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label.

Overview

A one-sided

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released at the twilight of the early

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, ''Yes L.A.'' features some of its most acclaimed bands: the Bags, the Eyes, the Alley Cats,

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,Lewis, Uncle Dave
"Black Randy & The Metrosquad: Artist Biography by Uncle Dave Lewis"
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of ''

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'', the seminal no wave compilation album issued a year earlier,"Frontier Reissues Rare Punk Classic: Yes LA EP!"
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''. Retrieved August 21, 2015. perceived as pretentious by West Coast punkers. The EP even included a

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printed on the disc saying: "Not produced by

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". The compilation includes a rawer early version of X's song "Los Angeles", recorded in 1978, which is, in the words of Dangerhouse Records co-founder David Brown, "a scathing, literal depiction of the scene which needs no explanation". The record also features a rare alternate mix of the Germs' "No God",LeBlanc, Larry
"Industry Profile: Lisa Fancher"
''CelebrityAccess''. Retrieved May 21, 2016. a song originally

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for the EP ''

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'', previously released in May 1978. The ''Yes L.A.'' EP has become highly sought after by

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Production and release

''Yes L.A.'' was mastered by Jeff Sanders at Crystal Sound Studios in

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, 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''Black Randy and the Metrosquad, ''Pass the Dust, I Think I'm Bowie''
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''. Retrieved September 2, 2015. from July 1979. ''Yes L.A.'' was originally released in August 1979 on Dangerhouse Records, in a limited edition of 2,000 copies pressed on

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clear vinyl discs.

Artwork and packaging

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was

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ed by hand on the ungrooved side of each single disc, with one of three different color combinations, namely, green/black,''Yes L.A.'', image of the green/black Frontier version
''The Punk Vault''. Retrieved August 10, 2015. green/blue,''Yes L.A.'', image of the green/blue Frontier version
''The Punk Vault''. Retrieved August 10, 2015. and green/red.''Yes L.A.'', image of the green/red Frontier version
''The Punk Vault''. Retrieved August 10, 2015. Some of those copies were misprinted. Examples include discs with text only, 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. Original copies came without a

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, instead packaged in a clear

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bag with a white

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backing.

Reissues

At some point during the 1990s, the

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s to ''Yes L.A.'' (and the entire Dangerhouse Records

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) were acquired by

. In June 2013, after 34 years

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, ''Yes L.A.'' was reissued by Frontier in a one-time limited edition of 1,000 almost exact

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Track listing

''Where it is necessary, songwriting

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s are listed in the format

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Personnel

Bags * Alicia Armendariz (

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Alice Bag) –

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Patricia Morrison Patricia Anne Rainone (born January 14, 1962), better known by her stage name Patricia Morrison, is an American bass guitarist, singer and songwriter. She has worked with Bags, The Gun Club, Fur Bible, The Sisters of Mercy, and the Damned. Bi ...

(pka Pat Bag) –

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*Craig Lee (pka Craig Bag) –

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*Rob Ritter – guitar *Terry Graham (pka Terry Dad Bag) –

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Eyes *Joe Ramirez – vocals, guitar *Jimmy Leach – bass,

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– drums *David Brown –

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The Alley Cats *Randy Stodola – vocals, guitar *Dianne Chai – vocals, bass *John McCarthy – drums

*Black Randy – vocals *Bob Deadwyler – guitar * Keith Barrett (aka KK Barrett) – drums *Pat Garrett – bass *David Brown –

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* John Duchac (pka John Doe) –

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) X *

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– vocals *

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– guitar *

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– bass, vocals * Don Bonebrake – drums Germs *

Darby Crash Jan Paul Beahm (better known by his stage name Darby Crash, formerly Bobby Pyn; September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American punk rock vocalist who, along with longtime friend Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg), co-founded the punk ro ...

– vocals *

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– guitar *Lorna Doom – bass * Nicky Beat – drums *Don Bolles – backing vocals and hand

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*Pat Delaney – backing vocals and hand clapping Production * Dangerhouse –

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4), co-production (1 to 3, 5),

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ing (6) *

– production (6), co-production (1) *Eyes – co-production (2) *Randy Stodola – co-production (3) *Jimmy Nanos – co-production (5),

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(5) *Pat Rand (Pat Garrett) – co-production (5), graphic design * X – co-production (5) *Mike Hamilton – engineering (4) *Jeff Sanders – mastering

Notes

References

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External links

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