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Origin | Palo Alto, California, United States |
Genres | Punk rock Rock Post-rock |
Years active | 1978, 1980–81 |
Past members | Ricky Williams (vocals) Michael Belfer (guitar) Paul Draper (bass guitar) Tim Mooney (drums) |
The Sleepers was a San Francisco-based band, formed in 1978. They were one of the earliest punk bands in San Francisco, and later took on a darker, moodier post-punk sound.[1]
The band was made up of vocalist/lyricist Ricky Williams, guitarist Michael Belfer, bassist Paul Draper, and drummer Tim Mooney.[2]
Biography
The band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1978. Michael Belfer had been trying to form a band with his friend, Tim Mooney, and Belfer had decided he wanted former Crime drummer Ricky Williams for vocals, as "he was so awesome looking". The band's compositions were spontaneous, as lyricist Williams didn't have the discipline to write out lyrics, but had "fantastic improvisational abilities". The band released a five-track 7-inch EP in late 1978, and then broke up, with Belfer playing in Tuxedomoon during 1978 and 1979,[3] and Williams co-founding Flipper, from which he was fired before the band made any recordings "for being too weird".[1]
In 1980, the band reformed and released a single, "Mirror"/"Theory", and an album, Painless Nights. Williams' abuse of speed led to erratic and violent behavior, which culminated in his passing out on stage on the first date of the group's East Coast tour at New York's Hurrah. The band broke up onstage after this incident.[3]
Belfer returned to college and graduated in composition and cultural studies. He played guitar and keyboards in Black Lab from 1996 to 1999. Williams went on to handle vocals in Toiling Midgets, and later died of a heroin overdose at the age of 37 in 1992.
Discography[2]
Seventh World
7" EP (1978)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Seventh World" | |
2. | "No Time" | |
3. | "Flying" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "She's Fun" | |
2. | "Linda" |
Mirror
7" Single
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mirror" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Theory" |
Painless Nights
Album (1980)
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Walk Away" | |
2. | "The Mind" | |
3. | "Intro" | |
4. | "Forvever" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Zenith/Theory" | |
2. | "B-Side" | |
3. | "Los Gatos" |
Holding Back
1994 7" single, recorded 1980
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Holding Back" |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "When I Can Fly" |
The Less an Object
Complete discography compilation album
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Seventh World" (alternate version) | |
2. | "No Time" | |
3. | "Flying" | |
4. | "She's Fun" | |
5. | "Linda" | |
6. | "Mirror" | |
7. | "Theory" (live at the Savoy Tivoli, San Francisco, 1981) | |
8. | "Holding Back" | |
9. | "When Can I Fly" | |
10. | "Walk Away" | |
11. | "The Mind" | |
12. | "Intro" | |
13. | "Forever" | |
14. | "Zenith/Theory" | |
15. | "B-Side" | |
16. | "Los Gatos" | |
17. | "Step Back" (previously unreleased) | |
18. | "Let Me Free" (previously unreleased) |
References
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. The Sleepers at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ^ a b "Sleepers Discography". Retrieved 2011-11-02.
- ^ a b Jon Savage (1999). "Buried Treasure: The Sleepers". Mojo. Retrieved 2011-11-02.