The Independent Years: 1983-2004

Social Distortion

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Featuring Mommy’s Little Monster (1983), Prison Bound (1988), Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll (2004) and the 1995 Compilation Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past)

Social Distortion’s first ever vinyl box set, From A ‘G’ to A Gent, collects the band’s independent label releases from their rough and tumble punk rock beginnings to the roots rock sound that defined a generation. Includes Mommy’s Little Monster (1983), Prison Bound (1988), Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll (2004) and the 1995 compilation Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past) on unique colored vinyl, all in a collectable slipcase.

Mixing Springsteen’s factory-overalls ethic with Southern California punk energy and black leather, punk godfathers Social Distortion have all but trademarked their sound over the past 30 some years, a brand of hard rockabilly/punk that’s cut with the melodic, road-tested lyrics of frontman Mike Ness. Their searing guitars and a locomotive rhythm section drive Ness’s hard-luck tales of love, loss and lessons learned.

In addition to the early punk of The Ramones and The Clash, the band’s sound was culled equally from Ness’s love of roots music, specifically early country music greats like Hank Williams and the early blues recordings of the South. The group broke in 1983 with the thrashing plate of punk and displeasure Mommy’s Little Monster. Their 1988 follow-up, Prison Bound, hinted at a sonic change to come, and by 2004’s Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll, their sound had solidified into the instantly recognizable brand of rock n’ roll that’s defined them ever since.

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Track Listings

Mommy's Little Monster
The Creeps
Another State Of Mind
It Wasn't A Pretty Picture
Telling Them
Hour Of Darkness
Mommy's Little Monster
Anti-Fashion
All The Answers
Moral Threat

Prison Bound
It's The Law
Indulgence
Like An Outlaw (For You)
Backstreet Girl
Prison Bound
No Pain No Gain
On My Nerves
I Want What I Want
Lawless
Lost Child

Sex, Love and Rock 'n' Roll
Reach for the Sky
Highway 101
Don't Take Me for Granted
Footprints on My Ceiling
Nickels and Dimes
I Wasn't Born to Follow
Winners and Losers
Faithless
Live Before You Die
Angel's Wings

Mainliner (Wreckage from the Past)
1945 (Posh Boy Version)
Playpen (Posh Boy Version)
Mainliner
Moral Threat
All the Answers
Justice for All
Under My Thumb
1945 (13th Floor Version)
Playpen (13th Floor Version)
Mass Hysteria

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Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Craft Recordings | 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve
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  • Label: Craft Recordings
  • SKU: 7252931
  • Formats: 180g, 1LP, Gatefold Sleeve
  • Released Date: 10th November 2023