Rosemary's Babies

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Name = Rosemary's Babies


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Origin = Lodi, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre = Hardcore punk
Years_active = 1980–1983
Label = Ghastly Records
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Past_members = J.R. Post Mortem CA Richie Eerie Von

Rosemary's Babies was an American hardcore punk band formed in Lodi, New Jersey in 1980. Its Members included J.R. - Vocals, Post Mortem (Robert Montena) - Bass, CA Richie (Craig Richardson) - Guitar, and Eerie Von (Eric Stellman) - Drums. The band was active until 1983 and produced a 7" EP titled "Blood Lust", released on the band's own Ghastly Records. A 2004 CD, Talking to the Dead includes tracks from the EP, previously unreleased songs, and tracks recorded live at CBGBs NYC May 15, 1983.

The band's early musical influences included The Misfits, and DC bands such as Minor Threat, The Bad Brains, and State of Alert (featuring vocalist Henry Rollins) as well as early British Oi! bands like Blitz, Charged GBH and Discharge. Other stylistic influences include films such as A Clockwork Orange and Caligula.

Rosemary's Babies was notably active in the New Jersey and New York hardcore punk scenes of the early 80's, and all band members continued to work in the music industry after the demise of the band. Eerie Von moved on to work with Glenn Danzig in the bands Samhain and Danzig. In 2008, J.R. worked on the Septimus Orion project. Their first collaboration, a cd entitled CAGED, featured a new version of "Sanctioned Violence," which was omitted on the 2004 release of Talking to the Dead.

Discography

* 1983 - "Blood Lust EP" 7" (Ghastly Records)
* 2004 - "Talking To The Dead"

Members

*J.R. - vocals - later worked with Septimus Orion
*Post Mortem (Robert Montena) - bass - later of I'm Afraid
*CA Richie (Craig Richardson) - guitar- member of When I Was Dead
*Eerie Von (Eric Stellman) - drums - later of Samhain and Danzig

External links

* [http://www.ghastlyrecords.com/rosemarysbabies.htm Rosemary's Babies] on the Ghastly Records website
* [http://www.misfitscentral.com/bands/rosemarys-babies.php Rosemary's Babies] on MisfitsCentral.com
* [http://bandtoband.com/index.php?Page=Search&BandId=866 Rosemary's Babies] on bandtoband.com

Reviews &Interviews:
* [http://www.misfitscentral.com/display.php?t=sarticle&f=fab2.83 Misfits Central] (scroll down)
* [http://www.indieworkshop.com/music.php?id=1787 indieworkshop.com]
* [http://www.ghastlyrecords.com/main.htm Ghastly Records/Reviews]