JFA "Nowhere Blossoms" LP Placebo PLA 027 (US)

Vinyl is NM, Jacket is VG+ w/ All Inserts and Order Forms

Out of Print!  

Original Press

Track Listing:

A1Julie's SongA2Pink SlipA3Nowhere BlossomsA4World Full Of PeaceA5Fight PromoterA6Signifyn MonkeyA7Zoo SongB1I Feel GoodB2NightmareB3Cold Light Of DayB4Rusty MorningB5Two FingersB6Space BrothersB7Turkey In The UFO
JFA ('s Army) is a  band formed in 1981, with roots in  and in  skate Punk culture. The original members include Brian Brannon (vocals), Don "Redondo" Pendleton (guitar), Michael Cornelius (bass), and Mike "Bam-Bam" Sversvold (drums).  of  also played bass for a while. The band was pivotal in the development of the  and Skate Rock scenes. Over the years, the lineup has included many bass players and drummers but the core of Brannon and Redondo has remained constant. Establishment

JFA was formed in April 1981, 19 days after the failed  of  by  Hinckley, an obsessed fan of  and her portrayal of a teen prostitute in the 1976  film , reportedly attempted to kill the President as a means of impressing the actress. The band's name was thus a dark play on Hinckley's attempt at murdering Reagan — a hated figure in the early 1980s punk rock scene.

Don Pendleton, then in the band The Deez and Cornelius, then in the band Jr. Chemists, knew each other from shows around  and from skateboarding. They began playing together after a  concert during the band's Hardcore 81 tour. Bam-Bam later joined after meeting Pendleton at an "Industrial Dance" in Phoenix. Brian Brannon was pulled into the band by Cornelius who met him skateboarding and at punk shows.

The band's first show was opening for  at an Industrial Dance which was one of a series of early Phoenix punk shows. Their first song of the night was "Pipetruck".

Recording history

Placebo Records released their debut EP Blatant Localism in late 1981. The band toured the west extensively and played many local shows. Their first national tour was in the summer of 1983 following the release of their first album Valley of the Yakes.

The original bassist, Michael Cornelius, left the band in the summer of 1984 prior to the nine-week summer '84 tour. Alan Bishop of labelmates Sun City Girls played bass until Cornelius returned for the 1986 release Nowhere Blossoms.

Brian Brannon also currently serves as a Senior Chief Petty Officer in the United States Navy Reserve.

The band received continuing coverage in the influential skateboard magazine  during the 1980s. Brannon appeared on the April 1987 cover of Thrasher riding backside at the Love Bowl in Phoenix, Arizona. He also appeared on the cover of the April 1989 issue grinding a fakie layback on the edge of the pipe at Thrasherland Skatepark in Glendale, Arizona. In 1990, Brannon took a full-time position as staff writer at Thrasher and eventually became music editor and art director of the magazine until he left in 1997. Throughout the 1980s, Brannon, Pendleton and Cornelius were Thrasher freelance contributors of articles and photographs.

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