The Band Forms

The photo above is where Rip-Off rehearsed. It was in a theater in Waltham Massachuesetts called Hovey Players

The Band Forms

In 1986, Robert and Mary began collaborating with a rotating cast of musicians, eventually solidifying their lineup as a quartet, with both sharing songwriting and vocal duties. As a new bassist, Mary quickly helped shape the band’s distinctive sound. The band’s main influences were X-Ray Specs and X.

Mary's brother, Tim Biggins, and his high school friend, Steve Melanson, had been playing together for years in an experimental group called Eros in Bondage. After contributing to several of Robert and Mary’s early projects, they became the rhythmic and melodic backbone of the band when Rip-Off was formed.

This is the three song 45. The only recording put out by the band.