Operation Ivy released its only studio album, Energy , through Lookout in March 1989. The group broke up two months later in May, and its last official live performance was on May 28, 1989. This was also Green Day ‘s first performance with the name Green Day at 924 Gilman…
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In late 1989, Nirvana recorded the Blew EP with producer Steve Fisk .
While touring with M.I.A. , Frank and Mark met and played with The Descendents . After M.I.A. broke up and the Descendents became ALL the bands started playing locally and touring together. After “signing” with Greg Ginn ‘s newly formed Cruz Records , Stephen Egerton (guitar ALL/Descendents) and Bill Stevenson…
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That same year was the beginning of Suicidal Tendencies’s four-year recording hiatus and Mike Muir and bassist Louiche Mayorga formed the label Suicidal Records as well as the band Los Cycos . After some lineup changes the band recorded the song “It’s Not Easy” written by Muir. “Welcome to Venice”…
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In 1989 the band had a reunion and played a few gigs. They released a live split EP with Rolands Gosskör, titled Sista dansen . In 1993 they released a second live CD Från andra sidan .
The band entered the studio in 1989 to record their debut album, Spanking Machine
Later that year, together with Andreas “Fratz” Thum, WIZO founded their own label, Hulk Räckorz [ de ] and released the EP Klebstoff (“Glue”), their first vinyl record , which was recorded in 1989 in a basement studio in Stuttgart .
Some of their live tracks were released by Link Records on the 1989 record, “Send in the Marines”.
In early 1989 the band switched record labels. The success of Built To Last on Straight-On led to a record deal with New Red Archives ( UK Subs , Kraut , Reagan Youth ), who immediately reissued the band’s debut album, Built To Last , on multiple formats in 1989.
After New Red Archives Records acquired the band from Straight-On in 1989, they signed Hogan’s Heroes to a two-record deal and released the eponymously titled second studio album, Hogan’s Heroes , on multiple formats in 1990. Hogan’s Heroes (Barberio, Scandiffio, Hoefling) produced the Import/ Caroline / Rough Trade distributed release…
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