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FP 1760LP
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"Now, on the 40th Anniversary of the landmark, Los Angeles, and 35 years since the original band have released an album -- X, one of the greatest punk rock bands in music history, releases Alphabetland. The original foursome -- Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Billy Zoom, and DJ Bonebrake have now made the album available for fans to purchase and by adapting to this moment, X continues to embody the same spirit they did when they began in 1977. Includes 24x24 poster."
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FP 1695LP
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"'Musically, Los Angeles is almost infallible. 'Your Phone's Off the Hook, But You're Not' kicks off with relentless immediacy as if you've jumped into a speeding car on a midnight tour. Doe and Cervenka trade lead vocals and occasionally Cervenka veers stunningly off course in vivid and blistering wails, a Siouxsie Sioux in Southern California. On top of Bonebrake's motoring drums, the songs are dark and doom-laden, fiery and mordant. X sings about drugs and violence and cruising and ennui, conjuring a mood that prefigures Hüsker Dü's 'Diane' and Sonic Youth's Bad Moon Rising. They stick it to the upper class with 'Sex and Dying in High Society' and they finish with one of the best punk love songs of all time, 'The World's a Mess, It's in My Kiss.' 'Go to hell, see if you like it/Then come home with me' -- the musical equivalent of cigarette ashes and red lipstick -- the end to a wild ride through Los Angeles' underworld.' --Rebecca Bengal, Pitchfork"
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FP 1996LP
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"'For X's second release, 1981's Wild Gift, the quartet followed the same path they had taken a year earlier on their debut, Los Angeles, creating another batch of timeless compositions that merged the energy of punk rock with other musical styles. Former Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek reprised his role as producer on what would turn out to be X's last independent release before signing to Elektra. Included are such eventual punk standards as 'We're Desperate,' the melodic hookfest 'White Girl' (sampled years later by the Red Hot Chili Peppers in their song 'Good Time Boys'), and 'Beyond and Back.' Other highlights include the '50s-prom feel of 'Adult Books,' the punk-pop composition 'In This House That I Call Home,' and the rapid 'Back 2 the Base.' While it may be a shade less exceptional than its predecessor, Wild Gift is nonetheless a classic effort.' --Greg Prato, All Music"
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MR 7290EP
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"X provided that rare mix of songwriting, personal charisma and musical expertise. More than any other band, their personalities were evident in their music, and were never even slightly conventional or dull. We'd been good friends with X for some time. I'd actually been in an early incarnation of X. We used to play at their house. I played an electric piano that I think Billy Zoom provided. It was just something that was lying around. That didn't last for very long." --David Brown
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MVD 5262DVD
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"Silver Anniversary Edition" with a new film transfer, 5.1 Mix, and new bonus materials. "X: The Unheard Music takes long, detailed, and often funny look at the LA music scene of the late 70s and 80s and focuses on the group that critics had singled out as the leader of the underground pack. The Unheard Music is a documentary that combines live footage of the band and interviews with the four members (as well as their friends and families) with surreal music videos and montages of newsreel footage and vintage television commercials which help to illustrate X's uphill struggle against the music industry. Their story rings true even today. Bonus interviews and more." NTSC Region 0; 84 minutes; 5.1 surround sound.
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