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The remaining members of the Woodpeckers, continued on as The Woods, often playing with Adams on keyboards or Ron Bartholomew (The Hanks, [[The Accelerators]]) on bass. A unique characteristic of The Woods was Anderson, Cornell, and Enloe all contributed songs and took turns singing lead vocals.
The remaining members of the Woodpeckers, continued on as The Woods, often playing with Adams on keyboards or Ron Bartholomew (The Hanks, [[The Accelerators]]) on bass. A unique characteristic of The Woods was Anderson, Cornell, and Enloe all contributed songs and took turns singing lead vocals.


In 1985. The Woods' singled "Battleship Chains" was included in ''Welcome From Comboland: A Collection of Twelve Artists from North Carolina'' released by the British indie label Waking Waves Records.{{Cite web|title=Various - Welcome to Comboland|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2605901-Various-Welcome-To-Comboland|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Discogs|year=1986 }} The expression "comboland" was coined by [[Mitch Easter]] and referred to the music scene in the Raleigh area,{{Cite web|last=Cheshire|first=Godfrey|date=2000-05-10|title=Welcome to Comboland|url=https://indyweek.com/api/content/bb448152-1883-5f21-970b-614641ee02c4/|access-date=2022-01-26|website=INDY Week|language=en-us}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} This project happened because writer Geoffrey Cheshire III convinced Raleigh's ''Spectator Magazine'' to sponsor Greetings ''From'' ''Comboland'', a three-cassette promotional sampler of 26 North Carolina bands, including tracks by The Woods, that Cheshire personally delivered in Europe while on vacation.{{Cite news|last=Dann|first=Trevor|date=January 5, 1986|title=Southern Accent|page=16|work=Sunday Telegraph|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93464751/|access-date=January 26, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}
In 1985. The Woods' singled "Battleship Chains" was included in ''Welcome From Comboland: A Collection of Twelve Artists from North Carolina'' released by the British indie label Waking Waves Records.{{Cite web|title=Various - Welcome to Comboland|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2605901-Various-Welcome-To-Comboland|access-date=January 26, 2022|website=Discogs|year=1986 }} The expression "comboland" was coined by [[Mitch Easter]] and referred to the music scene in the Raleigh area,{{Cite web|last=Cheshire|first=Godfrey|date=2000-05-10|title=Welcome to Comboland|url=https://indyweek.com/archives/archives-news/welcome-comboland/|access-date=2022-01-26|website=INDY Week|language=en-us}} This project happened because writer Geoffrey Cheshire III convinced Raleigh's ''Spectator Magazine'' to sponsor Greetings ''From'' ''Comboland'', a three-cassette promotional sampler of 26 North Carolina bands, including tracks by The Woods, that Cheshire personally delivered in Europe while on vacation.{{Cite news|last=Dann|first=Trevor|date=January 5, 1986|title=Southern Accent|page=16|work=Sunday Telegraph|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/93464751/|access-date=January 26, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}


The Woods recorded their only release, the album ''It's Like This'' with the independent [[2 Tone Records]] in 1987. Unfortunately, this album was "poorly produced." For its European release, the album was reissued by Demon and included additional tracks.
The Woods recorded their only release, the album ''It's Like This'' with the independent [[2 Tone Records]] in 1987. Unfortunately, this album was "poorly produced." For its European release, the album was reissued by Demon and included additional tracks.
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