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| Subject | Doug Derek & The Hoax limited CD released on Kool Kat Musik label with bonus disc! |
| Date | Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:54:59 -0600 |
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Hey there,
Just a quick post letting all you fellow Auditeers know that the "Who
The Hell Is Doug Derek?" album by ultra-obscure early 80s American
Power Pop band Doug Derek & The Hoax has just been released in limited
CD format on the Kool Kat Musik label (PURR 2023).
Available exclusively from the Kool Kat Musik Power Pop/Alt Country
online store, the album comes with a free second bonus disc of 11 more
songs - all for just $15!
To purchase, just click and go to the buy link below:
http://www.koolkatmusik.com/showproduct.aspx?productid=4801
or e-mail:
ray@koolkatmusik.com
Doug Derek & The Hoax MySpace profile:
http://www.myspace.com/dougderekandthehoax
Kool Kat Musik MySpace profile:
http://www.myspace.com/koolkatmusik
Kool Kat Musik press release/item listing info:
Doug Derek & The Hoax Who The Hell Is Doug Derek? GREAT!!!
$15 An unheard power pop gem - until now! Fans of Paul Collins' Beat
and The Plimsouls, this is for you as there are lots of similarities
throughout! This little-known garage power pop band from New Haven,
CT existed from 1980 to 1981. The songs and music presented here
reflect the energy, spirit and overall sound of a lot of American
bands at the time, and provide another entry into the long list of
garage pop bands that existed during this period! It all began with
vocalist/bassist Doug Riccio (a.k.a. "Doug Derek") (who's got a little
Peter Case in him) and vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Michael Brochin,
who reunited with two additional former band mates in drummer Rich
D'Albis and guitarist Bob Cedro to form the initial lineup.
Accurately self-described as "pop with a lot of balls", they were able
to create more than 30 original songs together during that short, yet
very productive period. All previously unreleased until now, ultra-
catchy songs such as "Bobby's Gotta Get Back To Boston," (could've
been a college radio hit in the day), "I Don't Really Like It
Here" (both presented here in two versions), "I Need Your Love (Let Me
Take You Into The Night)" and the anthemic "Airwaves" (a tale about a
fictional band making it to the top of the charts with an unusually
dark, ironic twist at the end) reflect the obvious Power Pop
influences of Brochin and a darker, more mysterious side in Riccio
that culminated in a songwriting duo that could be considered to be a
somewhat unusual pairing of minds for the time. Kool Kat is pleased
to present a debut album that never was - finally released 27 years
after the songs were originally recorded. COMES WITH AN EXCLUSIVE
BONUS DISC – THE 11-SONG "LIVE IN THE BASEMENT" CD! Originally
dubbed "The John Tapes" this is a last-minute session of songs not
even found on their studio release, recorded live on a 4-track
recorder in Riccio's parents' basement. They are the last actual
recorded performances of the band, capturing their unmistakable raw
energy!
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