Under the original moniker of “Chupa”, the band’s founding members were vocalist/guitarist Mary Lou Lord , guitarist Jason Hatfield ( Juliana Hatfield ‘s brother), drummer Shawn King Devlin, and bassist Brian Dunton. Devlin and Dunton were both also in the band Dumptruck before founding Chupa. Mary Timony , formerly of the band Autoclave , replaced Lord on vocals and guitar shortly after formation, as Lord was reluctant to use electric instrumentation. Following Lord’s departure, Chupa released a self-titled cassette and they self-distributed it in 1991. After Hatfield departed from the band, their name was changed to “Helium” and his position was not replaced; thus, the lineup of Devlin, Dunton, and Timony remained as a trio.
Self-titled cassette
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