Avengers (EP)
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Avengers is the second EP
from rock band The Avengers. Released by White Noise Records
in 1979 after the split up of the band, it was produced by musician Steve Jones
from the Sex Pistols
. It is also known as the White Noise EP, a reference to the record label. The 1983 album of the same name
features identical versions of "White Nigger" and "Corpus Christi", while there are different versions of the other two tracks.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
from rock band The Avengers. Released by White Noise Records
White Noise Records
White Noise Records was a record label founded in Los Angeles in 1978 by artists Ronn Spencer and Louise Spencer, writers Nicole Panter and Jim Bickhart, attorneys Gordon Rubin and Peter Paterno, and publicist Bob Merlis....
in 1979 after the split up of the band, it was produced by musician Steve Jones
Steve Jones (musician)
Stephen Philip "Steve" Jones is an English rock guitarist, singer and actor, best known as guitarist and founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols.-Childhood:...
from the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
. It is also known as the White Noise EP, a reference to the record label. The 1983 album of the same name
Avengers (album)
Avengers is a compilation album by the American punk group Avengers. It was released on vinyl in 1983 by CD Presents. It is the closest thing to a studio album the band has, although it was compiled by drummer Danny Furious from various recordings the band did in their three years of existence.The...
features identical versions of "White Nigger" and "Corpus Christi", while there are different versions of the other two tracks.
Personnel
- Penelope HoustonPenelope HoustonPenelope Houston is an American singer-songwriter best known as the singer for the San Francisco-based punk rock band The Avengers. She was raised in Seattle. In the mid-1970s she attended Fairhaven College in Bellingham, Washington...
– vocals - Greg Ingraham – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
on "The American in Me", "Uh Oh!" and "White Nigger" - Brad Kunt – guitar on "Corpus Christi"
- Danny Furious – drums
- Jimmy WilseyJames WilseyJames Calvin Wilsey is an American musician. He played bass with San Francisco punk band The Avengers but become better known as lead guitarist with Stockton crooner Chris Isaak and his band Silvertone, and featured in Isaak's solo albums Silvertone, Chris Isaak, Heart Shaped World, and San...
– bass