Tappi Tíkarrass
Icelandic group formed in Reykjavík September 1981 consisting of:
- Björk Guðmundsdóttir: vocals
- Eyþór Arnalds: vocals (first vocalist only appearing on selected live tracks)
- Guðmundur Þór Gunnarsson: drums (replacing first drummer Oddur F. Sigurbjarnason)
- Jakob Smári Magnússon: bass
- Eyjólfur Jóhannsson: guitar
Tappi Tíkarass was pure punkpop, which - according to the bassist's dad 'fit like a cork in a bitch's ass!' - and that's just what 'Tappi Tíkarrass' means - or more precisely 'Cork the bitch's ass'.
Releasing 2 albums and appearing in a couple of films, most famous the Icelandic documentary "Rokk Í Reykjavík" with 2 songs, Björk also became the cover girl of the video. Tappi later on played a lot alongside two other bands, 'Purrkurr Pillnikk' and 'Þeyr'. A notable member of 'Purrkurr Pillnikk' was singer/trumpeter Einar Örn Benediktsson who later would join Björk as a vocalist in The Sugarcubes.
tappi tíkarrass releases
- Bítið Fast Í Vítið Iceland 12inch
- Miranda Iceland 12inch
compilations and collaborations
- Nælur Iceland CD
- Rokk Í Reykjavík Iceland 2x12inch
- Rokk Í Reykjavík Iceland 2CD
- Rokk Í Reykjavík Iceland VHS
- Satt 3 Iceland 12inch
- Tvær Í Takuni Iceland 2x12inch
- Örugglega Iceland 12inch
bítið fast í vítið
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release: august 1982 country: iceland label: spor cat.no: 04 format: 12inch ep
a 01. ottar (02:32) 02. lok-lað (02:18) 03. iltí ebni (02:19) b 04. london (02:08) 05. fa-fa (02:28)
miranda
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release: december 1983 country: uk label: gramm cat.no: 16 format: 12inch ![]()
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a 01. miranda (01:03) 02. skrið (02:02) 03. kríó (03:22) 04. íþróttir (03:16) 05. tjet (03:18) 06. lækning (04:09) 07. drek-lek (01:49) b 08. beri-beri (02:42) 09. hvítibjörn (02:28) 10. sokkar (03:19) 11. með-tek (04:31) 12. get ekki sofið (03:50) 13. mýrin andar (02:01)
nælur
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release: 1998 country: iceland label: spor cat.no: td040 format: cd in jewelcase ![]()
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01. hiroshima (02:38) utangarðsmenn 02. it's all planned (03:37) baraflokkurinn 03. life transmission (03:45) þeyr 04. ilty ební (02:21) tappi tíkarrass 05. æskuminning (02:07) fræbblarnir 06. böring (02:33) q4u 07. where are the bodies? (04:42) utangarðsmenn 08. ó reykjavík (02:30) vonbridði 09. jón pönkari (02:31) bubbi morthens 10. talandi höfuð (03:06) spilafifl 11. rúdolf (02:52) þeyr 12. matter of time (04:36) baraflokkurinn 13. stórir strákar fá raflost (02:53) egó 14. jón var kræfur karl og hraustur (03:03) þursaflokkurinn 15. bjór (02:17) fræbblarnir 16. london (02:11) tappi tíkarrass 17. fljúgum hærra (03:51) grýlurnar 18. en... (04:51) þeyr note: 'nælur' means 'safety-pin'. scans partly supplied by luis maría.
rokk í reykjavík
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release: april 1982 country: iceland label: hugrenningur cat.no: hug 001 format: 2x12inch
a 01. ó reykjavík (02:25) vonbrigði 02. seig heil (01:10) egó 03. gotta go (01:45) fræbblarnir 04. óvænt (01:07) purkur pillnikk 05. rúdólf (02:49) þeyr 06. creeps (01:48) q4u 07. breyttir tímar (02:20) egó 08. where are the bodies (05:08) bodies b 09. hrollur (02:25) tappi tíkarrass 10. moving up to a motion (03:15) baraflokkurinn 11. talandi höfuð (02:55) spilafífl 12. í speglinum (03:25) þursaflokkurinn 13. í kirkju (02:42) friðryk 14. lífið og tilveran (03:25) start 15. gullúrið (03:10) grýlurnar c 16. sat ég inni á klepp (03:42) egó 17. gluggagægir (03:00) purkur pillnikk 18. dúkkulísur (02:40) tappi tíkarrass 19. bereft (03:18) mogo homo 20. hver er svo sekur (02:35) jonee jonee 21. killer boogie (02:45) þeyr 22. kick us out of the country (01:55) bodies d 23. af því pabbi vildi það (01:43) jonee jonee 24. í nótt (01:48) fræbblarnir 25. guðfræði (03:00) vonbrigði 26. stórir strákar (02:40) egó 27. gonna get you (01:26) q4u 28. toys (01:57) q4u 29. lollipops (02:50)) sjálfsfróun 30. antichrist (01:10) sjálfsfróun 31. sjálfsfróun (01:30) sjálfsfróun 32. af litlum neista verður mikið mál (02:30) bruni bb 33. rímur (02:00) sveinbjörn beinteinsson note: rokk í reykjavík is the compilation album to a tv documentary directed by friðrik þór friðriksson based on the icelandic punk/new wave scene, filmed during the winter 1981/82.
rokk í reykjavík
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release: october 1993 country: iceland label: smekkleysa cat.no: sme2cd format: 2cd in jewelcase ![]()
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cd1 01. ó reykjavík (02:36) vonbrigði 02. seig heil (02:00) egó 03. gotta go (01:49) fræbblarnir 04. óvænt (01:12) purkur pillnikk 05. rúdólf (02:55) þeyr 06. creeps (01:55) q4u 07. breyttir tímar (02:32) egó 08. where are the bodies (05:20) bodies 09. hrollur (02:47) tappi tíkarrass 10. moving up to a motion (03:26) baraflokkurinn 11. talandi höfuð (03:09) spilafífl 12. í speglinum (04:13) þursaflokkurinn 13. í kirkju (02:53) friðryk 14. lífið og tilveran (03:32) start 15. gullúrið (03:19) grýlurnar cd2 16. sat ég inni á klepp (03:45) egó 17. gluggagægir (03:19) purkur pillnikk 18. dúkkulísur (02:57) tappi tíkarrass 19. bereft (03:25) mogo homo 20. hver er svo sekur (02:50) jonee jonee 21. killer boogie (02:55) þeyr 22. kick us out of the country (02:04) bodies 23. af því pabbi vildi það (01:50) jonee jonee 24. í nótt (02:06) fræbblarnir 25. guðfræði (03:20) vonbrigði 26. stórir strákar (03:15) egó 27. gonna get you (01:28) q4u 28. toys (02:07) q4u 29. lollipops (03:04)) sjálfsfróun 30. antichrist (01:14) sjálfsfróun 31. sjálfsfróun (00:51) sjálfsfróun 32. af litlum neista verður mikið mál (02:40) bruni bb 33. rímur (02:08) sveinbjörn beinteinsson note: rokk í reykjavík is the compilation album to a tv documentary directed by friðrik þór friðriksson based on the icelandic punk/new wave scene, filmed during the winter 1981/82.
rokk í reykjavík
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release: april 1982 country: iceland label: íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan cat.no: ? format: vhs
01. ó reykjavík vonbrigði 02. seig heil egó 03. gotta go fræbblarnir 04. óvænt purkur pillnikk 05. rúdólf þeyr 06. creeps q4u 07. breyttir tímar egó 08. where are the bodies bodies 09. hrollur tappi tíkarrass 10. moving up to a motion baraflokkurinn 11. talandi höfuð spilafífl 12. í speglinum þursaflokkurinn 13. í kirkju friðryk 14. lífið og tilveran start 15. gullúrið grýlurnar 16. sat ég inni á klepp egó 17. gluggagægir purkur pillnikk 18. dúkkulísur tappi tíkarrass 19. bereft mogo homo 20. hver er svo sekur jonee jonee 21. killer boogie þeyr 22. kick us out of the country bodies 23. af því pabbi vildi það jonee jonee 24. í nótt fræbblarnir 25. guðfræði vonbrigði 26. stórir strákar egó 27. gonna get you q4u 28. toys q4u 29. lollipops sjálfsfróun 30. antichrist sjálfsfróun 31. sjálfsfróun sjálfsfróun 32. af litlum neista verður mikið mál bruni bb 33. rímur sveinbjörn beinteinsson note: rokk í reykjavík is the vhs footage of a tv documentary directed by friðrik þór friðriksson based on the icelandic punk/new wave scene, filmed during the winter 1981/82. pal encoded. scans kindly supplied by luis maría.
satt 3
release: 1984 country: iceland label: satt cat.no: 003 format: 12inch
a 01. robotinn grafik 02. timabundid vonleysi qtzji qtzji qtizji 03. henry taktlaszk 04. sperglar (02:40) tappi tíkarrass 05. èg er aumingi tharmagustarnir b 06. part meth noktum 07. rugl bylur 08. seiður (02:53) tappi tíkarrass 09. frankfurt band nutimans 10. peningar joth ex 11. 14.40 ast note: the song 'seiður' is only mentioned on the record label itself.
tvær í takinu
x x release: february 1984 country: iceland label: spor cat.no: fet 2005 format: 2x12inch
c 01. garden party mezzoforte 02. hermadurinn bubbi morthens 03. afi björk guðmundsdóttir & björgvin gíslason 04. sisi grýlurnar 05. talk of the town johann helgason 06. sael og blessud jolli og kola d 07. superman laddi 08. don't try to fool me pu og eg 09. fjölin hafa vakad egó 10. a matter of time baraflokkurinn 11. fatlad fol bubbi og megas 12. scottish graham smith note: released in 500 copies only - tracklisting for side a and b unfortunately not known.
örugglega
artist: björgvin gíslason ![]()
release: 1983 country: iceland label: steinar music cat.no: 065 format: 12inch
a 01. l. m. ericsson 02. ï takt við tímann 03. tjútt 04. lukkutröll 05. hetjudraumar 06. í minningu... instrumental b 07. afi 08. xylophone 09. tungskin í trjánum instrumental 10. alþýðu jón 11. katla instrumental note: björk vocal on 'afi'.