More than 40 YEARS IN THE MAKING! Doomtown Sounds, in collaboration with Toody Cole and the surviving members of the band, is proud to present the release of the KING BEE album, containing a dozen unreleased studio and live songs recorded between 1977 and 1981. King Bee was Fred Cole’s late 70’s band, and their music occupied an important position in Fred’s development as a songwriter. This often-overlooked part of Fred’s career saw him combining elements of his 60’s roots with this new sound called punk rock, and it was this synthesis of styles which led to the Rats, and, eventually, to the creation of Dead Moon.
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Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO
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Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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Jane Weaver The Fallen By Watch Bird (Expanded Edition Marine & Cream) [2xLP]
Fire Records
March 6, 2026 -
Cobrah Torn
Atlantic
March 6, 2026 -
Melvins & Napalm Death Savage Imperial Death March
Ipecac Recordings
April 10, 2026 -
Holly Humberstone Cruel World
Interscope/Geffen/A&M
April 10, 2026 -
Tori Amos Strange Little Girls Rattlesnakes Version [2xLP]
Atlantic Catalog Group
February 20, 2026 -
Peaches No Lube So Rude (Blue)
Kill Rock Stars
February 20, 2026 -
Lime Garden Maybe Not Tonight
Communion Group Limited
April 10, 2026 -
Jodeci The Show", The After Party", The Hotel [2xLP]
Motown Records
February 20, 2026 -
Boys Night Out Trainwreck
Parting Gift Records
February 28, 2026 -
Parlor Greens Emeralds
Colemine Records
March 27, 2026 -
Pro-Pain Stone Cold Anger
Napalm Records
May 15, 2026 -
Bat For Lashes Fur and Gold 2025
Bmg
February 13, 2026 -
Alex Melton The Process
Pure Noise Records
March 6, 2026 -
Sluice Companion
Mtn Laurel Recording
March 27, 2026