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The enduring L.A. punk band Social Distortion has overcome numerous personnel shifts, the demise of the Los Angeles hardcore scene that spawned them, and the heroin addiction of singer/guitarist/bandleader Mike Ness to achieve a measure mainstream acceptance for their rootsy, hard-hitting punk without compromise. Inspired by the fertile L.A. punk scene, Ness formed the group in 1978. Their music was often described as a punk version of the Rolling Stones, and "Another State of Mind" was one of the few punk videos to air on MTV in 1984
<reissue, originally published 1990>
Produced by Dave Jerden
LP MUSIC ON VINYL/EPIC RECORDS MOVLP 491
MADE IN EUROPE 2012 REPRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INSERT
NOTES: sticker reads: "Music On Vinyl. Classic album. 180 gram audiophile vinyl pressing www.musiconvinyl.com".
Inserts inlay with pictures & lyrics.
Recorded at Track Record in North Hollywood, CA.
Barcode: 8 718469 530366
Label: EPIC - BLACK/BLUE LABEL - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: MOVLP 491
Catalog on labels: MOVLP491
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): 91633 1A MOVLP 491
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): 91633 1B MOVLP 491
On labels: rim text "Originally released ℗ & © 1990 Sony.........BIEM/STEMRA"
On Back Cover: Tracklist + Credits
Originally released ℗ & © 1990 Sony Music............
This Release ℗ & © 2012 Sony.......manufactured & distributed by Music On Vinyl B.V............Made in the EU.
tracklisting
Side A: SO FAR AWAY - LET IT BE ME - STORY OF MY LIFE - SICK BOYS - RING OF FIRE
Side B: BALL AND CHAIN - IT COULDA BEEN ME - SHE'S A KNOCKOUT
A PLACE IN MY HEART - DRUG TRAI
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With Prison Bound, Social Distortion began to metamorphasize from a rather ordinary L.A. hardcore band into a roots rock band willing to make with more than their share of the attitude, and this process continued on their self-titled third album (which was also their major-label debut). Musically, Mike Ness and company had learned to split the difference between rockabilly and Ramones-style punk, not unlike fellow L.A. vets X, and if Ness couldn't sing or write with the skill or the resonance of John Doe, "Story of My Life" and "It Coulda Been Me" sound a lot more personal and deeply felt than anything on Mommy's Little Monster, and "Ball and Chain" and "So Far Away" prove he could crank out a respectable honky tonk number if he put his mind to it. Thanks to Epic's sponsorship, the group had more time and money at their disposal for Social Distortion than on their previous albums, and producer Dave Jerden made the most of it; Mike Ness and Dennis Danell's guitars sound lean, sharp, and powerful; Ness's vocals are better controlled than ever before; and Christopher Reece's drums have a tight snap that suits both the thrashier numbers as well as the slower, blusier tunes. Social Distortion isn't a great roots rock album, but it's a pretty good one, and it's better and more affecting than anything this band had cranked out before...(AllMusic)