Chris Eckman and Carla Torgerson (who occasionally record
for Glitterhouse as Chris & Carla) first met in 1983,
Eckman with his electric guitar, playing old Buzzcocks
songs, Torgerson on acoustic with her folk influences. This
contrast forms a key part of the dynamic of The Walkabouts,
formed in OE84. The first album See Beautiful Rattlesnake
Gardens (released in 1988) was enthusiastically received by
the press, and earned the band a recording contract with
the fledgling Sub Pop label. Two albums Cataract (1989) and
Scavenger (1990, with guests Brian Eno and Natalie
Merchant) plus the 6-track EP Rag And Bone (1990) were then
released on Sub Pop. The Walkabouts toured extensively,
with Camper Van Beethoven and The Verlaines, before leaving
Sub Pop in 1992 - at leas More...
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