Rock Bottom and The Spys - Rich Girl on Bottoms Up Records

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ROCK BOTTOM & THE SPYS released one very good, very rare single. Their EP was "discovered" by record collector Abe King in the late '90s who happened upon their one and only release in a Bay Area record store. Up until that point, it's safe to the say the record was ignored the world over. Only the most dedicated Slash reader would've noticed mentions here and there about Rock Bottom. In the pursuit of their three-song EP, myself and a friend in L.A. found ourselves wading through a tumultuous, depressing where-are-they-now file.

The first Spy reached was the guitarist. The fact that this member had song writing credits on the disc and an unusual surname made finding him relatively simple. That is not to say it was easy. Ygarr (as he was called back then) was extremely nomadic, so much so that getting a hold of him usually involved going through his parents. His stepmother was perhaps the most sociopathically rude person we'd reached yet (both my friend Roger and I had the pleasure). The woman was born angry. The simple request to leave a message could, and did, send her into a rage. And, of course, the message never quite made it to Ygarr. Roger's exasperation in attempting to contact Ygarr peaked when he told the stepmom that he was a record company executive with a royalty check for Ygarr that could only be sent if he spoke to Ygarr personally! Yes, it was a lie, but a necessary one — and it worked. In return for the aforementioned efforts, Roger bought himself a copy of the 45 for his collection. Ygarr also sent along a poor-quality cassette of unreleased studio songs (this would turn out to be the only place the songs existed). Fortunately, the band had indeed selected the best songs for their record (usually not the case). Ygarr also provided the other band members' names: Blank Frank, Rock Halsey, and Guillermo Libutti.

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