Frontier Records

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Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 by Lisa Fancher[1]. Frontier first found success with the release of the Circle Jerks album Group Sex. The label went on to put out records by such bands as Suicidal Tendencies, American Music Club, Heatmiser, Redd Kross, Thin White Rope, T.S.O.L., Christian Death, and the Young Fresh Fellows, among others.

[edit] Albums released on Frontier Records

Cat. No. Artist Title Release date Notes
1001 The Flyboys "The Flyboys" March 1980
1002 Circle Jerks "Group Sex" November 1980
1003 Adolescents "Adolescents" May 1981 a.k.a. "The Blue Album"
1004 T.S.O.L. "Dance With Me" June 1981
1005 China White "Danger Zone" August? 1981
1006 Choir Invisible "Choir Invisible" November 1981
1007 Christian Death "Only Theatre of Pain" March 1982
1008 The Salvation Army "The Salvation Army" May 1982 Later reissued on Frontier 1049 as by "Befour Three O'Clock"
1009 Rikk Agnew "All By Myself" October 1982
1010 The Three O'Clock "Baroque Hoedown" October 1982
1011 Suicidal Tendencies "Suicidal Tendencies" July 1983
1012 The Three O'Clock "Sixteen Tambourines" October 1983
1013 The Long Ryders "Native Sons" October 1984
1014 The Pontiac Brothers "Doll Hut" October 1985 Later reissued as part of Frontier 1047
1015 Thin White Rope "Exploring The Axis" October 1985
1016 Naked Prey "Under The Blue Marlin" March 1986
1017 EIEIO "Land of Opportunity" May 1986
1018 Redd Kross "Born Innocent" August 1986
1019 The Pontiac Brothers "Fiesta En La Bilbioteca" September 1986 Later reissued as part of Frontier 1047
1020 Thin White Rope "Moonhead" January 1987
1021 The Young Fresh Fellows "The Men Who Loved Music" 1987
1022 Flying Color "Flying Color" 1987
1023 American Music Club "Engine" 1987
1024 Naked Prey "40 Miles From Nowhere" 1987
1025 EIEIO "That Love Thing" 1988
1026 The Pontiac Brothers "Johnson" 1988
1027 Thin White Rope "In The Spanish Cave" 1988
1028 The Young Fresh Fellows "Totally Lost" 1988
1029 Circle Jerks "Wild In The Streets" 1988
1030 Mallet-Head "Mallet-Head" 1988
1031 American Music Club "California" October 1988
1032 Dharma Bums "Haywire" Reissue. Originally issued on PopLlama
1033 The Damned "Damned Damned Damned" 1989 Reissue of band's 1977 debut, originally on Stiff Records.
1034 The Young Fresh Fellows "This One's for the Ladies"
1035 Thin White Rope "Squatter's Rights"
1039 (Various Artists) "Dangerhouse, Volume 1" Compilation of tracks originally issued on Dangerhouse label
1040 Weirdos "Weird World Volume 1"
1041 The Young Fresh Fellows "Electric Bird Digest"
1042 Thin White Rope "The Ruby Sea"
1047 The Pontiac Brothers "Doll House/Fiesta En La Bilbioteca" Compilation of Frontier 1014 & 1019.
1048 Thin White Rope "Sack Full Of Silver" Reissue. Initially issued on RCA.
1049 Befour Three O'Clock "Happen Happened" Reissue of Frontier 1008, with 9 bonus tracks
1050 (Various Artists) "Dangerhouse, Volume 2: Give Me A Little Pain!" Compilation of tracks originally issued on Dangerhouse label
1051 Flop "Flop & the Fall of the Mopsqueezer"
1052 Thin White Rope "The One That Got Away" Live recording of band's final concert
1053 The Young Fresh Fellows "It's Lowbeat Time!"
1054 The Pontiac Brothers "Fuzzy Little Piece of the World" 1992
1055 Jacob's Mouse "No Fish Shop Parking"
1056 Thin White Rope "The Axis Calls" (DVD-R) Not a record album, but a concert DVD
1057 Heatmiser "Dead Air"
1058 Jacob's Mouse "I'm Scared"
1059 Flop "Whenever You're Ready" Reissue of Sony release. Picture disc only.
1060 The Affected "A Fate Worse Than A Fate Worse Than Death"
1061 The Blackeyed Susans "All Souls Alive" 1994
1062 Heatmiser "Yellow No. 5"
1063 Heatmiser "Cop and Speeder"
1064 Thin White Rope "Spoor" Compilation of outtakes, demos, b-sides, and rarities
1065 Sacrilicious "When You Wish Upon A Dead Star"
1066 Shame Idols "I Got Time"
1067 Flop "World of Today"
1068 Meanies "10% Weird" 1995
1069 The Damned "Music For Pleasure" Reissue of band's second 1977 album, originally on Stiff Records.
1071 Shame Idols "Rocket Cat"
1073 The Damned "Not The Captain's Birthday Party?" April 1997 Reissue of live material, originally on Demon Records.
1074 Mummydogs "Mummydogs"
1075 Weirdos "Weird World Volume 2"
1076 Adolescents "Complete Demos 1980-1986"

to be continued...

[edit] See also

[edit] External link

Frontier Records homepage