LIVING IN HOLLYWOOD,CA FOR THE LAST 35+ YEARS, AND WORKING IN THE RADIO/MUSIC BUSINESS I HAVE PICKED UP A FEW ARTISTS GIG FLYERS/POSTERS AND HANDBILLS. MOST ARE IN NM CONDITION. HERE'S A LISTING FOR ONE OF THEM.
NO RESERVE!!
AND NO! I DO NOT ACCEPT “BEST OFFERS”, I WANT EVERYONE WHO'S INTERESTED TO HAVE A FAIR SHOT. THANKS FOR LOOKING
ARTIST(S): SKULL CONTROL + BIKEY (FEAT. HOLLY VINCENT) + THE GEARS + F-WORD
VENUE: THE WHISKY A-GO-GO
DATE: NOVEMBER 10 (YEAR UNKNOWN, I WOULD IMAGINE SINCE MOST OF MY FLYERS & HANDBILLS ARE FROM 1991-1992 IT WOULD FALL IN THAT RANGE
ARTIST: N/A
SIZE: 7” x 5 1/2”
CONDITION:THIS IS IN WHAT I WOULD CALL EX/EX- CONDITION, NICE CLEAN STRAIGHT EDGES, NO WRITING, TEARS, WRINKLES OR CREASES. NICE STRAIGHT/CLEAN EDGES, NO CREASES, CORNERS IN EX. CONDITION, NO WRITING OR STAINS, THERE IS A VERY, VERY LIGHT “CREASE” IN THE CENTER, GOING LEFT TO RIGHT, SEE PHOTO OF THE BACK.JUST VERY LIGHT WEAR FROM STORAGE. HAS BEEN STORED FLAT IN MY SMOKE FREE APT.WILL MAIL OUT INSIDE A PROTECTIVE PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE WITH STURDY CARD BOARD BACKING AND I'D BE HAPPY TO INCLUDE A LETTER OF PROVENANCE STATING THIS IS A FIRST STATE FLYER FROM MY OWN PERSONAL COLLECTION
I AM LISTING A FEW FLYERS AND HANDBILLS FROM THE EARLY 90's HERE IN HOLLYWOOD THAT I RECENTLY FOUND IN A STASH I'D FORGOTTEN ABOUT...
BAND BIOs:
SKULL CONTROL INFO/BIO-Punk band from Los Angeles, California featuring members of Controllers and Skulls , active around 1991-1997 (Billy Bones of The Skulls and Kidd Spike from The Controllers)
BIKEY FEAT. HOLLY VINCENT- according to Wiki, this was a band with Holly and her brother … “She was also in a band with her brother Nick called Bikey that played only one show."
was this that “one show”? Could be
THE GEARS BIO/INFO-
The GEARS started in 1977 when Axxel G. Reese confronted L.A. Shakers Drummer Dave Drive in his garage to form a new band. Crazy Ruben was the original guitarist along with bassist Gabriel Shock . After Recording the legendary “Let’s go to the Beach” single the band split up after Crazy Ruben fired a cue ball at a GEARS roadie’s head and was never to be seen again. Controllers’ guitarist Kidd Spike was enlisted along with bassist Brian Redz to fill the empty spots and “Rockin at Ground Zero” was recorded in just a few hours.15 songs of melodic punk rock with a rockabilly flavor. The band would play the masque, Hong Kong Café, and all the local punk venues around in the early 80’s. The line up would remain the same for a few years until the band disbanded in ’85 with Axxel and Dave forming the D.I.’s. During the early 90’s the GEARS would reform with all but Redz. Employing various bass players throughout the 90’s including Johnny Ray of the D.I’S among others. Dave Drive would eventually leave the group around the late 90’s with his position being taken up by his nephew Sean Shift (later of the Skulls and Weirdos). 2000 found the GEARS playing very few shows up until about 2003 where they would open for the likes of the Skulls and Weirdos with various bass players sharing duties for the next couple of years. 2005 found the GEARS playing more often than usual. Also, Brian Redz was back in and out of the group, flying in for shows here and there and Dave Drive started showing up to do a few songs a set. In May 2005, Mike Manifold would be asked to sit in on bass at a Long Beach show. This would turn into a permanent spot, except for the days Redz was in town. In July and December 2005 the GEARS would re-unite with the Axxel, Dave, Redz, Spike line up for a few songs at the Knitting Factory and opening for the Adolescents in Long Beach. In 2006 The GEARS played more shows than they had in a few years with Manifold handling most of the bass duties. Most recently in late 2006, Sean Shift would leave the group due to conflicting scheduling (he's leaving for Germany in December). Dave Drive has reassumed the drummers throne once again and GEARS fans are in for a treat if they can get their asses to one of the next shows!
F-WORD BIO/INFO- F-Word were part of the first wave of Los Angeles area punk from the late 1970s
Though considered outsiders, F-Word nevertheless bullied their way into the Los Angeles ’77 punk scene by virtue of a pummeling, primal sound led by guitarist Dim Wanker and a truly remarkable singer, Rick L. Rick. Playing at hyper tempos long before hardcore (only the Dils were as fast), the quartet never captured its flashpaper assault in the studio, leaving only a live album recorded at San Francisco’s Mabuhay Gardens in February ’78.
Not only was Like It or Not Live the first LP release on the pivotal Posh Boy label, it’s the first West Coast punk album from an era when most groups stuck to 7-inch singles. Covers of the New York Dolls’ “Bad Girl” (great choice, so-so rendition), the Germs’ “Shutdown” (before the Germs were a big deal), the Stooges’ “No Fun” Pistolized and the Animals’ “I’m Crying” prove F-Word’s roots-punk credibility, but it’s the wild and gutsy originals — the punishing “Do the Nihil” and the equally merciless (in more ways than one) “Hillside Strangler” — that still hold up.
F-Word was short lived, and Rik L. Rik (dropping his c’s along the way) latched onto San Francisco’s Negative Trend in time for that group’s appearance on the seminal LA punk compilation, Tooth & Nail. (The five worthy cuts of his that appear on the Beach Blvd sampler, although not credited as such, also apparently feature Negative Trend.) In ’82, he released a terrific solo single (“Dominique” b/w “Soul Power”).
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