catalogue

VULPESS

ME GUSTA SER UNA ZORRA (I WANNA BE YOUR DOG) (MUNSTER)

VULPESS - ME GUSTA SER UNA ZORRA (I WANNA BE YOUR DOG) 159380
format:
1 7"
release:
21.07.2023
label:
MUNSTER
genre:
Hardcore/Punk
item ID:
159380
barcode:
8435008873608
This very personal take on the Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog" from 1983 is one of the most iconic and sought-after records from the early years of Spanish punk music.

This short-life band led by girls made an historical appearance on Spanish TV that generated an unprecedented media, and even legal, uproar.

Available again after 15 years out of print with its original artwork and including a poster of the band.

On the morning of Saturday, April 16, 1983, the Spanish television show "Caja de Ritmos" aired the video 'Me gusta ser una zorra', a personal adaptation of The Stooges' classic 'I Wanna Be Your Dog', by the Basque punk band Vulpes.

The media, and even legal, uproar that their television appearance generated had unprecedented consequences in the entire history of TVE (Spanish National Television), including the resignation of the program's director.

Taking advantage of the notoriety achieved by the band, Dos Rombos -an independent Spanish label- would materialize the release of the single, previously modifying the name of the group by adding a final 'S' that would only increase the controversy: Vulpess.

Closely watched by the police and beset by far-right violence, the gigs to present the single frequently ended in incidents.

The story of this pioneering band, led by girls (Loles Vázquez on guitar, Estíbaliz Markiegui on vocals, Ruth Astigarraga -former member of N-634- on bass and Bernardo Vázquez -from M.C.D.- on drums; as well as Lupe Vázquez and Mamen Rodrigo), would soon come to an end, elevating the Vulpess to the category of myth, and their only proper release of the early 80s becoming a sought-after collector's item, and an icon of the early years of punk music sung in Spanish and an icon of a historical period in which Spain was moving towards full democracy, getting over last vestiges of the still recent dictatorship.
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. ME GUSTA SER UNA ZORRA
  • 1.2. INKISICIóN