U.S. Maple

U.S. Maple was an American noise rock band. The group formed in Chicago in 1995. The band consists of Al Johnson (lead singer), Mark Shippy (guitarist), Pat Samson (drummer), and Todd Rittmann (guitarist).
U.S. Maple inherited vocalist Al Johnson and guitarist Mark Shippy from Shorty, while drummer Pat Samson and second guitarist Todd Rittman were transplants from the Mercury Players. The band's first recording came in the form of a two-song 7" single produced by Doug Easley and recorded in September 1995 at Easley Studios in Memphis, Tennessee (during these sessions a cover version of AC/DC's "Sin City" was also recorded, and eventually released on Skin Graft's "Sides 1-4" 7" compilation). U.S. Maple's first single featured the songs “Stuck” and "When a Man says Ow!” The independent label Skin Graft Records took an interest in the band and signed them to the label, releasing the "Stuck" single in the fall of 1995.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel played Al Johnson and Mark Shippy's old band, Shorty in the early 90's and when they formed U.S. Maple, he played their records, including a session they recorded for his radio programme in 1996. The session included contributions from Yasuko and Agata from Melt Banana, a Japanese band that Peel often played on his radio shows.
After 2004, it was later found out that Peel had a copy of the band's album, 'Long Hair In Three Stages' in his Record Collection: U.
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 1996-05-07. First Broadcast: 15 June 1996
*Songs That Have (No) Making Out / Home Made Stuff Melted / Knees On Morning / Snarko Binke
==Other Shows Played==
;1995
*10 November 1995: 'Letter To ZZ Top (LP-Long Hair In Three Stages)' (Skin Graft)
*11 November 1995: Hey King (album - Long Hair In Three Stages) Skin Graft
*18 November 1995 (BFBS): 'Letter To ZZ Top (CD-Long Hair In Three Stages)' (Skin Graft)
*24 November 1995: Home-Made Stuff (album - Long Hair In Three Stages) Skin Graft
*22 December 1995: Magic Job (album - Long Hair In Three Stages) Skin Graft 
;1996
*07 January 1996 (BFBS): 'Magic Job (CD-Long Hair In Three Stages)' (Skin Graft)
;1999
*10 June 1999 (Radio Eins): Running From Kabob (CD – Talker) Drag City
*22 July 1999 (Radio Eins): Running From Kabob (CD – Talker) Drag City
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists