Adolescents “Adolescents” 1981. Frontier Records. Debut release by SoCal punk ‘supergroup.’ Also pictured is a flyer from a show I am pretty sure I went to at Kutskas Hall just outside of Green Bay, Wisconsin, probably in ‘87 or ‘88. (Things back then tend to be a bit, um, hazy)

The Adolescents have had a fluctuating lineup over the years, including punk legends like Pat Smear (the Germs) and Steve Soto (Agent Orange). Adolescents (also called the Blue Album) features Casey Royer (D.I.) on drums, Rikk Agnew (Social Distortion, Christian Death) and Frank Agnew (Social Distortion, touring guitarist for T.S.O.L.) both on guitar, Steve Soto (Agent Orange) on bass and Tony Cadena on vocals. I have zero clues as to who was in the band when I saw them, but by that point Casey Royer, Tony Cadena and Frank Agnew had all left The Adolescents.

The album has one ‘hit single,’ “Amoeba,” which has been featured in video games and movies and received some SoCal airplay in the early 80′s. Adolescents is considered a classic punk release that helped establish the SoCal mid-tempo punk sound.