THE KILLER BEES punk 45 on LIMP, T.V.VIOLENCE w/2010 PS, legendary KBD punk rare

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THE KILLER BEES original 1979 vinyl , 2010 new sleeve, punk 45 on LIMP, T.V.VIOLENCE backed with ROCK AND ROLL HANGOVER....Issued on my LIMP label in 1979, as LIMP #032, it was produced by Jimmy Barnett at Catholic University Recording Studios., with help from THE KILLER BEES themselves.(Jimmy played guitar on the record)..They were friends of THE RAZZ, who were also issued on Limp Records, and as a favor to the members of that band, the record was issued, on a very limited basis, on my label. Very few copies ever saw the light of day, most of the pressing having been lost by the group, only recently locating some un-played original copies of the vinyl 45s WITHOUT the picture sleeve!! The records are un-used original stock pressings, and now on behalf of the group and with their help and permission, I have made some new 2010 sleeves to go with these un-earthed 45s.... Here's some info on the group: punk 45 on LIMP, info from the original sleeve notes "Side A, TV Violence, SideB, Rock n Roll Hangover. Band member's, Lead vocal, Joe Schmidt, Lead Guitar Jimmy Barnett, Bass, Steve Potts, Drums Bob Potts, Special thanks, to Mary Schmidt, for making this record possible. 1979." Without a doubt, 2nd rarest 45 on Limp behind IN MY EYES by Minor Thtreat(a split Dischord/Limp release)...Black Market Baby Potential Suicide and The Shirkers 45s are right behind, but both have been re-issued...this 7" will come with a 2010 printed NUMBERED sleeve, with differences from the original sleeve so that buyers will be able to discern between the two...remember, the 7" is an ORIGINAL 1979 pressing!!...by the way, both songs can be heard on You Tube......there was a reissue planned for the 45 due to the tragic unexpected death of Travis Jackson, that issue was delayed for a little while but now available, on Windiam Records...Several years ago, the band gave me the remaining original copies to sell for them, with a numbered re-issue sleeve....here is a little story., partially from the bio and an Ugly Things article and partially written by me about a pre Killer Bees band called BITCH... From ’77 to ’84 the Killer Bees blazed a wild trail through the District of Columbia sound scene with their high-energy brand of punk rock’n’roll. But the members of the Bees weren’t some teen-aged newcomers birthed from boppin’ cretins or safety pins and bile, underneath the two chugging KBD killers that laced their sole 45 lay a winding history of touchpoints in the rock’n’roll continuum. Jim Barnett (guitarist) was primed on Brit Invasion sounds in the original era and played in local teenbeat sensations the Missing Links, as well as a pitch and sight-perfect recreation of prime-era Hendrix during Jimi’s time on earth (holding down the Noel Redding spot). Later, he also first joined vocalist Joe Schmidt (five years his junior) in late ‘60s heavy-psych group Phoenix (whose unreleased recordings are still stowed away by Jim). A short few years later, during a period of downtime for local heroes Razz who Joe roadied for—“…because they already had a lead singer.”—he teamed with their rhythm section of bassist Ted Niceley and drummer Doug Tull (both whom later played with popsmith Tommy Keene), along with Razz guitarist Abaad Behram to form the glitter/glam band with Stonesey overtones, Bitch—which also featured a young, pre-Richard Hell & the Voidoids Ivan Julian on guitar. Bitch played one wild gig at Cental High School in Prince Georges County Maryland, about which Abaad says "Yeah, and it was a hoot. I remember Joe bringing a sword dipped in sparkles and brandishing it during the act. " Joe says " too much makeup, long hair, and tall boots " Ted says, "oh shit, we played Central? Why can't I remember it?I didn't take that many drugs!"....It was all before Razz’s regrouping and Niceley and Tull’s exit, and when they did regroup, Joe would roadie for them and get involved from time to time...Abaad says, "We used to invite Schmidt to get tanked up (at the Keg) and then unleash him for Jumping Jack Flash, where he would fling himself into the audience a la Iggy. It was hysterical!“…Several years later. The Killer Bees serve as another shining tally mark on the scoreboard for late ‘70s punk bands with a running pedigree which helped them stand ahead of the pack. Being excited by the sounds of the latter ‘70s Joe Schmidt and Jim Barnett looked to form a new recording project that was “punk” in sound as a goof at first, then later found legs and made aim for the stage. It all started in Jim’s small studio near D.C. in Hyattsville, Maryland, where they put to tape a batch of tunes that still lay unreleased, and decided this was a matter worth pursuing—though, the original rhythm section didn’t agree (and a drummer, like many bands, continued to be a fumble for the combo throughout their days). Snaring the rockin’ rhythm of the Potts brothers—Robert (drummer), Steve (bassist)—the foursome cut the anti-boob tube brutality blast “T.V. Violence,” (callin’ out for good ol’ pure, American television in the fadeout) and the livin’ for girls and thrills paean “Rock and Roll Hangover,” for their sole release at D.C.’s Catholic University. Calling on local label honcho Skip Groff at Limp Records—home of the Shirkers, Slickee Boys, the Korps, etc.— the fellas inquired whether they could issue their single under his label moniker for visibility, to which Groff obliged—but their release was Limp only in artwork, being self-financed and issued by the band who sent the whole bag off to Nashville for production soon after. Racking up some positive praise for their lone waxing and gigging the Bees continued on the next several years, then members began to drift and the frustration of keeping a combo together just got to be all too much. Sensing the sea change in the D.C. music scene that wasn’t his trip Joe Schmidt rolled up the carpet in 1984. But at least unlike many of Schmidt’s comrades in fab D.C. combos that went unrecorded the Killer Bees can keep buzz’n the town with every new spin of their classic 45. a.*****THIS IS A 7" 45 RPM VINYL RECORD!! *****

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