Doodley Squat

first and second versions

third version

White Boy - Sagittarius Bumper Sticker 7":
Sagittarius Bumper Sticker // I Could Puke / Disco Elephant
4000-5000 on black vinyl (see notes for pressing info)
Doodley Squat 1, 1977

Lineup: Mr Ott / Jake Whipp

Recording Info:

Notes: Damn that Jake Whipp for letting his "facts" get in the way of my perfectly good speculation. What follows is now the truly definitive A number 1 doubleplusgood pressing history of this record:
first pressing of 1000 copies, one or two more pressings of 1000 each, and then another (final?) pressing of 2000 copies.
There are at least three distinct variations of this record:
First version: machine folded/glued two-color (orange and brown) sleeve and green ink on the labels (some with lyric sheet and order form)
Second? version: hand folded/glued one-color (silver) sleeve with green ink on the labels
Third? version: machine folded/glued two-color (silver and black) sleeve with purple ink on the labels

The orange and brown sleeve was very expensive to print.

Reviews: Amazingly primitive rock and roll. In terms of influence this is one of the most important hunks of vinyl to come outta DC. Unfortunately it's not a very good record. While this may have been pretty wild and out of control in 1977, compared to the kinda noise coming out of DC even a year later, this doesn't seem very noteworthy.

Jeffrey Dahl - Rock and Roll Critic 7":
Janine / I Heard // Rock and Roll Critic
black vinyl
Doodley Squat 2, 1977

Lineup: Jeff Dahl

Recording Info: Recorded at Soundbox. Engineered by Malcolm Peplow and Bill Murray.

Notes: There is another version of this record with color labels.

Reviews: Never heard this one--and based on the awful :30 Over DC track, I don't have any real urge to.

promo flyer

White Boy - Spastic 7":
I'm So Straight / Electronic Suicide // Little Idiots / Just an Old Fart
black vinyl w/insert
Doodley Squat 3, 1977

Lineup: Mr Ott / Jake Whipp

Recording Info:

Notes: Sleeve was professionally cut/glued.

Reviews: For some reason I can't help but think that if this were a crummy homemade cassette I'd be going apeshit over it. This doesn't sound like it should be a record--it's got that two guys in a basement with a drum machine and tape recorder vibe to it. What this really brings to mind is industrial music circa 1982: disregard for rock structures, big mean noise, shitty fake drums, overwrought delivery, and not much in the way of audio fidelity. Miles better than the first White Boy record, but still nowhere near what they were capable of at their peak.

I need the inserts (or a nice photocopy) for this record. Hook me up!

White Boy - Heavens of Hell 7":
Never Mind // Heavens of Hell
black vinyl w/insert
Doodley Squat 4, 1978

Lineup: Mr Ott - vocals (Never Mind) / Jake Whipp - vocals (Heavens of Hell), guitars / Scott Pusey - bass / Chris Bumalowe - drums / Axle Standoff - synthesizer (Heavens of Hell)

Recording Info: Recorded at Soundbox, engineered by Malcolm Peplow.

Notes: Sleeve was professionally cut/glued. This seems to be the rarest White Boy release, despite there being at least two pressings. I'd guess that the green label version was first.

Reviews: Hmm, it's back to the rock sound and rock structure of their first record, but with definite heavy metal leanings--we gots some geeeetar solos here that range from competent cock rock to atonal catastrophes. I like it.

I really need a copy of the green label version of this record--I even have a note from my mommy. If you have one for trade or sale, email me!

promo flyer

White Boy - Kissing at Midnight 12":
Living in the Shadows / Be the First One // Kissing at Midnight / Coming Back Home
black vinyl
Doodley Squat 5, 1983

Lineup: Mr Ott / Jake Whipp / Tommy Carr - drums

Recording Info:

Notes:

Reviews: Damn, this is awful. Really awful. Living in Shadows is a terrible eighties rock song that's about twenty minutes long and doesn't even have a fucking ending. Be the First One is a dreadful new wave dance song. Kissing at Midnight is an awful dance song with fake drums, synth, doubled vocals and jerk off funk guitar. Coming Back Home is only 30 seconds long, but it has the most retarded harmonica part ever. Summary: Awful, awful, terrible, dreadful, awful, retarded.

White Boy - Poker Chips 7":
Poker Chips // How Safe Are You
black vinyl
Doodley Squat 6, 1983

Lineup: Mr Ott / Jake Whipp

Recording Info:

Notes: I had originally thought that the sleeves for this record were hand cut/glued, just based on the amazingly crooked yellow-sleeved version I have, but the green sleeve version shares many of the imperfections of the yellow version, and is obviously machine folded and glued.

Reviews: Kinda wild rock guitar, fake drums, cheap synth. It may not stink as much Kissing at Midnight, but it's still a turd.