Bitch - "Wild Cat" / "Good Time Coming'" 45's 1972-73

New Zealand's best kept secret. Bitch started out The Clevedonairs, and then known only as The Cleves, their name no doubt taken from their home town of Clevedon. The band recorded from 1966 to 1973 and was constantly evolving (thus the name changes) and from 1966 to 1968 recorded four singles for the Impact label. They spent a lot of time touring and in 1968 were sent to Vietnam to entertain troops. However, the Viet Kong launched their Tet Offensive and soon put a stop to that with only days left until they were to leave. With all their gear packed and no bookings, they headed off to Australia where they shortened their name to The Cleves and became popular on the already congested Aussie psych scene. 1971 saw the release of their highly acclaimed self titled L.P. Soon afterwards, they decided to try to get in on the booming U.K. rock scene were they changed their name to the more confrontational Bitch. The band was nearly broke, and on a chance gamble, booked a one night appearance at the legendary Speakeasy club in London, where they invited guests from all the major record companies. Surprisingly, they ALL turned up, and by the end of the night Bitch found themselves with a 10,000 pound contract with WEA. A full length album was recorded, but never released (why?) They did however, release two singles for WEA and with the 2015 released of the compilation CD, are available once again including input from The Cleveladaires and the cleaves, along with the other songs recorded by Bitch for their unreleased L.P.