So many posters I wish I had. Personal Effects or was it Hi-Techs with Grand Master Flash in Ithaca, PE with REM in Toronto, Personal Effects and Pylon at The Ritz in New York. I hung on to a couple hundred posters and Bob Martin sent some copies of the ones he has. Personal Effects was active from ’81 to ’86. We got back together for the Planetarium gigs and wrote all new songs for that three month run and redid a few reunions. Here are the Personal Effects posters we have.
Poster for Personal Effects at Danceteria in New York City 06.28.1985
Poster for Personal Effects with Indirect Object at Scorgie’s 04.29.1983. Indirect Object featured future members of Squires of the Subterrain and the Hi Risers.
Poster for Personal Effects at Peppermint Lounge in New York City 04.12.1985
Poster for Personal Effects at Peppermint Lounge (now The Residences at 400 Fifth Avenue) in New York City 04.12.1985
Poster for Personal Effects at Schatzee’s (now Richmond’s) in Rochester, New York 09.19.1982
Poster for Personal Effects at Snake Sisters (now Lux) in Rochester, New York 04.19.1986
Poster for Personal Effects at the Planetarium in Rochester, New York. Personal Effects played Fridays and Saturdays, sometimes two shows a night, for three months in 1987. The soundtrack was recorded as “90 Days In The Planetarium.”
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York 01.26.1985. Bob Martin designed this poster.
Poster for Personal Effects and Colorblind James Experience at Jazzberry’s on Monroe Avenue (is now Flower City Arts center) in Rochester, New York 05.31.1985. Not sure who designed this poster but it was someone connected to Colorblind James. It looks like something Michael Hurley would do. I love it!
Poster for Personal Effects at Danceteria in New York City 06.10.1983
Poster for Personal Effects at Schatzees (now Richmond’s) in Rochester, New York on Halloween 10.29.1983
Poster for Personal Effects at The Chateau Lounge in Albany, New York 11.04.1983. Band also played a club called Duck Soup and a place on Lark Street in Albany.
Poster for Personal Effects, 10,000 Maniacs and Rick Baker at Club Calabash (now the Urban League of Rochester) in Rochester, New York 04.04.1983
Poster for Personal Effects at The Continental in Buffalo New York with The Hydronauts on 09.24.1983
Poster for Personal Effects at Schatzee’s (now Richmond’s) in Rochester, New York 08.10.1984
Poster for Personal Effects with Fear of Strangers at Scorgies in Rochester, New York 02.26.1983
Poster for loft party (still a loft building on the Pont de Rennes in the Historic High Falls District) with Personal Effects in downtown Rochester, New York 04.02.1983. Not sure who designed this poster.
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York 03.30.1984
Poster for Personal Effects with the Shock Band at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York 01.29.1983
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York 12.17.1983
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York 08.14.1982. Photo by Steve Black.
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York 07.17.1982
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York 06.19.1982
Poster for Personal Effects live radio gig on WUWU in Buffalo on Friday 03.25.1983 and at Scorgies in Rochester, New York on Saturday 03.26.1983
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York 02.27.1982
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York 01.23.1982
Poster for Personal Effects and Passion B at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York 06.24.1983
Poster for Personal Effects with Paper Faces at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on Saturday 11.13.1982
Poster for Personal Effects with Paper Faces at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on Saturday 09.12.1981
Poster for Personal Effects with Paper Faces at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 03.30.1984. Chris Schepp designed this poster and printed it at Midtown Printing.
Poster for Personal Effects with Barry Beam at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York 11.19.1982
Poster for Personal Effects with Paper Faces at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on Saturday 03.13.1982
Poster for Personal Effects with the Delta Rays at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 09.10.1982
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York on 05.14.1982
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York on 10.22.1982
Poster for Personal Effects with Hammer & the Machine at Scorgies in Rochester, New York on 01.07.1984
Poster for Personal Effects with The Neats at Scorgies in Rochester, New York on Friday 07.22.1983
Poster for Personal Effects with Pipeline Productions at Scorgies in Rochester, New York on 11.25.83. Chris Schepp had a hand in the reverse/color field look of this poster and he printed it at Midtown Printing.
Poster for Personal Effects and New Math at Scorgies in Rochester, New York on Friday 02.10.1984 and Saturday 02.11.1984
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgies in Rochester, New York on 07.06.1985
Poster for Personal Effects with Virgin Headset at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 10.20.1984
Poster for Personal Effects with Virgin Headset at The Warehouse (later was The Horizontal Boogie Bar and Water Street Music Hall) in Rochester, New York on 05.30.86. Billed as the last Personal Effects show, the band reuntited to play the Planetarium gigs in 1987 and also played a few reunion shows.
Poster for Personal Effects at Red Creek in Rochester, New York on 05.23.1984
Poster for Personal Effects with M Squad at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 10.14.1983. Printed at Midtown Printing by Chris Schepp.
Poster for Personal Effects at Top of the Plaza in Rochester, New York on 01.15.1983. This gig was a record release party for Personal Effects first, self-titled EP on Cachalot Records.
Poster for Personal Effects multi-media show at Community Playhouse (now Swillburgers) in Rochester, New York 08.27.1983
Poster for Boat, with three members of Personal Effects plus Kevin Vicalvi on bass and Phil Marshall from Colorblind James on guitar, performing at Rumours, formerly Snakesister’s (now Lux), on Halloween 10.31.1986. The band played all cover songs this night.
Poster for two Personal Effects gigs. The Warehouse in Rochester, New York on 12.14.1985 and Snakesister’s Cafe on 12.31.85.
Poster for Personal Effects third performance at The Top of the Plaza in Rochester, New York on 01.19.1985. This show was a record release party for Personal Effects “Bring Out The Jazz” EP on Earring Records.
Poster for Personal Effects with Blue Hand at the Warehouse (later was The Horizontal Boogie Bar and Water Street Music Hall) in Rochester, New York on 02.28.1986
Poster for Personal Effects at Rumours, formerly Snakesister’s Café (now Lux) on 05.08.1987
Poster for Soul Sonic Force, Personal Effects and Clod Crush at the Triangle Theater in Rochester, New York on 08.07.1982
Poster for Personal Effects with The Rumbles at the Warehouse in Rochester, New York on 01.24.1986
Poster for Personal Effects, Miché & the Anglos and Made in Austria at The Tralfamadore in Buffalo, New York on 02.16.1986
Poster for Personal Effects with Robyn Fear at The Warehouse (later was The Horizontal Boogie Bar and Water Street Music Hall) in Rochester, New York on 03.22.1986
Poster for Personal Effects and Masters of Reality at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 01.07.1984
Poster for Personal Effects and Absolute Grey at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York on 10.06.1984. This poster was designed by Absolute Grey.
Poster for Personal Effects at the Pastime Lounge in Buffalo, New York on 03.02.1985
Poster for Personal Effects at the Warehouse (later was The Horizontal Boogie Bar and Water Street Music Hall) in Rochester, New York on 11.16.1985
Poster for Personal Effects, Flat Toy, Absolute Grey and DJ Stan the Man at the Pyramid Art Center (building next to Tapas 177) in Rochester, New York on 06.15.1984. Poster designed by Julianna Furlong Williams.
Poster for Personal Effects at Storyville in Boston, Massachusetts on 05.07.1983
Poster for Halloween gig with Personal Effects and 10,000 Maniacs at Foreign Car Garage in Buffalo, New York on 10.27.1984
Poster for Personal Effects at Mirage in Rochester, New York on 05.10.1986 This poster didn’t print in full color. This was the original artwork submitted to Quickprint. It printed in black ink on a colored stock.
Poster for Personal Effects at Harley High School in Rochester, New York on 05.18.1985. Robin Mills Goldblatt, Personal Effects bass player, was a senior at Harley at the time.
Poster for Personal Effects at the Tralfamadore in Buffalo, New York on 03.06.1983
Poster for Personal Effects’ second gig at the Top of the Plaza in Rochester, New York on 03.03.1984. This show was a record release party for the album “This Is It” on Earring Records.
Poster for Personal Effects with Colorblind James Experience at Scorgie’sin Rochester, New York on 03.08.1985
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 12.08.1984. The band played a first set acoustically.
Poster for Personal Effects with Metzger, Landers & Seaman at Scorgies in Rochester, New York on 07.03.1984
Poster for Personal Effects with the Ten Commandments at Scorgies in Rochester, New York on 05.17.1985. The 10 Commandments was Personal Effects doing all cover songs.
Poster for Personal Effects with Colorblind James Experience at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 08.31.1985. Colorblind James must have been a late addition to the bill as I wrote their name on each poster.
Poster for Personal Effects with 5 Star Buffalo at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 06.15.1985. 5 Star Buffalo featured future members of Big Ditch.
Poster for Personal Effects with Passion B at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 09.09.1983
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 08.16.1985
Poster for Personal Effects with RVR at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 08.24.1984
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 05.12.1984. Chris Schepp designed this 3D poster and printed it at Midtown Printing.
Poster for Personal Effects at Casablanca (was located in Southview Commons across from MCC) in Rochester, New York on 04.22.1982
Poster for Personal Effects at Red Creek in Rochester, New York on 06.10.1982
Poster for Personal Effects at Red Creek in Rochester, New York on 05.06.1982
Poster for Personal Effects with the Antoinettes at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 05.28.1983
Poster for Personal Effects with Indirect Object at Red Creek in Rochester, New York on 02.05.1983. Indirect Object included future members of Squires of the Subterrain and The Hi Risers.
Poster for Personal Effects with Cousin Al & the Relatives at Red Creek in Rochester, New York on 04.24.1983
Poster for Personal Effects at Jazzberry’s (East Avenue location) in Rochester, New York on 10.12.1985. Peggi Fournier designed this poster.
Poster for Personal Effects withThe Media and Quadrant 7 at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 10.02.1981
Poster for Personal Effects at Schatzee’s (now Richmond’s) in Rochester, New York on Halloween 10.30.1982. That is Peggi Fournier wearing the mask.
Poster for Personal Effects with Wallpaper and Triangle at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 08.13.1981
Poster for Personal Effects with The Raunchettes at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 02.15.1985
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 08.29.1981
Poster for Personal Effects with Paper Faces at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 11.13.1983
Poster for Snakefinger with Personal Effects at Casablanca (was located in Southview Commons across from MCC) in Rochester, New York on 10.10.1981. A Ted Boylan Production. New Math played the same club the night before.
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 04.08.1982. The artwork here is frames cut from the photonovela magazines, Kiss and Darling. Mostly purchased at Bertha’s on East Main, we were big fans.
Poster for Mutabaruka and Personal Effects at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 05.24.1983. No idea who designed this poster but it was a sensational gig.
Promotional poster for Personal Effects’ self-titled debut EP on Cachalot Records
Promotional poster for Personal Effects LP “This Is It” on Earring Records
Poster for Personal Effects Reunion Concert at Jazzberry’s (East Avenue location) in Rochester, New York on 06.15.1990
Poster for Personal Effects with Blue Hand at Jazzberry’s in Rochester, New York on 04.20.1985. This was the debut performance of Blue Hand featuring Brian Horton and former members of Passion B.
Poster for Personal Effects at Jazzberry’s (East Avenue location) in Rochester, New York on 04.27.1991
Poster for Personal Effects at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 09.21.1984
Poster for Personal Effects at Mirage in Rochester, New York on 04.05.1986. This was the grand opening of Mirage on Liberty Pole Way.
Poster for Personal Effects EP “Bring Out The Jazz” on Earring Records
Poster for Personal Effects with La Muralla at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on 11.21.1984
Poster for Personal Effects with Bulletproof Claudia at Scorgie’s in Rochester, New York on Friday 11.27.1981 and Personal Effects with Wallpaper on Saturday 11.28.1981
Poster for Scorgie’s Reunion Concert at the German House in Rochester, New York in 2008. Show featured The Presstones, New Math and Personal Effects.
erformances – The ones we can remember
Gigs with posters have links to posters.
VENUE WITH DAY/DATE Scorgies Wallpaper, Triangle Th 8/13/81 Scorgies Sa 8/29/81 Scorgies Paper Faces Sa 9/12/81 Goodbar (Buffalo) The Stains Sa 9/19/81 Scorgies The Media, Quadrant 7 Fr 10/2/81 Casablanca Snakefinger Fr 10/10/81 Casablanca We 10/21/81 Scorgies Bulletproof Claudia Fr 11/2781 Scorgies Wallpaper Sa 11/28/81 Scorgies Chesterfield Kings Fr 12/19/81 Bob Martin joins band Scorgies Sa 1/23/82 Housebreaker Party Fairmont Street Sa 2/6/82 Scorgies Sa 2/27/82 Scorgies Paper Faces Sa 3/13/82 Scorgies Th 4/8/82 Continental (Buffalo) Sa 4/17/82 Casablanca Th 4/22/82 Red Creek Th 5/6/82 Scorgies Fr 5/14/82 Red Creek Th 6/10/82 Scorgies Sa 6/19/82 Scorgies Sa 7/17/82 Triangle Theater Cold Crush, Soul Sonic Force Sa 8/7/82 Scorgies Sa 8/14/82 Scorgies Delta Rays Fr 9/10/82 Schatzees Su 9/19/82 Scorgies Fr 10/22/82 Schatzees Halloween Sa 10/30/82 Scorgies Paper Faces Sa 11/13/82 Scorgies Barry Beam (SF)Fr 11/19/82 Top of the Plaza Cachalot Release Party Sa 1/15/83 Scorgies The Shock Band Sa 1/29/83 Red Creek Indirect Object Sa 2/5/83 Bogart’s (Albany) Sa 2/12/83 Scorgies Fear of Strangers Sa 2/26/83 Tralfamadore (Buffalo)Su 3/6/83 Rooftops (Buffalo) WUWU Live Broadcast Fr 3/25/83 Scorgies Sa 3/26/83 Loft Party, Platt Street Su 3/27/83 Calabash 10,000 Maniacs, Rick Baker Mo 4/4/83 Peppermint Lounge (NYC) Polyrock Sa 4/23/83 Red Creek Cousin Al &The Relatives Su 4/24/83 Agora (Cleveland) WMMS Live Broadcast Tu 4/26/83 Scorgies Indirect Object Fr 4/29/83 Storyville (Boston) Sa 5/7/83 Scorgies Mutabaruka Tu 5/24/83 Scorgies The Antoinettes Sa 5/28/83 The Ritz (NYC) Pylon Su 5/29/83 Danceteria (NYC) James White & The Blacks Fr 6/10/83 Scorgies Passion B Fr 6/24/83 Casablanca Th 7/7/83 Larry’s Hideaway (Toronto) REM Sa 7/9/83 Scorgies The Neats Fr 7/22/83 Community Playhouse This Is It Show Sa 8/27/83 Scorgies Passion B Fr 9/9/83 Continental Hydronauts Sa 9/24/83 Upper Lip (Toronto) Sa 10/1/83 Scorgies M-Squad Fr 10/14/83 Schatzees Sa 10/29/83 Chateau (Albany) Sa 11/5/83 Scorgies Fr 11/25/83 Scorgies Sa 12/17/83 Scorgies Hummer & The Machine Sa 1/7/84 Red Creek Su 2/6/84 Scorgies New Math Fr 2/10/84 Scorgies New Math Sa 2/11/84 Top of the Plaza This Is It Release Party 3/3/84 Red Creek Fr 3/23/84 Scorgies Paper Faces Fr 3/30/84 Club Soda (Buffalo) Th 4/26/84 Scorgies Sa 5/12/84 Pyramid Arts Center Flat Toy, Absolute Grey Fr 6/15/84 Scorgies Metzger, Landers, Seaman Tu 7/3/84 Scorgies Masters of Reality Sa 7/28/84 Schatzees Fr 8/10/84 Scorgies RVR Fr 8/24/84 Robin Mills joins band Scorgies Invisible Party Fr 9/21/84 CU Cafeteria RIT Absolute Grey Sa 10/6/84 Scorgies Virgin Headset Sa 10/20/84 814 Foreign Car (Buffalo) 10,000 Maniacs Sa 10/27/84 Scorgies John Cale Tu 11/6/84 Scorgies La Muralla We 11/21/84 Scorgies acoustic & electric sets Sa 12/8/84 Top of the Plaza Bring Out The Jazz Release Sa 1/19/85 Scorgies Sa 1/26/85 Scorgies The Raunchettes Fr 2/15/85 Red Creek We 2/20/85 Pasttime Lounge (Buffalo)Mirror Mirror Sa 3/2/85 Scorgies Colorblind James Exp. Fr 3/8/85 Nietzche’s Contraband Fr 3/15/85 Brockport College Seymour Ballroom Sa 4/6/85 288 Lark Street (Albany) Th 4/11/85 Peppermint Lounge (NYC) Sing Sing Fr 4/12/85 Scorgies Blue Hand Sa 4/20/85 Scorgies 10 Commandments Fr 5/17/85 Harley High School Sa 5/18/85 Pyramid Arts Center We 5/22/85 Jazzberry’s Colorblind James Exp. Fr 5/31/85 Warehouse Sa 6/8/85 Scorgies 5 Star Buffalo Sa 6/15/85 Danceteria (NYC) Fr 6/28/85 Duck Soup (Albany) Sa 6/29/85 Scorgies Sa 7/6/85 Idols Su 7/7/85 Scorgies Fr 8/16/85 Scorgies Colorblind James Exp. Sa 8/31/85 Jazzberry’s Colorblind James Exp. Sa 8/31/85 Scorgies (Last night at Scorgies) Fr 8/27/85 Jazzberry’s Colorblind James Exp. Sa 9/28/85 Jazzberry’s Sa 10/12/85 Duck Soup (Albany) Sa 10/19/85 Boo Party 4 180 Saint Paul Sa 10/26/85 Warehouse It’s Different Out Release Sa 11/16/85 Warehouse Sa 12/14/85 Snakesisters Tu 12/31/85 Warehouse Rumbles Fr 1/24/86 Tralfamadore (Buffalo) Miche Anglos, Made Austria Su 2/16/86 Warehouse Blue Hand Fr 2/28/86 Warehouse Robyn Fear Band Sa 3/22/86 Warehouse Farewell Performance Fr 3/30/86 Mirage Sa 4/5/86 Snakesisters Sa 4/19/86 Warehouse Tu 5/6/86 Mirage video from this show Sa 5/10/86 Warehouse Fr 5/30/86 Rumours Performed as Boat Fr 10/31/86 Pyramid Art Center Eleven Pond Sa 3/28/87 Schnozz’s Colorblind James Su 3/29/87 Rumours Fr 5/8/87 Renaissance 10,000 Maniacs Sa 6/20/87 Strasenburgh Planetarium Every Fri. Sat. 9/11 – 11/28 1987 Pyramid Arts Center We 8/10/88 Live Aids Benefit Su 9/18/88 Jazzberry’s Reunion Concert Fr 6/15/90 Jazzberry’s Reunion Concert Sa 4/27/91 German House Scorgies Reunion Fr 11/21/08
Among the missing dates: Washington DC with REM, Richmond Virginia with Raw Creation, Scorgies with Mission of Burma, Peppermint Lounge with Polyrock, Red Creek with The Ventures, The Haunt in Ithaca with Grandmaster Flash, Casablanca with Modern English.