The Rock-afire Explosion - ShowBiz Pizza Place Tape #1 (January 1980)
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Showtape Title: ShowBiz Pizza Place Tape 1
Release Date: January 1980
This is the Rock-afire Explosion's very first showtape. It was originally completed in January of 1980, but wouldn't premiere until August 1980, when the band made their public debut at the second ShowBiz Pzza Place in Jacksonville, Florida. This show is quite short, having only 9 segments, with five of them being original (4 of the 5 segments were repeated on the second half of the tape). Of the 5 segments, 3 of them are center stage skits, one is a Rolfe & Earl skit, and one is a Billy Bob skit. While Billy Bob, Looney Bird, Rolfe and Earl are developed very early on, the characters on center stage have almost no personality at this point and don't interact at all throughout the entire tape. They almost did, however, as there is an earlier version of the School Days skit with an extended intro where the characters actually interact with each other and show signs of personality. This version of the segment went unused, but if you want to listen to it, click this link: The Rock-afire Explosion - School Days wit...
despite this all it's problems, this show is still pretty good, and a good start to one of the best animatronic bands of all time. It only gets better from here.
Rolfe & Earl vocals - Aaron Fechter
Dook LaRue vocals - Duke Chauppetta
Fatz Geronimo vocals - Burt Wilson
Beach Bear vocals - Aaron Fechter
Mitzi Mozzarella vocals - Aaron Fechter
Billy Bob Brockali vocal - Aaron Fechter
Looney Bird vocals - Aaron Fechter
Show Segments:
00:00 - Segment 1 - Heartaches
02:40 - Segment 2 - Roast Beef Sandwich
07:21 - Segment 3 - Catch-a-Wave
09:33 - Segment 4 - The Rolfe & Earl Show #1 - "Hit The Cymbal"
13:29 - Segment 5 - School Days
Audio Source: https://archive.org/details/RAEClassics
All audio and images in this video are owned by Creative Engineering, Inc. No copyright infringement is intended. This video exists for historical purposes only as a means to archive this audio, so it's not lost forever.
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The Rock-afire Explosion - ShowBiz Pizza Place Tape #1 (January 1980)
The SPT Archives
43,179 views
Showtape Title: ShowBiz Pizza Place Tape 1
Release Date: January 1980
This is the Rock-afire Explosion's very first showtape. It was originally completed in January of 1980, but wouldn't premiere until August 1980, when the band made their public debut at the second ShowBiz Pzza Place in Jacksonville, Florida. This show is quite short, having only 9 segments, with five of them being original (4 of the 5 segments were repeated on the second half of the tape). Of the 5 segments, 3 of them are center stage skits, one is a Rolfe & Earl skit, and one is a Billy Bob skit. While Billy Bob, Looney Bird, Rolfe and Earl are developed very early on, the characters on center stage have almost no personality at this point and don't interact at all throughout the entire tape. They almost did, however, as there is an earlier version of the School Days skit with an extended intro where the characters actually interact with each other and show signs of personality. This version of the segment went unused, but if you want to listen to it, click this link: The Rock-afire Explosion - School Days wit...
despite this all it's problems, this show is still pretty good, and a good start to one of the best animatronic bands of all time. It only gets better from here.
Rolfe & Earl vocals - Aaron Fechter
Dook LaRue vocals - Duke Chauppetta
Fatz Geronimo vocals - Burt Wilson
Beach Bear vocals - Aaron Fechter
Mitzi Mozzarella vocals - Aaron Fechter
Billy Bob Brockali vocal - Aaron Fechter
Looney Bird vocals - Aaron Fechter
Show Segments:
00:00 - Segment 1 - Heartaches
02:40 - Segment 2 - Roast Beef Sandwich
07:21 - Segment 3 - Catch-a-Wave
09:33 - Segment 4 - The Rolfe & Earl Show #1 - "Hit The Cymbal"
13:29 - Segment 5 - School Days
Audio Source: https://archive.org/details/RAEClassics
All audio and images in this video are owned by Creative Engineering, Inc. No copyright infringement is intended. This video exists for historical purposes only as a means to archive this audio, so it's not lost forever.