URINALS Sex 7" HAPPY SQUID 1980 US orig HS 003 100 FLOWERS-VITUS MATARE-THE LAST
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URINALS
Los Angeles punks the Urinals formed in a UCLA dormitory in 1978. The group's original five-piece lineup consisted of vocalist Delia Frankel, guitarist Steve Willard, bassist John Talley-Jones, organist Kjehl Johansen, and drummer Kevin Barrett, but after making their public debut at a campus talent show, Frankel and Willard exited over creative differences. Johansen switched to guitar, and the remaining trio soldiered on, teaching themselves a sufficient number of rudimentary notes and chords to begin writing original material. Vitus Mataré, keyboardist with L.A. power pop combo the Last, soon agreed to produce the Urinals' self-titled debut EP, issued on their own Happy Squid label in 1979. The self-explanatory Another EP followed. Favoring jagged, blink-and-you-miss-them songs and a defiantly minimalist approach to melody, the Urinals established themselves as a singular presence on the L.A. punk landscape, even if their reluctance to perform off-campus guaranteed the band's existence remain a mystery to the populace at large. Finally, in early 1980 the Urinals accepted an invitation to play the Austin, TX, club Raul's, returning home to open for the fledgling Go-Go's at the Sunset Strip club Gazzarri's. In addition, the trio played occasionally under the alias Arrow Book Club, a vehicle for their improvisational leanings. Indeed, as the Urinals' musicianship and songwriting skills grew, the group felt increasingly uncomfortable performing under an aegis chosen with so little care, and in 1980 officially rechristened themselves 100 Flowers...(AllMusic)
"SEX"tracklist
Side A: SEX - GO AWAY GIRL
Side B: UNTITLED - UNTITLED - UNTITLED - UNTITLED - UNTITLED1980 7" HAPPY SQUID RECORDS HS 003
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
FOLDOUT COVER (not printed inside)
NOTES: Both songs are on Side A. Side B consists of a series of five reference tones.
There is a small strip of Super 8 film taped to the label of Side A.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: HAPPY SQUID - WHITE LABELS - NO TEXT
Catalog on cover: HS 003
Catalog on labels: none
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): HS-003 INSECT FEAR, INSECT DOOM, ? INSECT DEATH! JOHN, KJEHL, KEVIN, + VITUS. QT-3 L-1258
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): BACK
On labels: none
On Cover: Produced by Vitus Mataré for Backlash
Happy Squid Records 2430 Federal Ave., WLA, CA. 90064
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RECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
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