DANGERHOUSE RECORDS Los Angeles
******************* CA
USA
Exist : 12.1977-1980
Owner : David Brown & Pat "Rand" Garrett
Distr. : US -
Style : new wave / punk / West Coast punk / garage / synth punk /
SFD 400 AVENGERS WE ARE THE ONE 7" .1977
A. We Are The One
B. I Believe In Me / Car Crash
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MO 721 BLACK RANDY & THE METROSQUAD : TROUBLE AT THE CUP 7" .1977
A. Trouble At The Cup
B. Loner With A Boner / Sperm Bank Baby
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PT 1 RANDOMS : ABCD // Let's Get Rid Of New York 7" .1977
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SLA 268 THE DILLS 198 SECONDS OF THE DILS 7" 12.1977
A. Class War
B. Mr. Big
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LOM 22 THE ALLEY CATS : Nothing Means Nothing Anymore 7" .1978
// Gimme A Little Pain
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SP 1063 THE WEIRDOS : We Got The Neutron Bomb // Solitary 7" 03.1978
Confinement
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D 88 X : Adult Books // We're Desperate 7" 04.1978
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IDI 722 BLACK RANDY & THE METROSQUAD : IDI AMIN EP 7" 04.1978
A. Idi Amin / I'm Black & Proud Pt.3
B. I'm Black & Proud Pt.14 / I Wanna Be A Nark
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IQ 29 THE DEADBEATS KILL THE HIPPIES EP 7" 07.1978
A. Kill The Hippies / Deadbeat
B. Brainless / Final Ride
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DH 101 HOWARD WERTH OBSOLETE 7" .1978
A. Obsolete
B. Mangoman
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BAG 199 BAGS SURVIVE 7" 12.1978
A. Survive
B. Babylonian Gorgon
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RH 39 RHINO 39 XEROX EP 7" .1979
A. Xerox
B. No Compromise / Prolixin Stomp
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IZE 45 EYES TAQN 7" 02.1979
A. TAQN
B. Topological Lies
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KY 724 BLACK RANDY & THE METROSQUAD : I Slept In A Arcade 7" 07.1979
// Give It Up Or Turn It Loose
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PCP 725 BLACK RANDY & THE METROSQUAD : PASS THE DUSR, I THINK LP 07.1979
I'M BOWIE
I Slept In An Arcade / Marlon Brando / I Tell Lies Everyday / Down At The Laundrymat /
I Wanna Be A Narc / Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose / Idi AQmin //// Sperm Bank Baby /
Barefootin' On The Wicked Picket / San Francisco / Tellin' Lies / I'm Black And Proud
/ Shaft
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EW 79 V / A YES L.A. 12" 08.1979
A. BAGS We Don't Need The English
EYES Disneyland
THE ALLEY CATS Too Much Junk
X Los Angeles
BLACK RANDY & THE METROSQUAD : Down At The Laundrymat
GERMS No God
(Note : 12" , 1-sided)
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Some recomended records :
Frontier Rec. 4629 1 V / A : DANGERHOUSE VOL.ONE LP.CD .1991
Frontier Rec. 39039 V / A : DANGERHOUSE VOL.ONE LP.CD .2006
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Frontier Rec. 34640 V / A : DANGERHOUSE VOL.2 CD.CS .1992
Frontier Rec. 31050 V / A : DANGERHOUSE VOL.2 LP .2006
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Munster Rec. MR 7249 V / A : DANGERHOUSE-COMPLETE SINGLES COLLECTED 14x7" 08.2013
1977-1979
Fourteen 7" singles, each in a reproduction of the original sleeves. Limited to a one
time pressing of 1,000 copies. Includes a full-color, 36-page booklet. The size is
approx. 19 x 19 x 6 inches. Dangerhouse was one of the first independent labels to
document the burgeoning West Coast punk rock scene of the late '70s. Although
short-lived, its work provided a vital outlet for the bands and other participants and
set a template for many to follow. This collection compiles the 14 7"s released on
Dangerhouse between 1977 and 1979, including classic tracks by Weirdos, Avengers, Alley
Cats, X, Black Randy, Dils, Bags, Randoms, Howard Werth, The Deadbeats, Eyes, and Rhino
39. Includes an extensive 36 - page booklet featuring an interview with Dangerhouse
founder David Brown, many unseen photos of all the bands and memorabilia. "Dangerhouse,
created by the triumvirate of yours truly, Pat "Rand" Garrett, and Black Randy, was a
highly naive attempt to create a politically and artistically correct playground for
the unique, nihilistic talents of the LA punk scene. It was clear something needed to
be done.In the beginning there was a lot of musical talent that was going to unrecorded
waste. Whereas the English musicians had been set upon by some of the top producers in
the business, the very lack of commercialism implicit in L.A. punk seemed to drive away
potential resources. Those were culturally weird times, Saturday Night Fever and
burned-out super group remnants filled the airwaves. The early groups (like the
Screamers, Germs, Weirdos, Black Randy) were very good at manipulating the local venue
owners and press, and were able to almost immediately fill clubs and halls with folks
who were just plain bored and curious. Suffice it to say that the scene had everything
: every kind of self-abuse imaginable, negative social patterns, infighting,
gender-fucking, etc. What needs to be talked about here are the musicians and other
creative forces at work behind the scenes on the Dangerhouse product. Starting out, the
studio was anywhere we could plug in; later, our home was the Kitchen Synch with the
extremely copasetic Mike Hamilton as engineer. Over the years, Mike patiently sat while
irate punks insulted his intelligence, and offered great 8 and 16-track advice to Pat
and me, refugees from a 4-track world. To Dangerhouse, and the fans, the sound quality
was paramount. The do-it-yourself aspect of the production and packaging spoke for
itself. We created ideas for affordable products which set the pace for imitators, like
the clear plastic-bag 45 sleeves (because traditional sleeves cost more than the
records to be pressed) and the multi-color silkscreened picture disc used for 'YES LA.'
Sad to say, the downturn of the record business in 1 979 due to the so-distant
"oil embargo" hurt everyone in the record industry and made it too rough a row to hoe
for Dangerhouse. Tough titty. These recordings still sound as powerful and relevant as
the day they were cut. If you, Mr. or Ms. Consumer, care about creativity as opposed to
the number of units shipped, it was a victory. And if there was ever a label that
released cool shit, over which I'd rather have been A&R man/Prexy, it sure as hell
doesn't come to mind."
David Brown ; Forced Exposure, august 2013 review
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