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Center for Disease Control Boys - We’re the Center of Disease Control Boys (First Chris Cornell on vinyl) 7”

Center for Disease Control Boys - We’re the Center of Disease Control Boys (First Chris Cornell on vinyl) 7”

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The Center for Disease Control Boys was a loose-knit satirical Country, Western and Folk band formed in Seattle in 1986. Their performances included a mixture of original compositions and older songs written by such artists as Bob Wills,  Asleep at the Wheel, and Woody Guthrie. Their stage show used an extensive array of props and costumes such as bales of hay, stuffed roosters, rubber trout, and wads of self printed ‘country currency’. Although the band was only in existence for six months, they are noteworthy for their ever changing lineup of musicians and performers which included Chris Cornell of Soundgarden Jonathan Poneman, co-founder of Sub Pop Records, and Ben McMillan, lead singer for Skin Yard andGruntruck

Throughout their career, The Center for Disease Control Boys played only nine shows, but they put out a 45 vinyl single on Fin de Siecle Records in 1986.  They would have probably become a footnote if it weren’t that Chris Cornell had once been a member.  There has always been rumblings of curiosity among his fans, but since Cornell’s death in May of 2017 the few copies of the CDC Boyssingle on the collectors market have skyrocketed

andreafedd
Edited 7 years ago. 
I co-founded the CDC Boys with Dean Wartti. My name is George Hackett. The band had rotating members that included Jonathan Poneman who went on to found Sub Pop Records. The record was Chris Cornell's first recording. Chris was working to get Soundgarden off the ground at the time and the CDC Boys provided comedic relief. Dean had 500 copies pressed in Canada. We couldn't afford any more. He kept most of the copies after handing them out to friends and band members. But many were lost in a fire in 1993. As of 2018 Dean has about 40 copies. He handed out about 60 copies when it was pressed in 1986. So I'd guess there are no more than 100 copies in existence. See the Wikipedia page for more information.

 

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