JESSE MALIN / BELLVUE DISCOGRAPHY

This CD was something Jesse passed around in the early part of 2000. This disc originally included 10 songs; he later added two more tracks and those CD's with tracks 11 and 12 (Demons and Downliner) have those titles written on the CD label by hand on at least some copies. Some of these songs were originally recorded and performed during the PCP Highway days and some of the cuts, such as "Solitaire" and "Love Streams" sound just like the versions on the PCP Highway demo CD, while "Don't Come Back" and "Basement Home" are new recordings that differ from the PCP Highway versions.

Track Listing:

1. Bklyn
2. X-mas
3. Don't Come Back
4. Victim in My Hand
5. Solitaire
6. Basement Home
7. High Lonesome
8. Love Streams
9. Bad Friday
10. 3 Martini Lunch
11. Demons
12. Downliner

This independently-released CD was Jesse's first, solo record to be available to the public. It is now out of print and not currently available. This disc contains 8 of the 12 tracks from the Demo CD described above and is packaged in a color, cardboard sleeve. At least some copies included an 8.5 x 11 picture of Jesse along with the album credits which was folded and inserted into the sleeve. For the record, the other musicians on this album besides Jesse (lead vocals / guitar) included: Esko (electric guitar / background vocals), Howie Pyro (bass, shoebox), Joe Rizzo (Drums), Bobby Rai (drums), Joe McGinty (piano), Toby Damnit (percussion), Ryan Adams (background vocals) and Kid Congo Powers (slide guitar).

At one time, there was a plan for a re-release of this disc with new packaging and some different songs on Goldenseal Records but that never came to fruition.

Track Listing:

1. Brooklyn
2. X-mas
3. Solitaire
4. Bad Friday
5. Basement Home
6. High Lonesome
7. Love Streams
8. Downliner

To Be Somebody (Advance copy)
Label: Goldenseal Records
Catalog Number: n/a
Release Date: March, 2001
Format: CD
Produced by: Bryce Goggin

There were actually two versions of this advance copy of Bellvue's debut album which were passed around. The first version contained an additional track, Bad Actor, and a different song order, while the second, 13 track version matches the final release of the first state of the record (see To Be Somebody below). These promo advances had no artwork and were packaged in a plain jewel case with a label on the disc containing the song titles and other pertinant information.

Track Listing (version 1):

My Life
Faded Flowers
Heartbreaker
Brooklyn
Money Runner
Love Streams
Shades of Grey
Solitaire
Sweet Talker
Bad Actor
Basement Home
Alien Nation
Solitaire
Downliner

Track Listing (version 2):

1. My Life
2. Faded Flowers
3. Alien Nation
4. Brooklyn
5. Money Runner
6. Love Streams
7. Heartbreaker
8. Solitaire
9. Shades of Gray
10. Sweet Talker
11. Basement Home
12. Sorrow / My Life (reprise)
13. Downliner

Bellvue's debut album - released to limited locations on April 18, 2001 with a full, national release in June, 2001. The history of these tunes varies - some are relatively new while others have been performed live or previously recorded during the past two years. Of those songs on To Be Somebody that have shown up on past recordings, all are newly recorded versions. Sweet Talker (a cover originally performed by the band Sister Double Happiness) had been in DGeneration's live set during the last year or so that they were together and a studio version appeared on their Prohibition EP. Sorrow, Brooklyn, Solitaire, Love Streams and Basement Home were first recorded and performed during the PCP Highway days (as was Bad Actor). The song Moneyrunner is a reworking of a song called Runnin which PCP performed on a few occasions. Also, a version of Downliner and a few of the PCP Highway era tracks, appear on Jesse's 169 EP. Just FYI - To Be Somebody record can be ordered via mail directly from GoldenSeal records.

The initial release of the record contained a cover version of the Rolling Stones song Heartbreaker. However, due to contractual issues with the copyright owners of the song, it was dropped from future pressings of the disc (an .mp3 version of this track can be downloaded from the official website). In October of 2001, the album was re-released, with wider distribution, and included a revised tracklisting, with Alien Nation and Shades of Gray dropped from the album, and the addition of the songs Bad Actor, Never Never and Bad Dreams. It should be noted that we here at DC were informed by a member of the band that the a second pressing of the disc, identical to the first but without "Heartbreaker", was released, making the October 2001 re-release the third pressing of the disc. However, as of this date, we have never seen this second pressing version with our own eyes, so it may be that the disc only exists in two states (as denoted under first and third pressings below), or that the second state was a promo-only version.

Track Listing (first and second pressings):

1. My Life
2. Faded Flowers
3. Alien Nation
4. Brooklyn
5. Money Runner
6. Love Streams
7. Heartbreaker [first pressing only]
8. Solitaire
9. Shades of Gray
10. Sweet Talker
11. Basement Home
12. Sorrow / My Life (reprise)
13. Downliner

Track Listing (third and subsequent pressings):

1. My Life
2. Faded Flowers
3. Bad Dreams
4. Brooklyn
5. Money Runner
6. Never Never
7. Solitaire
8. Love Streams
9. Sweet Talker
10. Bad Actor
11. Basement Home
12. Sorrow / My Life (reprise)
13. Downliner

Advance copies of the U.S. version of this release were circulated beginning in September of 2002, well over four months before the slated release date of January 28, 2003. This advance copy did not contain the "hidden" track of the full-band version of "Brooklyn"

Track Listing:

1. Queen of the Underworld
2. TKO
3. Downliner
4. Wendy
5. Brooklyn
6. The Fine Art of Self Destruction
7. High Lonesome
8. Riding the Subway
9. Almost Grown
10. Solitaire
11. Xmas
12. Cigarettes and Violets

All releases of this album outside of the U.S. do not contain the song "Cigarettes & Violets", which does appear on the Artemis Records release in the States.

Track Listing:

1. Queen of the Underworld
2. TKO
3. Downliner
4. Wendy
5. Brooklyn
6. The Fine Art of Self Destruction
7. High Lonesome
8. Riding the Subway
9. Almost Grown
10. Solitaire
11. Xmas
12. Brooklyn [rock version]
*13 - Hungry Heart [appears only on the vinyl release on the One Little Indian label]

Track Listing:

1. Queen of the Underworld
2. TKO
3. Downliner
4. Wendy
5. Brooklyn
6. The Fine Art of Self Destruction
7. High Lonesome
8. Riding the Subway
9. Almost Grown
10. Solitaire
11. Xmas
12. Cigarettes and Violets
13. Brooklyn [rock version] (hidden track)

This special, 2-CD set was released by Modular Records in Australia to promote Jesse's tour of the country in July, 2003 (which was subsequently cancelled). Disc 1 contains the full album (non-US version without Cigarettes & Violets), while Disc 2 contains 4 non-album songs. Although relatively hard to find outside of Oz - it is still readily available through on-line outlets (such as Amazon), which tend to carry the album on several different labels, although its special 2-disc status is not always noted - but you can tell by verifying the label name and catalog number.

In addition, for some reason the cover differs slightly from all other releases of Fine Art, as the letters in both Jesse's name and the album title all run together. While all copies we have seen are printed in this manner, it is unclear whether or not this was a printing error and, if so, whether or not it appears on all copies released.

Track Listing:

CD 1
1. Queen of the Underworld
2. TKO
3. Downliner
4. Wendy
5. Brooklyn
6. The Fine Art of Self Destruction
7. High Lonesome
8. Riding the Subway
9. Almost Grown
10. Solitaire
11. Xmas
12. Brooklyn [band]
Track Listing:

CD 2
1. Cigarettes and Violets
2. Death or Glory
3. Hungry Heart
4. Wendy (remix)

Track Listing:

1. Queen of the Underworld
2. Cigarettes and Violets
3. Stranger Than Fools

Track Listing:

1. Wendy
2. Death or Glory
3. 3 Martini Lunch

This EP contains a remix of "Wendy" along with 5 other tracks and the video for "Queen of the Underworld". This item has been rather difficult to locate in the U.S.

Track Listing:

Audio
1. Wendy (remix)
2. Stranger Than Fools
3. Death or Glory
4. Hungry Heart
5. Cigarettes and Viloets
6. The 3 Martini Lunch

Video
Queen of the Underworld

Released solely as a promotional item, this 2-track CD, packaged in a cardboard sleeve, contains Xmas and Hungry Heart.

Track Listing:

1. Xmas
2. Hungry Heart

This is a self-released CD that became available in the Spring of 2004, featuring a number of live and studio tracks - also referred to as the "official bootleg" CD. As of June 2004, this CD was only available at shows, and some are also available via mail order from One Little Indian Records

Track Listing:

1. Basement Home (live)
2. Brooklyn (live)
3. Wendy (live with Bruce Springsteen)
4. Silver Manhattan (live)
5. Since You're in Love (live)
6. Almost Grown (live)
7. Going Out West (live)
8. Riding On the Subway (live)
9. Everybody's Talkin' (Theme from Midnight Cowboy)
10. Questioningly (studio track - 2001)
11. Red Eye (studio track - 2003)
12. Cigarettes & Violets (studio track - 2001)
13. Hungry Heart (studio track - 2002)

- Tracks 1, 2 & 4 - recorded live in Liverpool, England on January 22, 2004 - Jesse w/ Christine on keys
- Tracks 5, 6, 7 & 8 - recorded live in Liverpool, England on January 22, 2004 - Jesse w/ the Spyrock Band (Christine on keys, Johnny T. on percussion, Ryan Adams on drums, John Flowers on bass, Johnny McNabb on guitar)
- Track 3 - recorded live in Asbury Park, NJ on December 7, 2003
- Track 9 - recorded during the soundcheck for the show in Liverpool, England on January 22, 2004

Track Listing:

1. Mona Lisa
2. New World Order (remix)
3. Holy Ghost

Unlike the vinyl release of Fine Art, there are no bonus tracks on this vinyl release of The Heat, as compared to the CD release.

Track Listing:

1. Mona Lisa
2. Swinging Man
3. Silver Manhattan
4. Arrested
5. Since You're In Love
6. Goin Out West
7. Scars Of Love
8. New World Order
9. About You
10. Block Island
11. Basement Home
12. Hotel Columbia
13. Indian Summer
14. Gods Lonely People

This release includes live tracks by a number of artists, including Jesse, Dayna Kurtz, Julia Darling and Joseph Arthur. Jesse has three tracks on this album that are not available elsewhere.

Track Listing (Jesse's songs):

6. Queen of the Underworld
10. Arrested
14. Almost Grown

Unlike the case with the Fine Art album, there are no differences between the U.S. release of The Heat, and releases in other countries on other labels.

Track Listing:

1. Mona Lisa
2. Swinging Man
3. Silver Manhattan
4. Arrested
5. Since You're In Love
6. Goin Out West
7. Scars Of Love
8. New World Order
9. About You
10. Block Island
11. Basement Home
12. Hotel Columbia
13. Indian Summer
14. Gods Lonely People