01.29.06
Zero Boys Worth Their Weight in Gold…Literally
I just visited the 7inchpunk site I was astonished to see that back in Nov. 2004 a copy of the first Zero Boys EP, Livin’ in the ’80s, eBayed for a whopping $538!!!
In their posting of tracks from the record, the 7inchpunk guys called it “worth its weight in gold,” and they ain’t kidding. I just checked and as of Jan. 27, 2006, gold was going for $558.50 an ounce.
Guess I better put my copy in a safety deposit box.
Karen said,
February 27, 2006 at 4:25 am
have you seen their video from cosmo’s, think it was ‘83 or ‘84. it’s awesome!! they’ve been playing out some more too which is great!
Spencer said,
February 27, 2006 at 8:08 pm
Hi Karen — wow, it’s been a loooong time indeed.
No, I don’t think I’ve ever seen the video of the legendary first reunion show at good ol’ Cosmo’s (”Punk Rock”) Pizza, though I was there of course. (It was in December of 1984, btw.) You might can see me in the video, maybe — for much of the show I was jammed between the window and Terry’s guitar amp. I vaguely remember chewing some “blood” capsules at one point for no particular reason and letting it drool down all over myself. Ah, good times…good times. (Man, a million memories are rushing in.)
I still have a bootleg audio cassette of the show, recorded on the boombox from Modern Times, though given where I was located the mix is, er, just a little guitar-heavy. I used the same boombox to record a Dandelion Abortion show, and I remember it coming out really great (for a room recording). One of these days I’ll get around to digitizing some of that stuff for the (awesome) Musical Family Tree site…but first I need a cassette deck that doesn’t chew the edges of the friggin’ tape.
How fucking tragic that Terry died. Wasn’t he the one who sang lead on “Splish Splash”? “Splish splash / Don’t wanna die like Darby Crash.” Stupid and sad. Heroin sucks ass.
Without a trace of hyperbole, the Vicious Circle LP pretty much changed my life, along with the first three Ramones albums and Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, all of which I bought in the space of a month or two, and discovering Maximum Rock ‘n’ Roll circa issue 7 or so — and all of that is thanks to Tony Philpot and Second Time Around, who never ratted me out for cutting class…nor chased me out of the store after lurking around for 3 hours. But the Zero Boys LP was my first punk record, and that was my gateway to a whole other world. Thanks guys!
Marvin P. Goldstein said,
July 2, 2007 at 7:56 am
Spencer,
How ya doing old buddy? Good to see you are still around and archiving some of this old shit. Get in touch if you are ever back in town. I’m still here.
Marvin P.