Name: It's About Time
Brand: The Pandoras

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LPVOXX2021C

Colour

Purple

Colour details

Clear Purple

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-10-13

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

95081080034

Total Cap

Purple LP

Artist

The Pandoras

Genre GB

Garage / Surf / Trash

Label GB

Voxx

The Pandoras were an all-female rock band from Los Angeles, California from 1982 to 1991. They started in the 1960s revival garage rock scene and later shifted to a hard rock sound. Led by Paula Pierce, the band leader and singer/songwriter, they made their mark in the music industry. After Pierce's untimely death in 1991, former members Melanie Vammen and Kim Shattuck formed The Muffs.

In 2013, drummer Sheri Kaplan Weinstein organized a reunion with former members Melanie Vammen, Karen Basset, and Susan Hyatt. This led to the formation of the 21st Century Pandoras with Gwynne Kahn's group. They released new music in 2014 as a tribute to their late bandmate Paula Pierce. The current lineup consists of Vammen, Basset, Hyatt (filling Pierce's role), and Hillary Burton on drums. In 2018, they released a new EP featuring primarily Pierce's compositions.

Despite facing challenges such as member changes and legal issues over their name rights after Pierce's passing, The Pandoras have persevered throughout the years. Their dedication to keeping Paula Pierce's legacy alive through their performances is commendable. Sadly, in October 2019, Kim Shattuck passed away due to complications related to ALS.

avoiding the sputter of careerist garage rock for a spectacularly bleary haunted house feel, it's about time was a welcome alternative to art-punk, synth pop, and the power hunger of bands like x and the cramps. that's not to say that the pandoras didn't owe themselves to an extinct musical movement, but thanks mostly due to paula pierce, who fronted and wrote virtually everything here, rough charms like "cry on my own," "i live my life," and "hot generation," had a musicality to them that allowed the easybeats-like throb to bob and sway instead of simply blaring out into a din. years later, much of it's about time still shines in its muddily produced, tonally confident swagger, remaining one of 1984's best garage-punk releases.

It's About Time

Music GB

Discover It's About Time by The Pandoras on vinyl. A 1984 garage-punk gem from Voxx label. Limited LP format available.