Title: The Pandoras – Stop Pretending
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1986, Rock, Garage Punk, Los Angeles, California
Matrix #: RNLP 70857
Condition: NM

Cultural Facts:

1. Band Drama: They signed to Elektra and cut an album (“Come Inside”) that got shelved when the relationship collapsed—industry momentum stopped mid-stride.

2. Scene Ecology: One of the few all-female bands in LA’s ’80s garage/Paisley Underground orbit, battling both gatekeeping and novelty framing.

3. Media Narrative: Press fixation leaned sexual and sensational, often reducing Paula Pierce to shock value instead of treating the band like peers.