Screams for Tina

Screams for Tina was an American death rock and gothic rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985 by Warren Mansfield (vocals, bass, keyboards) and Marvin Rinnig (guitar).[1]

Screams for Tina
OriginLos Angeles, California
GenresDeath rock, gothic rock
Years active1985–1998, 2002–2003
LabelsStrobelight Records
MembersWarren Mansfield
Billy Budd
Past membersMarvin Rinnig
Bobbi Drier
Kent Bancroft
Tom Wenzel
Loomis
Websitescreamsfortina.com

History

The duo of Mansfield and Rinnig recorded a five-song 12-inch EP, Strobelight Funeral, released in 1986 on their own Dark Illusion Records label.

English bassist Billy Budd and local drummer Bobbi Drier joined in 1987, and the band became regular performers at LA clubs such as Scream, The Roxy and the Whisky a Go Go.

In 1988, L.A. Weekly held a citywide Rock Music Awards poll, and Screams for Tina placed in the Top 5 of the Best New Band and Best Underground Band categories, as well as in the Top 10 for Independent Album.[2]

In 1990, Rinning was replaced by Kent Bancroft (Like Wreckage, Spahn Ranch). They released the double-7" EP Judgement Day in 1992 on Piece Of Mind Records.

Cleopatra Records included the band's song "11:11" on the 1993 compilation album The Whip. This led to the release of their eponymous first full-length studio album that year by Cleopatra in the US and Talitha Records in Germany.

In 1998, the group disbanded but it reformed in 2002 as a duo of Mansfield and Budd, and signed to Austrian label Strobelight Records, releasing the four-song EP 2003 A.D. the next year.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs
  • Strobelight Funeral 12-inch (1986, Dark Illusion Records)
  • Judgement Day 7-inch (1992, Piece of Mind Records)
  • 2003 A.D. CD (2003, Strobelight Records)

Compilation appearances
  • "11:11" on The Whip (1993, Cleopatra Records/Talitha Records)

References
  1. L.A Weekly, Music Connection, L.A. Herald Examiner, Alternative Press, B-Side, USA Today: 1987 to 1996
  2. L.A Weekly: January to April 1988
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