We Are the One
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We Are the One is the first EP
from the Avengers. It was released on Dangerhouse Records
in 1977. It is the only recordings released while the band was still together. It is sometimes referred to as the Dangerhouse EP, referencing the label it was released on. It was recorded in October 1977 at Kitchen Sink Studio. The release had two different covers, with the first pressing including the 'crucifixion
' cover, while later pressings included the 'target' cover. All of the songs on here are also on the 1983 album Avengers
. The single was later re-released on Frontier Records
.
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 the Avengers. It was released on Dangerhouse Records
Dangerhouse Records
Dangerhouse Records was a punk music record label in Los Angeles, California.Started in 1977 and collapsing by the end of 1980, Dangerhouse was a short-lived enterprise, which nonetheless left its mark on the punk scene....
in 1977. It is the only recordings released while the band was still together. It is sometimes referred to as the Dangerhouse EP, referencing the label it was released on. It was recorded in October 1977 at Kitchen Sink Studio. The release had two different covers, with the first pressing including the 'crucifixion
Crucifixion
Crucifixion is an ancient method of painful execution in which the condemned person is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross and left to hang until dead...
' cover, while later pressings included the 'target' cover. All of the songs on here are also on the 1983 album Avengers
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...
. The single was later re-released on Frontier Records
Frontier Records
Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 in Los Angeles by Lisa Fancher, a former employee of Bomp! Records and writer of the liner notes for the first album by The Runaways....
.
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...
- 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