[1] Attracting a significant local cult following for their eccentric music and theatrical stage shows, the band independently recorded and released their debut LP, The Return of The Aquabats, in 1995, ultimately selling over 24,000 copies without any distribution.
[1] After being signed to Goldenvoice Records in 1997, the band released their sophomore album, The Fury of The Aquabats!, during the height of the American ska revival; it became their minor mainstream breakthrough, peaking at number 172 on the Billboard 200.
[3] Despite releasing a B-sides compilation and live DVD through Fearless Records in the early 2000s, The Aquabats spent most of this period in relative inactivity, leading to radical changes in both the band's line-up and musical style.
[9] The band's sixth studio album, Kooky Spooky...In Stereo, was released on August 21, 2020 on The Aquabats' own independent label, Gloopy Records.
[44] The following songs are demos and b-sides that were not previously released on either a demo cassette or compilation: "Cold Raw Gold"[45] "Giant Robot Birdhead" [instrumental][46] "Green Ghost"[47] "The Grey Man"[48] "I Love the Monster"[49] "The Lonely Horseman"[50] "Mucho Gusto"[51] "Return of the British Knight"[52] "Sequence Erase" [instrumental][53] "Todd-1 in Space Mountain Land" [54] The following Aquabats songs were released on compilation albums.
[68] The official Horchata Records website listed The Aquabats and all of their respective side projects among their roster, including active bands such as GOGO13, The Sandfleas, The Moon Monkeys and Digital Unicorn, as well as either planned or entirely fictional groups like Planet V, Cactus Jack and The She-Goats.
Following their dismissal from Goldenvoice Records in 2000, The Aquabats entered a period of extended inactivity and limited finances, during which it became clear Jacobs' ambitions for Horchata had become unfeasible and the label eventually faded into non-existence in 2001.