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Petworth Band

Archive name: period and collector sources use Petworth, Petworth Band and on the 1985 London compilation Petworth/Petworth Crew. The site keeps those variants connected.
1982 live trailFull House eraSpecial Dedication LivePetworth neighborhood identityLondon 1985
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Artist overview

Petworth Band is one of the bands that made neighborhood identity visible inside Go-Go. The working live catalog begins in 1982 and becomes especially strong around the Howard Theatre, schools and block-party circuit. By 1985, the Washington Post named Petworth among the younger bands being worked by Full House, and London Records exported a 21:26 live side titled “Special Dedication” on Go-Go — The Sound of Washington D.C..

1982 working/public trailPrivate and public collector catalogs preserve Howard Theatre and neighborhood/block-party recordings from 1982.
1985 Full House connectionWashington Post reporting names Petworth among younger bands Full House was working with.
Commercial export evidenceThe 1985 London Records double-LP preserves Petworth’s “Special Dedication Live” as a full 21:26 side.
Public D.C. archive presenceDC Go-Go Music preserves Petworth entries including Eastern High School 1983, Black Hole 1987 and a later reunion recording.

Music

Special Dedication LiveLondon Records’ 1985 Go-Go — The Sound of Washington D.C. gives Petworth a 21:26 live side alongside Redds & the Boys and Shady Groove.
1985 LIVE RELEASE

Live & PA archive

The working catalog preserves Petworth across 1982–85 with a particularly strong Howard Theatre and school circuit. Public collector catalogs independently preserve many of the same era/venue patterns, but individual date conflicts remain source-specific.

Howard Theatre — 1982Multiple working leads; Old School Go-Go also preserves 1982 Howard Theatre recordings with and without Cabalou.
8th & Crittenden block party — 1982Working catalog preserves a neighborhood performance; InnaCity’s Mass Extinction page also records an 8th & Crittenden bill involving Petworth.
Eastern / Dunbar / Howard — 1983Working and public catalogs preserve multiple school and theatre recordings.
Spingarn / Howard — 1984Working/public catalog entries show continued school/theatre circulation.
Crystal Skate / Dunbar — 1985Working catalog keeps major 1985 performance leads alongside the “Special Dedication” release trail.

Timeline

Earliest current live trail
Petworth appears in working/public catalogs at the Howard Theatre, Eastern H.S. and a neighborhood block party.
School + theatre circuit
Dunbar, Eastern and Howard Theatre entries deepen the live trail.
Recording/studio lead
The working catalog includes a recording-studio entry and Spingarn/Howard Theatre shows.
Full House + London Records
Washington Post ties Petworth to Full House; London Records issues “Special Dedication Live.”
Reunion trail
DC Go-Go Music preserves a Napoli’s reunion-era performance.

People

John CabalouOld School Go-Go’s public catalog distinguishes Petworth recordings with and without Cabalou, making him a strong personnel/MC lead.
SkintightOld School Go-Go’s site history associates Skintight with Petworth; kept as a secondary personnel lead until a fuller period roster is locked.
Full HouseWashington Post reporting places Petworth within Full House’s younger-band roster in 1985.
Full lineup still openThe site will add a period lineup only when stronger first-party, flyer, liner-note or contemporary reporting evidence supports it.

Connections

Petworth connects neighborhood identity, the school/theatre live circuit, Full House’s 1985 push, and the same London Records export package that carried Redds & the Boys and Shady Groove. That makes Petworth especially useful for showing how local Go-Go moved from neighborhood tapes into international record-market packaging.

Source trail

Washington Post — GO-GO (1985)Contemporary overview names Petworth among younger bands being worked by Full House.Contemporary press
1985 London Records track listingSecondary discographic record identifies Petworth’s “Special Dedication” as a 21:26 live side on Go-Go — The Sound of Washington D.C..Secondary discography
DC Go-Go Music — Petworth entriesCurrent D.C. Go-Go platform preserves Petworth recordings including Eastern H.S. 1983, Black Hole 1987 and reunion material.Current public archive
Old School Go-Go catalog — PetworthPublic collector catalog preserves Petworth recordings from 1982 onward, including Howard Theatre, Dunbar, Eastern and later sites.Public collector catalog
Old School Go-Go — community historyAssociates Cabalou and Skintight with Petworth; useful personnel lead rather than a complete period roster.Secondary personnel lead
InnaCity — Mass ExtinctionPreserves an 8th & Crittenden block-party connection with Petworth, supporting the neighborhood-show network.Current Go-Go archive
I AM GO-GO working PA/live catalogPrivate working list preserves Petworth leads from 1982–85 and later reunion entries.Internal archive lead
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Poster record

Cherry’s · Apr 7, 1985

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Roosevelt · Sep 24, likely 1983

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Roosevelt · New Year’s Eve, likely 1983

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