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Channel 3, also known as CH3, is an American
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History

Channel 3 was formed in 1980 by Mike Magrann (vocals, guitar), Kimm Gardner (guitar), Larry Kelly (bass), and Mike Burton (drums), in the suburban community of Cerritos,
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. Their first release was a self-titled EP on California label Posh Boy Records in 1981. "Manzanar", a track from that EP, was played heavily by UK
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. In 1982, Jack DeBaun become their new drummer and their release ''Fear of Life'' was retitled ''I’ve Got A Gun'' in the UK with some differences in the track-listing. Their next release, ''After The Lights Go Out'', failed to recapture the interest that accompanied their first UK single. Jay Lansford, a former member of The Simpletones, Stepmothers, and The Wigglers who produced CH3's two Posh Boy albums, joined the band in 1984. Their 1985 album for
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(with Dusty Watson on drums), ''Last Time I Drank...'' revealed that the band had navigated the transition to a more straightforward rock format. Lansford and Magrann co-wrote all the original songs on the album.


Members

* Mike Magrann (vocals, guitar) * Kimm Gardener (guitar) * Larry Kelly (bass) * Mike Burton (drums) * Jack Debaun (drums) * Jay Lansford (bass, guitar) * Mike Dimkich (bass) * Mat Young (drums) * Jeff Kaminsky (drums) * Dusty Watson (drums) * Ron Wood (drums) * Larry Lerma (bass) * Anthony Thompson (bass) * Mitch McNally (bass) * Alf Silva (drums) * Matthew Woodruff (drums) * Nick Manning (drums)


Discography


LPs

*''Fear of Life'' (1982, Posh Boy Records) *''After the Lights Go Out'' (1983, Posh Boy Records) *''Last Time I Drank...'' (1985, Enigma Records) *''Rejected'' (1989, Lone Wolf Records, Fringe Product Records) *''CH3'' (2002, Dr. Strange Records) *''One More For All My True Friends'' (2008, TKO Records) *''Put 'Em Up'' (2017)


Singles & EP

*''CH 3'' (1981, 12", Posh Boy) *''I've Got A Gun'' (1982, 7", No Future Records) *''I'll Take My Chances / How Come?'' (1983, 7", Posh Boy Records) *''Airborne'' (1984, 12", Enigma Records) *''Indian Summer / Separate Peace'' (1991, 7", Posh Boy Records) *''One More For All My True Friends'' (2007, 7", Suburbia Records) *''Land of the Free'' (2012, 7", Hostage Records) *''History'' (2014, 7", Hostage Records)


Compilations

*''I've Got a Gun'' (1982, No Future Records) *''The Skinhead Years'' (1989, Posh Boy Records) *''To Whom It May Concern: The 1981 Demos'' (2009, TKO Records) *''A Home for the Homeless'' (2015, Wanda Records)


References


External links


Article by Alex OggRazorcake interview with CH3Official Website
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