BOX OF 7"s: Episode 5

Now that the boozy holidays are over, I can get back to pondering my box of 7"s. Actually, the box had a little adventure of its own. In protest of my not cleaning their box, one of the cats took a shit near the box. That was bad enough, but when I reached for the box the next time, I found a remnant stuck to it! It was a piece of duct tape covered in cat poo stuck to the box! Gross! Not as gross as a dog shitting a tampon, I suppose. It was cleaned and returned to its former state.


THE GOSPEL SWINGERS - Mississippi ep
In The Red Recs., 2001

This is a really awesome record, and I remember these guys really bringing down the house whenever they played. They were from Denton, so it wasn't that rarely. I remember one particularly fun show at Trophy's in south Austin. Unfortunately, the record ends too soon, and really leaves you wanting more. Luckily, an album came along a few years later, however posthomously. This slab is produced by the great Tim Kerr, who would soon collaborate with 3/5 of the Swingers in the Now Time Delegation.
The Swingers originated with the handsome Alex Cuervo, who also thrilled us in the King Sound Quartet and Blacktop, among others. He's now fronting the excellent Hex Dispensers, along with his lovely wife Alyse Mervosh-Cuervo, who punishes the drums. You can read an interesting interview with Alex from 2007 here.
PS. When they got married, it was awesome and it allowed me to wear a chipmunk vest for most of the evening.





THE HATCHBACKS ep
Turkey Baster Recs., 2000 (It's green see-thru.)

Ha ha! I have lots of fun memories associated with this band. They were loud and snotty and liked to party. They all remain friends of mine today and they continue to rock, although one rocks a research desk at a prominent Jewish university. Not bad for a Motard!
The song I like the most on here is "Hit the Road", a driving little tune that sternly asks for your attention. The remaining jams keep the party goin' and prompted me to drink a beer as I type this. Those Hatchbacks really liked to rock. Once, Dean knocked himself out cold when he fell off the stage during a show. I thought he was dead, but he merely received a concussion. He passes on that concussion to the ages with this fine contribution to Texas music history.
Did you know that there's a rockabilly band from Sweden called the Hatchbacks, too? Well, there is.


Sorry this post only has two entries. Next, I've got 4 Hickey 7"s to go through.