ABSTRACT
The Bangles emerged in the early 1980s as part of Los Angeles’s “paisley underground,” a brand of soft psy-chedelia also performed by the Rain Parade and Dream Syndicate. Following a self-released single (as the “Bangs,” a name owned by another group), and an EP with I.R.S., the Bangles signed with Columbia in 1983. When the original bass player left and was replaced by former Runaway Michael Steele, the band’s lineup was set, including Susanna Hoffs and Debbi Peterson, both on guitar and vocals, along with drummer/vocalist Vicki Peterson.
