Housecoat Project
Wide Eye Doo Dat
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Rare 1987 Original. “Housecoat Project, Led By Vocalist/Provocateur/Punk Rock Diva Meri St. Mary Who Formed The Band In 1984 With Guitarist Eric Rad. In 1985 While Playing A Gig At The Famous Mabuhay Gardens, Eric Rad Was Electrocuted And Died Mid Song Onstage. After This Tragic Loss, Meri, Erol Cengis On Bass, And Drummer Michel Schorro Decided To Keep Housecoat Project Going And They Recruited Guitarist Jay Crawford From Another Legendary And Amazing Local Band Bomb. Later Bob Bartosik On Saxophone Joined As Well, Completing The Line-Up. This Band Recorded The Album Wide Eye Doo Dat On Subterranean Records In 1987, Which Was A Promising And Interesting Release That Garnered A Fair Amount Of Attention And Good Reviews With Its Unusual Punk Rock-Collides-Into-Blues-And-Abstract-Jazz Stylings And The Tough-Living City Girl Lyrics And Vocals Of SF Punk Siren Meri St. Mary. It Was A Great Record With Amazing Cover Art Featuring A Van Gogh-Esque Painting Or Self Portrait Of Van Gogh Holding His Severed Ear With The Discs Title Emblazoned Across The Top. It Seems To Me That This Record Has Become Very Hard To Find These Days, And It’s A Relic Well-Worth Snatching Up If You Run Across It. It Would Be Nice (And After Seeing Tonight’s Show, Definitely Relevant) To Have Someone Re-Release This Record. It’s A Classic And Vital Piece Of Local Music History.” – SF Bay Times