve, ,
, Folk Rock/Country Rock/Power Pop/Indie Rock
Velvet Crush
Drive Me Down
1992
Velvet Crush
The Post-Greatness E.P.
1992, ,
, Indie Rock
Velvet Crush
Ash And Earth
1991, Vinyl, ,
, Punk/Indie Rock
Velvet Crush
In The Presence Of Greatness
1991
Velvet Crush
If Not True
1990
The Velvet Crush* / The Golden Dawn
Walking Out On Love / The Sun Never Shines
1989, Flexi, 7", S/Sided, Raving Pop Blast! Records, ,
, Indie Pop/Indie Rock
Various
Down To You (Music From The Miramax Motion Picture)
2000
大貫亜美*, 吉村由美*
Solosolo
1997, 2x CD, ,
, J-pop/Pop Rock
Various
Gobshite And Godsend - A Creation Compilation
1996, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Secret Tracks 2
1994, Cass, Comp, Select Magazine, ,
, IDM/Ambient/Synth-pop/Indie Rock/Shoegaze
Various
Indie Top 20 Volume 20
1994, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Britpop
APPEARANCES +
Dirtee Curt featuring Twin Bluntz
15 Minute Delay
2010, CDr, Wild Frontier Records, ,
, Boom Bap
Various
Raving Pop Blast Volume 2
2022, CD, Comp, Promo, Mag, Raving Pop Blast! Records
Gene Clark
You Showed Me (The Songs Of Gene Clark)
2022, CD, Comp, Mono, Ace
Various
You Are The Cosmos 2019
2019, CD, Comp, You Are The Cosmos
Various
Skrang: Sounds Like Bobby Sutliff
2013, CDr, Comp, Ltd, The Paisley Pop Label, Career Records, Cool Dog Sound, ,
, Power Pop
Various
Younger Than Yesterday (16 Tracks Inspired By The Genius Of The Byrds)
2012, CD Cardboard Sleeve, ,
, Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Camp Burlesque
2007, CD, Album + DVD, Bird Song Recordings,
Various
Rough Trade Shops (Indiepop 1)
2004, 2xCD, Comp, Mute, ,
, Indie Pop/Indie Rock/Alternative Rock/Synth-pop/Shoegaze
Various
The Cornerstone Player 057
2004, CD, Comp, Promo + CD, Comp, Mixed, Promo + DVD, Pr, Cornerstone Promotion, ,
, Minimal/Pop Rock/Tech House/Indie Rock/Ambient
Various
Epic Records International Single Collection October 2001
2001, CD, Comp, Promo, Epic
Various
The Bobslet Tour 2000
2000, CD, Comp, Bobsled Records,
Various
Creation Records • International Guardians Of Rock 'N' Roll 1983-1999
2000, 3x Vinyl Gatefold Sleeve, 
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, Indie Rock
Various
Priceless Creation
1999, CD, Comp, Promo, Creation Records
Various
Guitar Pop Jamboree - Everyone's In Love With The Sun
1999, CD, Comp, Epic, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Guitar Pop Jamboree - Seventeen Teardrops Falling
1999, CD, Comp, Epic, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
Various
Cooking Vinyl Sampler Vol 8 1999
1999, CD, Smplr, Cooking Vinyl
Various
Delicatessen One
1999, CD, ,
, Alternative Rock/Folk Rock/Indie Rock
Paul Chastain & Ric Menck
Hey Wimpus - The Early Recordings Of Paul Chastain & Ric Menck
1998, CD, Comp, Action Musik, ,
, Power Pop/Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
The Country-Rockin' Trust Presents Hickory Wind
1998, CD, Comp, Sony
Various
Poptopia! Power Pop Classics Of The '90s
1997, CD, Comp, RM, Rhino Records (2)
Various
Single Collection December, 1997
1997, CD, Comp, Promo, Epic
Various
Epic/Sony Records Single Collection January, 1998
1997, CD, Comp, Promo, Epic
Various
New Releases Magazine Gorgeous "Global" Monthly 12
1997, CD, Promo, Sony,
Various
Best Of Brit-Pop
1996, CD, 
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, Indie Rock/Indie Pop/Britpop
Various
Benicàssim 96
1996
Various
Tonnage
1995, CD, Comp, Epic, ,
, Hard Rock/Pop Rock/Nu Metal
Various
Coming Down - A Creation Compilation
1995, CD, Comp, Creation Records, Creation Records, ,
, Acoustic/Ballad/Indie Rock/Shoegaze
Various
Peppermint Stick Parade
1995, CD, Comp, The Bus Stop Label, ,
, Power Pop/Indie Rock/Indie Pop
Various
CMJ Music Sampler - Hooked
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Sony Music Publishing, ,
, Alternative Rock
Various
Soy Tan Feliz Que Me Cortaria Las Venas No. 16
1995, Cass, Comp, C60, Soy Tan Feliz Que Me Cortaria Las Venas, 
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, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Britpop
Various
X-Treme Music
1995, CD, Comp, Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
Various
X-Treme Music
1995, Cass, Comp, Sony Music Direct, 
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, Rock & Roll/Art Rock/Groove Metal/Hard Rock/Grunge/Pop Rock
Various
The Record 014
1995, CD, Comp, Promo, Sony Music Entertainment (Sweden) AB, 
,
, Britpop/Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Contemporary R&B/Ragga HipHop/Pop Rap/Pop Rock
Various
Grooves Volume Five
1994, CD, Comp, Time Life Music, Warner Special Products
Various
Absolutely Not Radio City Love Songs Vol. 4
1994, CD, Comp, Promo, Sony Music Entertainment Sweden AB, ,
, Grunge/Indie Rock
Various
Creation Records - International Guardians Of Rock 'N' Roll
1994, Cass, Comp, Smplr, Creation Records
Various
550 Music Tour Support
1994, CD, Comp, Promo, 550 Music, Epic, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rock
Various
Now Serving...
1994, Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, Columbia, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock/Hard Rock/Folk Rock/Grunge
Various
$1,000,000,000 Sampler
1994, CD, Comp, Promo, Sony Music,
Various
Planet Z
1994, CDr, Comp, Transcription, Post Modern Radio Network,
Various
Fat Free Sampler
1994, Cass, Promo, Smplr, Epic, Epic Records Group,
Various
Epic Audio Buyways 604/605/'94
1994, Cass, Promo, Smplr, Epic, Epic
Various
Tomorrow's Hits Today
1994
Various
Das Wahre Leben
1994, ,
, Alternative Rock/Pop Rap/Vocal/Indie Rock
Various
Do Something. Alternative
1994, CD, ,
, Pop Rock/Downtempo/Alternative Rock/Reggae-Pop/Soft Rock
Various
Inforock CD Sampler Vol. 5
1992, CD, Smplr, Columbia,
Various
120 Minutes Left Of The Dial Weeks 1 & 2 Shows 1 - 10
1992, CD, Comp, Promo, Thirsty Ear, MTV Networks,
Various
All The President's Men - A Creation Compilation
1992, ,
, Downtempo/Indie Rock
various
Upfront 0009
CD, Comp, Promo, Pinnacle Independent News, ,
, Alternative Rock/Indie Rock
