Another that come courtesy of its inclusion within the Big Gold Dreams box set, released on Cherry Red back in 2019. This one dates from May 1987
mp3: The Beat Poets – Killer Bee Honey
Here’s the blurb from the booklet:-
“Taken from The Beat Poets debut EP, Glasgow, Howard, Missouri, released on 53rd & 3rd* Killer Bee Honey is an infectious beach-bound instrumental designed to shimmy to, while trying not to kick sand in the faces of tough guys.
Formed by former Primevals guitarist Tom Rafferty, the Beat Poets mined a retro-bound seam of party music, with twanging guitars married to smooth sax on several singles and an album, Totally Radio.”
*the label founded in 1985 by Stephen Pastel, Sandy McLean and David Keegan
The back of the sleeve for the EP provides the names of the band members. Tom Rafferty (guitar), Keith Bruce (saxophone), Stewart A Nicol (more guitar), Paul Bridges (drums & tambourine) and T Morris Fraser (bass guitar).
By the time the follow-up single, Rebel Surf, was released in 1988, again on 53rd&3rd, they had a different bass player – Robert Renfrew – and a different drummer – John Currie. That line-up would record the group’s sole album, the above-mentioned Totally Radio, issued by the Lanacashire-based label, Imaginary Records.
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