Vector (band)

Vector
Origin	Sacramento, California, U.S.
Genres	Christian rock,[1] new wave[1]
Years active	1983–1995 on hiatus
Labels	Exit, GaGa, Liquid Disc
Associated acts	The 77s
Members	Steve Griffith Jimmy Abegg
Past members	Charlie Peacock Aaron Smith Bruce Spencer

Vector is a rock band formed in Sacramento, California in the early 1980s by Jimmy Abegg, Steve Griffith and Charlie Peacock. The band had several drummers over the years, including Aaron Smith and Bruce Spencer, both of whom also played drums for The 77s.

Although the lyrics of Vector's music did not always contain the overt lyrics of contemporary Christian music with which the band was sometimes associated, Vector's albums were released under Christian labels, and were an example of Christian rock.^[1]

Discography

Albums

• Mannequin Virtue (1983)
• Please Stand By (1985)
• Simple Experience (1989)
• Temptation (1995)

Reissues

• Mannequin Virtue / Please Stand By (album) (1990) This Gaga Records CD contains Vector's first two albums: Mannequin Virtue and Please Stand By.
• Time Flies (album) (1995) This Liquid Disc Records two-disc Box set contains all of Vector's first three albums: Mannequin Virtue, Please Stand By, and Simple Experience, with five previously unavailable bonus tracks

References

1. Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Vector". Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (First printing ed.). Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. pp. 987–989. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.