King Bee * Hot Pistol * 7" 1978 Fred Cole Dead Moon Rats Pierced Arrows Zipper
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Description
Whizeagle Records ?– W-7001 1978 USA (Portland, OR) 7"
Photo copy sleeves. Sold by the band this way, they pressed more records than sleeves and then had to make copies from the original sleeve. The song 'Zip Gun' is listed on the sleeve and 45 label but is not on the record.
King Bee was a band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1976 and consisted of Fred Cole on vocals and guitar, Mark Sten on bass, and Pat Conner on drums. Cole had sung and written songs for bands such as The Weeds (also known as Lollipop Shoppe), and Zipper, but King Bee marked his debut as a guitarist. According to Cole's wife (and Conner's sister) Toody, the band initially sounded "grungy, rhythm and bluesy, swampy" but "happened to get a spot playing in Portland on the bill with The Ramones the first time they came through." King Bee was inspired by the high-energy punk sounds of The Ramones, and in 1978 released the low-fidelity single "Hot Pistol" on Cole's Whizeagle label. However, the band soon folded, and Cole's frustration with short-lived lineups led him to teach Toody how to play bass, leading to the formation of THE RATS and later DEAD MOON and PIERCED ARROWS.
On a personal note, the song 'Hot Pistol' is by far (IMO) the sleaziest, dirtiest, grungiest song Fred Cole has ever recorded, and it completely defines mid-70s Portland, OR, which was the polar opposite of what it is today.
Tracklist
A Hot Pistol
B Headache
Sleeve looks new
Record has one light scuff, looks new otherwise, plays well and sounds great!
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