PYLON - Cool / Dub - Original US 7" Single - Post Punk New Wave Supercluster

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Pylon was an American band from Athens, Georgia. The band's danceable sound, a blend of new wave, post-punk, jangle pop, alternative rock and funk rock, influenced the Athens music scene and the 1980s American pop underground.

The members of Pylon were art students at the University of Georgia. Guitarist Randall Bewley and bass guitarist Michael Lachowski began playing music in 1978. They practiced in a studio that Lachowski rented from Curtis Crowe. Crowe soon joined the band as a drummer. On February 14, 1979, the three held auditions for a singer. Vanessa Briscoe was chosen. Their musical influences included Cabaret Voltaire, Suicide, the No New York compilation and the soundtrack to Eraserhead.

Pylon played their first live show at a party on March 9, 1979. Members of the B-52's attended Pylon's third show. Fred Schneider and Kate Pierson of the B-52's were particularly supportive and helped promote Pylon's music in New York City, getting them a gig at Hurrah. Soon after, Pylon opened for Gang of Four in New York.

Pylon's debut single, "Cool", backed by "Dub", was released on DB Records in 1979, and received many positive critical reviews. It was followed by their first full-length album, Gyrate, in 1980. The !! 10" EP, released in 1980 on the UK label Armageddon Records, included both sides of the debut single plus "Driving School" and "Danger!!" from the album. Two further singles followed, "Crazy" (1981) and "Beep" (1982).

From 1980 to 1983, Pylon toured steadily, playing with groups such as the B-52's, Gang of Four, Mission of Burma, Love Tractor, R.E.M., Talking Heads and U2. Their second album, Chomp, was released in 1983. By that time, the members of Pylon were beginning to feel that playing together was becoming less fun and more like a business, and after turning down an offer to open for a U2 tour, they decided to break up the band in late 1983.

With some help from the members of R.E.M., Pylon's reputation as one of the great underground bands of the new wave era was solidified in 1987. Numerous musicians from the Athens rock scene publicly attested to their deep reverence for Pylon in the film Athens, GA: Inside/Out. In April, R.E.M. released the compilation album Dead Letter Office, which opened with a cover version of Pylon's "Crazy", previously issued as the B-side of their 1985 single "Driver 8".

Tracks Are :-

Side One

Cool

Side Two

Dub

Released on 'DB Records' in 1979

Catalogue No. DB 53

Disc is in EX+ condition

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (light wear / minor storage creasing)

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PYLON

Cool / Dub

Original US 7" Single released on DB Records in 1979.
Picture sleeve.
(This is the first pressing where the band member drawings are red on the back of the picture sleeve)

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POSTAGE RATES FOR 7” SINGLES:

UK: £2.00 – then £0.50 each extra.
EUROPE: £4.95 – then £0.50 each extra.
"WORLD ZONE 1" (USA, CANADA, JAPAN etc ): £6.00 – then £1.00 each extra
"WORLD ZONE 2" (AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND etc): £6.55 then £1.00 each extra

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