Red Cross (EP)

Red Cross
EP by Redd Kross
Released 1980
Recorded The Shelter Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Media Art Studios
(Hermosa Beach, California)
Genre Hardcore punk
Length 6:22
Language English
Label Posh Boy (PBS 1010)
Producer Roger Harris[1]
Redd Kross chronology

Red Cross
(1980)		 Born Innocent
(1982)

Red Cross is the debut EP by the American rock band Red Cross (which was later renamed Redd Kross),[2] released in 1980 through Posh Boy Records.

Recording

Produced by Roger Harris,[1] the six songs contained in the EP Red Cross were recorded at The Shelter Studios in Los Angeles, California and at Media Art Studios in Hermosa Beach, California, and mixed at Paradise Studios in Sacramento, California. Additional engineering work was provided by Spot and Jim Mankey.[3]

Release history

All songs were previously released as part of The Siren,[4] a various artists compilation LP, released in 1980 also through Posh Boy Records.

Track listing

Side A
No. Title Length
1. "Cover Band" (Greg Hetson) 1:25
2. "Annette's Got the Hits" (Steve McDonald, Jeff McDonald) 1:08
3. "I Hate My School" (Jeff McDonald) 0:57
Side B
No. Title Length
1. "Clorox Girls" (Steve McDonald, Jeff McDonald) 0:58
2. "S & M Party" (Greg Hetson, Jeff McDonald) 0:56
3. "Standing in Front of Poseur" (Jeff McDonald) 0:58
Total length:
 6:22

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roger Harris' name appears on the A-side label of the disc.
    "Red Cross - Red Cross (EP), 1986 Reissue Artwork Images". Discogs. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Following the album's release [Born Innocent, 1982], the band was threatened with a lawsuit from the real International Red Cross; as a result, the group became Redd Kross".
    Ankeny, Jason. "Redd Kross Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  3. ↑ Production data appears on the back cover of The Siren compilation.
    "Various Artists - The Siren (LP), Artwork Images". Discogs. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
  4. ↑ Various Artists - The Siren [LP (Posh Boy / PBS 103, 12" vinyl disc at 331⁄3 rpm), USA 1980] 12 tracks.
    "Various Artists - The Siren (LP)". Discogs. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
    "Various Artists - The Siren (LP)". Rate Your Music. Retrieved May 1, 2015.

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