SLEEPERS Painless Night LP ADOLESCENT 1981 US orig TOILING MIDGETS-PAUL CUTLER
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THE SLEEPERS
One of the earliest San Francisco punk bands, the Sleepers were also one of the first U.S. outfits
to stretch the boundaries of the style into what is recognized today as "post-punk."
The Sleepers came from Palo Alto, a quiet college town south of San Francisco. Hugely popular in San Francisco, they were among the key groups to emerge from the punk and new wave scene which centered around the Mabuhay Gardens (aka the Fab Mab), a former Filipino restaurant that became to SF what CBGBs was to New York. They were primarily noted for Ricky Williams' (who was Crime's original drummer, and later sang with Toiling Midgets) moody vocal style and twisted lyrics, riding on the neo-psychedelic guitar-work of Michael Belfer (also of Tuxedomoon). The Sleepers original line-up was: Ricky Williams [Vocals], Tim Mooney [Drums], Paul Draper [Bass], and Michael Belfer [Guitar]
"PAINLESS NIGHTS"
1981 LP ADOLESCENT RECORDS ARTT 007
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER
THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: ADOLESCENT - SILVER/GRAY LABEL - BLACK/DARK GRAY TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) ARTT 007
Catalog on label (Side A only): ARTT 007
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): AR-TT-007A RE-1 10949 (3) +
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): AR-TT-007B RE-1 10950 (3) +
On labels (Side A only): rim text reads "Order now:...........San Francisco ? CA 94133"
? © 1980 Makeshift Music
All other music
© 1980 Seventh World Music
? 1981 Adolescent Records
Made in USA
On Back Cover: Paul Cutler ? 4 Track location engineering on Walk Away & The Mind, July 1980...
Produced by Eric Paul Fournier & Michael Belfer for Pink Man Productions
Distributed by Rough Trade ? Made in USA
from my records collection
tracklisting
Side A: WHEN I CAN FLY? - WALK AWAY - THE MIND - INTRO - FOREVER
Side B: ZENITH - THEORY - B SIDE - LOS GATOS
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE NEAR EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)
San Francisco post-punk rockers the Sleepers were a short-lived unit, breaking up and re-forming more times than they actually got around to playing gigs in their short, tumultuous existence. Though singer Ricky Williams went on to play with Crime and guitarist Michael Belfer would shine brightly in Tuxedomoon, the Sleepers hovered in shaky obscurity in the Bay Area between 1977 and 1981, producing only Painless Nights as evidence of their contributions to the often foggy early days of punk rock. The album captures a more fluid, post-Joy Division take on punk than the more metallic offerings of the band's Southern Californian contemporaries, as Williams' loose and often improvised lyrics counter tight guitar riffs and a textural backdrop from the rest of the band...(AllMusic)
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