1978-10-04 @ Whisky A Go Go, West Hollywood (Punk Tarts bootleg)

The earliest Go-Go's show available (5 months after they were born), the only one featuring Elissa on drums and the only one from the band's raw early days (78-79). Combined in one archive are two versions of the show : this first one is an audience recording of the full show.

01. We're Here Now
02. B-Movie
03. London Boys
04. Robert Hilburn
05. (Remember) Walking In The Sand
06. Don't Hang Up
07. Fashion Seekers
08. Screaming
09. Party Pose
10. Overrun
11. Just A Number
12. Luxury Living

The second version is a rip of the "Kellog's Punk Tarts" bootleg 7'', featuring only the 3/4 of the show but in slightly better quality.

01. We're Here Now
02. B-Movie
03. London Boys
04. Robert Hilburn
05. (Remember) Walking In The Sand
06. Don't Hang Up
07. Fashion Seekers
08. Screaming
09. Party Pose

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Castration Squad - Live at San Francisco (12-1980)

Thanks to Brett (visit his blog Noise Addiction II)

01. We Are Your God

02. Ex-Girlfriend

03. A Date With Jack

04. No Mercy For The Dead

05. Blind

06. Sheila

07. Cruela Deville

08. Bat Thing

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New Elissa Bello interview

Check out this new interview of Elissa by Alice Bag ! Learn more about the bands she's been in, her early days as a drummer and as a punk.

Castration Squad

Castration Squad was an all-female goth-punk band Elissa Bello (on the right on the pic) joined in the early 80's after leaving the Go-Go's. She kept the drums spot while the rest of the line-up included people like Alice Bag, Mary Bat-Thing aka Dinah Cancer, Shannon Wilhelm, Tracy Lea, Tiffany Kennedy or Phranc. As far as I know, the band never released anything.

But you can still get a glimpse of Castration Squad's sound thanks to Peter Ivers and his New Wave Theatre show, which broadcasted two of the band's songs, "No Mercy For The Dead" and "A Date With Jack"

Elissa can by seen clearly on "A Date With Jack" :

Some live bootlegs are also available but seem quite hard to find. Here's an audio of "Ex Girlfriend" :

The band had some other songs named "Bat Thing", "Are You Blind ?", "Cruela De Vil", "Sheila", "Cadaver Dog", "Piece Of Me", "A Weigh About You".

Castration Squad reunited for a very special show (2005-09-05). Elissa was not on stage, Lisafer was the one playing drums. This has been the one and only Castration Squad reunion for 30 years.

Castration Squad playing "Sheila" on their 2005 show :

Main sources : Alice Bag's Official Website, 2005 reunion show review