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The Avengers


Country of origin:

U.S.

Type of music generally:

Punk rock

Status:

Broke up in 1979

See also:

The Official Avengers/Penelope Houston Site

Wikipedia's entry for The Avengers

The Ectophiles' Guide entry for Penelope Houston

Comparisons:

Other punk bands. They were clearly an influence on later riot grrl bands

Covers/own material:

Own

General comments:

The Avengers were a legendary American punk band from San Francisco who played live—loud, hard, fast—from June 1977 through June 1979. (Neile)

Recommended first album:

The Avengers Died For Your Sins is the only one readily available

Recordings:


died for your sins

Release info:

1999—lookout! records—lk217cd

Availability:

See The Official Avengers/Penelope Houston Site for availability

Ecto priority:

Highly recommended for punk fans

Group members:

Penelope Houston—vocals
Danny Furious—drums
Greg Ingraham—guitar
Jimmy Wilsey—bass

Guest artists:

The Scavengers (3 tracks):
     Penelope Houston—vocals
     Greg Ingraham—guitar
     Joel Reader—bass
     Danny "Panic" Sullivan—drums

Produced by:

Penelope Houston and Kevin Army

Comments:

This is a compilation of live, demos, oddities and out of print tracks, and some tracks by the reconstructed band, The Scavengers. Penelope Houston's punk band! Not to be missed by anyone who likes this type of music. Loud, angry, fast, but fun—this is a taste of punk rock in its heyday and as it was best—live and loud. (Neile)

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