Catholic Discipline was an American punk rock (first-generation new wave)[1] band, formed in 1979 in San Francisco,[1] California, by Slash Fanzine editor Claude Bessy.
[2] The band was started in 1979[3] in San Francisco,[1] first performed at the Hong Kong Café, in August 1979,[4] and played a series of shows around the Los Angeles area.
Robert Lopez previously performed with The Zeros and Rick Brodey was an early member of the Bpeople.
"[2][5] Following the demise of the band, Bessy moved to the United Kingdom and became a press officer for Rough Trade Records.
[2] Phranc embarked a solo career as a folk singer-songwriter and Robert Lopez started to perform under the name, El Vez.