Yes L.A.

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Yes L.A.
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Compilation album EP by Various Artists
Released August 1979 (1979-08)
Genre Punk rock
Length 13:26
Language English
Label Dangerhouse

Yes L.A. is a legendary[1][2] six-song compilation EP featuring first-generation Californian punk rock bands.

Overview

A one-sided picture disc released in the twilight of the early Los Angeles punk scene, Yes L.A. featured some of its most acclaimed bands:[1][3] Bags, Eyes, The Alley Cats, Black Randy and the Metrosquad,[4] X, and Germs.[5]

The record title is a parody of No New York[nb 1], the seminal no wave compilation album issued a year earlier;[5][3] and it even included a satirical disclaimer printed on the disc saying: "Not produced by Brian Eno".[6] The compilation has become highly sought after by record collectors.[1][3]

Production and release

Yes L.A. was mastered[nb 2] 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[nb 3][7][8][9] from July 1979.[10] The featured version of "No God" is actually an alternate mix of the same recording produced by Geza X,[nb 4] which was previously featured on the Germs EP Lexicon Devil[nb 5] from May 1978.

Yes L.A. was originally released by Dangerhouse Records in August 1979,[3] as a limited edition of 2,000 copies[10] pressed on 12-inch clear vinyl discs.[nb 6][1][3][12][13]

Artwork and packaging

Designed by Pat Garrett,[3][10] the record artwork was silkscreened by hand on the ungrooved side of each single disc,[1][3][10] with one of three different color combinations,[1] namely green/black,[14] green/blue,[15] and green/red.[16] Some of those copies were misprinted.[nb 7] Examples include discs with text only,[17] 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.[10]

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.[1]

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[nb 8][1][6][18][19] to commemorate the label's 100th release.[3]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Artist Length
1. "We Don't Need the English"   Craig Lee Bags 1:13
2. "Disneyland"   Joe Ramirez, John Richey Eyes 2:00
3. "Too Much Junk" (Dangerhouse version) Randy Stodola The Alley Cats 2:41
4. "Down at the Laundrymat"   Black Randy, Bob Deadwyler Black Randy and the Metrosquad 3:26
5. "Los Angeles" (Dangerhouse version) John Doe X 2:12
6. "No God" (Dangerhouse mix) Darby Crash Germs 1:54
Total length:
 13:26

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