03 August 2024

Avengering Angels

 

Zero_ii sez:
     Avengers probably need no introduction to fans of the punk rock genre. From the first wave of 70s punk in Northern California (San Francisco to be exact), they were around for a very short time, but left their mark & influenced generations of punk to follow. They were one of the first female-fronted punk bands in the USA. Fronted by the electrifying Penelope Houston, & powered by Greg Ingraham's amazing guitar playing, they were far ahead of their time.

The story of this record is one wrapped up in confusion & turmoil. It seems that the CD Presents, Ltd label somehow strong armed the band into signing their life away & also included the Dangerhouse recordings on this when in actuality they had no legal right to do so. This album also came out a couple years after the band broke up. Rumor has it that the band tried to reclaim the recordings & the label actually sued the band over it! When Frontier Records reissued some of the Dangerhouse Records catalog, David Fergusson, owner of CD Presents sued Frontier claiming rights to the Avengers Dangerhouse recordings which was proven not to be true. He lost the lawsuit. He promptly filed for bankruptcy upon losing the lawsuit, in an effort to get out of having to pay the enormous legal fees.

All controversy aside, this stands as one of the all time greatest punk albums. It deserves a spot in every person’s collection. 

 

Avengers - Avengers, CD Presents, Ltd. CD007, 1983.
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Side One -
We Are the One
Car Crash
I Believe in Me
Open Your Eyes
No Martyr
Desperation
Thin White Line

Side Two -
Paint it Black
The Amerikan in Me
White Nigger
Uh-oh
Second to None
Corpus Christie
Fuck You (live)

I'm having a meltd0wn, a Digital Meltd0wn,

6 comments:

  1. Avengers LP
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  2. Richie Muster8/3/24, 6:10 PM

    I already have the vinyl, cd and mp3 files but just wanted to say, what a fucking amazing band/album! More like this please!

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    1. Thanks, brother. With such limited output from such a great band, probably most have in some form or other, but there may be a few who will need this or perhaps not even know it yet. Dredging up goodies no longer available at DM, hope you find something else.

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    2. Richie Muster8/5/24, 9:48 AM

      I've had some superb music from you, and no doubt there'll be more in future. Keep up the good work.

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  3. Totally agree, though I do not have cd nor vinyl. A friend of mine had a 12'' and we used to dj it on 33 (+8) to shock and annoy for we were immature halfway eighties.
    In hindsight it sounded like grunge avant la lettre

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    1. Ya young scoundrels, always causing trouble...Thanks for the comment.

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