Danger Zone (EP)

Danger Zone is the debut EP by the American hardcore punk band China White.

A longer early version of the title track, "Dangerzone", recorded in June 1980, would be later released as "Danger Zone" on the 1983 New Underground Records compilation album Life Is Beautiful So Why Not Eat Health Foods?&thinsp;

Production and release
Record producer by Mike Patton and Thom Wilson, Danger Zone was recorded at Redondo Pacific Studios in Redondo Beach, California.

The EP was released by Frontier Records in 1981 on 12-inch vinyl disc..

Cover art
The photo on the front cover, portraying a murder scene, was taken by Southern Californian punk photographer Edward Colver.

""The most interesting attribute of 1981's Dangerzone 12" ... was its Edward Colver cover shot of a murder scene he came across after a Fear show, using the available light of a police car.""

- Steven Blush

The band members photographs on the back cover were taken by Glen E. Friedman, another American photographer.

Critical reception
Charles P. Lamey of Trouser Press was of the view that:

""China White ... was an early force on the California beach-punk scene. These six songs show them to be a solid hardcore unit, playing loud, fast and spirited, lacking only distinctiveness.""

Reissues
In 1996, Danger Zone was re-released on a split CD shared with the Flyboys' self-titled EP from 1980.

In 2013, Frontier, in collaboration with Burger Records, reissued the original EP as a 300-copy limited edition, hand-numbered cassette.

Personnel
China White
 * Marc Martin (name misspelled as Mark) – vocals
 * Frank Ruffino (surname misspelled as Raffino) – guitar
 * James Rodriguez – bass
 * Joey Ruffino (surname misspelled as Raffino) – drums

Production
 * Mike Patton – Record producer
 * Thom Wilson – production
 * Diane Zincavage – graphic design
 * Edward C. Colver – photography (front cover)
 * Glen E. Friedman – photography (back cover)