" Their debut was the six-track EP, Grinspoon ( aka Green Album ), which was released in 1995 through the independent Oracle Records.

Whilst in US touring for ten months as support act for Creed, Lit, Godsmack and Anthrax, Grinspoon released a six track EP, Pushing Buttons, for their Australian market in September 1998.

After the intense US touring, Grinspoon released their second album, Easy in September 1999, which peaked at No. 4 and went platinum in Australia.

In the US, all Grinspoon albums had been released on iTunes and other online music stores.

Grinspoon recorded The Easybeats ' track " St. Louis " for a tribute album, Easy Fever: A Tribute to The Easybeats and Stevie Wright — released in October 2008 — while Jamieson's duet with The Wrights on " Evie part 3: I'm Losing You " from 2005 was included.

On 23 July 2012 Grinspoon released the artwork of the album on their official Facebook page confirming the name of the release ' Black Rabbits '.

* Best in Show ( album ), a 2005 album by Grinspoon

| 2003 || | Grinspoon – " No Reason " || Best Group ||

The annual festival has also been a launching platform for many Australian artists, with various acts performing on the tour multiple times, such as Silverchair, Powderfinger, You Am I, The Living End, Jebediah, Grinspoon, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Kisschasy, and Wolfmother.

Bands such as Jet, Wolfmother, Eskimo Joe, Grinspoon, The Vines, The Living End, Pendulum and Delta Goodrem have enjoyed success worldwide.

Since the mid 1990s a string of successful alternative Australian acts have emerged ; artists to achieve both underground ( critical ) and mainstream ( commercial ) success include You Am I, Grinspoon, Powderfinger and Jet.

Notable supporters of the club include ; Don Burke, Doug Walters, Harry Kewell, James Magnussen, Elka Graham, Bill Woods, Tony Roche Ian Thorpe, Joe Hansen ( guitarist for Grinspoon ), John Hatzistergos, Ma ' a Nonu, Mark Waugh, Steve Waugh, and Peter Lonard.

Their name was taken from Dr. Lester Grinspoon an Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who supports marijuana for medical use.

Grinspoon changed their sound to more mainstream rock by their 2002 album, New Detention, gaining fans and peaking at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Charts ; similarly 2007's Alibis & Other Lies also reached No. 2.

Their name was taken from Dr. Lester Grinspoon, an Associate Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, who supports marijuana for medical use.

After a break to reconsider their direction and sound Grinspoon started recording their next album, New Detention, in Sydney's Festival Studios in September 2001 but prior to finishing the studios were shut down and so vocals and guitars were recorded in smaller studios.

Grinspoon also performed at the 2004 NRL grand final before a second single, " Better Off Alone ", issued in November, also reached the Top 30.

Grinspoon had built a strong local following after their rise, they were regulars at Australian music festivals.

On 26 March 2006, Grinspoon performed " Hard Act To Follow " and " Better Off Alone " at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony in Melbourne.

On 5 February 2008, Jamieson announced, via the band's official website, that Grinspoon were on hiatus following their appearance at Big Day Out in late January.

Grinspoon headlined the Newton's Playground festival, held atop Bathurst's famous Mount Panorama in March, with their song " Lost Control " played in advertisements for the festival.

On 1 May, Grinspoon announced they would complete more shows before writing a new album.

A compilation album was released on 20 September in two formats-a regular version consisting of two 2-disc volumes, and a limited edition ( of 3, 500 copies ), containing 6 CDs, 6 7 " vinyl singles, a hardback copy of the book, a poster and additional items.

In 2009 the 2-disc special edition with a running time of 270 minutes was released on DVD.

In 2006, a 30th anniversary 2-disc collector's edition was released.

It includes the special features from the previous 2-disc collector's edition, plus an audio commentary released in 1991 by director Martin Scorsese for The Criterion Collection, previously released on Laserdisc.

On September 6, 2005, a 2-disc " 10th Anniversary Edition " was released featuring much of the bonus material from the " Ultimate Toy Box ", including a retrospective special with John Lasseter, a home theater mix, as well as a new picture.

Two versions of the album were released: A 2-disc ' deluxe ' version that included a DVD with ' making-of ' features and sound-check recordings and a single CD jewel case version.

The film was released as a 2-disc Blu-ray special edition in the UK on July 19, 2010 by Metrodome Distribution and featuring both Original and Director's Cut.

In 2011, the unedited film was released as a commemorative edition 2-disc DVD set by A Filmed Record, Inc., a non-profit company founded in 2008 by the film's associate producer Richard Kaplan.

In 2002, a 2-disc version was released by EMI / Virgin.

The rarely-staged opera was performed in English for the Peter Moores Foundation series of opera in English, recorded by Chandos Records Ltd., and released on a 2-disc set of CDs under the catalog number CHAN 3097 ( 2 ).

Armed with the results, Knight persuaded Prior and Genocky to rejoin, coaxed Johnson out of a health-induced retirement, and along with Kemp and Knight, they released Present -- The Very Best of Steeleye Span ( 2002 ), a 2-disc set of new recordings of the songs.

A 2-disc Platinum Edition DVD was released on March 4, 2008.

In 2003, a 2-disc version was released by EMI / Virgin.

Columbia Records released a 2-disc legacy version of Piano Man in November 2011.

One song from the recording sessions, " The Lotus Eaters ", was eventually released on the box set Dead Can Dance ( 1981-1998 ) and on the 2-disc compilation Wake ( 2003 ).

Ten previously released Steinman songs were included on the 1998 2-disc compilation album The Very Best of Meat Loaf.

The film was released as a 2-disc special edition DVD on October 28, 2003, and as a feature in a 4-film Favorites: Family Comedies 4-movie collection in November 6, 2007, and was released as a single disc DVD on February 8, 2011, and for the first time in widescreen HD on Blu-ray on October 4, 2011.

In September 2008, both Vienna and Rage in Eden were released in digitally remastered 2-disc format with the second disc containing previously unreleased material.

This Rigoletto excerpt was later released on records and CD by RCA Victor, and the entire concert was released years later on an unofficial CD 2-disc album.

* A 2-disc " collector's edition " containing production featurettes, two documentaries ( a " behind-the-scenes " and another called " The Forces of Destiny "), storyboards and concept sketches was released on May 24, 2005.

The series was released as a 2-disc DVD in 2004.

On 3 October 2005, the band released a 2-disc DVD set, The Best of The Beta Band-Film, featuring most of the band's videos and a selection of short films, television footage, documentaries as well as four songs recorded live at the Shepherds Bush Empire on 29 November 2004, one of the band's final performances.