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Alter Natives

Rock band from Richmond, VA · formed 1984

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Releases
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Last show
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About

Alter Natives is a band from Richmond, VA, formed in 1984, tagged alternative rock by its sources. No dated shows are on record.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

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Where they play

No rooms on record.

Releases

No releases on record.

Discography

4 releases, 1986–1991
  • 1991No Answers / RoadRelease

    Gawa Records · 91:02 · Producer, Engineer: Scott Wolfe

  • 1989BuzzAlbum

    SST Records · SST 245 · Engineer: Adam Green; Engineer [Assistant]: John Morand; Producer: Adam Green; Producer: Alter-Natives

  • 1988Group TherapyAlbum

    SST Records · SST 185 · Engineer [Assisted By]: John Morand; Engineer, Sounds: Adam Green; Mastered By: Richard Ford; Producer: Adam Green

  • 1986Hold Your TongueAlbum

    SST Records · SST 075 · Producer: Alter-Natives; Recorded By: Richard Andrews; Recorded By, Mixed By: Ethan James

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • Jim Thomson
  • Eric Ungar

Airplay

No airplay on record.

Lineup history

4 members on record
  • Chris Bopsttenure unknown
  • Eric Ungartenure unknown
  • Greg Ottingertenure unknown
  • Jim Thomsontenure unknown

Years come from public music databases. Where none says a member left, the end is shown as unknown; it does not mean they are still in the band.

Members' earlier bands: Holy Rollers (via Chris Bopst)

Shares members with: Bio Ritmo (via Jim Thomson), Dave Brockie Experience (via Jim Thomson), Gwar (via Jim Thomson), Hotel X (via Jim Thomson), Le Loup (via Jim Thomson), Mao Tse Helen (via Chris Bopst), Motherfuckers JMB & Co. (via Jim Thomson), Pan American (via Jim Thomson) and 3 more

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From Wikipedia

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Origin
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Years active
1984–1991
Genres
Jazz fusion, punk rock
Labels
SST
Past members
Chris Bopst, Greg Ottinger, Jim Thomson, Eric Ungar

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