split 7″ w/ Boris the Sprinkler
1995

Great record here. I remember being disappointed that there was only one track each here. That’s a shame because both these bands were at their peak at this point.

The obvious focus here is on the Scooby Don’t track. For those that aren’t old like me, Scooby Don’t brought more quality punk rock basement shows to Minneapolis than anyone else at that time. Their house (35th Street Entry) had many a great punk rock basement show. This track features Billy Morsette from Dillinger Four playing 2nd guitar and doing the backing vocals. Bill was in Dink before Scooby Don’t, and made the move over to D4 when Scooby Don’t split. This is a GREAT song!!!

Of course there is a track here from Boris the Sprinkler here too, but they’re from Wisconsin so we’ll let someone else rave about their track. 😉  Courtesy of our friends at One Sided War.

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Better than the last

This is a great record! Most people know Scooby Don’t because it was Billy Moresette’s pre-Dillinger Four band.  That’s unfortunate, because Scooby Don’t did a lot for the punk scene.  Their house, "The 35th St. Entry", was a mainstay for great traveling punk bands.  This record was recorded before Billy joined the band.

The guys in Scooby Don’t were from Schwano, WI.  They moved here to go to the U of M and rock if I remember correctly.  🙂

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Scooby Don’t

Better than the last

This was their first and, as far as I know, only EP.   They had a split with another band, and some compilation tracks, but I’m pretty sure this was the only record they put out themselves.  This was Billy  Morrisette’s pre-Dillinger Four band, although this recording pre-dates his time with the band.

They were from small-town Wisconsin (Shawano or Sheboygan if I remember correctly).  They moved to Minneapolis and made the biggest contribution to the local punk scene by opening their basement up to traveling bands.  The 35th St. Entry as it was called, because it was roughly on the corner or 35th St. & 1st. Ave (just 28 blocks south of a more famous venue ), showcased bands from California to New York and was by far the best basement show venue durring it’s time as it was actually somewhat large and open.  The picture above is from a video I shot at the 35th St. Entry.  You can watch that video over at BasementShows.com

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