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* TRUE WEST original 1985 guitar band enigma TRUE WEST stage play POSTER Size 30x40 inches Sizes are approximate and stated in inches. True West is a guitar band, often considered part of the Paisley Underground . Singer Gavin Blair and guitarists Richard McGrath and Russ Tolman are the nucleus of the group. Originally from California's Sacramento Valley , True West were contemporaries and friends with Los Angeles bands such as The Dream Syndicate , Green on Red , Rain Parade , Thin White Rope , and The Long Ryders . From 1979 to 1981, Gavin Blair and Russ Tolman had been bandmates in The Suspects, a Davis -based band, with a pre-Dream Syndicate Steve Wynn and Kendra Smith . In 1981, Tolman joined a band in Davis called The Meantime, which included Sean O'Brien, Rick Gates, and Kevin Vanderhoof (now Kevin Wilkins). The Meantime released a 7" self-titled EP with three songs, one of which was produced by David Gates of the band Bread . The Meantime changed its name to True West later in 1981, at Tolman's urging. O'Brien left True West in January 1982, and apart from Tolman, the band had changed personnel completely by the time they recorded True West's first single. ENIGMA - I acquired the stock of these posters in the mid-1980s - I am puzzled as to whether the poster is for the stage play or the band - great, bold image that works so well with the yellow lettering. True West is a play by the American playwright Sam Shepard , which follows the sibling rivalry between estranged brothers Austin and Lee, who have reconnected. It is set in California , about 20 miles outside of Los Angeles in the foothills of the San Gabriel Valley , at their mother's home. Some critics consider it the third of the Family Trilogy that includes Curse of the Starving Class (1976) and Buried Child (1979). Others consider it part of a quintet that includes Fool for Love (1983) and A Lie of the Mind (1985). True West was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1983.