Sunday, March 21, 2010

BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE BANGLES: Live @ Cathay De Grande, Hollywood 7/31/83



BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE BANGLES: Live @ The Cathay De Grande, Hollywood CA 7/31/83

I found this very interesting early show of the Bangles recently on the Dime A Dozen boards and it does not disappoint on so many levels. Sharing a bill with Redd Kross (whose singer Jeffrey McDonald was dating Bangles guitarist Vicki Peterson at the time)and hardcore punks Black Flag (!)the show does a great job of representing the band in all their sloppy garage band glory at the height of their paisley underground notariety in Los Angeles. One gets the feeling that the band was trying to put a cap on the fame that their first single "Getting Out of Hand" brought them as they perform that song and the flipside "Call On Me" with special guest vocalists. The Three O'Clock's Michael Quercio does an admirable job on "Getting Out Of Hand" while Redd Kross' Jeffrey & Steven McDonald fare less well on "Call On Me", barely being able to remember the lyrics making the song into a quasi-instrumental with them only piping in for the chorus (this obviously was when the brothers were still in their getting fucked up phase that they thankfully soon grew out of).

Other highlights: An early rendition of the track "James" with Vicki Peterson on lead vocals (Susanna Hoffs would sing it on the recorded version for 'All Over The Place' a year later), a re-worked version of early Bangles track "Renaissance Man" (which was never recorded by the band), and a cover of the song "Find It", originally done by the band The Carrie Nations in Russ Meyers film 'Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls'. Also notable about the show is it being the first one done by bass player Michael Steele following the departure of original bassist Annette Zilinskas. I've kept the show in it's original FLAC lossless format, so the tracks from the show have been split into two RAR folders to download; only convert to mp3 for personal use, please do not re-share converted mp3 files to others as this will help prevent any degredation of sound quality over time. To check out a sampler of the show, check out the YouTube clips below in the playlist. Enjoy!

BANGLES
Live @ Cathay De Grande
Hollywood CA
July 31, 1981
Cassette Master -> Untracked Aiff File -> Soundforge -> FLAC
Part 1: 177.75 MB RAR
Part 2: 156.05 MB RAR

DOWNLOAD

01. Introduction (by Steve McDonald of Redd Kross)
02. Find It (from the Russ Meyers film 'Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls')
03. Call On Me (with special guests Jeffrey & Steven McDonald of Redd Kross)
04. The Real World
05. I'm In Line
06. Restless
07. James (Vicki Peterson lead vocal)
08. Mary Street
09. Getting Out Of Hand (with special guest Michael Quercio of The Salvation Army/The Three O'Clock)
10. Renaissance Man
11. Dover Beach
12. Tell Me
13. Live
14. Want You
15. 7 And 7 Is
16. How Is The Air Up There?
17. I'm Not Talking
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21 comments:

  1. Todd MasonApril 28, 2010 at 7:30 PM

    Only sorry I missed these early shows. Did manage to catch them in DC, at the old 9:30, in 1984. I was one of the few members of the audience who seemed to want to watch the band rather than look at the band on the monitors.

    Thanks for posting this.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 3, 2010 at 7:46 PM

    Thanks for this early show. I remember when they played the Cathay de Grande in 81 as the Bangs.

    Thanks for posting this in lossless.

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  3. markJuly 11, 2011 at 2:45 AM

    Never got to witness the Bangles.but did see the three o'clock in croydon,south london,in '85.great gig.thanks for posting this gig!

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2011 at 9:09 AM

    I love this blog & the second part of this post now that I doscvered it, but the first link isn't working to this 1983 concert 9which I would love to download complete). Perhaps you could reup? thanks, The WOLF.

    BANGLES
    Live @ Cathay De Grande
    Hollywood CA
    July 31, 1981

    DOWNLOAD
    Part 1 (tracks 1-9): http://www.mediafire.com/?tbzmnnmynn1

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  5. AnonymousOctober 10, 2011 at 7:34 PM

    I too was sorry to see part 1 of the rar go dead. I know we would really appreciate it if you could help us with this historic show.

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  6. AnonymousNovember 5, 2011 at 6:45 PM

    Please help with part 1... I agree, we would all appreciate it. Thanks.

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  7. ShempNovember 13, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    REPOST,please! Don't be a bootleg music tease. Their first album was the best in my book. This would be great if I could hear it. Thanks.

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  8. AnonymousDecember 6, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    What a nostalgic thrill to come across this on the internet! I saw every show the Bangles played for two solid years, and this particular show made a strong impression on my 17-year-old brain. Henry Rollins was the first seriously tattooed man I had ever seen, and the McDonald Brothers looked seven feet tall. The Bangles got everyone to sit down on the floor for "Renaissance Man". Bummed that the file is no longer accessible....

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Hi yeah I would really like to hear part 1 as well thanks for uploading part 2 it is quite good

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  10. AnonymousMarch 18, 2012 at 11:47 PM

    11 Bangles bootlegs.. This is Heaven !!! I like 'em more with Micki, however. And yeah, "part 1" is dead... Is it possible to get it again ?? Thanks a billion in advance !!
    Cheers from France,
    Phil.

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  11. AnonymousApril 6, 2012 at 3:32 PM

    hi
    could please re up part 1?
    cheers

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  12. AnonymousApril 7, 2012 at 7:38 AM

    https://rapidshare.com/#!download|234p12|457788816|The_Bangles_-_Hollywood__CA_-_07-31-83.zip|80911|R~AB61C8CEF8F269C718C0C4E524B045A3|0|0

    here is the full show in 192 mp3
    say thanks

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  13. AnonymousApril 11, 2012 at 2:08 PM

    I SAY: "THANKS A GAZILLION" !!!!
    From France,
    Phil

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  14. AnonymousApril 14, 2012 at 2:40 PM

    Thanks for the mp3 for the whole show!!!

    A lossless reup of part 1 alone would be cool, but I really appreciate the time and effort put into making all these live shows available.

    Thank you.

    And, again thank you.

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  15. AnonymousMay 21, 2012 at 8:55 AM

    I was at this show! I was visiting in LA, and my friends said let's go! The next time I saw the Bangles was at Radio City Music Hall, never saw Black Flag again. I did meet D Boon of the Minutemen on that trip as well. Sad to learn he died a couple years later. It was a fun trip for a girl from NJ!

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  16. UnknownMay 6, 2013 at 3:20 PM

    Hi everybody,
    Thanks a lot for this so good and interesting upload! I love the atmosphere, intimate & fun that we could feel listening to it.
    I saw them on stage one time only when they came in Paris (France) on February 25th 1986. They played in a little theatre called in the past Eldorado (994 seats, called now Comedia Theatre) I was 14 years old and it was a GREAT, INTENSE & MEMORABLE moment…. They really burn the place! ;)
    Now, I am sorry to confirm that the first part link is invalid/dead.
    Perhaps you – one anyone else - could be so kind to re-upload it, so we could enjoy the first part of the show.
    Thanking you in advance,
    Take Care,
    Zombie

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  17. AnonymousJanuary 30, 2014 at 1:20 PM

    I would love to hear the full show but it appears the links are dead :( Please could you re-upload it? We need more garage! Bangles shows! x

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  18. AnonymousFebruary 23, 2014 at 12:04 PM

    Hi,

    I just found your site and I would like to know if you can put the first link online??

    Thank you in advance

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  19. max80June 24, 2014 at 8:48 PM

    The folder at
    https://www.mediafire.com/?5j9lj4k4xgqa0
    only has part 2 in it. What happened to part one?

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  20. AnonymousJune 30, 2015 at 10:30 PM

    Would you please upload part 1 again? The link is now dead. Thanks!

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  21. AnonymousDecember 21, 2016 at 9:04 PM

    it hasnt happened yet so its unlikely to, but if the first part of the show can be reupped again it would be great.

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