Harvard WingTip Collection

Harvard WingTip Collection
Born as Snarlaugher, G-String and the Leading Zeroes in the late '70s in Madison, WI - Died as Harvard WingTip Collection (aka the Tips) in the mid '80s in Boston -
Lived in Kansas City, MO; London; Minneapolis; Kansas City, MO; Boston - Associated with the post-punk indie scene of KCMO in the early '80s -
Compared to pre-Eno Talking Heads, Wall of Voodoo, Jonathan Richman (more than once) -
Described variously to have a “demonic bark,” “knowing romanticism,” and as “tabletop intellectoids” -
The band had a bell-curved, Spinal Tapped existence: Born as a duo - Becomes a trio in KCMO with David Matteson on drums -
Interlude: Duo travels to London, signs a single deal, a contract their lawyer says he wouldn’t offer to his dog -
Stays a trio in Minneapolis with Matthew Zimmerman on drums -
Interlude: One month after leaving London, team finds a rave review of its demo in Melody Maker written by Allan Jones, who at the time didn’t like anything -
Records one song as a quintet in KCMO -
Last plays live as a quartet with Cinna Turnbull on winds, bass and vocals, and Barry on drums -
Barry no doubt has a last name but it’s been lost in the archives -
Dies as a duo after moving to Boston (no connection) -
“Luxury Suite/Fall Flat” vinyl single found for as much as $99 on Amazon -
Reborn in 2021, Harvard WingTip Collection released a new single -
Found together here and separately as Charles Harvey and Step Balconi Academy