Formation and early years as The Salvation Army: 1981–82
The Three O'Clock originally formed under the name The Salvation Army in 1981. The original lineup was Quercio (lead vocals, bass), John Blazing (guitar), and Troy Howell (drums). They released a single ("Mind Gardens" b/w "Happen Happened") on The Minutemen's New Alliance label in November, 1981. At this juncture, Quercio (then billed as "Ricky Start") was the band's sole songwriter, and the group played mildly psychedelic pop-influenced tunes with a decidedly punk-ish energy.
By the end of the year, Blazing left and was replaced by Gregg Gutierrez, later known as Louis Gutierrez. Quercio reverted to his real name, and this lineup of The Salvation Army signed with LA independent label Frontier Records and released a self-titled debut LP in May 1982.
The best of the Paisley Underground...
The Three O'Clock - I Go Wild 1983
"Such a lovely home, giant TV screens, Silver Windowpanes, Lovely things can never be the same..."
published: 18 Mar 2014
The Three O'Clock - Her Head's Revolving
from 1985's "Arrive Without Travelling"
published: 15 Dec 2020
The Three O'Clock "With A Cantaloupe Girlfriend" (Live on Conan O'Brien 04/10/13)
The Three O'Clock "With A Cantaloupe Girlfriend" (Live on Conan O'Brien 04/10/13)
published: 05 Dec 2013
The Three O'Clock - Jet Fighter
published: 23 Jun 2011
With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend
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With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend · The Three O'Clock
Baroque Hoedown
℗ 1982 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 1982-10-01
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
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published: 24 Dec 2020
Three O'Clock Blues
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Three O'Clock Blues · Eric Clapton · B.B. King · Riley B. King · Jules Bihari
Riding With The King
℗ 2000 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Released on: 2000-06-13
Producer: Eric Clapton
Producer: Simon Climie
Music Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
Music Publisher: Power Force Music (BMI)
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published: 02 May 2023
Three O' Clock - On Paper
Three O' Clock with On Paper from Vermillion
published: 08 Jul 2008
Jet Fighter
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Jet Fighter · The Three O'Clock
Sixteen Tambourines
℗ 2020 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 2020-11-20
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
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She Turns to Flowers · The Three O'Clock
Befour Three O'Clock
℗ 1982 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 1982-01-01
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
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The best of the Paisley Underground...
The Three O'Clock - I Go Wild 1983
"Such a lovely home, giant TV screens, Silver Windowpanes, Lovely things can never be...
The best of the Paisley Underground...
The Three O'Clock - I Go Wild 1983
"Such a lovely home, giant TV screens, Silver Windowpanes, Lovely things can never be the same..."
The best of the Paisley Underground...
The Three O'Clock - I Go Wild 1983
"Such a lovely home, giant TV screens, Silver Windowpanes, Lovely things can never be the same..."
Provided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide
With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend · The Three O'Clock
Baroque Hoedown
℗ 1982 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 1982-10-01
Mai...
Provided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide
With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend · The Three O'Clock
Baroque Hoedown
℗ 1982 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 1982-10-01
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
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Provided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide
With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend · The Three O'Clock
Baroque Hoedown
℗ 1982 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 1982-10-01
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
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Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Three O'Clock Blues · Eric Clapton · B.B. King · Riley B. King · Jules Bihari
Riding With The King
℗ 2000 EPC ...
Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Three O'Clock Blues · Eric Clapton · B.B. King · Riley B. King · Jules Bihari
Riding With The King
℗ 2000 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Released on: 2000-06-13
Producer: Eric Clapton
Producer: Simon Climie
Music Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
Music Publisher: Power Force Music (BMI)
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Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Three O'Clock Blues · Eric Clapton · B.B. King · Riley B. King · Jules Bihari
Riding With The King
℗ 2000 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Released on: 2000-06-13
Producer: Eric Clapton
Producer: Simon Climie
Music Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
Music Publisher: Power Force Music (BMI)
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Provided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide
Jet Fighter · The Three O'Clock
Sixteen Tambourines
℗ 2020 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 2020-11-20
Main Artist: Th...
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Jet Fighter · The Three O'Clock
Sixteen Tambourines
℗ 2020 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 2020-11-20
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
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Provided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide
Jet Fighter · The Three O'Clock
Sixteen Tambourines
℗ 2020 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 2020-11-20
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
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Provided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide
She Turns to Flowers · The Three O'Clock
Befour Three O'Clock
℗ 1982 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 1982-01-01
Main ...
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She Turns to Flowers · The Three O'Clock
Befour Three O'Clock
℗ 1982 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 1982-01-01
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide
She Turns to Flowers · The Three O'Clock
Befour Three O'Clock
℗ 1982 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 1982-01-01
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
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The best of the Paisley Underground...
The Three O'Clock - I Go Wild 1983
"Such a lovely home, giant TV screens, Silver Windowpanes, Lovely things can never be the same..."
Provided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide
With a Cantaloupe Girlfriend · The Three O'Clock
Baroque Hoedown
℗ 1982 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 1982-10-01
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
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Provided to YouTube by The Orchard Enterprises
Three O'Clock Blues · Eric Clapton · B.B. King · Riley B. King · Jules Bihari
Riding With The King
℗ 2000 EPC Enterprises, LLP. Under exclusive license to Surfdog Records
Released on: 2000-06-13
Producer: Eric Clapton
Producer: Simon Climie
Music Publisher: Careers-BMG Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI)
Music Publisher: Power Force Music (BMI)
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide
Jet Fighter · The Three O'Clock
Sixteen Tambourines
℗ 2020 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 2020-11-20
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
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Provided to YouTube by Redeye Worldwide
She Turns to Flowers · The Three O'Clock
Befour Three O'Clock
℗ 1982 Yep Roc Records
Released on: 1982-01-01
Main Artist: The Three O'Clock
Music Publisher: Songs O'Routie (BMI) / American Lesion Music (BMI) / BMG Bumblebee (BMI)
Composer: Michael Anthony Quercio
Composer: Louis Gregory Gutierrez
Composer: Michael Rubin Mariano
Composer: Danny Benair
Auto-generated by YouTube.
Formation and early years as The Salvation Army: 1981–82
The Three O'Clock originally formed under the name The Salvation Army in 1981. The original lineup was Quercio (lead vocals, bass), John Blazing (guitar), and Troy Howell (drums). They released a single ("Mind Gardens" b/w "Happen Happened") on The Minutemen's New Alliance label in November, 1981. At this juncture, Quercio (then billed as "Ricky Start") was the band's sole songwriter, and the group played mildly psychedelic pop-influenced tunes with a decidedly punk-ish energy.
By the end of the year, Blazing left and was replaced by Gregg Gutierrez, later known as Louis Gutierrez. Quercio reverted to his real name, and this lineup of The Salvation Army signed with LA independent label Frontier Records and released a self-titled debut LP in May 1982.