Buffalo Tom

Buffalo Tom is an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1986. Its principal members are guitarist Bill Janovitz, bassist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis. The band's name is derived from the band Buffalo Springfield and the first name of the drummer. Buffalo Tom began with a friendship at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst among students Chris Colbourn, Tom Maginnis, and Bill Janovitz. Another friendship with guitarist/frontman J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. helped the band's career to take off by assisting with the production on the band's first two albums. Mascis also played lead guitar on the song "Impossible" from Buffalo Tom's self-titled debut.
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== Links to Peel ==
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Peel discovered the band in 1989 and mentioned on his 26 September 1989 show that J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr plays the guitar on the Impossible track, which was played on the programme.
Tracks from the first two albums of the band were played by Peel between 1989 and 1990, as well as a session, but by the time their third album was made, it seemed he lost interest in them after playing their Velvet Roof single in 1992.
Apart from Velvet Roof, no other songs from their third album was played by Peel until his listeners voted Taillights Fade into the 1992 Festive Fifty.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
* 1992 Festive Fifty: Taillights Fade #45
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 1990-07-05. First Broadcast: 16 July 1990. Repeated: 12 September 1990
*Sunflower Suit / Birdbrain / Bus / Fortune Teller
== Other Shows Played ==
;1989
*26 September 1989: Impossible (LP - Buffalo Tom) SST
*02 October 1989: The Plank (LP - Buffalo Tom) SST
*06 October 1989 (BBC World Service): Impossible (album - Buffalo Tom) SST
*07 October 1989 (BFBS): 'Impossible (LP-Buffalo Tom)' (SST)
;1990
*thumb|330x330px08 May 1990: Sunflower Suit (7") Megadisc
*02 June 1990 (BFBS): 'Sunflower Suit (7")' (Megadisc)
*29 September 1990: Birdbrain (12") Situation Two
*07 October 1990: 'Enemy (LP-Birdbrain)' (Situation Two)
*13 October 1990 (BFBS): 'Enemy (LP-Birdbrain)' (Situation Two)
*13 October 1990: Guy Who Is Me (LP - Birdbrain) Situation Two
*14 October 1990: Caress (LP - Birdbrain) Situation Two
*20 October 1990: Skeleton Key (LP - Birdbrain) Situation Two
*20 October 1990 (BFBS): 'Birdbrain (LP-Birdbrain)' (Situation Two)
*20 October 1990 (BFBS): 'Guy Who Is Me (LP-Birdbrain)' (Situation Two)
*10 November 1990 (BFBS): 'Bleeding Heart (LP-Birdbrain)' (Situation Two)
*Late 1990 (Radio Mafia): Birdbrain ( 12", Situation 2, 1990)
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*01 February 1992: Velvet Roof (12") Situation Two
*18 December 1992: 'Taillights Fade (Maxi)' (Situation Two) FF #45
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
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