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THEE UNDERTAKERS ,from
East Los Angeles, first started practicing during mid-1977. They decided
early on not to go for the "leather or New Wave look" and would instead
wear black suits on stage to emulate their namesake. By 1978 they found
Art, who became their singer. In 1979, the band hooked up with Willie
Heron, from LOS ILLEGALS, who helped the band get on many bills at the
Vex and other East L.A. clubs that would host punk shows. The band played
heavily during 1979 through 1982 and played at clubs like the Vex, Starwood,
Hong Kong Cafe, and the Whiskey to name a few. The band opened for many
bands including D.O.A., ALLEYCATS, PLUGZ, GEARS, FLEASHEATERS, SUBURBAN
LAWNS, and others. Thee Undertakers recorded their first demo in 1980
and returned to the studio in 1981 to record what was to be their first
LP. The band was going to have their LP released through Tito Larriva's
Fatima Records label (who released PLUGZ LP and THE BRAT EP), but after
a falling out between Tito and the band, the record never materialized
and sat in the can for twenty years. In 2001, Grand Theft Audio released
their awesome collection of studio recordings from 1980-81 (get it!).
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Release
Details:
Artifix Records release contains
previously unreleased vintage material from this amazing band. Our EP
features live tracks recorded at the Hong Kong Cafe in 1980, and some
studio demos that made up their last recordings from 1982.
Side A:1982 Demo
Register to Die
Electric Eye
Side B: 1980 Hong
Kong Cafe
Don't Mean Anything
It's a Sin
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