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Inspired with the hardcore explosion of the first ’80s, Richmond, VA’s Honor Role produced in 1983 being a run-of-the-mill punk trio but quickly grew right into a distinctive quartet that twisted away bleak, inventive post-punk. Unfortunately, they hardly ever received identification that equaled their wiry, motivated recordings. Jelling around guitarist/vocalist …

Black High temperature was a short-lived ’70s funk music group that recorded briefly for Atlantic. Keyboardist Johnell Grey, guitarist Bradley Owens, bassist Chip Jones, and percussionist Raymond Green released one LP for Atlantic using a roster of visitor superstars that included David “Fathead” Newman. That they had a unitary, “VIRTUALLY …