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Los Angeles

X · 1980

Los Angeles is X's 1980 debut studio album, produced by Ray Manzarek, who also contributed organ and synthesizer parts; it features the core quartet of John Doe, Exene, Billy Zoom, and D. J. Bonebrake, and includes a cover of The Doors' 'Soul Kitchen'; critical reception was highly positive from release, with retrospective acclaim positioning it among punk's finest recordings.