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!