Dangerhouse Records was a punk music

Punk rock

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 record label in Los Angeles, California

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Started in 1977

1977 in music

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 and collapsing by the end of 1980

1980 in music

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, Dangerhouse was a short-lived enterprise, which nonetheless left its mark on the punk scene.

Established by Pat "Rand" Garrett and David Brown, the company operated on a limited budget, supported by the more conventional aerospace

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 and typesetting

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 jobs of the founders. Black Randy joined the effort as a business partner.

Discord, a lack of financial reward, and big label competition are cited as the reasons for the demise of Dangerhouse.

Artists on Dangerhouse Records

• The Alley Cats
  The Alley Cats (Los Angeles punk band)
  The Alley Cats were a Lomita, California-based punk rock trio featuring husband-and-wife team Randy Stodola and Dianne Chai , along with drummer John McCarthy...
  
  
• The Avengers
  The Avengers (band)
  The Avengers are an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in San Francisco, California. Penelope Houston, who has also been a folk musician, is their singer.-Original history:...
  
  
• The Bags
  The Bags
  The Bags were an American rock band formed in 1977. They were one of the first generation of punk rock bands to emerge out of Los Angeles, California.-Career:...
  
  
• Black Randy and the Metrosquad
  Black Randy and the Metrosquad
  Black Randy and the Metrosquad was a punk rock act from the late 1970s and early 1980s in the Los Angeles punk scene. They gained notoriety not only for their surreal and smutty sense of humour, but also for their amalgamation of proto-punk, 1970s soul, pop, and avant-garde music.-History:The band...
  
  
• The Deadbeats
• The Dils
  The Dils
  The Dils were an American punk rock band of the late 1970s, originally from Carlsbad, California, and fronted by brothers Chip Kinman and Tony Kinman...
  
  
• Eyes
• Randoms
• Rhino 39
  Rhino 39
  Rhino 39 was among the wave of punk bands originating in the Los Angeles, California area, in the late 1970s. The band was notable for recording an early hardcore punk single: on the Dangerhouse label. +...
  
  
• The Weirdos
  The Weirdos
  The Weirdos were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. They formed in 1976 and broke up in 1981, were occasionally active in the 1980s, and recorded new material in the 1990s...
  
  
• Howard Werth
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External links

• Complete discography and in-depth history of Dangerhouse Records