The Bangles

The Bangles
The Bangles at the 2012 Festival of Friends
Background information
Also known as	Bangles, The Bangs
Origin	Los Angeles, California, US
Genres	Rock 'n' Roll, New Wave, Pop-Rock, Pop, Jangle, Alternative Rock.
Years active	1981–89, 1999–present
Labels	Discos CBS, Columbia Records, Epic Records, I.R.S. Records, Koch Records.
Website	thebangles.com
Members	Susanna Hoffs Debbi Peterson Vicki Peterson
Past members	Annette Zilinskas Michael Steele

The Bangles are an American pop rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1981, scoring several hit singles as that decade continued. The band's hits include "Walk Like an Egyptian", Billboard magazine's number-one single of 1987, as well as "Manic Monday", "Hazy Shade of Winter", and their 1989 number-one single "Eternal Flame".

Susanna Hoffs, and sisters Vicki and Debbi Peterson, formed a band in Los Angeles in December 1980. The trio named themselves The Bangs. The band was part of the Los Angeles Paisley Underground scene, which featured groups that played a mixture of 1960s-influenced rock. In 1981, the threesome recorded and released a single ("Getting Out of Hand" b/w "Call on Me") on DownKiddie Records (their own label). The trio was signed to Faulty Products, a label formed by Miles Copeland.

The early Bangles line-up of Susanna Hoffs (vocals/guitars), Vicki Peterson (guitars/vocals), Debbi Peterson (vocals/drums) and Annette Zilinskas (vocals/bass) recorded an EP in 1982, and released the single "The Real World". A legal issue forced the band to change their name at the last minute so they dropped "The" and added the letters "les" to the end to become Bangles. Their first EP was retitled Bangles and released. In 1983, Faulty Products issued a 12-inch "remix" single of "The Real World" to radio and media, but another setback came as the label folded. I.R.S. Records picked up distribution and re-issued the EP. After Zilinskas left the band to focus on her own project, Blood on the Saddle, she was replaced by Michael Steele, formerly of the all-girl band The Runaways, Toni & The Movers, Slow Children and Elton Duck.