Joe Hebert Band - I Don't Wanna Be A Preppy 7" KBD Punk
$
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This is the last known available original copy of The Joe Hebert Band's "I Don't Wanna Be a Preppy"/"First Date" on Complex Records. It's a 7" 45 with a little hole. The only other original recording of the song is the test pressing. My dad discovered it while cleaning the storage of some of my old things and called me and told me about it. I can verify 100% that it's an original. Joe Hebert, the author and singer of the song is my uncle. I wasn't sure that I wanted to let this go, (and my dad advised against it), but I need the money so it's up for sale. It appears to be in excellent shape, but keep in mind, I'm not a collector.
Here's what one reviewer said about the record:
Fans of the lighter side of KBD punk and raw power pop can’t really lose with the A-side of this collector’s fave, of which original copies are so scarce that less than an armful have been accounted for. The great preppy scourge of the ‘80s was frustrating rockers everywhere, and this 1981 single is proof that Blaines and Buffys were causing a ruckus in Rhode Island. Our man Hebert has fallen for a girl, it seems, but sure enough she’s been bitten under the sweater set by the prep bug. He’s not having it, and with a rude and crude fuzz tone supporting the sheer force of his voice, he sounds off on the topic with an increasingly unhinged delivery. But the flip “First Date” is not to be overshadowed, its chorus one of the more uncanny earworms to nestle in my lobes recently. It features the same inept yet pulverizing fuzz and a “real people” linguist’s dream as he hollers “I only got five bucks!” in all his L’il Rhodey glory. The backing band was the comparably obscure locals, the Tits, and Joe went on to drivetime radio “morning zoo” and regional comedy infamy. If this sort of stuff floats your boat shoes, you won’t regret gripping this one.
The only other original recording of the song is the test pressing which my uncle has, and it's not for sale. Own a piece of 80's history. Buy the final copy today.
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