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***Georgia in 1982 was a peculiar place, for sure. Athens was just starting to get up to cruising altitude (starting with the B52s a mere five years earlier) and was beginning to consume a lot of oxygen in the regional and national press. While Atlanta had industry heavy hitters like the Producers and the Brains, the buzz at venues like the Bistro, 688, TV Dinner and The Agora was legitimately palpable. Three childhood best friends, Ken Shenck on vox and guitar and bassist Max Koshewa (both of locals Lobe Tan), along with their pal (from their high school band Acropolis), Mac McNeilly on drums. This three piece formed in 1981 and by 1982, the label OHP released their debut release. With a beautiful folded poster/sleeve designed by Swimming Pool Q Anne Richmond Boston, the single was followed up by another single on the label in 1983. What you get on this single is those first two releases. Digitized and sweetened by the maestro Jason NeSmith at Chase Park Transduction. Also included is an insert with one of four different promo photos that the band had made in the forest somewhere in Decatur using smoke bombs for ambience. This is the first of (hopefully) many releases celebrating the legacy of this noted Atlanta powerhouse.