Big Black’s first release for Touch and Go was the Headache EP in spring 1987. The cover artwork for the limited original edition of the EP was a pair of forensic photos of an accident victim whose head had been split down the middle, and the record was packaged in…
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Big Drill Car was formed in 1987 while Frank Daly and Mark Arnold were in M.I.A. ; the pair had written some songs that were not M.I.A.-style songs so they got together with some friends (Bob and Danny) and started playing around. Their first shows were a mix of covers…
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In 1987, the band produced and recorded songs for Built To Last at Waterfront Studios with Rae Dileo engineering. The album mixes hardcore with elements of hard rock, thrash, and metal.
After New FPB broke up in 1987, Nový and Krůta put together a two-piece group called Pseudo Pseudo, which was active for a number of years. Hanzlík played in UJD from 1986 to 1997, before retiring from performing to work as a manager and band promoter. Wanek continued to play…
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Following Big Black’s breakup, Albini formed and fronted Rapeman from 1987 to 1989 and Shellac from 1992 until his death in 2024. He also began work as a recording engineer , working with artists such as Slint , the Pixies , the Breeders , Pegboy , Urge Overkill , the…
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PiL released the studio album Happy? in 1987, and during early 1988 were the supporting act on INXS ‘ Kick tour in the US. Bill Laswell, who produced PiL’s previous studio album, was at one point supposed to produce Happy? , but this idea fell through allegedly because Laswell wanted…
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In 1987 the band made their first public appearances in Sindelfingen and the surrounding area. In 1988, WIZO recorded their first demo tape Keiner ist kleiner in the Nebringer Hammer-Sound-Studio. This was followed by a second demo tape in 1990. Jochen Bix sang a few songs, including the Judas Priest…
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Tensions were also mounting within the band. Albini did not drink alcohol, so Riley and Durango became drinking buddies on the road while Albini was doing interviews and handling the band’s logistics. Riley, however, was drinking to excess, and his behavior ruined several of the band’s performances. During a key…
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With the lineup of Muir, Louiche Mayorga, George, and Herrera, the band released their second album, Join the Army , in 1987. The album was met with a mixed reaction from longtime fans due to its considerably more metal-oriented sound (an element brought to the table by Rocky George ),…
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Summers played guitar on Sting’s album …Nothing Like the Sun (1987)