Flipper was an influential noise band from San Francisco, forming in 1979 from the ruins of punk bands, SST, Sleepers, and Negative Trend, and continuing in often erratic fashion until the early '90s.
Original Members: Bruce Loose - Vocals, Bass Ted Falconi - Guitar Will Shatter - Vocals, Bass Steve DePace - Drums, Backing Vocals.
They made their first recordings available in late 1979 via the SF Underground 7" compilation series released via Steve Tupper's newly-formed Subterranean Records.