V/A BEACH BLVD (2LP, RE, + BONUS, COLOR VINYL) - NEW

Influential independent label Posh Boy helped the southern California punk scene to gain
traction in the late 70s and early 80s through a series of releases by then-unknown bands. The
legendary 1979 compilation Beach Blvd referenced Route 39, a highway that connected the
label’s various artists, located in suburbs from Huntingdon Beach up to the San Gabriel Valley.
Rosemead’s Simpletones were one of the first melodic punk acts; Huntington Beach’s The
Crowd drew from surf rock and hardcore in equal measure, while the material credited to Rik
L Rik are actually remixes of demos he cut with Negative Trend, now with bass overdubs by
Simpletones guitarist Jay Lansford, who also cut lead guitar on “Atomic Lawn.” This
ultra-expanded, double vinyl reissue features 17 bonus tracks of Simpletones and Crowd material,
as well as live material from Rik L Rik’s first group, the legendary F-Word!, and the two only 

known tracks recorded by The Klan, the short-lived quartet fronted by
Simpletones vocalist, Richard “Snickers” Scott.