An amazing discovery by Ray Brandes, author of Che Underground’s definitive biography of San Diego’s Unknowns: a 10-minute-long French documentary of the band of which the members themselves were unaware.
“This was a complete blindside to me,” reports Unknowns bassist Dave Doyle. “I had never seen it nor really recalled the circumstances. After speaking with [guitarist] Mark [Neill] just a bit ago, he clarified some things. It was shot in 1981, live at Madame Wong’s East (Chinatown LA) and as far as for whom or what, neither of us know. The song titles are wrong for the most part. It should be: ‘The Streets,’ ‘Common Man,’ ‘Teenage Crush,’ ‘Crime Wave’ and ‘The Bounce.’ “
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“[Vocalist/keyboardist] Bruce [Joyner] may very well know the details beyond what I have at this time,” Doyle continues. “I have some fuzzy recollections about doing video shoots during this time — but I can’t recall enough to generate a sentence, let alone a paragraph!”