frontier records. flp 1002 / 14 tracks / feb 1981

RI (CD): frontier / bmg. 46002 / 28 tracks / 1990

RI (CD): epitaph. / 1997

RI (CD): frontier. / 14 tracks / 2001

RI (CD): porterhouse. phr 1003 / 2001

+ lyric sheet. Feat. Keith Morris (ex-Black Flag) on vocals and Greg Hetson (ex-Red Cross, later in Bad Religion) on guitar. Early LP pressings without bar code. 1990 Frontier CD and 1997 Epitaph CD both include Wild in the Streets LP, 2001 Frontier CD doesn’t. Porterhouse CD has a bonus multimedia section with videos, music and photos. Limited 2006 vinyl reissues on Frontier on clear pink, clear, and gold vinyl, 2007 repressings on clear blue and clear aqua/turquoise.

Their first LP is a classic, and not only of LA hardcore - this is one of the blueprints for zillions of hardcore records to follow. Noisy LA hardcore with LA punk and Black Flag influences (singer Keith Morris was the first Black Flag singer), fast, cynical, and with some melodic moments, too; a classic. [9]

Auf ihrer ersten LP laufen CJ gleich zu Hochform auf; krachiger, fetziger LA-Hardcore, der hier und da noch ganz schön nach den frühen Black Flag klingt (Keith Morris war wohl auch mal in der Band, jedenfalls hat er BF-Hits wie Wasted oder Don’t Care mitgeschrieben). Fantastischer LA-Core, der auch noch etwas vom rauhen Punk-Feeling der alten LA-Bands hat. Haben.

Tracks: deny everything / i just want some skank / beverly hills / operation / back against the wall / wasted / behind the door // world up my ass / paid vacation / don’t care / live fast die young / what’s your problem / group sex / red tape