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1. The Nuns ‎– Gimme Danger
Label: Out Of Darkness Records
Catalog Number: OTD 004
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM LP
Released: 1992

Notes: Recorded live at Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco in 1977.

Tracklist
A1 ‎– Media Control
A2 ‎– Fat Girls
A3 ‎– Savage
A4 ‎– Gettin’ Vicious
A5 ‎– 14 Year Old Baby
A6 ‎– Gimme Danger
A7 ‎– Suicide Child
B1 ‎– Monotonous
B2 ‎– Cock In My Pocket
B3 ‎– Human Being
B4 ‎– Confused
B5 ‎– Gettin’ Straight
B6 ‎– Decadent Jew
B7 ‎– No Solution
B8 ‎– Seduction Destruction
B9 ‎– Child Molester
B10 ‎– You Bother Me

2. The Nuns ‎– CBS Demo 1977
Label: Mabuhay Records
Catalog Number: MB77b
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM, LP
Released: 2017

Notes: Recorded live in studio for CBS album deal in San Francisco in 1977. Limited to 100 handnumbered copies in silkscreen cover on red vinyl including limited poster.

Tracklist
A1 ‎– World War 3
A2 ‎– Gettin Straight
A3 ‎– Savage
A4 ‎– 21 Century
A5 ‎– Going Down
A6 ‎– Media Control
A7 ‎– Talk Talk
B1 ‎– Decadent Jew
B2 ‎– Poor Little Rich Thing
B3 ‎– Chicks
B4 ‎– Child Molester
B5 ‎– Like All The Rest
B6 ‎– Suicide Child

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1. The Nuns ‎– The Nuns
Label: 415 Records
Catalog Number: SUB 01
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, EP
Released: 1978

Notes: “Savage” is a different (rougher) version than the one on the self-titled LP. All tracks recorded live at Keystone in Palo Alto in early March 1977.

Tracklist
A1 ‎– Decadent Jew
A2 ‎– Savage
B ‎– Suicide Child

2. Los Nuns ‎– The Beat / Media Control
Label: Rosco Records
Catalog Number: SS-7901
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: 1979

Notes: Rosco Records production; Jennifer Miro does not appear on this single.

Tracklist
A ‎– Media Control
B ‎– The Beat

3. The Nuns ‎– World War III / Cock In My Pocket
Label: Rosco Records
Catalog Number: 4166
Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single
Released: 1980

Notes: Comes in a rubber-stamped (the band’s name) plain white sleeve with printed insert; some copies have the vinyl labels transposed.

Tracklist
A ‎– World War III
B ‎– Cock In My Pocket

4. The Nuns ‎– The Nuns
Label: BOMP!
Catalog Number: BLP 4010
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM, LP
Released: 1980

Notes: Recorded in May 1980 at Brian Elliot Recording in North Hollywood. Issued jointly by BOMP! and Posh Boy and with different simultaneous releases with center labels from both record labels.

Tracklist
A1 ‎– Savage
A2 ‎– Media Control
A3 ‎– Wold War III
A4 ‎– You Think You’re The Best
A5 ‎– Walkin’ The Beat
B1 ‎– Wild
B2 ‎– Getting Straight
B3 ‎– Confused
B4 ‎– Child Molester
B5 ‎– Suicide Child
B6 ‎– Lazy

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1976

Date: December 1976
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

1977

Date: February 22, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: February 23, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: March 01, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: March 06, 1977
Venue: Stop Sign
Location: Berkeley

Date: March 07, 1977
Venue: Keystone
Location: Palo Alto

Date: March 16, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: March 31, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: April 06, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: April 12, 1977
Venue: Boarding House
Location: San Francisco

Date: April 13, 1977
Venue: Boarding House
Location: San Francisco

Date: April 28, 1977
Venue: Keystone
Location: Berkeley

Date: May 13, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: May 20, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: June 11, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: June 11, 1977
Venue: Winterland
Location: San Francisco

Date: June 12, 1977
Venue: Rio Theatre
Location: Rodeo, CA

Date: June 18, 1977
Venue: Rio Theatre
Location: Rodeo, CA

Date: July 08, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: July 09, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: July 25, 1977
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

Date: July 26, 1977
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

Date: July 27, 1977
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

Date: July 28, 1977
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

Date: July 30, 1977
Venue: Winterland
Location: San Francisco

Date: July 31, 1977
Venue: Keystone
Location: Berkeley

Date: August 01, 1977
Venue: Keystone
Location: Berkeley

Date: August 19, 1977
Venue: Old Waldorf
Location: San Francisco

Date: August 20, 1977
Venue: Old Waldorf
Location: San Francisco

Date: August 28, 1977
Venue: California Hall
Location: San Francisco

Date: September 02, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: September 03, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: September 08, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: September 09, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: September 20, 1977
Venue: Old Waldorf
Location: San Francisco

Date: September 21, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: September 21, 1977
Venue: Old Waldorf
Location: San Francisco (?)

Date: October 31, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: November 24, 1977
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: November 26, 1977
Venue: Keystone
Location: Berkeley

Date: December 03, 1977
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

Date: December 21, 1977
Venue: Masque
Location: Hollywood

Date: December 22, 1977
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

Date: December 23, 1977
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

Date: December 24, 1977
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

1978

Date: January 14, 1978
Venue: Winterland
Location: San Francisco

Date: February 24, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: March 21, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: March 31, 1978
Venue: Keystone
Location: Berkeley

Date: April 22, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: May 26, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: May 27, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: June 04, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: June 22, 1978
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

Date: June 23, 1978
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

Date: June 24, 1978
Venue: Whisky-a-Go-Go
Location: West Hollywood

Date: June 26, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: July 01, 1978
Venue: Keystone
Location: Berkeley

Date: July 03, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: July 18, 1978
Venue: CBGB’s
Location: New York

Date: July 19, 1978
Venue: CBGB’s
Location: New York

Date: July 31, 1978
Venue: Hurrah’s
Location: New York

Date: August 01, 1978
Venue: Hurrah’s
Location: New York

Date: August 02, 1978
Venue: Hurrah’s
Location: New York

Date: August 09, 1978
Venue: Max’s Kansas City
Location: New York

Date: August 10, 1978
Venue: Max’s Kansas City
Location: New York

Date: August 24, 1978
Venue: CBGB’s
Location: New York

Date: August 25, 1978
Venue: CBGB’s
Location: New York

Date: August 26, 1978
Venue: CBGB’s
Location: New York

Date: August 30, 1978
Venue: Max’s Kansas City
Location: New York

Date: August 31, 1978
Venue: Max’s Kansas City
Location: New York

Date: September 22, 1978
Venue: Club 57
Location: Irving Plaza, New York

Date: October 20, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: October 21, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: November 03, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: November 04, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

Date: December 01, 1978
Venue: Mabuhay Gardens
Location: San Francisco

The band formed in 1975 in Marin County, California when Alejandro Escovedo and Jeff Olener, who were film students at College of Marin, wanted to make a low-budget film about a strung-out rock singer and a band that could not play its instruments, and decided to play the part themselves. This project evolved into The Nuns. While the band was in its formative phase, they practiced in a warehouse in Terra Linda.

Jennifer Miro, who was in a Mill Valley-based band that covered Doobie Brothers songs, practiced at the same warehouse. Olener soon invited Miro to join his band; Miro, who was unhappy with the band she was in, jumped at the opportunity. The Nuns began performing around various venues in the San Francisco area in January 1976. They were the among the first punk bands in California and had difficulty finding regular venues. They played the first punk show at the Mabuhay Gardens in December 1976, and quickly became regulars. At their peak of popularity, they were playing two sold-out shows on consecutive weekend nights at the Mabuhay.

In January 1978, together with The Avengers they opened for the Sex Pistols at their final concert at San Francisco’s Winterland. Even though The Nuns were the bigger draw in San Francisco at this time, they were the first band to go on, ahead of The Avengers. A third band, Negative Trend, had been directly recruited by the Sex Pistols but were tricked by Bill Graham into accepting the slot after the Sex Pistols, the house now emptied of fans. The Nuns split in 1979 soon after the band was on tour in New York City.

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Show List and Key Dates – This index features show dates, venues, and flyers

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Releases – This index features only vinyl and includes official releases by the original band between 1978 and 1980

Unofficial Releases – This index features only vinyl and includes recordings of the original band

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