Los Angeles punk rock had a chip on its shoulder. Our city was a place of
Raymond Chandler, The Doors, and Charlie Manson, not The Eagles and Farrah Fawcett.
This playlist reflects some of the range of style and sounds, but some music was left out because it wasn't even available on digital formats.
Here's some of the real-deal, leaded-gasoline, sun-baked, wild-in-the-streets music that helped influence future generations of rock 'n' rollers...