Thee Michelle Gun Elephant

Thee Michelle Gun Elephant (or TMGE) was a Japanese punk band. The band was started in 1991 when the members were students at a university near Tokyo. They released their first big label album in 1995. TMGE has released a total of 16 singles and 8 albums. In October 2003, the band said they were breaking up. 

Members
Yusuke Chiba, singer - July 10, 1968
Futoshi Abe, guitarist - December 16, 1966
Kouji Ueno, bassist - March 27, 1968
Kazuyuki Kuhara, drummer - April 3, 1969

 Recordings 
 Singles 
 World's End (世界の終わり) 1 Feb. 1996, CODA-836
 Candy House (キャンディ・ハウス) 1 Aug. 1996, COCA-13546, COKA-5
 Lily (リリィ) 19 Oct. 1996, CODA-1042, COKA-6
 Culture (カルチャー) 1 May 1997, COCA-14100, COKA-7
 Get Up Lucy (ゲット・アップ・ルーシー) 1 Aug. 1997, COCA-14327, COJA-9189
 The Birdmen (バードメン) 21 Oct. 1997, CODA-1335, COKA-12
 VIBE ON/Anta no dorei no mama de ii (VIBE ON!/あんたのどれいのままでいい) 1 Jul. 1998, TERNG-008
 G.W.D 1 Aug. 1998, CODA-1632, COKA-14
 Out Blues (アウト・ブルーズ) 1 Sep. 1998, CODA-1633, COKA-15
 Smokin' Billy (スモーキン・ビリー) 3 Nov. 1998, CODA-1639, COKA-16
 GT400  2 Feb. 2000, CODA-50209, COKA-50237
 Stardust Baby (ベイビー・スターダスト) 27 Sept. 2000, COCA-50382, COJA-50386
 The Exposed World (暴かれた世界) 22 Mar. 2001, CODA-50472, COKA-50473
 Grabbed the Sun (太陽をつかんでしまった) CD: 25 Dec. 2002, UPCH-5150 Vinyl: 22 Jan. 2003, UPJH-1031
 Girl Friend （CLub pre-release: 7 April 2003, TERNG-043 / Regular: 21 June 2003, TERNG-043i, ITERNG-044
 Electric Circus (エレクトリック・サーカス) CD: 11 Oct. 2003, UPCH-5215 / Vinyl: 3 Dec. 2003, UPJH-1040

Other websites
 English language fan page
 Thee Michelle Gun Elephant Bio  on VH1.com

Category:Punk bands
Category:Japanese rock bands