- White Noise Records
White Noise Records was a
record label founded inLos Angeles in 1978 by artistsRonn Spencer andLouise Spencer , writersNicole Panter and Jim Bickhart, attorneys Gordon Rubin and Peter Paterno, and publicist Bob Merlis.White Noise's first release was the 7" EP "Live At Surf City" (1978), by VOM, a short-lived, punk ensemble led by notorious rock critic
Richard Meltzer and featuring futureAngry Samoans Gregg Turner and Metal Mike Saunders.The label's second release was the self-titled 12" EP "Avengers", featuring vocalist
Penelope Houston . This 1979 release was produced by Steve Jones of theSex Pistols .The label closed in 1980, but was briefly revived in the 1990s by archivist Keith Bollinger, who released historic recordings by The Mutants, Rozz & Negative Trend,
Young Canadians , andRubber City Rebels . White Noise's final release in 2003 was a live recording of the 1978 Miner's Benefit at San Francisco's legendary Mabuhay Gardens, featuring performances by U.X.A., Sleepers, Negative Trend, andTuxedomoon .The original White Noise Records is not affiliated with a new label using the same name in Providence, RI.
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List of record labels
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