Adventurous southern California punk trio Agent Orange was the first band to mix surf rock with punk. The group was formed in 1979 in Placentia, a small town close to Fullerton and Anaheim, by frontman Mike Palm on guitar and lead vocals, Steve Soto on bass and Scott Miller on drums. That early line up recorded the classic version of “Bloodstains” in 1979 as a demo produced by Daniel R. van Patten (of the group Berlin). A year later it was included on the seminal Rodney On The Roq compilation album released by Posh Boy Records. Meanwhile James Levesque had replaced Steve Soto (Adolescents) and the new line up released their own self produced and self released 7″ ep in 1980. A year later, the group signed with Robbie Fields’ Posh Boy Records for their debut LP Living In Darkness, co-produced by Fields and former Simpletones guitarist Jay Lansford. The album was recorded at Brian Elliotts store front studio in North Hollywood (a few years before Elliott struck gold writing Madonnas Papa Dont Preach).

Tracklist

A1 Too Young To Die

A2 Everything Turns Grey

A3 Miserlou

A4 The Last Goodbye

A5 America

A6 Bored Of You

B1 No Such Thing

B2 A Cry For Help In A World Gone Mad

B3 Bloodstains

B4 Living In Darkness

B5 Pipeline

B6 Mr Moto

B7 Breakdown