About
Bangles were a part of LA's "Paisley Underground" of the mid 1980s (along with The Three O'Clock, Rain Parade, Green On Red and The Dream Syndicate among others). They started out as Colors, then became The Supersonic Bangs, then simply The Bangs. After it was discovered another band shared the name they became Bangles. Many erroneously think the name change was due to Bangs meaning the slang term (after all, it WAS a girl band, so what were the naughty-minded of the 80s supposed to think?), but they actually named themselves for the haircut feature...
After releasing an independent single in 1981 of "Out Of Hand"/"Call On Me" on their own Downkiddie Records, (pictured at right) they caught the ears of Miles Copeland who signed them to his fledgling Faulty Products label, where they worked with producer David Leon and produced the BANGLES EP.
After Faulty's demise in 1983, I.R.S. quickly reissued the EP. The packaging between the two versions is identical with only the number being different and the I.R.S. Man replacing the Faulty logo. The IRS version also has a fine print credit that reads, "thanks to everyone at Faulty Products for getting it all started -- R.I.P." A touching and poignant comment...
In 1983 Annette Zilinskas left the band to join Blood In The Saddle another LA band, and was replaced by former Runaway Michael Steele. At this time Bangles also switched labels to Columbia where they became a major musical force in the 1980s, producing such hits as "Walk Like An Egyptian", "Manic Monday", "In Your Room" and others...
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