All of these bands/performers recorded between 1975-80, unless marked by an
* which denotes they didn't record until 1981.
Band City State Country Members notes
Sado Nation Portland OR USA Vocals - Leesa Anderson/Mish Bondage
*Saints AUS Bass - Janine Hall
Schematix Santa Cruz CA USA Vocals/Keyboards - Jill Fido see X-Dreamists
Security Risk UK Vocals - Jan Parker
Selector Conventry UK Vocals - Pauline Black ska
Sex Sick LA CA USA Vocals - Michele Bell Bass - Kira Roessler Drums -
Elissa Bello see Arthur J & the Goldcups, Go Gos, Twisted Roots
Kira went on to Black Flag
Shakin Street FRA Bass - Corinne
Shirkers Washington DC USA Guitar/Vocals - Liz Dumais Bass/Vocals -
Libby Hatch see Tru Fax & the Insaniacs
Shirts NY NY USA Vocals - Annie Golden
Sick Things UK Vocals - Charlie
*Signals Anaheim CA USA
Siouxsie & the Banshees London UK Vocals - Siouxsie Sioux
Skafish Chicago IL USA Guitar - Karen Winner
Silicon Teens UK Synth - Jacki Synth - Diane
Sillies Detroit MI USA Vocals - Sheila Edwards/Katie Hait Vocals/
Keyboards - Kirsten Rogoff see Algebra Mothers
*Sin 34 LA CA USA Vocals - Julie Lanfeld
Slapp Happy UK Vocals - Dagmar Krause also sang with Henry Cow and
Art Bears
Slickee Boys Washington DC USA Vocals - Martha Hull see D.Ceats
Slits London UK Vocals - Ari Up Guitar - Kate Korris/Viv Albertine
Bass - Suzi Gutsy/Tessa Pollitt Drums - Palmolive (Paloma Romero)
see Mo-dettes, Raincoats, New Age Steppers Tessa had been in
all-female Castrators, Viv and Palmolive had been in Flowers of Romance
Slow Children LA CA USA Vocals - Pal Shazar
Smegmettes FL USA Vocals - Cookie Mold Guitar - Spam Ax Bass - Fish
Patti Smith NY NY USA Vocals/Guitar - Patti Smith
Snatch NY/London USA/UK Vocals - Judy Nylon/Patti Palladin
see Flying Lizards
Sole Sisters UK Vocals - ?
*Sonic Youth NY NY USA Bass/Vocals - Kim Gordon Keyboards/Vocals -
Anne Demarinis
Sound London UK Sax/Clarinet/Keyboards - Bi Marshall
Speed Twins HOL
Spicy Bits NY NY USA Guitar - Alison East see Dots, Swinging Madisons
Susan Springfield NY NY USA Vocals - Susan Springfield Guitar - Nancy
Stillman see Erasers
SST SF CA USA Vocals - Irene Dogmatic Guitar - Susie Henderson
*Starter GER Sax/Synth - Claudine Chirac see also Grauzone
Static NY NY USA Guitar/Bass/Vocals - Barbara Ess Drums/Vocals -
Christine Hahn see Y-Pants, Malaria
Barbara and Christine had been in Daily Life
Steel Tips NJ USA Vocals - Karen Ann Ooch
*Stickmen Philadelphia PA USA Vocals/Keyboards - B.A. Lejman
Stimulators NY NY USA Guitar/Vocals - Denise Mercedes Bass/Vocals -
Anne Gustavsson
Stingers Long Beach CA USA Vocals - Patti see Unit 3
Stinky Toys Paris FRA Vocals - Elli Medeiros
Stopouts UK Bass - Sue James
Student Teachers NY NY USA Bass - Lori Reese Drums - Laura Davis
*Poly Styrene London UK Vocals - Poly Styrene see X-Ray Spex
Suburban Lawns LA CA USA Vocals - Su Tissue
*Suburban Reptiles NEW ZEAL Vocals - Zero
Subverse UK Vocals - ?
Suicide Squad AUS Vocals - Annie
Kitty Summerall NY NY USA Vocals - Kitty Summerall
Kitty did backup vocals for Richard Hell & the Voidoids, Heartbreakers,
New York Dolls, Robert Gordon, and acted in/did music for "Smithereens"
Superman's Girlfriend Dallas TX USA Drums - Erin Humphries
*Suzi Pinns London UK Vocals - Jordon (Pamela Rooke)
Jordon managed and sometimes sang with & wrote songs for
Adam & the Ants
Rachel Sweet Akron OH USA Vocals - Rachel Sweet
Swinger's Resort Boston NY USA Bass - B.C. Kagan
Swinging Madisons NY NY USA Guitar - Alison East see Dots, Spicy Bits
Systematics Sydney AUS Foina Graham
Tagnemics UK Bass/Synth - Marion Fudger
Talking Heads NY NY USA Bass - Tina Weymouth
*Tanks SF CA USA Vocals - Lisa Wooley ? - Susan
*Tanzplagen Athens GA USA Vocals - Linda Hopper Bass - Lynda Stipe
both went on to Oh OK; Linda went on to Magnapop
Tans From The Sun USA
Teenage Jesus & the Jerks NY NY USA Vocals/Guitar - Lydia Lunch
see Lydia Lunch, Beirut Slump, Eight Eyed Spy
Textones TX USA Vocals/Guitar - Carla Olson Vocals/Guitar - Kathy
Valentine see Go-Go's, Violators
Theoretical Girls NY NY USA Bass/Keyboards - Margaret De Wys ? - Jean
Caffeine see Pulsallama, Urge
*Thick Pigeon NY NY USA Vocals - Miranda Stanton
Thrills Boston MA USA Vocals - Barb Kitson changed name in '81 to
City Thrills
Throbbing Gristle UK Vocals/Synth - Cosey Fanni Tutti
Thrush and the Cunts Melbourne AUS Keyboards/Synth - Denise Rosenberg
all-female, see also Primitive Calculators, Zye Ye Ye
Tina Peel Washington DC USA Vocals/Keyboards - Deb O'Nair
Deb went on to Fuzztones
*Tiny Desk Unit Washington DC USA Vocals - Susan Mumford
*Tone Death NY NY USA Guitar - Nina Canal see Dark Day, Gynecologists, Ut
*Tony Perkins & Psychotics Washington DC USA Bass - Debbie
Toy Love NEW ZEAL Keyboards - Jane Walker
Tracks Boston MA USA Vocals - Lorry Doll
Tru Fax & the Insaniacs Washington DC USA Vocals/Guitar - Diana Quinn
Bass - Libby Hatch see Shirkers
Maureen Tucker NY NY USA Vocals/Drums - Maureen Tucker
ex-Velvet Underground
Tuxedo Moon SF CA USA Vocals - Victoria Lowe
*Twisted Roots LA CA USA Vocals - Maggie Bass - Kira Roessler
see Arthur J & the Goldcups, Sex Sick Kira went on to Black Flag
U-3RK5 Vancouver CAN Drums - Kitty Byrne
U.S. Ape NY NY USA Vocals/Keyboards - Shauna Laurie
became Washington Squares
U.X.A. SF CA USA Vocals - De De Troit
Unit 3 Long Beach CA USA Vocals - Patti /Venus see Stingers
Unit-5 Akron OH USA Vocals - Tracey Thomas
Units Albany NY USA
Units SF CA USA Vocals/Synth - Rachel Webber
Urban Verbs Washington DC USA Bass - Linda France
Urge SF CA USA Vocals - Julie Jukebox Lawler Guitar - Mary Tantrum Lawler
Bass - Christeen Alicino Drums - Kat Zumbach/Jean Caffeine
see Pulsallama, Theoretical Girls
Ut NY NY USA Vocals - all Guitar - Nina Canal Bass - Jacqui Ham Drums -
Sally Young they all alternate see Dark Day, Gynecologists, Tone Death
filmmaker Karen Achenbach was briefly in the band in 1979
V.D.U.'s UK Vocals - Michelle Archer
V;.._ Boston MA USA Vocals/Percussion - Susan Anway
Vacuum SWE
*Varve SF CA USA Vocals/Sax - Jo Ann Gogue Guitar - Carolyn Crampton
(aka Carolyn Stage) Bass - Sue Digby Drums - Kat Apostrophe Cascone
Keyboards - Kelli Kozak see Guys, Profalactics
Vast Majority TX USA was there a female in this band?
Velvet Monkeys Washington DC USA Vocals/Keyboards - Elaine Barnes
see Citizen 23
Venus & the Razorblades LA CA USA Vocals - Dyan Diamond Bass -
Danielle Faye
Vermillion & the Aces UK Vocals - Vermillion Sands see Mary Monday
Vice Squad UK Vocals - Becki Bondage (Rebecca Bond)
Vincent Units UK Vocals - Josephine Bass - Gina
Violators Austin TX USA Guitar - Kathy Valentine ? - Carla Olson
see Go-Go's, Textones
Visible Targets Seattle WA USA Vocals - Laura Keane Guitar - Pamela Golden
Bass - Rebecca Hamilton
*Vitamin Boston MA USA Drums - Shelley Lake Violin/Keyboards/Vocals -
Margie Politzer
VKTMS SF CA USA Vocals - Nyna Crawford
Voigt/465 Sydney AUS Vocals - Rae Macron Cru Bass - Lindsay OMeara
Vom LA CA USA Bass - Lisa Brennels
VS. SF CA USA Vocals - Heidi Familiar/Amy Linden Guitar - Jeorgia Anderson
Sax - Carola Anderson Bass - Olga de Volga Drums - Kathy Sanford
only Olga & Heidi are on 7" see Lewd, Offs
Wad USA Vocals - Jan King Guitar - Karen Haglog
Waitresses Akron OH USA Vocals - Patty Donahue Bass - Tracy Warmworth
Welders St. Louis MO USA Vocals - Colleen O'Sullivan/Stephanie Lasater
Guitar - Kelly "Rusty" Draper Bass - Caroline Fujimoto/Julie Benz
Drums - Jane Fujimoto/Lyla Turner
*Johanna Went SF CA USA Vocals - Johanna Went
*Westside Lockers Olympia WA USA Vocals - Judy Schneps
Helen Wheels Detroit and NY MI/NY USA Vocals - Helen Wheels
wrote songs for Blue Oyster Cult
*White Women Boston MA USA Vocals - Dolores Paradise Guitar - Thalia Zedek
Thalia went on to Dangerous Birds, Uzi, Live Skull, and Come
Toyah Wilcox UK Vocals - Toyah Wilcox
Wild West Sydney AUS Vocals - Rae E Byrom
*Wilma SF CA USA Vocals - all Guitar - Yvette Dasaltewerk Bass - K.D.
Davis Synth/Violin - Louise Diedrich
Wilma & the Wilburs Minneapolis MN USA Vocals - Wilma
X LA CA USA Vocals - Exene Cervenka
X-Dreamists Santa Cruz CA USA Vocals/Keyboards - Jill Fido Guitar -
Debbie Dread see Schematix
X-Ray Spex London UK Vocals - Poly Styrene Sax-Lora Logic
see Essential Logic, Glaxo Babies, Red Crayola
XL Capris Sydney AUS Vocals - ?
Y-Pants NY NY USA Bass - Barbara Ess Drums - Virginia Piersol Toy Piano -
Gail Vachon see Static
Young Marble Giants Cardiff WALES Vocals - Alison Statton
Young Snakes Boston MA USA Vocals/Bass - Aimee Mann
Zantees NY NY USA Drums - Miriam Linna rockabilly see Cramps, Nervus Rex
Zippers Carson CA USA Bass-Danielle Faye
*Zye Ye Ye Melbourne AUS Keyboards/Synth - Denise Rosenberg
recorded and released in England
see also Primitive Calculators, Thrush and the Cunts
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