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The Bangs/Early Bangles stuff(1981-1983)
Some of the rarest Bangles collectibles come from this era when the Bangles were known as the Bangs, before they hit it big with Walk Like An Egyptian, Manic Monday, Eternal Flame or Hazy Shade Of Winter. An era before Michael Steele came aboard as bass player. In fact the girls were just starting out as an L.A. based band....known as the Bangs and there were only three of them: Vicki Peterson, Debbi Peterson and Susanna Hoffs, soon to be joined by their friend Marji Mize in the Haircut and then by Annette Zilinskas until around 1983.
1.The Bangs: personnel: Vicki Peterson(guitar,vocals,bass) Susanna Hoffs(guitar,vocals) Debbi Peterson(drums,vocals,bass) "Getting Out Of Hand"(Vicki Peterson)/"Call On Me"(Susanna Hoffs,Vicki Peterson,David Roback) 45 RPM 1981 Downkiddie Records (The very first Bangs/Bangles recording) 2. The Bangles: personnel: Vicki Peterson,Susanna Hoffs,Debbi Peterson,Annette Zilinskas(does not play on this single) "Getting Out Of Hand"/"Call On Me" 45 RPM 1981 Downkiddie Records (rereleased with Bangles name and also shows original Bangles bassist Annette Zilinskas in inset picture on back of sleeve, although she did not play on this single) AUTOGRAPHED BY: Vicki Peterson/Susanna Hoffs/Debbi Peterson/Michael Steele 3.The Bangles:Bangles personnel: Vicki Peterson(Lead Guitar),Susanna Hoffs(Rhythm Guitar),Debbi Peterson(Drums),Annette Zilinskas(Bass,Harmonica) songs: "The Real World"(Susanna Hoffs,Vicki Peterson)/"I'm In Line"(Debbi Peterson,Vicki Peterson,Susanna Hoffs)/"Want You"(Vicki Peterson)/"Mary Street"(Susanna Hoffs,Vicki Peterson)/"How Is The Air Up There?"(S. Duboff/A. Kornfeld) 1982 IRS Records-vinyl EP 4. Bangles EP-same as above...but on tape and AUTOGRAPHED by Vicki Peterson on September 22nd, 1999) 5.Bangles EP promotional cardboard poster 6.Bangles promotional photo for Faulty Records(features Annette,Susanna,Vicki and Debbi) 7.Bangles 3" CD single-released in 1988 from IRS Records and features: "The Real World"(remixed by David Kahne)/"Mary Street"/"I'm In Line" 8.Bangs/Bangles' "No Mag Commercial"(S. Hoffs,V. Peterson) featured on The Best Of The Radio Tokyo Tapes CD 9.Bangles/Bangs featured in Post Punk Diary Book...brief write up and two pictures from 1981-1982 era 10.Post Punk Diary CD from above book-features Bangles' track: "Rock and Roll Alternative"(writer unknown) and a brief interview with the Bangles regarding the song: "How Is The Air Up There?"
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