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[Personnel] [Befour Three O'Clock - Happen Happened] [Sixteen Tambourines] [Arrive Without Traveling] [Ever After] [Vermillion]
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[Print Media/Books] [Audio Media/Discography] [Video Media/Filmography] [Other Three O'Clock Links]
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What's new on this web page?
If you see the date changing on this page, without an announcement in this section, it is probably something like fixing minor coding problems, spelling errors, minor layout changes, new page on this site (so I changed bottom index), ... Any major changes to this page, will be announced here.
July 18, 2005. I just noticed that the ezBoard message board that I had set up for this web site had been deleted. Since restoration of the deleted conference is only available to subscribers to their service, and since the activity was relatively light, I not planning on looking for another message board. If you do think a message board is worth while, or you have a message board that you like, let me know and I may promote it here. As always you can contact me here.
August 17, 2002. I started creating this page. :-)
INTRO:
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The band started out as the Salvation Army in February 1981 in the Los Angeles area. They played a combination of power pop and psychedelia that was heavily influenced by bands from the 1960s. After a couple of years and a couple of personnel changes, they changed their name to Three O'Clock. They continued to play the same style of music. They recorded for a few different labels (Frontier, IRS, Paisley Park). These days, their Salvation Army recordings are listed as being by the band Befour Three O'Clock. In any case, their recordings are worth checking out.
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Personnel
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SALVATION ARMY: February 1981 - October 1981
Johnny Blazing - guitar
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Troy Howell - drums
SALVATION ARMY: November 1981 - July 1982
Louis Gutierrez - guitar, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Troy Howell - drums
SALVATION ARMY: July 1982 - August 1982
Louis Gutierrez - guitar, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
THREE O'CLOCK: August 1982 - 1986
Louis Gutierrez - guitar, vocals
Mike Mariano - keyboards, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
THREE O'CLOCK: 1986
Patrick Waningham - guitar, vocals
Mike Mariano - keyboards, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
THREE O'CLOCK: 1986
Steven Altenberg - guitar, vocals
Mike Mariano - keyboards, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
THREE O'CLOCK: 1988
Jason Falkner - guitar, vocals
Mike Mariano - keyboards, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
Happen Happened
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SALVATION ARMY: February 1981 - October 1981
Johnny Blazing - guitar
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Troy Howell - drums
STUDIO SESSION: demos - July 1981 Piper Recording Studio, Carson, CA
(a1) Happen Happened #1 (released as 45 November 1981)
(a1) For Hours
(a1) Fight Songs
(a1) Mind Gardens #1 (released as 45 November 1981)
SALVATION ARMY: November 1981 - July 1982
Louis Gutierrez - guitar, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Troy Howell - drums
STUDIO SESSION: demos - February 2, 1982 Dynasty Studio
(a1) She Turns To Flowers #1 (alternate version)
(a1) Grimly Forming #1
(a1) The Seventeen Forever #1
(a1) Going Home #1
(a1) Cellophane Nirvana
LIVE SHOW: February 9, 1982 Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA
With A Cantaloupe Girlfriend
She Turns To Flowers
Lucifer Sam
As Real As Real
All In Good Time
Stupid Einstein
In Love In Too
Tomorrow
I Go Wild
Upside Down
Sorry
Marjorie Tells Me
For Pete's Sake
While We Were In Your Room Talking To Your Wall
I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better
STUDIO SESSION: March 18-21, 1982 Fiddler's, Salvation Army LP
(released May 1982)
(a1) She Turns To Flowers #2
(a1) Upside Down
(a1) The Seventeen Forever #2
(a1) Mind Gardens #2
(a1) Grimly Forming #2
(a1) While We Were In Your Room Talking To Your Wall
(a1) Minuet
(a1) Happen Happened #2
(a1) I Am Your Guru
(a1) Going Home #2
SALVATION ARMY: July 1982 - August 1982
Louis Gutierrez - guitar, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
Sixteen Tambourines
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THREE O'CLOCK: August 1982 - 1985
Louis Gutierrez - guitar, vocals
Mike Mariano - keyboards, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
STUDIO SESSION: Baroque Hoedown EP
(released December 1982)
(a2) With A Cantaloupe Girlfriend
(a2) I Go Wild
(a2) Marjorie Tells Me
(a2) Sorry
(a2) As Real As Real
Around The World
(some releases exclude the last above track)
(and include the following 3 tracks)
I Feel A Whole Lot Better
In Love In Too
Lucifer Sam
STUDIO SESSION: Sixteen Tambourines LP
(released December 1983)
(a2) Jet Fighter
(a2) Stupid Einstein
(a2) And So We Run
(a2) Fall To The Ground
(a2) A Day In Erotica
(a2) Tomorrow
(a2) In My Own Time
(a2) On My Own
(a2) When Lightning Starts
(a2) Seeing Is Believing
LIVE SHOW: May 7, 1983 Country Club, Reseda, Calif
With A Cantaloupe Girlfriend
? (She Is No More)
In My Own Time
As Real As Real
? (In My Life)
? (Wildflowers)
I Go Wild
? (Cocktail Song)
? (Love Will Break Your Heart)
Upside Down
Sorry
I'll Feel A Whole Lot Better (with Gene Clark)
?
STUDIO SESSION: 45
(released September 1985)
Hand In Hand
Watching Pictures
I Go Wild
STUDIO SESSION: Half Way There EP
(released 1985)
Arrive Without Traveling
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THREE O'CLOCK: August 1982 - 1985
Louis Gutierrez - guitar, vocals
Mike Mariano - keyboards, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
STUDIO SESSION: Arrive Without Travelling LP
(released October 1985)
Her Head's Revolving
Each And Every Lonely Heart
Underwater
Mrs. Green
Hand In Hand
Knowing When You Smile
Half The Way There
Simon In The Park
Another World
The Girl With The guitar
Spun Gold
LIVE SHOW: July 25, 1985 Magic Mountain, Valencia, Calif (2 shows)
Ever After
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THREE O'CLOCK: 1986
Patrick Waningham - guitar, vocals
Mike Mariano - keyboards, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
STUDIO SESSION: Ever After LP
(released February 1987)
Suzie's On The Ball Now
Look Into Our Eyes
When We Can
The Penny Girls
Follow Him Around
Warm Aspirations
Step Out Of Line
We Are One
If You Could See My Way
Songs And Gentle Words
STUDIO SESSION: 45
(released February 1987)
Warm Aspirations
Regina Caeli
Suzie's On The Ball
Vermillion
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THREE O'CLOCK: 1986
Steven Altenberg - guitar, vocals
Mike Mariano - keyboards, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
THREE O'CLOCK: 1988
Jason Falkner - guitar, vocals
Mike Mariano - keyboards, vocals
Michael Quercio - vocals, bass
Danny Benair - drums
STUDIO SESSION: Vermillion LP
(released June 1988)
Vermillion
Love Explosion
To Be Where You Are
When She Becomes My Girl
World On Fire
Neon Telephone
On Paper
Ways Of Magic
Time's Going Slower
Love Has No Heart
Through The Sleepy Town
PRINT MEDIA
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BOOKS AND PRINTED MATERIAL: (This is my reference library.) (I am interested in getting more.)
More Rock Family Trees
Written, Researched, Drawn by Pete Frame
Published by Omnibus Press. Copyright 1998. 32 pages.
The Great Alternative Discography (first edition) by M.C.Strong
Published by Canongate. Copyright 1999. 726 pages. Hardbook (oversize).
Live Show Listings
Live show listings come from various sources, including the below listed
books, visitors to this web site and from other web sites. None of these
listings have been verified by me. And just because there was a print
advertisement for the show, is no guarantee that there weren't problems
which caused the show to be cancelled.
AUDIO MEDIA
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AUDIO COMPILATIONS: (This is my complete audio collection) (I am interested in getting more. Details and material.)
Commercial Releases
(a1) Befour Three O'Clock - Happen Happened
(a2) Three O'Clock - Sixteen Tambourines
(a3) Three O'Clock - Arrive Without Traveling
(a4) Three O'Clock - Ever After
(a5) Three O'Clock - Vermillion
Other Material
VIDEO MEDIA
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VIDEO COMPILATIONS:
(I am always interested in expanding my collection.)
OTHER RESOURCES (links)
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Do you have a Three O'Clock related site? Do you want a link from this page? E-Mail me!
I am also interested in getting wider exposure for this site. So links from your site to mine would be appreciated. And if you know of any sites that allow/encourage submission, I would also appreciate knowing about them as well.
CLASSIFIEDs
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This is an experiment. I am listing various classified ads that might be of interest to browsers of this page.
Let me know what you think of this idea?
And if you do order something listed here, let them know you found out about it here.
Also, let me know how this worked out for you.
June 29, 2003.
MusicStack looks like a good source of used music items
(LPs, CDs, posters, ...).
As always, let me know what you think.
Back in October 1999 I put up links to CD-Now so that visitors could easily link to the related band pages and instantly see which items were still in print/available for purchase. CD-Now no longer has that option. For the moment I am putting in Amazon.com search boxes. Amazon.com doesn't easily allow for links to individual band pages in the same way that CD-Now used to. So, instead of me being able to create direct links, I have put up the Amazon.com search box instead. So you can still go to a page with the various bands products, buy you now need to go through a search box.
As always, let me know what you think.
April 22, 2002.
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(the time, effort, money, ... that goes into creating, maintaing, updating)
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December 3, 2002 CD Now is undergoing changes, and asked that ALL links be removed.
October 28, 1999 I signed up with CD Now.
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