Go Go's Beauty And The Beat

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A peach, blue, and white image of the Go-Go's five female band members with face masks, wearing towels on their heads and bodies (album cover of the Go-Go's Beauty and the Beat).

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This button features the image of The Go-Go's' debut album, "Beauty and the Beat," (1981). It featured hit singles like "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed." In 1978, the Go-Go's were one of the first female bands to write, produce, and play their own songs, which were a mix of pop, punk, and rock.

A 30th anniversary edition of this album was released in 2011, including a live performance from 1981.

Catalog ID MU0106

Go Go Kathy

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A black-and-white photo of Kathy Valentine's face, wearing a face mask and hair wrapped in a towel, appears on a blue background.

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The image of Kathy Valentine, bass guitarist of The Go-Go's, with a facemask and towel wrapped around her head was adapted from the cover of their debut album, "Beauty and the Beat," in 1981. It featured hit singles like "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed."

In 1978, the Go-Go's were one of the first female bands to write, produce, and play their own songs, which were a mix of pop, punk, and rock. During her years with the band, Kathy Valentine co-wrote "Vacation", "Head Over Heels", and "The Whole World Lost Its Head." Valentine sued the band in 2013 over benefits and revenue. She had stints with the Delphines and the Bluebonnets. Valentine rejoined the Go-Go's and toured with them in 2018. In 2020, Valentine published her memoir All I Ever Wanted. 

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Discogs. (n.d.). Go-Go's— Beauty and the beat. https://www.discogs.com/master/81550-Go-Gos-Beauty-And-The-Beat

Kathy Valentine. (2024, November 14). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 23, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Valentine 

Catalog ID MU0087

Go Go Jane

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A black-and-white photo of Jane Wiedlin's face, wearing a face mask and hair wrapped in a towel, appears on a blue background.

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The image of Jane Wiedlin, guitarist of The Go-Go's, with a facemask and towel wrapped around her head was adapted from the cover of their debut album, "Beauty and the Beat," in 1981. It featured hit singles like "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed." In 1978, the Go-Go's were one of the first female bands to write, produce, and play their own songs, which were a mix of pop, punk, and rock.

Since her time with The Go-Go's, Jane Wiedlin produced six solo albums, is an actress, and has her own comic book series, "Lady Robotika." She had a memorable cameo as the Singing Telegram Girl in the film Clue (1988).

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Discogs. (n.d.). Go-Go's— Beauty and the beat. https://www.discogs.com/master/81550-Go-Gos-Beauty-And-The-Beat

Jane Wiedlin.com. (n.d.). Bio. https://janewiedlin.com/about/ 

Catalog ID MU0085

Go Go Gina

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A black-and-white photo of Gina Schock's face, wearing a face mask and hair wrapped in a towel, appears on a blue background.  

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The image of Gina Schock, drummer of The Go-Go's, with a facemask and towel wrapped around her head was adapted from the cover of their debut album, "Beauty and the Beat," in 1981. It featured hit singles like "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed."

In 1978, the Go-Go's were one of the first female bands to write, produce, and play their own songs, which were a mix of pop, punk, and rock. Schock has written songs for Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez and released the book Made in Hollywood: All Access With the Go-Go's in 2021. 

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Discogs. (n.d.). Go-Go's— Beauty and the beat. https://www.discogs.com/master/81550-Go-Gos-Beauty-And-The-Beat

Gina Schock. (2024, September 7). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 23, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gina_Schock 

Catalog ID MU0088

Go Go Charlotte

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Text on Button GO-GO CHARLOTTE
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A black-and-white photo of Charlotte Caffey's face, wearing a face mask and hair wrapped in a towel, on a blue background.

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The image of Charlotte Caffey, guitarist and songwriter for The Go-Go's, with a facemask and towel wrapped around her head was adapted from the cover of their debut album, "Beauty and the Beat," in 1981. It featured hit singles like "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed." In 1978, the Go-Go's were one of the first female bands to write, produce, and play their own songs, which were a mix of pop, punk, and rock.

Charlotte Caffey wrote "We Got the Beat", which went to no. 1. The Go-Go's disbanded in 2023 before reuniting in 2024 to be inducted in the California Hall of Fame. In 2024, they announced plans to play the Cruel World Festival in Pasadena, CA in 2025.

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Discogs. (n.d.). Go-Go's— Beauty and the beat. https://www.discogs.com/master/81550-Go-Gos-Beauty-And-The-Beat

Gamboa, G. (2011, June 2). Talking to the Go-Go's Charlotte Caffey. Newsday. Retrieved October 30, 2013  https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/talking-to-the-go-go-s-charlotte-caffey-y75795 

The Go-Go's. (2024, November 23). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 23, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Go-Go%27s

Catalog ID MU0086

Go Go Belinda

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Text on Button GO-GO BELINDA
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A black-and-white photo of Belinda Carlisle's face, wearing a face mask and hair wrapped in a towel, appears on a blue background.

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The image of Belinda Carlisle, lead singer of The Go-Go's, with a facemask and towel wrapped around her head was adapted from the cover of their debut album, "Beauty and the Beat," in 1981. It featured hit singles like "We Got the Beat" and "Our Lips Are Sealed."

In 1978, the Go-Go's were one of the first female bands to write, produce, and play their own songs, which were a mix of pop, punk, and rock. After battling a 30-year cocaine addiction, Belinda Carlisle is now a vegetarian and proponent of animal rights. Carlisle went on to record several more albums and is still active in music as of 2024. 

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Belinda Carlisle. (2024, November 23). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 23, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belinda_Carlisle 

Discogs. (n.d.). Go-Go's— Beauty and the beat. https://www.discogs.com/master/81550-Go-Gos-Beauty-And-The-Beat

Catalog ID MU0084

Get Slim

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Black and white photograph of a man with a mustache and wearing a suit and tie with black text next to it on a white background

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Capitalized black text alongside a black and white photograph of Slim Whitman wearing a rhinestone encrusted jacket, all on a white background.  

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Slim Whitman, a country singer, was known as “America’s Favorite Folksinger,” but was also largely popular in Europe during his career. He lost two fingers while working at a meat packer plant, played some baseball for a “C” team, and served in the United States Navy before his claim to fame. He became known after an agent heard him on the local radio station. He had a string of hits in the early 1950s. Whitman was experiencing a lot of fame across the seas in the UK, but was slowing in the US.  In 1974 he retired from active recording. However, after 1979, Slim Whitman made a comeback with a release of his greatest hits. Afterwards, Whitman may not have been recording as frequently, but he was touring successfully in Europe and Australia, among other places. Unfortunately, Slim Whitman died in 2013, 3 years after the release of his last album.

The button probably released in relation to the production and distribution of Slim Whitman's television campaign for his greatest hits album

Catalog ID MU0114

Fleetwood Mac

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Text on Button FLEETWOOD MAC
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Fleetwood Mac is a rock band formed in London in July, 1967.  Initially conceived as a British blues band, they were led by guitarist Peter Green and scored a UK number one hit with the song Albatross.  Over the next decade they evolved into a pop-rock act.  The members of the band have varied through the years, and included Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Peter Green, Jeremy Spencer, Bob Brunning, Danny Kirwan, Bob Welch, Bob Weston, Dave Walker, Billy Burnette, Rick Vito, Bekka Bramlett, and Dave Mason.

In the mid-70s the original group relocated to California where they were joined by Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.  After the band teamed up with Buckingham and Nicks, they released the Rumours album which became one of the biggest-selling albums of all time and produced four top 10 singles.  Rumours remained at No. 1 on the American album charts for 31 weeks. This button is a promotional for the 1982 UK release of the single Oh Diane by Fleetwood Mac. In 1998, Fleetwood Mac was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 

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Discogs. (n.d.). Fleetwood Mac— Oh Diane. https://www.discogs.com/release/2018112-Fleetwood-Mac-Oh-Diane 

Fleetwood Mac. (2024, November 22). In Wikipedia. Retrieved November 22, 2024 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleetwood_Mac 

Catalog ID MU0075

Fastway

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Text on Button FASTWAY
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Capitalized white text, outlined in red, over a black and white checkerboard pattern, all on a black background.  

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Fastway is a British rock band from the '80's founded by "Fast" Eddie Clarke of Motorhead and Pete Way. Pete Way never joined the band due to legal contract issues.

Catalog ID MU0123

Devo Energy Domes

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Photograph of Devo band members with distinctive red hats and red and white jumpsuits on a black background.  

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The American new wave band Devo is known for wearing red, terraced, energy dome hats as part of their stage outfits. Although over the years the group has appeared with the dome in various colors, it is usually red. The domes were custom made for the band, and first worn during their Freedom of Choice campaign in 1980.  Devo was formed in 1973 by Alan Myers, along with two sets of brothers from Kent and Akron, Ohio - the Mothersgaughs and the Casales. The band’s single “Whip It” rose to number 14 on the billboard chart in 1980. Devo has had various members through the years and has released nine studio albums.  

The name Devo developed from satirical art pieces created by Kent State students Gerald Casale and Bob Lewis in the 1960s, inspired by their concept of de-evolution – the idea that instead of continuing to evolve, mankind is actually regressing.

Catalog ID MU0099