Danger Zone (EP)

Record producer by Mike PattonMike Patton was the bassist of the punk rock band Middle Class. Not to be confused with the lead singer of the alternative metal band Faith No More. and Thom Wilson,[http://frontierrecords.com/31005.html Danger Zone]. Frontier Records. Retrieved September 19, 2015. Danger Zone was recorded at Redondo Pacific Studios in Redondo Beach, California.

The EP was released by Frontier Records in 1981 on 12-inch vinyl disc.{{refn|group=nb|Frontier #FLP 1005}}.

The photo on the front cover, portraying a murder scene,Epting, Chris (2014). Rock 'n' Roll in Orange County: Music, Madness and Memories. The History Press. {{ISBN|9781626196094}}. p. 72. was taken by Southern Californian punk photographer Edward Colver.

{{Quote|"The most interesting attribute of 1981's Dangerzone 12" ... was its Edward Colver cover shot of a murder scene he came across after a Fear show, using the available light of a police car."|Steven Blush|author of American Hardcore: A Tribal HistoryBlush, Steven (2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Second ed., 2010. Feral House. {{ISBN|9781932595895}}. p. 107.}}

The band members photographs on the back cover were taken by Glen E. Friedman, another American photographer.

Charles P. Lamey of Trouser Press was of the view that:

{{Quote|"China White ... was an early force on the California beach-punk scene. These six songs show them to be a solid hardcore unit, playing loud, fast and spirited, lacking only distinctiveness."Lamey, Charles P. [http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=china_white "China White"]. Trouser Press. Retrieved June 12, 2015.}}

In 1996, Danger Zone was re-released on a split CD{{refn|group=nb|Frontier #FLP 31005-2}} shared with the Flyboys' self-titled EP from 1980.{{refn|group=nb|Frontier #FLP 1001}}

In 2013, Frontier, in collaboration with Burger Records, reissued the original EP as a 300-copy limited edition, hand-numbered cassette.{{refn|group=nb|Burger #BRGR354}}

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Frank Ruffino and Marc Martin, except where noted

| headline = Side A

| title1 = Dangerzone

| note1 =

| length1 = 2:30

| title2 = Live in Your Eyes

| note2 =

| length2 = 3:43

| title3 = Addiction

| note3 =

| length3 = 4:06

}}

{{Track listing

| extra_column = Lyrics/Music

| headline = Side B

| writing_credits =

| title1 = Daddy's Little Queen

| note1 = The Outsiders{{refn|group=nb|Frank Ruffino's first band, the Outsiders (originally named the Fucked), from the small Surfside community in Seal Beach, were part of the first wave of Orange County punk rock.[http://www.artifixrecords.com/Social%20Task.htm "Social Task"]. Artifix Records. Retrieved June 22, 2015.Sheklian, Brian (April 2007). [http://www.trakmarx.com/2007_02/16_sun.html "Sun, Sand, and Safety Pins: The Sensationalistic Saga of Punk Rock in Surf City"]. TrakMarx. Retrieved August 8, 2016.}} cover

| extra1 = The Outsiders

| length1 = 2:35

| title2 = Anthem

| note2 =

| length2 = 2:29

| title3 = Nightlife

| note3 =

| length3 = 4:08

| total_length = 19:31

}}

China White

• Marc Martin (name misspelled as Mark) – vocals
• Frank Ruffino (surname misspelled as Raffino) – guitar
• James Rodriguez – bass
• Joey Ruffino (surname misspelled as Raffino) – drums

Production

• Mike Patton – Record producer
• Thom Wilson – production
• Diane Zincavage – graphic design
• Edward C. Colver – photography (front cover)
• Glen E. Friedman – photography (back cover)

{{Reflist|group=nb}}

{{reflist}}

• [http://frontierrecords.com/31005.html Danger Zone]. Frontier Records.
• [http://www.discogs.com/China-White-Danger-Zone/master/267014 Danger Zone]. Discogs.
• [https://www.discogs.com/es/China-White-7-Flyboys-Dangerzone/release/3543951 Danger Zone / Flyboys]. Discogs.

Category:1981 debut EPs

Category:China White (band) albums