Without a label, SCOTS toured steadily for a few years. Zombified

Without a label, SCOTS toured steadily for a few years. Zombified (1998) was a limited, independent release themed around horror movies from drive-ins and late-night TV. SCOTS’ next widely released album appeared in 2000, Liquored Up and Lacquered Down , on TVT Records . The multiple alcohol-themed songs reflected the band’s previous two years, said Miller. The deal with TVT was short-lived and it took another four years for the next original SCOTS record to appear. 2002 saw the release of SCOTS’ first live album, at least an ‘official’ release amongst several bootlegs. Live at El Sol , on their own Kudzu Records label, featured 16 tracks recorded at shows in Madrid, Spain in 1997. SCOTS next album, a 2004 release on North Carolina’s Yep Roc Records, was entitled Mojo Box and was recorded and produced by Miller at the Kudzu Ranch. Mojo Box featured typical songs about trailer parks (‘Doublewide’), muscle cars (‘’69 El Camino’) and Miller’s love of surf rock (‘The Wet Spot’) plus versions of Jody Reynolds ’ rockabilly classic ‘Fire of Love’ (featuring Bess on keyboards) and The Creations ’ ‘Biff Bang Pow’. A second live release followed in 2006, Doublewide and Live , plus a deluxe edition with an extra three songs. The recording was made in front of an enthusiastic crowd at Local 506 in Chapel Hill. The band then surprised a little with 2007’s Countrypolitan Favourites , an album of diverse cover songs which mixed country standards including ‘ Oh Lonesome Me ’ and ‘ Tobacco Road ’ with versions of tunes by T-Rex , The Kinks and The Byrds .