The Tables - Topic

The Tables was an underground/DIY pop group formed in Oslo, Norway, in 1987, by Bartleby, Robert Birdeye, and Reg Trademark. The band was connected to an earlier group called The Bottle Collectors. The Tables' original trio recorded their first 7-inch, Diary EP, which was released on the new-founded Voices of Wonder label in 1988.
For their first vinyl album, Shady Whims & Obstacles, released on their own Schtooopid Records in 1990, they recruited Sandy Shore on Farfisa organ, and Mono on drums. The Tables broke up soon after the release, but the original trio reformed in 1996 or 1997 to record their second album, Holiday at Wobbledef Grunch, released on Perfect Pop Records, a small label that was run by the group members and others from the indie-pop scene in Oslo. The band once again broke up, but reformed in 2000 and made their third and final album, Nevermynd the Hillocks, again on Perfect Pop Records; it was released in 2002. The band had a host of different members during this stage, most of them contributing to their last album.