Los Angeles

"Delta 88" redirects here. For the automobile, see Oldsmobile 88. Los Angeles was the 1980 debut album by the American punk rock band X. Produced by ex-Doors keyboard player Ray Manzarek, it included a cover of the 1967 Doors song "Soul Kitchen". In 1989, it was ranked #24 on Rolling Stone's list of the The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80's. In 2003, the album was ranked number 286 on the magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The ... more

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  • Apr 1980

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X

X is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1977. While they achieved only limited mainstream success, they were widely considered one of the most revered of Los Angeles' many punk bands. Formed as part of the first wave of American punk, their 1980 debut record Los...

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Slash Records

Slash Records is a record label in Los Angeles, originally specializing in local and punk rock bands. The label was formed in 1978 by Bob Biggs as an outgrowth of the Los Angeles-based fanzine, Slash. Biggs, a painter, initiated the label with a seven-inch single from The Germs in 1978. A full...

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