Plasmatics Vocalist Wendy O. Williams Changing Shirt @ 1:59 & 2:10 (cued to first)
150803Plasmatics – Pier 62 – 1981 (Upgraded)
Original was uploaded on 2014-03-31
Plasmatics 1981, Pier 62 Upgraded to HD
Plasmatics were at the time:
Wendy Orlean Williams (May 28, 1949 — April 6, 1998) – Vocals, Sax, Chainsaw, Sledgehammer /
Wes Beech – Rhythm guitar, Lead guitar, Keyboards /
Richie Stotts – Lead guitar /
Jean Beauvoir – Bass, Keyboards /
Stuart Deutsch – Drums /
Pyro Pete – Live Pyrotechnics /
Mick “Agent Orange” Bello – Roadie /
© 1981 Stiff America Records
Stiff America had scheduled a release and a US tour. To capitalize on the band’s popularity, the US edition of the album came packaged with a poster for the cancelled Hammersmith Odeon show and an insert for the Plasmatics Secret Service, the official fan club. The album reached No. 55 on the UK Albums Chart. The band was set to tour the West Coast for the first time after the London cancellation and get their momentum back. To kick off the tour, Wendy drove a Cadillac towards a stage at a free concert on New York City’s Pier 62 loaded with explosives, jumping out moments before the car would hit the stage, blowing up all the equipment. The permits needed for this were hard to get and only allowed for an estimated 5-6,000 people. The day of the performance, 10,000 showed up, jamming the downtown streets and lining the rooftops. Even though it cost virtually the entire advance for the US release of New Hope for the Wretched to do it, Wendy was quoted by a reporter from the Associated Press as saying, “It was worth it because it showed that these are just things and… people shouldn’t worship them,” a point she’d repeat more than once. The band made an appearance on Tom Snyder’s show Fridays and SCTVs “Fishin’ Musician” shortly after releasing Metal Priestess.
Rest In Peace Wendy…You are missed.
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