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Useless, which featured Adam Horovitz as the lead singer. A one-minute clip of "Beastie" was subsequently excerpted and licensed by the Beastie Boys for use in the "Egg Raid on Mojo" segment of the "Skills to Pay the Bills" long-form home video released by Capitol Records. "Skills to Pay the Bills" later went on to be certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Berry left the group in 1982 (later forming Thwig, Big Fat Love and
Rat Cage Records
Rat Cage is an independent record label the Beastie Boys worked with until they switched to Def Jam in 1984.
Rat Cage discography
- MOTR 21 Beastie Boys- Polly Wog Stew EP (7")
- MOTR 21C Beastie Boys- Polly Wog Stew EP (Cass, EP)
- MOTR 21CD Beastie Boys- Polly Wog Stew EP (CD)
- MOTR 21T Beastie Boys- Polly Wog Stew EP (12", EP)
- MOTR 25 Neos (2) Hassibah Gets The Martian