Frontier Records is an independent record label, started in 1980 in Sun Valley, Los Angeles by Lisa Fancher, a former employee of BOMP! Records and writer of the liner notes for the first album by The Runaways.
History Frontier Records first found success with the release of the Circle Jerks album Group Sex. The label went on to put out records by such bands as Suicidal Tendencies, American Music Club, Heatmiser, Redd Kross, Thin White Rope, T.S.O.L., Christian Death, and the Young Fresh Fellows, among others.
On November 7, 2010, Frontier Records hosted a party for their 30th anniversary at the Echoplex in Los Angeles which featured a reunion by seminal punk band Middle Class, their first performance in nearly 30 years. The Adolescents, Rikk Agnew, T.S.O.L., the Avengers, and the Flyboys also performed.
Discography Cat. No. Artist Title Release date Notes1001FlyboysFlyboysMarch 19801002Circle JerksGroup SexOctober 19801003AdolescentsAdolescentsMay 1981a.k.a. The Blue Album1004T.S.O.L.Dance with MeJune 19811005China WhiteDanger Zone (EP)August? 19811006Choir InvisibleChoir InvisibleNovember 19811007Christian DeathOnly Theatre of Pain March 19821008The Salvation ArmyThe Salvation ArmyMay 1982Later reissued on Frontier 1049 as by Befour Three O'Clock1009Rikk AgnewAll by MyselfOctober 19821010The Three O'ClockBaroque HoedownOctober 19821011Suicidal TendenciesSuicidal Tendencies July 19831012The Three O'ClockSixteen TambourinesOctober 19831013The Long RydersNative Sons October 19841014The Pontiac BrothersDoll HutOctober 1985Later reissued as part of Frontier 10471015Thin White RopeExploring the Axis October 19851016Naked PreyUnder the Blue Marlin March 19861017E*I*E*I*OLand of OpportunityMay 19861018Redd KrossBorn Innocent August 19861019The Pontiac BrothersFiesta en la BibliotecaSeptember 1986Later reissued as part of Frontier 10471020Thin White RopeMoonheadJanuary 19871021The Young Fresh FellowsThe Men Who Loved Music19871022Flying ColorFlying Color19871023American Music ClubEngine19871024Naked Prey40 Miles from Nowhere 19871025EIEIOThat Love Thing19881026The Pontiac BrothersJohnson19881027Thin White RopeIn the Spanish Cave19881028The Young Fresh FellowsTotally Lost19881029Circle JerksWild in the Streets1988Originally released in 1982 by Faulty Products.1030Mallet-HeadMallet-Head19881031American Music ClubCaliforniaOctober 19881032Dharma BumsHaywireReissue. Originally issued on PopLlama1033The DamnedDamned Damned Damned1989Reissue of band's 1977 debut, originally on Stiff Records.1034The Young Fresh FellowsThis One's for the Ladies1035Thin White RopeSquatter's Rights1039(Various Artists)Dangerhouse, Volume 1Compilation of tracks originally issued on Dangerhouse label1040WeirdosWeird World Volume 11041The Young Fresh FellowsElectric Bird Digest1042Thin White RopeThe Ruby Sea1047The Pontiac BrothersDoll House/Fiesta en la BibliotecaCompilation of Frontier 1014 & 1019.1048Thin White RopeSack Full of SilverReissue. Initially issued on RCA Records.1049Befour Three O'ClockHappen HappenedReissue of Frontier 1008, with 9 bonus tracks1050(Various Artists)Dangerhouse, Volume 2: Give Me a Little PainCompilation of tracks originally issued on Dangerhouse label1051FlopFlop & the Fall of the Mopsqueezer1052Thin White RopeThe One That Got AwayLive recording of band's final concert1053The Young Fresh FellowsIt's Low Beat Time1054The Pontiac BrothersFuzzy Little Piece of the World19921055Jacob's MouseNo Fish Shop Parking1056Thin White RopeThe Axis Calls (DVD-R)Concert video1057HeatmiserDead Air1058Jacob's MouseI'm Scared1059FlopWhenever You're ReadyReissue of Sony release. Picture disc only.1060The AffectedA Fate Worse Than a Fate Worse Than Death1061The Blackeyed SusansAll Souls Alive19941062HeatmiserYellow No. 51063HeatmiserCop and Speeder1064Thin White RopeSpoorCompilation of outtakes, demos, b-sides, and rarities1065SacriliciousWhen You Wish Upon a Dead Star1066Shame IdolsI Got Time1067FlopWorld of Today1068Meanies10% Weird19951069The DamnedMusic for PleasureReissue of band's second 1977 album, originally on Stiff Records.1071Shame IdolsRocket CatMarc Webb's first video My Star1073The DamnedNot the Captain's Birthday Party?April 1997Reissue of live material, originally on Demon Records.1074MummydogsMummydogs1075WeirdosWeird World Volume 21076AdolescentsComplete Demos 1980-19861077Flat WormsLive in Los Angeles
See also List of record labels
References
External links Official site 2010 Interview with Lisa Fancher on Outsight Radio Hours