Frontier Records Explained

Frontier Records
Founder:Lisa Fancher
Genre:Punk, hardcore punk, deathrock, alternative rock, indie rock, progressive metal
Country:U.S.
Location:Los Angeles, California

Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 in Sun Valley, Los Angeles by Lisa Fancher,[1] a former employee of BOMP! Records and writer of the liner notes for the first album by The Runaways.

History

Frontier Records 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.

On November 7, 2010, Frontier Records hosted a party for their 30th anniversary at the Echoplex in Los Angeles which featured a reunion by seminal punk band Middle Class, their first performance in nearly 30 years. The Adolescents, Rikk Agnew, T.S.O.L., the Avengers, and the Flyboys also performed.

Discography

Cat. No.ArtistTitleRelease dateNotes
1001FlyboysFlyboysMarch 1980
1002Circle JerksGroup SexOctober 1980
1003AdolescentsAdolescentsMay 1981a.k.a. The Blue Album
1004T.S.O.L.Dance with MeJune 1981
1005China WhiteDanger Zone (EP)August? 1981
1006Choir InvisibleChoir InvisibleNovember 1981
1007Christian DeathOnly Theatre of Pain March 1982
1008The Salvation ArmyThe Salvation ArmyMay 1982Later reissued on Frontier 1049 as by Befour Three O'Clock
1009Rikk AgnewAll by MyselfOctober 1982
1010The Three O'ClockBaroque HoedownOctober 1982
1011Suicidal TendenciesSuicidal Tendencies July 1983
1012The Three O'ClockSixteen TambourinesOctober 1983
1013The Long RydersNative Sons October 1984
1014The Pontiac BrothersDoll HutOctober 1985Later reissued as part of Frontier 1047
1015Thin White RopeExploring the Axis October 1985
1016Naked PreyUnder the Blue Marlin March 1986
1017E*I*E*I*OLand of OpportunityMay 1986
1018Redd KrossBorn Innocent August 1986
1019The Pontiac BrothersFiesta en la BibliotecaSeptember 1986Later reissued as part of Frontier 1047
1020Thin White RopeMoonheadJanuary 1987
1021The Young Fresh FellowsThe Men Who Loved Music1987
1022Flying ColorFlying Color1987
1023American Music ClubEngine1987
1024Naked Prey40 Miles from Nowhere 1987
1025EIEIOThat Love Thing1988
1026The Pontiac BrothersJohnson1988
1027Thin White RopeIn the Spanish Cave1988
1028The Young Fresh FellowsTotally Lost1988
1029Circle JerksWild in the Streets1988Originally released in 1982 by Faulty Products.
1030Mallet-HeadMallet-Head1988
1031American Music ClubCaliforniaOctober 1988
1032Dharma BumsHaywireReissue. Originally issued on PopLlama
1033The DamnedDamned Damned Damned1989Reissue of band's 1977 debut, originally on Stiff Records.
1034The Young Fresh FellowsThis One's for the Ladies
1035Thin White RopeSquatter's Rights
1039(Various Artists)Dangerhouse, Volume 1Compilation of tracks originally issued on Dangerhouse label
1040WeirdosWeird World Volume 1
1041The Young Fresh FellowsElectric Bird Digest
1042Thin White RopeThe Ruby Sea
1047The Pontiac BrothersDoll House/Fiesta en la BibliotecaCompilation of Frontier 1014 & 1019.
1048Thin White RopeSack Full of SilverReissue. Initially issued on RCA Records.
1049Befour Three O'ClockHappen HappenedReissue of Frontier 1008, with 9 bonus tracks
1050(Various Artists)Dangerhouse, Volume 2: Give Me a Little PainCompilation of tracks originally issued on Dangerhouse label
1051FlopFlop & the Fall of the Mopsqueezer
1052Thin White RopeThe One That Got AwayLive recording of band's final concert
1053The Young Fresh FellowsIt's Low Beat Time
1054The Pontiac BrothersFuzzy Little Piece of the World1992
1055Jacob's MouseNo Fish Shop Parking
1056Thin White RopeThe Axis Calls (DVD-R)Concert video
1057HeatmiserDead Air
1058Jacob's MouseI'm Scared
1059FlopWhenever You're ReadyReissue of Sony release. Picture disc only.
1060The AffectedA Fate Worse Than a Fate Worse Than Death
1061The Blackeyed SusansAll Souls Alive1994
1062HeatmiserYellow No. 5
1063HeatmiserCop and Speeder
1064Thin White RopeSpoorCompilation of outtakes, demos, b-sides, and rarities
1065SacriliciousWhen You Wish Upon a Dead Star
1066Shame IdolsI Got Time
1067FlopWorld of Today
1068Meanies10% Weird1995
1069The DamnedMusic for PleasureReissue of band's second 1977 album, originally on Stiff Records.
1071Shame IdolsRocket CatMarc Webb's first video My Star
1073The DamnedNot the Captain's Birthday Party?April 1997Reissue of live material, originally on Demon Records.
1074MummydogsMummydogs
1075WeirdosWeird World Volume 2
1076AdolescentsComplete Demos 1980-1986
1077Flat WormsLive in Los Angeles

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Frontier Records . 2007-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090510065133/http://frontierrecords.com/about.html . 2009-05-10 . dead .