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Agent Orange (band)

Agent Orange is an American punk rock band formed in Placentia, California, in 1979. The band was one of the first to mix punk rock with surf music.

History
The power trio's original lineup was Mike Palm on guitar and vocals, Steve Soto on bass, and Scott Miller on drums. A demo version of the song was given to Rodney Bingenheimer, a DJ at Pasadena radio station KROQ-FM, who placed it on his seminal 1980 compilation album, Rodney on the ROQ, on Posh Boy Records.), the group recorded their debut Living In Darkness album with Brian Elliot, best known for composing Madonna's hit "Papa Don't Preach." The record was released by Posh Boy in November 1981 and included another, newer version of "Bloodstains" (later used in ''Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4). A 12-inch EP, Bitchin' Summer'', followed in 1982 on Posh Boy. and former bassist Levesque died on October 19, 2014. Founding member and former bassist Steve Soto died on June 27, 2018. ==Band members==
Band members
;Current • Mike Palm – guitars, lead vocals (1979–present) • Perry Giordano – bass, backing vocals (2006–present) • Sandy Hanson - drums (2019–present) ;Former • Scott Miller – drums (1979–1989) • Steve Soto – bass (1979; died 2018) • James Levesque – bass (1979–1988; died 2014) • Brent Liles – bass (1988–1991; died 2007) • Derek O'Brien – drums (1989–1991) • Scotty Lund – drums (1991–1995) • Sam Bolle – bass (1992–2003) • Charlie Quintana – drums (1996; died 2018) • Steve Latanation – drums (1997–2003) • Dusty Watson – drums (2004–2008) • Dave Klein – drums, backing vocals (2009–2018) • Bruce Taylor – bass (2004–2005) Timeline ==Discography==
Discography
Studio albumsLiving in Darkness (1981, Posh Boy Records) • This Is the Voice (1986, Enigma Records) • Virtually Indestructible (1996, Gunka Disc) EPsBloodstains 7-inch EP (1980, self-released) • ''Bitchin' Summer'' 12-inch EP (1982, Posh Boy Records) • When You Least Expect It... 12-inch EP (1983, Enigma Records) Singles • "Everything Turns Grey" 7-inch (1981, Posh Boy Records) • "Secret Agent Man" 7-inch (1986, Invisible Records) • "Eldorado" Found: The Lost 12th Song 7-inch (1990, Posh Boy Records) • "The Electric Storm" 7-inch (1992, self-released) • "Bloodstains" 7-inch (1997, Anarchy Music) • "This House Is Haunted - Whistling Past The Graveyard" (2010, self-released) Live albumsReal Live Sound (1991, Restless Records) Compilation albumsGreatest & Latest – This, That-N-The Other Thing (2000, Cleopatra Records) • Sonic Snake Session (2003, Restless Records) • Blood Stained Hitz (2004, Anarchy Music) • Surfing to Some F#*ked Up S@!t (2008, Anarchy Music) Selected compilation appearances • "Bloodstains" on Rodney on the ROQ (1980, Posh Boy Records) • "Mr. Moto" on Rodney on the ROQ – Volume 2 (1981, Posh Boy Records) • "Everything Turns Grey" on Posh Hits Vol. 1 (1982, Posh Boy Records) • "Out of Limits" and "Surf Beat" on What Surf (1983, What Records?) • "Bloodstains" on Blood on the ROQ! (1983, Quiet) • "Shakin' All Over" on Flipside Vinyl Fanzine Vol 2 (1984, Flipside Records/Gasatanka) • "Surfbeat '85" on What Surf II (1985, Iloki Records) • "Fire in the Rain" on ''River's Edge'' (1987, Enigma Records) • "It's in Your Head" on Under Cover Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1987, Enigma Records) • "Pipeline" on The Allnighter – Original Soundtrack (1987, Chameleon Records) • "Out of Limits" on What Surf III (1988, Iloki Records) • "Bloodstains" and "Misirlou" on The Best of Rodney on the ROQ (1989, Posh Boy Records) • "Everything Turns Grey" and "Pipeline" on Posh Boy • The Singles Vol. One (1990, Posh Boy Records) • "Tiki Ti" on Attack of the New Killer Surf Guitars (1997, Shanachie Records) • "On a Plain" on Smells Like Bleach – A Punk Tribute to Nirvana (2000, Cleopatra Records) • "Seek & Destroy" on A Punk Tribute to Metallica (2001, Cleopatra Records) • "Everything Turns Grey" on Freddy Got Fingered (2001, Restless Records) • "Bloodstains" on Punk and Disorderly (2001, Cleopatra Records) ==References==
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