THIS IS AN L. RIK SITE RUN BY THE SON OF ONE OF RIK'S FRIENDS.IF YOU HAVE ANY PHOTOS OF RIK PLAYING LIVE,WITH FRIENDS,FAMILY,OR WITH ANYONE HE LOVED,PLEASE FOWARD THEM IN SO WE CAN SHARE RIK.ANYTHING WOULD BE GREAT.RICHIE LIVES!Rik L Rik (real name Richard Brian Elerick) was around in the beginning of the Los Angeles punk scene and was in a band called F-Word. He was mentioned quite a bit in The Germs biography that came out a couple years ago. After F-Word called it quits in late 1978 Rik would leave for San Francisco and join Negative Trend. That band’s sole recorded output would be one 7" and a couple tracks on the Tooth and Nail compilation.After he quit Negative Trend, he went solo and put out a this really great 7" on Posh Boy Records, and was also on the Beach Blvd compilation. It was at the recording session for this single that those Negative Trend tracks were recorded for the Tooth and Nail compilation and were remixed by Chris D (of Flesheaters fame, who released the comp on his label, Upsetter Records).Years later, Posh Boy would release The Lost Album by Rik L Rik which was a collection of songs he recorded in the early 1980s. Sadly, Rik passed away of cancer in June of 2000. He was in the process of recording a record with The Celestials before he died but it never got finished before his untimely passing.Electric Frankenstein - "Blackout"F-Word! 1978!!
