7" Saturday, I felt the up/down to flip/switch records to be worth the effort.
Chris Butler (Waitresses, Tin Huey among others) did a series of 7" recorded on various media other than traditional magnetic tape.
The Series was called "The Wilderness Years". Chris produced and released through his "Future Fossil" label.
Volume 1: "A Hole In The Sky/Davy's Sister's Home From College" Recorded on Edison Wax Cylinder by Pete Dilg.
Volume 3: "The Man In The Razor Suit/The Bottom of a Workingman's Beer" Recorded on a Webster-Chicago (Webcor) wire recorder.
The remainder were all released on Clone Records which was from Akron, Ohio. Clone released the remarkable (2) "Bowling Balls" 12" compilations of little known bands outside of the Akron/Kent, Ohio area. Most of us knew/know Devo, but there were a plethora of others waiting for their chance at discovery such as Rubber City Rebels, Tin Huey, Waitresses and Rachel Sweet. Rachel would be discovered by Lene Lovich when she was in Akron. Rachel got included on the Stiff Records Akron compilation (with the "scratch and sniff" tire that exuded the lovely aroma of Akron's air-according to the label) along with several other Akron area bands.
These rare 7" finds were courtesy of Dave Ignazio at Square Records in Akron.
John Rader "One Step At A Time/Get You Back" Clone 1979
Tin Huey "Puppet Wipes, Cuyahoga Creeping Bent/Poor Alphonso, The Tin Huey Story" Clone 1977
Tin Huey "English Kids/Sister Rose" Clone 1980
The Housekeepers "I Gotta Know/Down The Road" Clone 1981
Tin Huey "Robert Takes The Road to Lieber Nawash/Squirm Your Worm" Clone 1978
Harvey Gold (Tin Huey) "Keep A Close Watch/Armadillo" Clone 1977
