Zipper ~ Zipper (1975)
USA Hard Rock / Psychedelic Rock
Whizeagle Records
Members
Fred Cole - vocals
Jim Roos - guitar
Greg Shadoan - bass
Lorry Erck - drums
This album has a very interesting history because of Fed Cole, a punk rock legend. Cole was a pioneer and advocate for independent record labels . He believed bands should do things their way, not what a record label says to do. Cole was the owner of Whizeagle records, that not only recorded and released his own records, but he cut them, too, on the same lathe that cut the Kingsman’s “Louie Louie”.
Fred Cole Lived and Created Entirely on His Own Terms, and Portland Followed His Lead
How friends, family and admirers will remember the Portland punk legend.
A Fred Cole interview if you’re interested…
Zipper | Interview | Fred Cole's band after The Weeds and before Dead Moon - It's Psychedelic Baby Magazine
Zipper was a Portland, Oregon based hard rock band formed in 1974. The band consisted of Greg Shadoan (bass), Jim Roos (guitar), Lorry Erck (drums) and Fred Cole (vocals), who previously played with The Lollipop Shoppe (later Dead Moon). Fred Cole headed for Alaska with his partner Kathleen...
www.psychedelicbabymag.com
Don’t expect this album to sound perfect…it sounds like it was recorded inside a tin can, but the guitar leads are vicious! I personally think Cole’s vocals on this album are horrible and sound very off key. IMHO, the only true salvageable song is Face of Stone.
However, despite my negative feelings about Zipper, it is still a piece of rock iconography that influenced many bands to come.
Face of Stone
Born Yesterday
Full Album
