The Uninvited Guests

A Tribute Presented Under the Auspices of

 Love Chocolate Records

 

Welcome!

TUG News

History: An Introduction

Early Guests (pt. 1)

Transitions (pt. 2)

Love Chocolate Era (pt. 3)

Post-Guest Period (pt. 4)

Recent History (pt. 5) >

Discography

Meet the Guests 1983-9

Convention 1999

Convention 2004

Memorial

Guest Links

Poster Artwork

Non-Merchandise

"I'd like to add..."

And Most Recently...

 
 

Fall 1999 - present. The fall of 1999 was witness to one of those once-in-ten-year events: the ten year reunion. Organized under the direction of Love Chocolate Records©, many former Guests returned to Cincinnati and to the sites of their old haunts, many of which have since been converted from local alt-rock venues into parking lots and Chinese restaurants, and held a brief concert as The Uninvited Guest All-Stars. After ten years it was clear that the music still spoke for itself.
          This reunion also served as an opportunity to return to the archives of Love Chocolate Records©. Love Chocolate© fell onto hard times with the emergence of the Seattle-based Grunge revolution in the early 1990s. Much of the music and promotional materials produced during the heyday of Love Chocolate© and The Uninvited Guests was at this time boxed up and stored in dusty warehouses in Cincinnati, Ohio and Knoxville, Tennessee. Now the music and poster art of The Uninvited Guests, 1983-1989 has once again surfaced and is being brought together here for both loyal fans whom we thank for years of support and a younger generation that never had the opportunity to experience The Uninvited Guests. In time the Archive Recovery Project should make their currently unavailable recordings accessible to a new generation. Love Chocolate Records© may have went underground but never actually went away.
          In the spring of 2000, Love Chocolate Records©, the corporation holding the rights to the music of The Uninvited Guests, and representatives of The Uninvited Guests' estate approached A&R personnel at the Tasty Joy Recording Company© of Chicago and New York which had recently opened a regional office in Cincinnati. It was agreed the the story of The Uninvited Guests was compelling enough to warrant such a tribute site.
          It is unlikely that The Uninvited Guests will ever play again as a band though a contingent of faithful continue to hold out hope. But for now, fans seeking live shows must be satisfied with The Marvel Bornamens, The Monkey Biscuits, and The Bees. We encourage you to stay tuned for more.... 

 

We would like to thank Ven and Kel of sugarCity and all the members of The Busy Rushes for being great advocates for us with the A&R people at the Tasty Joy Recording Company©. Thanks a lot! Look for their new songs soon to be on mp3.com.

 

   

The Tasty Joy Recording Company©, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Cincinnati. ©2000-2002.