Yes L.A.
1979 compilation EP by various artists
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::summary 1979 compilation EP by various artists ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Yes L.A. |
| type | compilation |
| longtype | EP |
| artist | various artists |
| cover | VA YesLAEP artwork.jpeg |
| border | yes |
| released | |
| recorded | 1978–1979 |
| genre | Punk rock |
| length | |
| label | Dangerhouse |
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Yes L.A. is a six-song compilation EP featuring first-generation Californian punk rock bands. It was also the final release of the short-lived but influential Dangerhouse Records label.
Overview
A one-sided picture disc released at the twilight of the early Los Angeles punk scene, Yes L.A. features some of its most acclaimed bands: the Bags, the Eyes, the Alley Cats, Black Randy and the Metrosquad, X, and the Germs.
The record title makes parody of No New York, the seminal no wave compilation album issued a year earlier, perceived as pretentious by West Coast punkers. The EP even included a satirical disclaimer printed on the disc saying: "Not produced by Brian Eno".
The compilation includes a 1978 rawer early version of X's song "Los Angeles", described by Dangerhouse Records co-founder David Brown as "a scathing, literal depiction of the scene which needs no explanation". The record also features a rare alternate mix of the Germs' "No God", a song originally produced by Geza X for the EP Lexicon Devil, previously released in May 1978.
The Yes L.A. EP has become highly sought after by record collectors.
Production and release
Yes L.A. was mastered by Jeff Sanders at Crystal Sound Studios in Hollywood, California.
All songs on the compilation were previously unissued, with the only exception of Black Randy and the Metrosquad's tune "Down at the Laundrymat", featured on the band's studio album Pass the Dust, I Think I'm Bowie from July 1979.
Yes L.A. was originally released in August 1979 on Dangerhouse Records, in a limited edition of 2,000 copies pressed on 12-inch clear vinyl discs.
Artwork and packaging
Designed by Pat Garrett, the record artwork was silkscreened by hand on the ungrooved side of each single disc, with one of three different color combinations, namely, green/black, green/blue, and green/red. Some of those copies were misprinted. Examples include discs with text only, with the background image in front of the text, or the image and text on the side with the grooves, rendering such a record unplayable.
Some non-silkscreened black vinyl test pressings are known to exist.
Original copies came without a sleeve, instead packaged in a clear plastic bag with a white cardboard backing.
Reissues
At some point during the 1990s, the rights to Yes L.A. (and the entire Dangerhouse Records catalog) were acquired by Frontier Records.
In June 2013, after 34 years out of print, Yes L.A. was reissued by Frontier in a one-time limited edition of 1,000 almost exact replicas of the original EP to commemorate the label's 100th release.
Track listing
Where it is necessary, songwriting credits are listed in the format lyrics/music.
| all_writing = | extra_column = Artist | headline = | title1 = We Don't Need the English | note1 = | writer1 = Craig Lee | extra1 = Bags | length1 = 1:13 | title2 = Disneyland | note2 = | writer2 = Joe Ramirez, John Richey/Ramirez | extra2 = Eyes | length2 = 2:00 | title3 = Too Much Junk | note3 = Dangerhouse version | writer3 = Randy Stodola | extra3 = The Alley Cats | length3 = 2:41 | title4 = Down at the Laundrymat | note4 = | writer4 = Black Randy/Bob Deadwyler | extra4 = Black Randy and the Metrosquad | length4 = 3:26 | title5 = Los Angeles | note5 = Dangerhouse version | writer5 = John Doe | extra5 = X | length5 = 2:12 | title6 = No God | note6 = Dangerhouse mix | writer6 = Darby Crash | extra6 = Germs | length6 = 1:54 | total_length = 13:26
Personnel
Bags
- Alicia Armendariz (pka Alice Bag) – vocals
- Patricia Morrison (pka Pat Bag) – bass
- Craig Lee (pka Craig Bag) – guitar
- Rob Ritter – guitar
- Terry Graham (pka Terry Dad Bag) – drums Eyes
- Joe Ramirez – vocals, guitar
- Jimmy Leach – bass, backing vocals
- Joe Nanini – drums
- David Brown – organ The Alley Cats
- Randy Stodola – vocals, guitar
- Dianne Chai – vocals, bass
- John McCarthy – drums Black Randy and the Metrosquad
- Black Randy – vocals
- Bob Deadwyler – guitar
- Keith Barrett (aka KK Barrett) – drums
- Pat Garrett – bass
- David Brown – electric piano
- John Duchac (pka John Doe) – percussions (wastebasket) X
- Exene Cervenka – vocals
- Billy Zoom – guitar
- John Doe – bass, vocals
- Don Bonebrake – drums Germs
- Darby Crash – vocals
- Pat Smear – guitar
- Lorna Doom – bass
- Nicky Beat – drums
- Don Bolles – backing vocals and hand clapping
- Pat Delaney – backing vocals and hand clapping
Production
- Dangerhouse – production (track 4), co-production (1 to 3, 5), remixing (6)
- Geza X – production (6), co-production (1)
- Eyes – co-production (2)
- Randy Stodola – co-production (3)
- Jimmy Nanos – co-production (5), engineering (5)
- Pat Rand (Pat Garrett) – co-production (5), graphic design
- X – co-production (5)
- Mike Hamilton – engineering (4)
- Jeff Sanders – mastering
Notes
References
References
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- Lewis, Uncle Dave. [https://www.allmusic.com/artist/black-randy-the-metrosquad-mn0000080005#biography "Black Randy & the Metrosquad Biography"]. [[AllMusic]]. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- [http://www.frontierrecords.com/site/frontier-reissues-rare-punk-classic-yes-la-ep/ "Frontier Reissues Rare Punk Classic: Yes LA EP!"] {{Webarchive. link. (June 12, 2015 . [[Frontier Records]]. Retrieved August 21, 2015.)
- Various artists (1991), ''Dangerhouse: Volumen One''. [[Frontier Records]]. #FLP 31039. Liner notes.
- LeBlanc, Larry. [http://www.celebrityaccess.com/news/profile.html?id=526 "Industry Profile: Lisa Fancher"]. ''CelebrityAccess''. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- [[Karl Backman. Backman, Karl]]. [https://web.archive.org/web/20161007032615/https://www.acc.umu.se/~samhain/summerofhate/germsrecords.html "The Germs Discography"]. ''The Summer of Hate''. Archived from [https://www.acc.umu.se/~samhain/summerofhate/germsrecords.html the original] on October 7, 2016.
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- [http://www.allmusic.com/album/pass-the-dust-i-think-im-bowie-mw0000118572 Black Randy and the Metrosquad, ''Pass the Dust, I Think I'm Bowie'']. ''[[AllMusic]]''. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- [http://www.discogs.com/Black-Randy-And-The-Metrosquad-Pass-The-Dust-I-Think-Im-Bowie/release/1366031 Black Randy and the Metrosquad, ''Pass the Dust, I Think I'm Bowie'']. ''[[Discogs]]''. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
- [https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/black_randy_and_the_metrosquad/pass_the_dust__i_think_im_bowie_.p/ Black Randy and the Metrosquad, ''Pass the Dust, I Think I'm Bowie'']. ''[[Rate Your Music]]''. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
- [http://www.discogs.com/Various-Yes-LA/release/581821 ''Yes L.A.'']. ''[[Discogs]]''. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- [https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/various_artists_f2/yes_l_a_.p/ ''Yes L.A.'']. ''[[Rate Your Music]]''. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- [http://www.punkvinyl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/HF5A2205.jpg ''Yes L.A.'', image of the green/black Frontier version]. ''The Punk Vault''. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- [http://www.punkvinyl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/HF5A2201.jpg ''Yes L.A.'', image of the green/blue Frontier version]. ''The Punk Vault''. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- [http://www.punkvinyl.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/HF5A2198.jpg ''Yes L.A.'', image of the green/red Frontier version]. ''The Punk Vault''. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- [http://www.breakmyface.com/images/yesLA02.jpg ''Yes L.A.'', image of a misprinted copy]. ''Break My Face''. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- [http://www.discogs.com/Various-Yes-LA/release/4748862 ''Yes L.A.'', 2013 reissue]. ''[[Discogs]]''. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
- [https://rateyourmusic.com/release/ep/various_artists_f2/yes_l_a__f1/ ''Yes L.A.'', 2013 reissue]. ''[[Rate Your Music]]''. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
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