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7in released: Nov 29, 2019

Tracklisting:
1. The American In Me
2. Uh-oh
3. Cheap Tragedies

Few first wave California punk bands burned as brightly
as The Avengers. Formed in San Francisco during 1977's
Summer of Hate, they swiftly ascended to the top of the
West Coast scene and earned the coveted support slot
for The Sex Pistols' final concert in January 1978. The
Avengers' frenetic performance at Winterland made quite
an impression on Pistols guitarist Steve Jones who offered
to record the group.
From the Jones produced sessions, "The American In
Me" remains an unmistakable anthem. Embodying the
punk zeitgeist, singer Penelope Houston fiercely declares,
"Ask not what you can do for your country, what's your
country been doing to you."
The original White Noise EP version of "The American
In Me" is paired with "Uh-Oh," featuring Jones on piano
and bravely demonstrating Me Too sentiments four decades
earlier. Comp-only track "Cheap Tragedies" closes this
reimagined lost-single set.
The American In Me perfectly captures The Avengers'
dynamic power-frustration, style and passion forged into
some of the most pivotal sounds of punk's formative era.