In 1985, Polydor released the album VU , which collected unreleased recordings that might have constituted the band’s fourth album for MGM in 1969 but had never been released.
Later on the same year Mr. Banojian repeated the show at the same theater with a second sold out show.
In January 1985, The Membranes appeared on The Tube and released the Death to Trad Rock EP which reached number 8 in the UK Indie Chart and saw the band on the front cover of Sounds . At this point Tilton left the band: he was replaced shortly after by…
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She’s the Boss (1985), which reached No. 6 in the UK and No. 13 in the US
Soon after the release of Butthole Surfers , the band recruited a second drummer, Teresa Nervosa (born Teresa Taylor), who had played with Coffey in a number of high school marching bands in the Texas’ Fort Worth and Austin areas. She and Coffey would drum in unison on separate, stand-up…
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Reportedly unhappy with life in the band, Malcolm quit in mid-1985. A friend of the band’s from Athens, Juan Molina, was brought in for a brief U.S. tour, but was not interested in becoming a full-time member. Without a permanent bassist and a quickly approaching European tour looming—the band’s first—they…
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Following the European tour, Butthole Surfers experienced more upheaval when Nervosa left around Christmas 1985, as she was tired of the living conditions associated with constant touring and had a desire to be with family. She was replaced by another female drummer, Kytha Gernatt, who was dubbed Cabbage Gomez Jr.…
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in 1985 the band enlisted Scott Sundquist to allow Cornell to concentrate on vocals.
By 1985, Jagger was spending more time on solo recordings.
The year closed with more writing sessions, this time in New York during November with Hanoi Rocks guitarist Andy McCoy . In 1985, he met and began writing songs with guitarist Kane Roberts . Cooper was subsequently signed to MCA Records , and appeared as guest vocalist on Twisted Sister…
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