Red Cross (EP)
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| EP by Redd Kross | ||||
| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | October 1, 1979 | |||
| Studio | The Shelter | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 6:22 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Posh Boy | |||
| Producer | Roger Harris | |||
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First pressing in a generic sleeve.
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1987 reissue as Annette's Got the Hits.
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Red Cross, a six-song punk rockEP record, is the first stand-alone release by the American rock band Red Cross.
On August 29, 1979, the day after Ron Reyes joined them on drums, replacing Johh Stielow, McDonald brothers' middle school punk rock band, the Tourists, changed their name to Red Cross. A few days later, they went into a recording studio for their first time, accompanied by Joe Nolte, leader of Los Angeles rock band the Last, who produced their session at Media Art Studio in Hermosa Beach, California on September 6, 1979. However, when Red Cross signed with Posh Boy Records, its owner, Robbie Fields, didn't like the Nolte recordings, and insisted that most of the songs be redone.
Only one of the cuts from the Nolte session would be later released. "Rich Brat" was featured on the 1982 New Underground Records compilation album Life Is Ugly So Why Not Kill Yourself.
"By September [1979], Red Cross had saved up enough money to record a demo, booking some time at Media Arts for their first recording session. "I came home one night, real tired, and all I wanted to do was curl up and go to sleep," ... "They said, 'We're going to the studio tonight, and we don't know what to do.' So I ended up producing the session, after drinking three cups of coffee. We had fun, and they sounded good, and I sorta liked the recordings. Their label, Posh Boy, hated them though, and made them record everything again."
In 1980, six tracks from the Posh Boy recording session were included on The Siren, a sampler LP shared with San Francisco power pop band 391, and Salt Lake City punk rock act Spittin' Teeth. The album, released on Posh Boy, was the recording debut for Red Cross. The Red Cross EP would be a re-release of their six songs featured on The Siren compilation.
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