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Molly"s Lips and Son Of A Gun were included on their album, Incesticide.
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Eugene Kelly
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Eugene Kelly formed The Vaselines in Glasgow, Scotland in 1986 with Frances McKee and was a member until 1989 when the band split up the week their first and only full length album, Dum-Dum, was released. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana was a big fan of the band, covering three of their songs. Nirvana also covered The Vaselines song Jesus Doesn"t Want Maine for a Sunbeam on their album, Music Television Unplugged in New New York
In 1990, Kelly formed Captain America but was forced to change the name after Marvel Comics, who owned the trademark of the superhero name, threatened them with legal action.
The band then became known as Eugenius. He has had a number of collaborations with Evan Dando of The Lemonheads and in 2003 Eugene released a solo album, Manitoba Alive.
In 1991 Kelly was reunited with McKee as the Vaselines to support Nirvana in a one-off gig at Edinburgh. In 2006, he toured with Isobel Campbell, replacing Mark Lanegan when performing songs from Ballad of the Broken Seas and supporting Mogwai and The Lemonheads in Europe.
In the summer of 2006, Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee took to the stage to perform a set of The Vaselines songs, as part of a joint tour to promote their individual solo albums.
This led to The Vaselines reforming (minus the old rhythm section) on the April 24, 2008 for a charity show for the Malawi Orphan Support group at Glasgow"s MONO venue. On May 5, 2009, Sub People’s released Enter the Vaselines. A deluxe-edition reissue of the 1992 Sub People’s release, it includes remastered versions of the band’s two EPs, album, as well as demos and live recordings from 1986 and 1988.
With The Pastels
Comin" Through European Parliament (1987 Glass House Records)
Comin" Through / Sit On lieutenant Mother single (1987 Glass Records, Limited)
Sittin" Pretty (1989 Homestead)
The Vaselines
Son of a Gun European Parliament (1987 53rd & 3rd)
Dying for lieutenant European Parliament (1988 53rd & 3rd)
Dum-Dum (1989 Rough Trade)
The Vaselines / Beat Happening (1991 K Records - recorded live in London June 16, 1988)
The Way of the Vaselines: A Complete History (1992 Sub People’s)
All the Stuff and More.
(1992 Avalanche)
Enter the Vaselines (2009 Sub People’s)
Sex with an X (2010 Sub People’s)
V for Vaselines (2014 Rosary Music)
with the BMX Bandits
Star Wars (1991 Vinyl Japan)
Captain America
Wow! / Bed-In / Wannabee / God Bless Les Paul European Parliament (1991 Paperhouse Records)
Flame On European Parliament (1992 Paperhouse Records)
Eugenius
Oomalama (1992 Fire/Atlantic)
lieutenant Ain"t Rocket Science, lieutenant"s Eugenius (1992 Fire Records)
Easter Bunny European Parliament (1993 Creation Records)
Caesar"s Vein European Parliament (1993 Creation Records)
Mary Queen of Scots (1994 Creation Records)
Womb Boy Returns European Parliament (1996 Human Condition Records)
Oomalama/Tireless Wireless re-issue (2003 Fire Records)
The Famous Monsters
In The Summertime European Parliament (1995 Fire Records)
with Future Pilot Also Known As
Tiny Waves, Mighty Sea (2001 Geographic) (lead vocals on "Beat of a Drum")
Godstar
Glasgow European Parliament (Rugger Bugger Discs)
Astro Chimp
Draggin" / She"s My Summer Girl single (1996 Shoeshine Records)
The Reindeer Section
Son of Evil Reindeer (2002 Bright Star Recordings)
Solo
Manitoba Alive (2003 Sympathy)
Older Faster European Parliament (2003 Geographic).
Membership
Since 2008, The Vaselines have continued to perform around the world, with members of Belle & Sebastian supporting their live set.
