What was STUDENT NURSE ?

a seminal Seattle band

always Helena Rogers (guitar/vocals) & Johnny Rubato (drums/vocals) with

a) Jeff on syth on bass : art/performance 3piece with MOONFOOD dancers 1978-79 (1 single : Disco Dog/Lies/Snow)

b) Al on guitar and Joe on bass : New Wave pop band 4 piece 1980-81 ( 1 4-song EP : Garbage/Lonely Too Long, 2 others, Discover Your Feet on Seattle Syndrome compilation LP)

c) Eric Muhs on bass, Tom Boettcher on guitar : Art / Punk / New Wave 4 piece 1981-1983 (1 45 rpm single (Recht Op Staan/Electronic Pop Smash)

<- Poster (by Helena) from first gig with this group.Here's a picture of the band shortly before the gig. Tom & Eric were very excited !

more posters from this era, more posters

Press clippings from this era, including review of Recht Op Staan

This group plays Garbage (.mp3 file)

Electronic Pop Smash (.mp3 file)

Recht Op Staan (.mp3)

Tough Guy In The Lab (mp3)

d) Eric on bass & keys 1984

lyrics to a few songs

This material is excerpted from the CD

<-------------"When Punk Was Punk" (audio/multimedia), which features 17 songs, video, and all the posters we could collect from the 1981-83 era

for info on the cd:

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