1985 commercial Go-Go trail • Washington, D.C.

Icee Hott

Evidence status: period trade press firmly documents the 1985 Manhattan/Capitol release trail. Formation date and complete lineup remain open.

Hollar At MeManhattan RecordsCapitol distributionCrystal Skate 1985

Artist overview

Icee Hott is a reminder that the depth of the 1980s Go-Go field cannot be measured only by how many PA tapes survive in one collector list. The I AM GO-GO working catalog preserves Icee Hott at Crystal Skate in 1985 and Regina High School in 1986, while period national music-trade evidence documents the group on Manhattan Records during the same period. Billboard reviewed the 12-inch “Hollar At Me” in July 1985 and identified it as Manhattan V-56006, distributed through Capitol; a June 1985 Cash Box Manhattan/Blue Note advertisement also names Icee Hott among the label’s artists.

1985 national-label trail“Hollar At Me” was reviewed in Billboard as a Manhattan/Capitol-distributed 12-inch.

Crystal Skate — 1985The working live catalog places Icee Hott in the local skating-rink circuit during the record-release year.

Public catalog continuityInnaCity continues to index Icee Hott in its Go-Go catalog.

Music

Hollar At MeBillboard reviewed the 12-inch in July 1985 as Manhattan V-56006 (c/o Capitol). The exact spelling is preserved from the period listing.

1985 PERIOD RELEASE

Live & PA archive

Crystal Skate — 1985I AM GO-GO working-catalog lead.

Regina H.S. — 1986I AM GO-GO working-catalog lead.

These collector labels establish a surviving live-recording trail; they do not by themselves establish formation date or complete personnel.

Timeline

June 1985

Manhattan label visibility
Cash Box includes Icee Hott in a Manhattan/Blue Note label advertisement.

July 1985

“Hollar At Me” reviewed
Billboard lists Manhattan V-56006 as a 12-inch single distributed through Capitol.

1985–86

Local live trail
Crystal Skate and Regina H.S. survive in the working recording catalog.

People

The complete 1985 lineup is still an open research item. I AM GO-GO will add names only when period credits, participant testimony, or first-party documentation can tie them to the band without ambiguity.

Source trail

Billboard — July 6, 1985Period singles-review listing for Icee Hott, “Hollar At Me,” Manhattan V-56006 (c/o Capitol).Period trade press

Cash Box — June 15, 1985Manhattan/Blue Note advertisement includes Icee Hott among the label roster.Period advertisement

InnaCity Go-Go catalogIcee Hott remains indexed in the public Go-Go catalog.Public catalog presence

I AM GO-GO working PA/live catalogPreserves Crystal Skate (1985) and Regina H.S. (1986) leads.Internal archive lead

Keep exploring

Follow Icee Hott through the commercial and live sides of the mid-1980s Go-Go field.

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