''Danger Zone'' is the debut EP by the American

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band China White. A longer early version of the title track, "Dangerzone", recorded in June 1980,Various artists (1983), ''Life Is Beautiful So Why Not Eat Health Foods?''. New Underground Records. #NU-44. Insert sheet. would be later released as "Danger Zone" on the 1983 New Underground Records

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Production and release

Record producer by Mike PattonMike Patton was the bassist of the

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Frontier Records Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 in Sun Valley, Los Angeles by Lisa Fancher, a former employee of BOMP! Records and writer of the liner notes for the first album by The Runaways. History Frontier Records first ...

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, California. The EP was released by

in 1981 on 12-inch vinyl disc..

Cover art

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photographer Edward Colver. The band members photographs on the back cover were taken by Glen E. Friedman, another American photographer.

Critical reception

Charles P. Lamey of ''

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Reissues

In 1996, ''Danger Zone'' was re-released on a split CD shared with the Flyboys' self-titled EP from 1980. In 2013, Frontier, in collaboration with

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, reissued the original EP as a 300-copy limited edition, hand-numbered cassette.

Track listing

Personnel

China White * Marc Martin (name misspelled as Mark) –

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* Frank Ruffino (surname misspelled as Raffino) –

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* James Rodriguez –

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* Joey Ruffino (surname misspelled as Raffino) – drums Production * Mike Patton – Record producer *

– production * Diane Zincavage –

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* Edward C. Colver – photography (front cover) * Glen E. Friedman – photography (back cover)

Notes

References

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