Alley Cats, The - 1982 - Escape from the Planet Earth (US)

Alley Cats, The - 1982 - Escape from the Planet Earth (US)

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Alley Cats - 1981 - Nightmare City (US)

Alley Cats - 1981 - Nightmare City (US)

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One of the minor players in the early days of Los Angeles punk, the Alley Cats (Dianne Chai on bass and vocals, Randy Stodola on guitar and vocals, and John McCarthy rounding out the trio on drums) released a number of singles and albums on various labels that made minor waves in the scene, before disappearing and then re-emerging under a different moniker with a larger lineup in 1985. Their earliest output — the single "Nothing Means Nothing Anymore" — was released on Dangerhouse Records (the independent that once boasted such legendary acts as the Avengers, the Bags, and X). They then jumped ship to Time Coast, which released their follow-up singles, as well as their first album, Nightmare City, in 1981. Their final album (on major label MCA), Escape from the Planet Earth, hit stores in 1982, and was the last heard from the trio until 1985, when the group emerged again with extra members as the Zarkons. In 2007, a CD/DVD anthology (simply titled 1979-1982) containing most of the band's work was released on the Laugh.com label. (Christopher M. True)

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Alley Cats - 1978 - Nothing Means Nothing Anymore 7''

Alley Cats - 1978 - Nothing Means Nothing Anymore 7''

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ALLEYCATS ~ Nothing Means Nothing Anymore b/w Give Me A Little Pain 7in.

(LOM22 — released March 1978)

Dianne Chai: vox, bass

Randy Stodola: vox, guitar

John McCarthy: drums

DB: The Alleycats were from Lomita in South Bay. Michigan emigre Randy Stodola was the songwriter/guitarist and driving force, with a penchant for surreal narrative in his lyrics. His wife, Dianne Chai, on bass, and John McCarthy on drums made for one of the tightest outfits around. Musically they probably most resembled meat 'n' potatoes more than any other Dangerhouse punk act.
The Alleycats was really my first opportunity to really get to run a session and everything they did just ran like clockwork. We just basically stood there letting the tape run. It was amazing how professional some of these bands were. At this point we were starting to get recognition for the fact that other people had tried to put out things like that but had a very hard time getting them to sound professional. BMF: Black vinyl only. 2500 pressed in two batches January 1978 - April 1978. Two picture sleeves issued: a black & white "live shot" foldover PS and a color "lounge" PS which is simply a double-sided 7" x 7" square.

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