The Screamers

The Screamers
General information
Alias	The Tupperwares
Origin	Los Angeles, California U.S.A.
Genre(s)	Synth Punk
Years active	1975-1981
Labels	Dangerhouse Records
Associated acts	Zø Whiz Kids Nervous Gender Girls The Mentors

The Screamers were a American Synth Punk band , founded by Tomata du Plenty and Tommy Gear in 1975 in Seattle, Washington .The original name of the band was originally called The Tupperwares, later changed to the Screamers and relocated in Los Angeles in 1976. The band was part of the first wave of the L.A. Punk scene. The Los Angeles Times applied " Techno Punk " to the band in 1978, since the group relied on a synthesizer and a electric piano, replacing the electric guitar. The Screamers however never officially released a record, but there has been bootlegs such as demos, composed rehearsals, and live tapes released..

History

Tomata du Plenty (David Xavier Harrigan) and Tommy Gear originally collaborated in 1975 in Seattle, Washington, they formed a band named The Tupperwares.

Band Members

• Tomata du Plenty - Lead Vocals
• Tommy Gear - Arp Odyssey Synthesizer
• Keith Barrett - Drums

Discography

• Live at the Whisky, LA
• Demos 1977 Volume 1
• Demos 1977 - 78

Gallery

Videos

Screamers - Vertigo

The Screamers - "Vertigo" (Version 1)

The Screamers - "Punish Or Be Damned"

Audio

Peer Pressure (1977) Mater Dolores (1977) I'll Go Steady With (1978) Last 4 Digits (1978) Government Love Affair (Don't Pay The Whore) (1978) Peer Pressure (1978) It's A Violent World (1978) The Scream (1979)

Rreference

• https://www.discogs.com/artist/65390-Screamers
• https://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-screamers-mn0001873885
• https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_screamers
• https://www.last.fm/music/The+Screamers/+albums
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/disco.html
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/history77.html
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/articles.html
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/street_life2.html
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/slash1.html
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/slash1_2.html
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/twisted7-77.html
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/fanclub1.html
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/7-4-77slash.html
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/wet10/wet10.jpg
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/flipside8.html
• http://www.synthpunk.org/screamers/slash6_77.html
• http://nightflight.com/the-screamers-the-great-lost-band-of-the-first-wave-of-l-a-punk/
• https://www.superiorviaduct.com/collections/screamers