The Hippos were a ska/punk band from Los Angeles, California. They were together primarily between 1995 and 2000. Before being discovered by fellow ska-punkers Less Than Jake, and releasing their first CD on the part LTJ owned Fueled By Ramen record label, The Hippos self released this 4 song demo tape.
Two of the tracks on this demo, "Get Away" & "The Boss", were also released on the very first, much sought after, Fueled By Ramen release..... a cassette tape of 4 bands (The Hippos, Boxcar, Shower With Goats, & Supermarket All-Stars) that came in a Chinese takeout box with stickers, a fortune cookie, and ramen recipes.I hope you enjoy this gem. It had me skankin' around the kitchen for hours.
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wanna sell me the sampler
yea I would love to get a hold of that sampler.
Sorry guys, I've only got my one copy I kept because my band was on it. Won't sell it unless someone offered me a stupidly high price for it.
Don't blame you Steve. I've never seen a copy for sale. And I doubt you will ever find another one.
This is really cool - what a gem. The Hippos are still probably my favorite band. Thanks for posting this.
Holy shit, I have that sampler! It doesn't have a case, but I do have the cassette. Wow, I had no idea it was so valuable.
If anyone wants to discuss:
suburbanbeat [at] aol [dot] com
if anyone sees this old post, I have a copy of this demo cassette The Hippos - Attack Of The Killer Cheese and I'm willing to sell it for the right price. Email me @ - daybrian03@gmail.com
Adding a comment since brian sold his already, if anyone has this old demo tape and is willing to part with it, hit me up on my email neirawilliam@aol.com, I'd be willing to pay a high price for it and im sure we can turn up a deal :)
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