Who has the wonderful “24 Hours” 7″ by Veronica? If you don’t I would suggest you tracking it down as it is a cracker.

It was recorded and produced in Austin, Texas, in March 1995 by Terri Lord (Butha Mutha Goose and the Brothers Grimm, Girls in the Noise, Sincola, The Mind Splinters and more). And was released by Candy-Ass Records (CAR 014), a label from Portland, Oregon, that was run by Jody Bleyle, Josh and Marty in the 90s. As far as I know it was the only record the band put out.

The band formed by Molly Gove on bass, Lisa Colvin on drums and Sarah Dougher on guitar and vocals, put out 3 songs on this record, “24 Hours” and “Deny It” on the A side and “Ocean 7” on the B side. The record also came with a cool insert that included the lyrics of the songs.

A song called “Rhymes with Bike” is the only other recording known to Veronica. This track appeared on the vinyl LP compilation “Bicycle Ride” that the Texan label Peek-a-Boo Records (BOO 1201LP) released in 1995.

You’ve probably heard of Sarah as she has a well-known solo career as well as being in bands like The Crabs, Cadallaca and The Lookers. She even has a Wikipedia entry where you can learn more about her including her time in different bands as well as learning that she has a PhD in comparative literature from the University of Texas and that she a teacher in women’s studies at Portland State University.

Lisa Colvin also was on a few bands like Floater and Moonbell and these days she is based in San Francisco, California, where she works as a musician, photographer and in computer programming, including work at the streaming site Pandora. I don’t have more info on Molly tough…

Sadly there’s not much written about Veronica. Lots about other bands Sarah was in of course, more well-known bands, but I am curious about this project. How did they meet? Are there more songs? Why only release one 7″? Did they play much live?

Many question that I hope to get answers soon.

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Veronica – 24 Hours