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Thanks Troy and KK Barrett for information. 7-7-77, 1st Demo Session Produced By Pat Garrett and recorded on a TEAC 2340 4-track. 1. Anything 2. Mater Dolores 3. Punish or be Damned 4. Magazine Love 5. Peer Pressure History:
Played on Rodney Bigenheimer's show on LA's KROQ in 1977, also played
on KSAN in December 1977. (?)7-28/29-77, San Francisco Magazine Love Peer Pressure Punish Or Be Damned History: If the designation "San Francisco 1977" is correct, it is from 7-28/29-77, Mabuhay Gardens. David Brown plays piano on this recording. "Punish Or Be Damned" seems to be from a different recording. Available: It is available from tape traders, as "SF 77" or something similar. Identify: Before Magazine love, Tomata says "Hiya, we're the Screamers (scream), and uh, the next selection is you don't love me, you love magazines." ??-??-??, an "audiophile workshop" two track demo The Screamers played a set live to a two track deck. KK Barrett has a low opinion of this session. Nothing else is known right now. 12-16-77, Masque, LA (audio) Better World Punish Or Be Damned Vertigo I Wanna Hurt Magazine Love Peer Pressure I'm Going Steady With Twiggy (video) Violent World (end) Peer Pressure I'm Going Steady With Twiggy History: First show featuring Jeff McGregor on piano. Available: There are two recordings of this show known to exist. The first is an incomplete audio recording (missing "Violent World" and a small bit of "Twiggy"). From this, songs 2,3,5 and 6 ended up on the "Masque Dec 78" EP. The second is a film (18 minutes, black and white), recorded by a UCLA student for inclusion on the documentary "Never mind the Sex Pistols--here's the Bollocks." "I'm Going Steady With Twiggy" ended up on the film, while it and the rest of the footage ended up on a bootleg tape called "Live 77-79". Identify: Before Vertigo, Tomata says "Fear is such a wonderful thing. Some of you have tasted fear; didn't you find it delicious? This next song is about fear. Gorilla Rose wrote the words." Early 78, LA Magazine Love Peer Pressure Punish Or Be Damned Available: This show fragment is part of the "One Year Live And Demos" CDR. History: Unknown, but probably early 1978, LA. Identify: Tomata uses the same "I saw your face in a magazine, and I hope we never meet. (Audience response: "Fuck You" and "ha ha") You don't love me, you love magazines!" He used the same line in both 1-6-78 Whisky and 1-7-78 Whisky, so this might be from 1-5-78 Whisky? 1-6-78, Whisky, LA (video) The Beat Goes On In A Better World Punish Or Be Damned Anything GO Guy Magazine Love Vertigo Sex Boy Violent World History: Filmed by a UCLA student for inclusion on the documentary "Never mind the Sex Pistols--here's the Bollocks". Identify: A dark black and white video of the Screamers at the Whisky. Available: The live footage ended up on a bootleg tape called "Live 77-79". 1-7-78, Whisky, LA Vertigo The Beat Goes On Magazine Love Don't Pay The Whore I Wanna Hurt Peer Pressure Anything Punish Or Be Damned It's A Violent World I'm Going Steady With Twiggy History: A good quality tape of the final night of a Whisky engagement. Availability: Included on "A Better World" 2xCD. Also available from tape traders. Identify: A mistake made during "Vertigo". 2-24-78, Masque Benefit, Elk's Building, LA Violent World(intro) I'm Going Steady With Twiggy Punish Or Be Damned Vertigo Peer Pressure Violent World History: Recorded by Geza X, who preserved the entire event. Availability: Available from tape traders. Identify: Firstly, a very clear recording. For the "Twiggy" bridge, Tomata says "Dear Twiggy, I am writing you this letter because they closed the Masque! They closed the fabulous Masque Club! My friends Helen and Trudie and Tommy and Trixie don't have anywhere to go anymore! I know that you're making a lot of money on those country western albums, so why don't you give it to the Masque? I love you. Tomata!" spring 78, Outlying LA Violent World She Frightens Anything Don't Pay The Whore I Wanna Hurt 122 Hours Of Fear The Girl In The Car With The Glasses And The Gun Punish Or Be Damned In A Better World The Beat Goes On Vertigo History: Done at the blade of the changeover from Jeff McGregor to Paul Roessler, so might be Arcadia 3-15-78. Availability: Included in the CDR "One Year Live And Demos". Identify: Before "She Frightens", Tomata says "Wow! We're the Screamers. Hey, ain't it great to get out of town? This is our big valley debut." 7-1-78, Whisky, LA: Eva Braun 122 Hours Of Fear Mater Dolores She Frightens Magazine Love Vertigo Sex Boy History: Unknown. Availability: Tape traders, "A Better World" 2xCD, sometimes mislabeled as "Roxy 7-19/21-79". Identify: Sex Boy features a saxophone. 7-3-78, Stardust Ballroom, LA Violent World 122 Hours Of Fear Magazine Love Anything Punish Or Be Damned Peer Pressure Last 4 Digits Vertigo In A Better World (cuts off) History: This event was videotaped by Joe Target. The video footage exists, but has not been made available. Identify: Before Violent World, Tomata says: "We're going to play a little game tonight, the game is called Your Life is Never Going To Be The Same Again!" Availability: From tape traders. Summer 1978 (?), Geza X 4-track demo session. Produced by Geza X, in this session, the Screamers recorded the majority of their songs live onto a 4 track tape. The Beat Goes On She Frightens Sex Boy Anything The Girl In The Car With The Glasses And The Gun I Wanna Hurt 122 Hours Of Fear Punish Or Be Damned Don't Pay The Whore Peer Pressure In A Better World Vertigo Magazine Love It's A Violent World Eva Braun Available: This recording is available in a variety of forms. Most of it is available as the "Demos 77-78" LP, which excludes "Eva Braun." "Eva Braun" can be found on the "Trying To Be Like Jesus" CDR plus in various tape collections. It has been said to be the "long lost Screamers album" and is also said to be "produced by Brian Eno." Identify: The recording can be identified by a constant, consistent high-pitched whine throughout. It is also one of the "cleanest" Screamers recordings around. 8-29/9-3-78, Target Studios, Oakland, CA (video) Vertigo Magazine Love 122 Hours of Fear History: The Screamers produce promo videos at Target Video. Available: The only video released from these sessions is "122 Hours of Fear," which was featured in Target's "Hardcore Volume 3." Audio tapes are available from traders. 9-2-78, Mabuhay Gardens, SF (video) 122 Hours Of Fear Vertigo Last 4 Digits Magazine Love Beat Goes On Punish Or Be Damned In A Better World History: Videotaped by Joe Target and released by Target Video. Identify: In color at the Mabuhay Gardens. Availability: The video is still available from Target Video. Audio transcripts are available on a number of CD/CDR bootlegs. 9-14-78, Whisky, LA Peer Pressure Peer Pressure(reprise) The Girl In The Car With The Glasses and The Gun Cholo Jump Anything Magazine Love Don't Pay The Whore Punish or be Damned Violent World Sex Boy History: The audience and the Screamers were very familiar. Lots of conversation and requests taken. Identify: People can identify this show by the opening question and answer session and the open communication between band and audience. Availability: Tape traders. 9-16-78, Whisky, LA Violent World (intro) 122 Hours of Fear Beat Goes On I Wanna Hurt Peer Pressure Last 4 Digits Punish Or Be Damned Violent World Vertigo History: Released on a C60 tape titled "Screamers" by San Francisco tape label Shout (cat. Shout 1) sometime in the late 70's/early 80's. On the flip of the tape is the Montreal 11-12-78 show. Identify: There is a recording break between Violent World and Vertigo. Vertigo was probably played as an encore. Availability: Tape traders. Fall 1978, Pittsburgh, PA Eva Braun The Beat Goes On Cholo Jump She Frightens Sex Boy Punish Or Be Damned Peer Pressure Better World Violent World 122 Hours of Fear History: Part of their East Coast tour. Identify: Availability: Tape traders. 11-12-1978, Montreal, Quebec Better World The Girl In The Car With The Glasses and The Gun Eva Braun (partial) Violent World 122 Hours of Fear The Beat Goes On I Wanna Hurt Peer Pressure History: Part of their East Coast tour. Released on a C60 tape titled "Screamers" by San Francisco tape label Shout (cat. Shout 1) sometime in the late 70's/early 80's. On the flip is the 9-16-78 Whisky show. Identify: During the intro to "Beat Goes On," Tomata says, "We're the Screamers, I'd like to welcome some of you to the eighties, but not all of you, only those that can stomach it, this next song was written for and about the eighties, it's called And The Beat Goes On" Availability: Tape traders. Late 1978(?), Rene Daalder, David Campbell demos I Am AMensch The Scream Why The World History: Songs recorded to be part of a film project "Mensch." Featured prominently in the Screamer's 1979 sets. Availability: Included on vinyl bootleg "Scuzzy The Death Cone Clown 78 Demos," but in wretched quality. Better quality available from tape traders and on "A Better World" 2xCD. Late 1978? 1979? video session Eva Braun History: A promotional video produced for Eva Braun. Taped at UCLA. Identify: The Screamers perform in front of television screens. Availability: Scarce. Sunday before 5-17-79, Rodney on the KROQ Interview (from tapes): (order unknown) Scream (Daalder Demo) Peer Pressure (Pat Garrett Demo) I'm Going Steady With Twiggy (12-16-77 Masque) History: Rodney Bigenheimer interviews the Screamers (except Paul R and maybe Tommy Gear) a few days before they premiere their new act at the Whisky on May 17th. Identify: It is a very familiar and chatty interview, as much about Rodney and the callers as the Screamers. Available: From tape traders. 5-17/19-79, Whisky, LA (video) Nervous She Frightens I Go For You I'm A Mensch Friends History: A film collection by Rene Daalder's Rhapsody Pictures of the Screamers performing "Theatre of The Absurd" at the Whisky in LA. Identify: Includes the title credits "The Screamers May 1979" Availability: It is included with the video collection "Live 77-79." 7-19/21-79, Roxy, LA Radio Advertisement History: Not part of the show, but an interesting advertisement. Identify: Tomata speaking, backed up by the Daalder/Campbell demos. Availability: It is included on "A Better World" 2xCD. 7-20-79, Roxy, LA Why The World Nervous Violent World (Instrumental) I Am A Mensch She Frightens I Wanna Hurt I Go For You Friends Vertigo 122 Hours of Fear (Intro) Give The Future a Break Give The Future a Break (Encore) History: Identify: Vertigo, 122 Hours of Fear and Give The Future a Break form a very well-connected suite Availability: Tape traders. 7-21-79, Roxy, LA (Late Show) Why The World Nervous Violent World (Instrumental) I Am A Mensch She Frightens I Wanna Hurt I Go For You Friends Vertigo (Cut) History: Almost a full recording of one of the Screamers' last shows. Identify: Availability: Tape traders. |