Dangerhouse, Vol. 1

Overview

In 1977, Dangerhouse was one of the first independent labels to jump into the fray and document the burgeoning West Coast punk rock scene, and all these years later their taste and judgment seem damn near faultless -- they released records on many of California's finest first-wave punk bands, including X, the Avengers, the Weirdos, and the Dils, and future members of Wall of Voodoo and the Gun Club were lurking among the members of Dangerhouse's other acts. Thankfully, the folks behind the label were also mindful of production quality, and were able to make great sounding records despite limited means -- their stuff simply sounded better than what most indie labels were offering in the early stages of the game. Dangerhouse, Vol. 1 collects 12 classic cuts released between 1977 and 1979, including stone classics like X's original recording of "Los Angeles," the Avengers' anthemic "We Are the One," the Dils' blazing "Class War," Black Randy and the Metrosquad's superbly perverse "Trouble at the Cup," the darkly hilarious "Let's Shoot Maria" from the Deadbeats, the peerless Weirdos' "Solitary Confinement," and what may have been the label's true anthem, the Randoms' "Let's Get Rid of New York." Even the lesser-known bands contribute strong material, and this disc's only real flaw is that it is too short -- especially since all the stuff from this album and the second volume (released a year later) would easily fit on one CD. But beyond that quibble, Dangerhouse, Vol. 1 is a raucous and wildly entertaining look at what was one of America's most vital punk rock scenes, and few collections can match this for sheer power and lunatic joy. ~ Mark Deming

Product Details

Release Date:	09/06/1993
Label:	Frontier Records / Frontier
UPC:	0018663103914

Tracks

1. Let's Get Rid of N.Y.  - Pat Garrett  -  Randoms
2. Solitary Confinement  - John Denney  - Cliff Roman  -  Weirdos
3. Trouble at the Cup  -  Black Randy & the Metrosquad
4. Let's Shoot Maria  -  Deadbeats
5. Disneyland  -  Eyes  - Joe Ramirez
6. Class War  -  Dils
7. We Are the One  -  Avengers
8. Prolixin Stomp  -  Rhino 39
9. Survive  - Alice Armendariz  -  Bags
10. Nothing Means Nothing Anymore  -  Alley Cats  - Randy Stodola
11. Obsolete  - Howard Werth
12. Los Angeles  - Exene Cervenka  - John Doe  -  X

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Alleycats   Primary Artist
Howard Werth   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals
Dead Beats   Primary Artist
The Dils   Primary Artist,Vocals
Rhino 39   Primary Artist
Randoms   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Weirdos   Primary Artist,Vocals
Eyes   Primary Artist,Vocals
X   Primary Artist
Avengers   Primary Artist,Vocals
Black Randy   Primary Artist
The Bags   Primary Artist,Vocals
Black Randy & the Metrosquad   Primary Artist,Vocals
Deadbeats   Primary Artist,Vocals
The Alley Cats   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bob Dead   Guitar,Vocals
Mark Malone   Bass
Marcus Malone   Bass
John Doe   Vocals,Bass
Penelope Houston   Vocals
D.J. Bonebrake   Drums
Dave Dacron   Vocals
Larry Parrott   Guitar
Rob Ritter   Guitar
Greg Scars   Guitar
Terry Bag   Drums
Don Bonebrake   Drums
Cliff Roman   Guitar,Vocals
Danny Furious   Drums
Dianne Chai   Bass,Vocals
James Calvin Wilsey   Bass
Craig Bag   Guitar
Joe Ramirez   Guitar,Vocals
Nickey Beat   Drums
John McCarthy   Drums
Tim Carhart   Drums
Alice Bag   Bass,Vocals
Dave Trout   Bass,Guitar
Scott Guerin   Vocals
Tom Hughes   Bass
David Brown   Organ,Piano,Rhythm,Vox Organ,Vox Jaguar,Drum Machine
K.K. Barrett   Drums,Guitar,Vocals
Geza X. Gedeon   Guitar,Vocals
Amadeo Pasquale   Bass
John Denney   Bass,Vocals
Larry "Rhino" Rheinhart   Vocals
Tony Kinman   Bass,Vocals
Shaun Guerin   Drums
Billy Zoom   Guitar
Pat Delaney   Saxophone
Exene Cervenka   Vocals
Jimmy Leach   Bass,Vocals
Chip Kinman   Guitar,Vocals
Dix Denney   Guitar
Los Angeles   Vocals
Joe Nanini   Drums
Randy Stodola   Guitar,Vocals
D. Bob Dead   Guitar,Vocals
Pat Bag   Bass
Pat Garrett   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Doug Erb   Design
Al Flipside   Photography
Marcus ?   Photography
The Deadbeats   Performer
The Alley Cats   Performer
John Doe   Composer
Deadbeats   Composer,Performer
The Dils   Composer,Performer
Rhino 39   Composer,Performer
Randoms   Performer
The Weirdos   Performer
Pat Garrett   Composer,Producer,Remixing
Cliff Roman   Composer
Joe Ramirez   Composer
Scott LIndgren   Cover Photo,Photography,Cover Design
Eyes   Performer
David Brown   Liner Notes,Rhythm Programming
Geza X. Gedeon   Producer
John Denney   Composer
Rand McNally   Producer
Alice Armendariz   Composer
Richard Peterson   Photography
Avengers   Composer,Performer
Black Randy & the Metrosquad   Composer,Performer
Exene Cervenka   Composer
The Bags   Performer
Howard Werth   Composer,Producer,Remixing,Performer
Randy Stodola   Composer,Producer
X   Producer,Remixing,Performer