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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Cate Le Bon Michelangelo Dying
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The Cranberries No Need To Argue (Deluxe) [2xLP]
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Leon Thomas MUTT Deluxe: HEEL (Translucent Ruby) [2xLP]
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Original Broadway Cast of Just In Time Jonathan Groff Just In Time
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Missing Piece Records
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The Antlers Blight (Pink)
Transgressive
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Rob Thomas All Night Days (Knock Wood) (Amazon Exclusive)
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