
[THE GERMS] #011979 • 196 BPM
WHISKY A GO GO CHAOS // 'LEXICON DEVIL' & 'MANIMAL' LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD
Slash Records / Decline of Western Civilization 16mm Reel (Los Angeles, CA)
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Founding Member & Original Architect of THE GERMS • Los Angeles, CA • Since 1976
DON BOLLES LP ERA 1978 (Don Bolles (Classic Drums — (GI) LP Era 1978–1980, Reunion)) is a documented founding member and original architect of THE GERMS. Emerging from the Los Angeles, CA scene around 1976, DON BOLLES LP ERA 1978 contributed to THE GERMS's classic releases, DIY all-ages shows, and high-energy pit history.
“What We Do Is Secret. Blue circle armband burns, peanut-butter-smeared stages at the Whisky a Go Go, and Pat Smear's ferocious Hagström guitar wall.”

Pat Smear, Lorna Doom, and Don Bolles drive a blistering wall of distortion on 'Lexicon Devil' and 'Manimal' as Darby Crash dives into the Hollywood pit.

PAT SMEAR • Slash Records / Decline of Western Civilization 16mm Reel (1979)