RED CROSS Born Innocent LP SMOKE 7 1982 US orig+insert SMK 7-103 REDD KROSS RARE

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Punk-pop cult band Redd Kross were the brainchild of Steve and Jeff McDonald, 

brothers from the Los Angeles suburb of Hawthorne (also home of the Beach Boys). 

They formed their first band, the Tourists, in 1978. After rounding out the group 

with schoolmates Greg Hetson on guitar and Ron Reyes on drums, 

the Tourists played their first gig, opening for Black Flag. 

Following a name change to Red Cross, they issued their self-titled EP debut in 1980. 

After the departure of Hetson and Reyes (for the Circle Jerks and Black Flag, respectively), 

the McDonalds enlisted a revolving lineup of underground musicians for their full-length 

follow-up, 1981's Born Innocent, which found the group's pop culture obsessions 

bubbling over on tributes like "Linda Blair" and "Charlie" (about Charles Manson, 

whose "Cease to Exist" they also covered). Following the album's release, 

he band was threatened with a lawsuit from the real International Red Cross; 

as a result, the group became Redd Kross

"BORN INNOCENT"

1982     LP     SMOKE 7 RECORDS     SMK 7-103 

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    ORIGINAL FIRST PRESSING

SINGLE COVER + INSERT

HEAVY DUTY CARDBOARD COVER

This version:"Cease to Exist" is not listed on the cover or label, 

but the thanks list does include "Charles for writing a hot tune."  

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL: SMOKE 7 - DARK PINK LABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (front) SMK 7-103

Catalog on labels: none

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): SMK 7002 ?

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): SMK 7002B

On labels (Side A only): SMOKE SEVEN RECORDS

All songs written by Jeff and Steven McDonald except*.

Produced by Red Cross Felix Alanis

Eng: Mike Smith at Reel of Sound.

(BMI) ? Mansontone Mu./Smoke 7

(on Side B only): My Mother Was A Monster Who Ate Children.

On Back Cover: Smoke 7 Prods. 1982

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: LINDA BLAIR - WHITE TRASH - EVERY DAY THERE''S SOMEONE NEW

SOLID GOLD - BURNOUT - CHARLIE

Side B: SELF RESPECT - PSEUDO INTELLECTUAL

KILL SOMEONE YOU HATE - LOOK ON UP AT THE BOTTOM

CELLULITE CITY - I'M ALRIGHT - CEASE TO EXIST (not listed on label or cover)

  grading

RECORD EX but (please, read above description)

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

Included for good measure are tributes to both actress Linda Blair ("Linda Blair") 

and serial killer Charles Manson ("Charlie" and a cover of Manson's own "Cease to Exist"). 

Though subsequent releases found Redd Kross cleaning up their act, 

this debut captures them in all their youthful glory; 

documenting the sound of the McDonalds and company unleashed 

on an unsuspecting set of guitars, bass, and drums...(AllMusic)