Bi Coastal

First off,

Let's establish a few things here.

This post is of two bands with releases in 1981 from each coast of the continental United States. One based in New York, New York and one based in San Francisco, California.

It is not in any way related in any way shape or form to the 1980 record "Bi-Coastal" by the late Peter Allen which was the first album he released after divorcing his beard, Liza Minnelli and coming out of the closet. Which was great for him, but not much of a surprise to anybody (except maybe Liza.)

That was this:

This record was a particular favorite of my mother who would play it quite a bit on the 8 track in her Pontiac.
 I loathed it.

And still do.
It's dreadful stuff.



This post however is something entirely different.

Entirely

Wolvarines (1981)

Wolvarines were from San Francisco.

They made a primitive pop noise and left almost no physical record of their existence beyond this sole seven inch vinyl record.

However a diligent five minutes of intense googling did unearth a short section of a live radio broadcast which can only add to the mystery.

Reasons for Change (1981)

Meanwhile on the other side of the country and the other other coast...

David Leonard and his group were making a much more polished power pop sound in New York City.

There's a more recent picture of him in the gallery section where he's playing through a Supro Thunderbolt amplifier. I can't hate a dude who plays a Supro, even if it's one of the new revived ones rather than the old school ones I've owned and treasured through all those years gear snobs would sneer at them. Now they're cool and valuable and I've been vindicated. Suck it gear snobs.

So there's that too.