Groovie Ghoulies

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The Groovie Ghoulies were an American pop punk band from Sacramento, California, United States, whose music took inspiration from horror movies.^[1] They released numerous albums, EPs, and singles, and toured internationally. The band's name was taken from the 1970s animated television series Groovie Goolies, a spinoff of Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.

Though the group's lineup fluctuated significantly throughout their career, bassist/vocalist Jeff Alexander better known under the punk name Kepi Ghoulie remained a constant fixture.^[2] Guitarist Rochelle "Roach" Sparman was also a longtime member.^[2] Alexander and Sparman were married but eventually divorced, which lead to difficulties in keeping the band together and its eventual breakup.^[3] The Groovie Ghoulies' music is best classified as pop-punk and is heavily influenced by early punk groups such as the Ramones, the Misfits,^[4] and The Dickies, 1960s garage rock and bubblegum artists such as The Troggs and The Monkees, and 1950s rock and roll artists such as Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis. Throughout their career the Groovie Ghoulies recorded cover versions of songs by several of these artists as well as other influences including KISS, Daniel Johnston and Neil Diamond.

The Groovie Ghoulies announced their breakup on May 9, 2007, just days prior to the release of their ninth studio album 99 Lives.^[5]

In 2008, two tribute albums were released. Let's Go Ghoulie from US-based Knowhere Records and When The Kids Go Go Go Crazy on German label Kamikaze Records each featured artists from Europe and North America.

Lead singer Kepi has recorded cover versions of Groovie Ghoulies songs on various releases since the band's breakup. Fun In The Dark with The Accelerators was released in 2015; Re-Animation Festival, with The Copyrights, was released in 2019.

In September of 2022, Kepi announced that the entire Groovie Ghoulies back catalogue would be released via Pirates Press.^[6]

• Jeff (Kepi) Alexander – bass, lead vocals (original and final line up)
• Rochelle (Roach) Sparman – guitar, backing vocals (final line up)
• Nora (Scampi) Fasano – drums, backing vocals (final line up)
• John (Rudge) Rudgers – guitar (original line up)
• Geolyn Carvin – guitar, backing vocals (original line up)
• John (Vetty) Vetter – bass (original line up)
• John Phillip (Johny) Sosa – drums (original line up)
• John Harris – drums
• Dan (Panic) Sullivan – drums
• Wendy Powell – drums, backing vocals
• B-Face Rat – bass
• Matt K. Shrugg – drums
• Jaz Brown – drums
• Dan Reynoso (Danny Secretion) – drums
• Jason Patrone – bass (quit after 2 weeks)
• Skid Jones – guitar
• Amy – Drums
• Brian – Drums
• Dave – Drums
• Andrew Phillips – guitar

• Tantrum – 1990 LP/CD
• Gabba Gabba Hey – 1991 CD
• Groin Thunder – 1992 CD
• Heide Sez – 1996 CD
• Team Mint – 1996 CD
• Back Asswards – 1996 CD
• More Bounce to the Ounce – 1997 CD
• The Last Great Thing You Did – 1997 CD
• Psycho Sisters – 1998 CD
• Forward Til Death – 1999 CD
• Built For Speed – 1999 CD
• Short Music For Short People – 1999 CD
• Runnin' On Fumes – 2000 CD
• Lookout! Freakout – 2000 CD
• 3 Chord Rocket Science – 2001 CD
• A Tribute to NOFX – 2002 CD
• A Punk Tribute to AC/DC – 2002 CD
• Third Strike Punk Rock Strike Volume Three – 2002 CD
• A Fistful of Rock N Roll Vol. No. 10 – 2002 CD
• Pop Punk Loves You – 2002 CD
• The Rocky Horror Punk Rock Show – 2003 CD
• Punk Rock High School Int. – 2004 CD
• MolokoPlus No. 26 – 2004 CD
• Volume 4: Pop Punk – 2005 CD
• Backyard City Rockers 3 – 2005 CD