Optiganally Yours

Optiganally Yours
Origin	San Diego, California, United States
Genres	Indie pop Pop
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Cargo Records Absolutely Kosher Headhunter
Website	Official Website
Members
Rob Crow Pea Hix
Notable instruments
Optigan

Optiganally Yours is a band formed around the Optigan, a toy organ produced by Mattel in the 1970s that plays the sounds of instruments that have been recorded onto celluloid disks. Pea Hix wanted to form an Optigan-based cover band, but teamed up with Rob Crow to begin writing original songs for the Optigan.

Their second album, Exclusively Talentmaker, was actually recorded on the Chilton Talentmaker and the Vako Orchestron, two closely related organs that offer more chords and the ability to scratch the celluloid disks being played.

Discography

Studio albums

• Spotlight on Optiganally Yours, (Cargo/Headhunter), March, 1997

1. Down
2. Mr. Wilson
3. Compressor/Expander
4. Remo
5. Nighters
6. Wichita Lineman
7. You're In My Heart
8. Hugs
9. Patio
10. Dr. Smooth
11. Stop Touching Me
12. Sleepytown Train
13. Johnny Largo On The Snowball Special
14. Beebo

• Exclusively Talentmaker, (Absolutely Kosher Records), April, 2000

1. Oar
2. Geppetto
3. I'm Bad At Sports
4. Waves
5. Poodleman
6. Donut
7. Nonpartisan
8. Held
9. The Last Ride Of The Pony Express
10. Ether
11. Song For Japan (only on the Vroom Sound version)
12. Figaro
13. Guitar Song
14. The Outer Space
15. Rake
16. Song For America (only on the Absolutely Kosher version)

Remixed albums

• Optiganally Yours: De-Composed (The Remixes), (Vroomsound), March 15, 2001

1. Mr. Wilson (Plus-Tech Squeeze Box Mix)
2. Figaro (Lisa Bielawa Remix)
3. Remo (Vagabond C.P.A. Mix)
4. Oar (Moog Cookbook Remix)
5. Held (Fab Cushion Remix)
6. Ether (Lesser Mix)
7. Stop Touching Me (Les Gibis Remix)

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Song
1997	Magic Bananas, (Loudspeaker)	With the song "Spanish Flea"
	Orchestral Interpretations In The Dark, (Bliss & Fetish)	With the song "Genetic Engineering"
1998	Japanese Rhumba, (Yakuza Magazine)	With the song "Genetic Engineering"
	KXLU Live: Vol. III, (KXLU)	With a live version of the song "Spanish Flea"
1999	Peterbelly Magazine (Issue #2), (Peterbelly Magazine)	With the song "Powerhouse A"
	Pop In Clap, (Vroomsound)	With the song "midori2tree"
	East Timor (Benefit Album), (Idols of the Marketplace)	With the song "midori2tree"
2000	The Powerpuff Girls: Heroes & Villains, (Rhino)	With the song "Walk & Chew Gum"
	Reproductions: Songs of the Human League, (March Records)	With the song "Empire State Human"
2001	SPIN! Remix (an album by Kahimi Karie)	With the remix of the Kahimi Karie song "Pygmalism"

External links

• Band website
• Optiganally Yours at Allmusic