X

Los Angeles

 - slash -

 original EX+

Slash records

 SR 104 –

 UK

- 1980 – 

1. Your Phone's off the Hook, But You're Not

2. Johny Hit and Run Paulene

3. Soul Kitchen

 4. Nausea

5. Sugarlight

6. Los Angeles

 7. Sex and Dying in High Society

8. Unheard Music

9. World's a Mess; It's in My Kiss

X were the quintessential L.A. punk rockers before they grew into a world-class rock & roll band and live band; however, enthusiasm for their unique, intelligent and humorous work never quite reached critical mass. ....

Steeped in poetry and class issues, X was the first L.A. punk band to fully incorporate a dark West Coast sensibility. Singer/lyricists/spouses John Doe and Exene Cervenka forged a stray-cat approach to vocal harmonies while spieling reports on crash-pad sex and drugs, casual hatred, and the occasional spotting of the "idle rich." Full-powered and intelligent, X's sound also spotlighted Billy Zoom, a pompadoured guitarist schooled by Gene Vincent, and flexible drummer D.J. Bonebrake. Los Angeles, the first of four productions by ex-Door Ray Manzarek, made an excellent case for the group, though its ambitions were to be quickly outstripped by the evolving personal takes of Doe and Cervenka. For the most part, the album is fast, hard, and fleet, like the motorcycles Zoom loved: "Your Phone's Off the Hook," "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline," the title track, and a Ramones-style cover of the Doors' "Soul Kitchen" are touchstones that reach beyond their era.

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UK £3.00, Europe £5.00 USA/ROW£7.50.

DOUBLES ARE COUNTED AS 2xLPs

 Discounts given for multiple purchases.

 I offer reduced postage rates for combined multiple purchases as follows:

THERE IS A WEIGHT RESTRICTION ON OVERSEAS PARCELS AND ON SOME OCCAISIONS FOR  6 OR MORE LPs I WILL HAVE TO SEND 2 OR MORE PACKAGES & WILL CHARGE ACCORDINGLY  

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