Manual Scan
| Manual Scan | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Mod |
| Years active | 1981–1991 |
| Labels | various |
| Associated acts |
The Shambles Kenny Howes Wendy Bailey & True Stories |
| Members |
Bart Mendoza (vocals, guitar) Kevin Donaker-Ring (guitar) Jarrod Lucas (drums) Tim Blankenship (bass) David Fleminger (keyboards) |
| Past members |
Bobby Allend David Anderson Ron Friedman Morgan Young Yvonne Simon Anthony Suarez Thomas Ward Brad Wilkins Ritchie "Rooster" Brubaker |
Manual Scan was an American mod and power pop group from San Diego, active between 1981–1991.
Manual Scan released numerous CDs, LPs and 7-inch singles, in England, Spain and the U.S. . They toured in the USA, England (including a 1986 appearance at the 100 Club in London), and Mexico. The group’s song, “Nothing Can Be Everything” was included in the 1990 Columbia Pictures release, A Girl To Kill For.
The founding members of Manual Scan were guitarist / singer Bart Mendoza, guitarist Kevin Donaker-Ring, bassist David Fleminger and drummer Paul Kaufman, though within a few months of the band's formation Kaufman was replaced by Paul Brewin and singer Yvonne Simon was added on backing vocals and guitar. All except for Fleminger were former students of La Jolla High School . The band's lineup changed frequently during its existence, with Mendoza and Donaker-Ring as the core members. Other notable players included drummer David Anderson and Tom Ward, both formerly of Voxx Records group Gravedigger Five.
Guests of note include Anthony Meynell, frontman for British mod revival trio Squire, who the band backed in 1985 and Jeff Conolly of garage rockers Lyres who sat in with Manual Scan for six shows in 1989.
Following the demise of the band Donaker-Ring co-founded power pop group, The Shambles in 1992, with Mendoza joining shortly after. Manual Scan has reunited several times since 2005, recording a live session on 28 January 2010 with producer Alan Sanderson for San Diego-based radio station, KBZT (FM94/9). A best of collection, All Night Scan, was released only on vinyl and as a digital download, in September 2013 by Texas-based Cheap Reward Records.
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