Newly Remastered By Jason Ward At Chicago Mastering

Fat Possum Records and punk iconsXteam up to reissuenewly remastered versions- courtesy ofJason Ward and Chicago Mastering- of four of the band's classic albums includingLos Angeles(1980),Wild Gift(1981),Under The Big Black Sun(1982), andMore Fun In The New World(1983).

Four decades after their inception, one thing is clear:Xwas not only one of the most influential bands to crash out of the punk movement of the late 70s, but the group's music continues to be sonically groundbreaking today. Songs written during the group's inception are as relevant and inventive today as they were in 1977. The band's early albums,Los Angeles, produced byRay Manzarekof the Doors,Wild Gift, andUnder the Big Black Sunexplored dark love and an even darker L.A. with the unflinching eye of a Raymond Chandler novel. Subsequent efforts likeMore Fun in the New Worldfound the band continuing to grow musically and politically, fearlessly mixing genres without ever losing its center.

"The quintessential L.A. punk band made the first great West Coast punk album with its debut. Los Angeles is best known for its city-defining anthem and the torrid "Johnny Hit and Run Paulene"; produced by Ray Manzarek of the Doors, it also shows that punk and classic rock can be occasional friends" - No. 287 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

1. Your Phone's Off the Hook, But You're Not
2. Johnny Hit and Run Paulene
3. Soul Kitchen
4. Nausea
5. Sugarlight
6. Los Angeles
7. Sex and Dying in High Society
8. The Unheard Music
9. The World's a Mess, It's In My Kiss