Feelings of Dred(d)

Continuing on with the similarly named band theme because that's how the alphabet works.

Dredd Foole and the Din (1982)

The Din here is Mission of Burma.

Dred Scott (1979)

California punk rock circa 1979. Much much better than the Supreme Court decision they took their name from.

A-Hunting We Will Go

Time to crap out another quick post with the band names sharing a theme.

Aren't you fucking lucky.

Egg Hunt (1986)

This was an intensely exciting thing when it came out because it was a one off project by Ian McKaye and Jeff Nelson from Minor Threat. Together they own Dischord Records. It was half of that band making music. We listened to it often. I still like to listen to it. You may too.

 

Duck Hunt (1991)

This is also a one off project on K records by Steve Fisk noted Seattle producer musician & all around good egg and his Pell Mell bandmate Bill Owen.

If I wasn't incredibly lazy I'd look and see if I'd previously posted the single he did in 1980 as Anonymous which is also an odd sonic mish mosh of studio fuckery. I may or may not have. If I didn't I may come back and post it later if anybody gives a shit and maybe asks nicely. But I'm not holding my breath.

Demonstration Tapes

Dolly Mixture had one final release up their collective sleeves. In 1984 they released a very limited double lp set in a plain white sleeve, handstamped and autographed with four solid sides of various demos they'd recorded over their four year existence. A solid thousand were released into the wild. I've never seen a copy myself.

 Demonstration Tapes (1984/1995)

However, not long after I'd purchased the three singles from the previous post I read that there was a reissue on Royal Mint. But alas, it was nowhere to be found on my side of the Atlantic and inquiring after it only got me puzzled looks by the various record store clerks I asked.

Fortunately for me I had a brief correspondence at the time with Stewart Anderson of Boyracer and at some point the idea of some record swapping came up. I ended up tracking down a couple of Lp's from Hasil Adkins for him and he sent me this. I think I actually came out on the better end of that deal. This came and went in a flash just as quick as the original. (and copies on Discogs are priced at over $75.) It was reissued again by a German label in an edition of 300 in 2010 using the original stamp and also autographed. These are also priced at a premium for some reason.

The band itself for their part that same year put out a limited 3 cd box with everything they recorded called "Everything and More" which is pretty high on my want list....

Adorableness

It's rather unfortunate that if the Dolly Mixture are remembered for anything these days it's that they appeared on Captain Sensible's unfortunate recording of "Happy Talk" which brought him some success that he's still trying to live down. But even he has bills to pay, so I can't begrudge him a hit with a dreadful novelty cover.

Been Teen (1981)

This is the second of four singles and a 12" that they released in their lifetime. But they did record quite a bit apparently based on the amount of stuff that has come out since then. But still they remain  as ever absurdly obscure.

 

Everything and More (1982)

It's a shame. This is such sweet pop music.

 

Remember This (1983)

Fourth and final single. One more 12" on Cordelia Records (label of the Deep Freeze Mice) and they were done for the most part. The B-side is a bit of a departure from previous efforts with a bit of chamber style music and cello, but I personally don't have any issues with that. As it is two people on Discogs apparently think this one is worth over a hundred American dollars. I'd argue, but I only paid a buck apiece for the three so I'm pretty sure I got a good buy no matter how you shake it out.

 

Is It Really Spring?

Perhaps when this posts.
Not right now as I type this.
As I actually type this it's dead fucking Winter and we're not even past the Solstice yet, so the days are still getting even shorter.

Here's a couple more things for you on the other side...

1979 - Science Fiction (Bay You're So)

For a couple of years I did a Monday night thing spinning singles at a local watering hole with a friend to little notice and a couple of free drinks. But when I did occasionally play the A-side here, someone would inevitably feel the need to come and inquire about it. Take that as a recommendation.

 

1983 - Powdered Lover

I really had no fucking clue what this single was when I forked my dollar over for it. I liked the cover and it was within my timeline of things I buy. It was money well spent.