THE PUDZ (SEATTLE PUNK/POP) "TAKE A LETTER MARIA"+"TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER" NM/NM

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TWO YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED.

ARTIST: THE PUDZ

TRACK LISTING: A.”TAKE A LETTER MARIA” (2:32) b/w 1. “TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER” (3:54)

A

Take A Letter Maria

3:54

B

Take Me To Your (Leader)

2:32

Credits

• Bass – Mark Halterlein

• Drums – Dave Drewry

• Executive Producer – Swan

• Guitar – Dave Locksley

• Photography By – Jon Sleight, Kelly Gordon (2), Marty Perez, Randy Hall (3)

• Producer – Dave Locksley

• Vocals – Robert Morgan* 
  

RECORD LABEL: TEENIE WAMPUM RECORDS (LOCAL SEATTLE INDIE)

CAT.#: TW002

YEAR: 1981

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD (VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED) IS IN NM CONDITION. BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. VINYL SUPER CLEAN NO LINES, SCRATCHES, BLEMS, NICKS ETC., NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER. BOTH SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN.

RECORD SLEEVE. IS IN NM CONDITION. NO WRITING ON IT, STRAIGHT CLEAN EDGES. NO RIPS, TEARS OR SEAM SPLITS.

OTHER INFO: THIS RECORD IS OUT OF PRINT. THIS INCLUDES THE ORIGINAL DOUBLE SIDED INSERT. THIS COMES FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE ORIGINAL DRUMMER DAVE DREWERY, HERE NAMES DAVE PUDD #2. “TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER” IS A LOCAL SEATTLE EARLY 80'S CLASSIC APPEARED ON BOTH THE “SEATTLE SYNDROME” LP AND IS INCLUDED IN THE EMP COLLECTION OF NORTHWEST ROCK TITLED “WILD AND WOLLY”.

ARTIST & RELEASE INFO:

BAND HISTORY

Rob Morgan arrived in Seattle in 1977 from Edmonds, Washington, and lived initially in the same University District party house that spawned The U-Men and The Look. His first band, The Fishsticks (1979), was a rather chaotic and amateurish affair, but its successor, The Pudz (1980–1982), became a Seattle legend: in an exhibit at the Experience Music Project, Mark Arm narrates the story of The Pudz warming up at Seattle's Showbox for a gig by UK punk band 999. As The Pudz played their set, performing the likes of The Ohio Express' "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy" and the R. B. Greaves hit "Take a Letter, Maria", a group of people in front of the stage jeered and pelted them. Arm's version of the story suggests a large group of hecklers, but according to Morgan it was "a small group… trying desperately to out 'punk rock' each other, while the rest of the audience… smart enough to realize that punk was much more of a mindset than a hairstyle & a jacket… looked on in befuddled amusement—"

The Pudz' sole single—a Dave Locksley original called "Take Me To Your, (Leader)" b/w "Take A Letter Maria"— was as close to a "hit" as one could have in the DIY era, receiving airplay on college radio up and down the West Coast. The single sold out quickly and was later incorporated into The Squirrels' CD Scrapin' For Hits. In 2000, "Leader" was included in an Experience Music Project 2-CD retrospective of Northwest Rock, which also featured more famous groups like The Sonics, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Heart and Pearl Jam.

The Pudz broke up when lead guitarist Dave Locksley left town; Rob briefly put together a band called The Pamona Boners, then in 1984 he managed to draft the Young Fresh Fellows (YFF) to back him under the name Ernest Anyway and the Mighty, Mighty Squirrels, seen in retrospect as the first Squirrels lineup. 

NOTE: I OFFER BOTH 1st CLASS OR MEDIA MAIL OPTIONS IN THE U.S. & IT'S TERRITORIES, PLEASE NOTE MEDIA MAIL MAY TAKE A FEW DAY'S LONGER TO ARRIVE, AS IT GOES GROUND TRANSPORT.

I DO COMBINE SHIPPING!

ALL 7” SINGLES WILL BE MAILED OUT IN PADDED ENVELOPES WITH EXTRA STURDY CARDBOARD TO PROTECT THE ITEM. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING WITH OTHER LIKE SIZED ITEMS. ADDITIONAL 45’S .50 EA. IN THE U.S. VIA MEDIA MAIL OR OTHER USPS SERVICES. ONE 45 WITH SHIPPING MATERIALS IS 5 OUNCES, 2 6 OUNCES, THREE 8 OUNCES, FIGURE 2 OUNCES FOR EA. ADDITIONAL 45. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING IS BASED ON WEIGHT AND COUNTRY. FOR THE U.S. THE $4 COST OF THE MEDIA MAIL INCLUDES MY COST OF PADDED ENVELOPES, PACKING MATERIALS & TIME. THANKS! BOB

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