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*1970: [[Texas Revolution]]
*1970: [[Texas Revolution]]
*February 1970: Recording begins for [[Mayo Thompson]]'s first solo album
*February 1970: Recording begins for [[Mayo Thompson]]'s first solo album
*1970: Forms group [[Saddlesore]]
*1970: Thompson forms group [[Saddlesore]] *1970: Thompson releases his first solo album ''[[Corky's Debt to His Father]]'' with Barthelme and others
*1970: Thompson releases his first solo album ''[[Corky's Debt to His Father]]''
*July 1970: [[Frederick Barthelme]]'s first book, ''[[Rangoon]]'', illustrated by Mayo Thompson is published by Winter House
*1970: Saddlesore's ''[[Old Tom Clark (single)|Old Tom Clark]]''
*1970: [[Texas Revolution]] releases Thompson's his first solo album ''[[Corky's Debt to His Father]]''
*January 7, 1971: Ad in Rolling Stone for ''[[Corky's Debt to His Father]]'' and ''[[Old Tom Clark (single)|Old Tom Clark]]''
*1970: [[Texas Revolution]] releases Saddlesore's first and last single ''[[Old Tom Clark (single)|Old Tom Clark]]''
<gallery mode="packed">
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Rangoon-front.jpg|''[[Rangoon]]'' cover art, 1970
File:Corky-front.png|''[[Corky's Debt to His Father]]'' cover art, 1970
File:Corky-front.png|''[[Corky's Debt to His Father]]'' cover art, 1970
File:Corky-back.jpg|Back cover
File:Corky-back.jpg|Back cover
File:Old-Tom-Clark-front.jpg|''[[Old Tom Clark (single)|Old Tom Clark]]'' label, 1970
File:Old-Tom-Clark-front.jpg|''[[Old Tom Clark (single)|Old Tom Clark]]'' label, 1970
File:Corky-Saddlesore-Stone-ad.jpeg|Ad in ''Rolling Stone'', January 7, 1971  
File:Corky-Saddlesore-Stone-ad.jpeg|Ad in ''Rolling Stone'', January 7, 1971  
</gallery>
</gallery>
== 1971 ==
== 1971 ==
* January 7, 1971: Ad in Rolling Stone for ''[[Corky's Debt to His Father]]'' and ''[[Old Tom Clark (single)|Old Tom Clark]]''
* Spring 1971: Winter House's projected release date for [[Mayo Thompson]]'s first book ''Regular Everything II.'' (Regular Everything was a chapter of illustrations in ''[[Rangoon]]''). The book was never released. In 2015, illustrations from the book were included in Thompson's exhibition [[8th Floor|''8th Floor'']].
* August 1971: Thompson hosts a radio show on Pacifica KPFT-FM 90.1<ref>https://archive.org/details/spacecity03spac_11/page/n31/mode/2up?q=%22mayo+thompson%22</ref>


== 1972 ==
== 1972 ==
*1972: [[The Rockin' Blue Diamonds]]
*1972: Thompson forms new group [[The Rockin' Blue Diamonds]]
*1972: The Rockin' Blue Diamonds record an unsuccessful demo for Takoma Records
*May - July 1972: The Rockin' Blue Diamonds perform each week at The Old Quarter
*1972: Illustrations for William H Gass short story in ''Fiction''
*1972: The Rockin' Blue Diamonds record a demo for John Fahey's Takoma Records which he does not accept
*July 1972: The Rockin' Blue Diamonds' equipment is stolen
*August 3, 1972: The Rockin' Blue Diamonds perform an acoustic set on the KPFT Free Music Store radio program
*1972: Thompson illustrates a William H Gass short story for ''Fiction''
[[Shows/1972]]
[[Shows/1972]]


== 1973 ==
== 1973 ==
*Thompson visits Greece to record with [[Manos Hadjidakis]]; doesn't happen
*Thompson visits Greece to record with [[Manos Hadjidakis]]; doesn't happen
*Thompson becomes an assistant to [[Robert Rauschenberg]]
*Thompson becomes an assistant to [[Robert Rauschenberg]] along with [[Christine Kozlov]]
*Writing for Art & Language's "Music-Language" project begins
*Writing for Art & Language's "Music-Language" project begins


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== 1975 ==
== 1975 ==
*Premiere of Thompson co-directed film {{RLink|Mostly}}
*September 1975: ''[[Mostly About Rauschenberg]]'' premieres


== 1976 ==
== 1976 ==
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== 1979 ==
== 1979 ==
*March 1979: {{RLink|Soldier}}
*March 1979: {{RLink|Soldier}}
*1979: Thompson producing The Raincoats featured on ''South Bank Show'' S2E02: Rough Trade<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loydtQRR4eA</ref>
*October 1979: {{RLink|Micro}}
*October 1979: {{RLink|Micro}}


Latest revision as of 21:34, 4 December 2023

1970

1971

  • January 7, 1971: Ad in Rolling Stone for Corky's Debt to His Father and Old Tom Clark
  • Spring 1971: Winter House's projected release date for Mayo Thompson's first book Regular Everything II. (Regular Everything was a chapter of illustrations in Rangoon). The book was never released. In 2015, illustrations from the book were included in Thompson's exhibition 8th Floor.
  • August 1971: Thompson hosts a radio show on Pacifica KPFT-FM 90.1[1]

1972

  • 1972: Thompson forms new group The Rockin' Blue Diamonds
  • May - July 1972: The Rockin' Blue Diamonds perform each week at The Old Quarter
  • 1972: The Rockin' Blue Diamonds record a demo for John Fahey's Takoma Records which he does not accept
  • July 1972: The Rockin' Blue Diamonds' equipment is stolen
  • August 3, 1972: The Rockin' Blue Diamonds perform an acoustic set on the KPFT Free Music Store radio program
  • 1972: Thompson illustrates a William H Gass short story for Fiction

Shows/1972

1973

1974

  • 1974: Robert Rauschenberg in Israel
  • 1974: Done To

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980s

References

  1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/spacecity03spac_11/page/n31/mode/2up?q=%22mayo+thompson%22
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loydtQRR4eA
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