Backstreet Girls, 24 August 2024

Backstreet Girls was formed in 1984 by brothers Pål and Tom Kristensen on bass and vocals respectively, guitarist Petter Baarli and drummer Petter Hafstad. Hafstad left the band in September of that year and was replaced by Baarli's brother Bjørn Terje Baarli, while Tom Kristensen left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Arne Aarnes. Later that year, the band started writing and recording their first album, and also contributed to the soundtrack of the Norwegian film X. In 1986, Backstreet Girls released their debut album Mental Shakedown on the small independent label Medicine Records. Later that year, Aarnes left the band, and was replaced by Bjørn Müller. The line-up of Petter Baarli, Pål Kristensen, Bjørn Terje Baarli and Bjørn Müller remained for the subsequent three albums, Boogie Till' You Puke (1988), Party On Elmstreet (1989) and Coming Down Hard (1989).