Last update 2025-09-17
Here is a list of other official Spin Doctors releases (streaming, downloads, early demos etc.), the most recent releases are listed at the top.
launched September 4, 2025
You can stream or download a selection of the band’s live show soundboard recordings on the live music streaming service nugs.net. The band announced that they will add more audio and video material continuously.
official mp3 release for 2018 Brooklyn Bowl 30th anniversary show ticket buyers
A professionally mixed soundboard recording of the band’s show in Grand Forks, North Dakota, on September 15, 2018. It is a single large MP3 file labeled “Live in ND.” The band gave this recording to people who purchased tickets for their 30th anniversary show at the Brooklyn Bowl in NYC on November 8, 2018. Recorded by Rob Killenberger and mixed by Roman Klun, it includes the following songs:
What Time Is It?
Traction Blues
Nice Talking To Me
Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong
If The River Was Whiskey
Big Fat Funky Booty
Freeway Of The Plains >
Off My Line
Jimmy Olsen’s Blues
About A Train
Shinbone Alley
Two Princes >
Lady Kerosene
House
Yo Mama’s A Pajama
Non-official artwork using a picture from the Grand Forks show by Aaron Comess. Used by permission.
Rock House Live, October, 2011
During the US PFOK anniversary tour in October 2011, the band recorded five of their shows and offered them for sale as limited-edition, double CD sets; fully mixed and mastered on the fly.
Oct 11, 2011 – Ram’s Head On Stage – Annapolis, MD
Performance of PFOK in sequence plus encores “So Bad”, “House”, “Safety Pin” and “Lady Kerosene”
Oct 13, 2011 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
Performance of PFOK in sequence plus encores “‘Bout A Train”, “The Drop”, “Hungry Hamed’s” and “Lady Kerosene”
Oct 14, 2011 – World Cafe Live – Philadelphia, PA
Performance of PFOK in sequence plus encores “Traction Blues”, “Safety Pin” and “Big Fat Funky Booty”
Oct 15, 2011 – Brighton Music Hall – Allston, MA
Performance of PFOK in sequence plus encores “Gestalt’s Blues”, “‘Bout A Train” and “Lady Kerosene”
Oct 23, 2011 – Brooklyn Bowl – Brooklyn, NY
Performance of PFOK in sequence plus encores “Traction Blues”, “Big Fat Funky Booty” and “Safety Pin”
official free mp3 download via spindoctors.com; April 2nd, 2006
Written by R.G. Ford, and made famous by the great Albert King, this track was recorded on September 14, 2005 in Burlington, VT while aboard the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus. “After several months of doing this song during soundcheck, and with Chris being sick that day, it seemed like the perfect song to record on The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus,…basically a recording studio on wheels. […] Aaron was forced to play on a strange electronic drum kit, Chris was sick and there was only 1 hour to get this done. Given all that, I think it turned out pretty well. Simply,……basics again in one shot, followed by Eric’s lead vocals” (details provided by JB on the Spin Doctors board).
official free mp3 download via spindoctors.com; April 1st, 2006
“‘Jambalaya’ was recorded with Sam Bush in Nashville, TN on July 23, 2005 as part of the syndicated radio show, Radio Bonnaroo. With a gig later that night, there wasn’t much time to get this done, but it was recorded and mixed in just a few hours. Basics recorded on the first shot, followed by Chris’ lead vocals and then Sam Bush’s 3 tracks,…mandolin, violin and backing vocals” (details provided by JB on the Spin Doctors board).
official free mp3 download via spindoctors.com; March 24, 2006
This is a edited sample (about 2 minutes) of “Tantrum”. The song is the opening track of Sandra Boynton’s book/cd release “Dog Train”. Recorded with Michael Ford on piano at Avatar Studios in New York City on March 31, 2005. Check the Compilations list for details on “Dog Train”.
official mp3 downloads via spindoctors.com; 2005/2006
- Woodstock (from the “Mary Jane” single; added 2005-01-31)
- Uranium Century (from the “Cleopatra’s Cat” single; added 2005-01-31)
- Stop Breaking Down (live) (from the “Cleopatra’s Cat” single; added 2005-01-31)
- Scotch & Water Blues (live) (from the “YLYHGTF” single; added 2005-01-31)
- Jimmy Olsen’s Blues (live) (from the “YLYHGTF” single; added 2005-01-31)
- What My Love (live) (from the “YLYHGTF” single; added 2005-02-18)
- Piece Of Glass (from the UK “YLYHGTF” single; added 2005-03-10)
- I Can’t Explain (from the UK “YLYHGTF” single; added 2006-03-22)
In 2005 and early 2006, JB, the back-then webmaster of the band’s official site, put most of the b-sides to the 1994 singles (from the “Turn It Upside Down” album) online as free mp3 downloads.
mp3s officially released via spindoctors.com; August 7, 2003
1. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues
2. Bags Of Dirt*
3. Yo Mama’s A Pajama
4. Freeway Of The Plains > Lady Kerosene
5. Rosetta Stone
6. House*
7. What Time Is It?
8. Hungry Hamed’s*
9. Big Fat Funky Booty
Live soundboard recordings from the 2002 “Below The Radar” reunion tour that were released via the band’s official website between 2002 and 2004. The full 9-track-version was released when the sd.com re-launched on August 7, 2003. “Freeway > Lady” and “Rosetta Stone” were removed from the free download section after a few months, the rest of the tracks was available until the end of 2004.
Tracks 1-6: 2002-04-25 – Live @ Northern Lights – Clifton, NY. Tracks 7-9: 2002-04-27 The Chance Theater – Poughkeepsie, NY.
* = first officially released live version of this song.
(Independently released demo recording, MC, released March 4, 1990)
1. What Time Is It?
2. How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)
3. Hungry Hamed’s
4. House
5. Two Princes
6. Refrigerator Car
7. Rosetta Stone
8. Freeway of the Plains
Recorded March 1990 at RPM Studios NYC. Engineered by “Super Dave Swanson”. Assistant Engineers: Jeff Lippay, Quin. Produced by Spin Doctors, Dave Swanson, Rich Vink for Panfish Productions.
A re-mastered version of this demo MC is available digitally and on CD as part of the 2011 20th anniversary re-release of “Pocket Full Of Kryptonite”. Remastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios, New York.
(Independently released demo recording, MC, released November 25, 1989)
1. Jimmy Olsen’s Blues
2. Can’t Say No
3. Hard To Exist
4. At This Hour
5. Forty Or Fifty
6. Big Fat Funky Booty
Spin Doctors’ first “official” demo tape release. Recorded August 1989 at Greene Street Studio. Mixed at Unique, October 1989. Mixed & engineered by Dave Swanson. Also produced and mixed by Rich Vink, Dave Sawanson, Spin Doctors. Mastered at Hypersonic, October 1989. Additional musicians: John Popper, Dave Mascuccu, Chuck Hancock, Mr. X.
A re-mastered version of this demo MC is available digitally and on CD as part of the 2011 20th anniversary re-release of “Pocket Full Of Kryptonite”. Remastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios, New York.
(Independently released demo recording with handwritten credits / track list)
SD-Archive.com reader Trudatman sent this info to us: “Saw your list of demo tapes online. figured you’d like to know about this one I have. handwritten as follows:
Jimi Olsen Blues
Yo Baby
Big Fat Funky Booty
At This Hour
Forty Or Fifty
Gigs/Info: DANA
(508)526-XXXX
(508)526-XXXX (message)
(c) Spin Doctors 1989
Spin Doctors”
“I think Yo Baby is live, ’cause it’s cut at the start.”
Released 1989. Currently out of print.
