Los Angeles (X album)
| Los Angeles | ||||
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| Released | April 26, 1980 | |||
| Recorded | January 1980 | |||
| Studio | Golden Sound Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 28:05 | |||
| Label | Slash | |||
| Producer | Ray Manzarek | |||
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| Singles from Los Angeles | ||||
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Los Angeles is the debut studio album by American rock band X, released on April 26, 1980, by Slash Records. It was produced by ex-Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek and includes a cover of the 1967 Doors song "Soul Kitchen".
Los Angeles placed at No. 16 in The Village Voice's 1980 Pazz & Jop critics' poll. In 2003, the album was ranked No. 286 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
In 1988, Slash issued Los Angeles and Wild Gift jointly on a single CD. It was reissued by Rhino Records in 2001 with five bonus tracks.