Tooth and Nail is a seminal compilation albumTKO Records (November 19, 2011). "Chris D. of the Flesh Eaters Pizza Party". TKO Records. Retrieved August 5, 2016. featuring six early Californian punk rock bands: the Controllers, the Flesh Eaters, U.X.A., Negative Trend, Middle Class, and the Germs.Hinman, Jay (January, 2001). "The Flesh Eaters: Heavy Punk Thunder from the Lake of Burning Fire" . furious.com/perfect. Retrieved June 4, 2015.Morris, Chris (October 16, 1999). "Declarations of Independents: Flag waving". Billboard 111 (42): 73.Neff, Joseph (July 24, 2014). "Graded on a Curve: The Flesh Eaters, A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die". thevinyldistrict.com. Retrieved October 23, 2015.

Production Except for Negative Trend and the Germs, all bands on Tooth and Nail were co-produced by the Flesh Eaters frontman Chris Desjardins and Judith Bell.

The Controllers, U.X.A., Middle Class, and the Germs were recorded at Program Recorders Studios in Hollywood, California. The Flesh Eaters' songs "The Word Goes Flesh" and "Pony Dress" were recorded at Mental Ward Studios.

With the exceptions of "Version Nation", "Mercenaries" and "I Got Power", all tracks were mixed by Michael Hamilton at Kitchen Sync Studios in Hollywood. "Version Nation" is Desjardins' remixed version of his song "Disintegration Nation",Jelly, Kames (July 27, 2009). "L.A. Punk Vol. 3- The Flesh Eaters". New Jersey Noise. Retrieved September 13, 2016. originally produced and engineered by Randy Stodola at Alleycat House for the 7-inch EP Flesh Eaters released in 1978; whereas "Mercenaries" and "I Got Power" are Desjardins and Rik L Rik's remixes"Negative Trend Three". negativetrend.net. Retrieved September 28, 2015. of demo recordings done by the third lineup of Negative Trend in November 1978,Rabid, Jack. "F-Word". Trouser Press. Retrieved August 3, 2015. in a session produced by Robbie Fields from Posh Boy Records at Media Art Studio in Hermosa Beach, California.

Tooth and Nail was mastered by Larry Boden in May 1979 at MCA Whitney Recording Studios in Glendale, California.

Release Featuring only previously unreleased material, Tooth and Nail was originally issued in mid-1979 on Upsetter Records, in 12-inch LP format.Upsetter #UP WR 1&2Tooth and Nail, 1979 LP cover art . recordcollectorsoftheworldunite.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016. The record was also the debut release for U.X.A.

Reissues In 1989, 10 years after its debut, Upsetter repressed Tooth and Nail.Tooth and Nail, 1989 LP reissue cover art. recordcollectorsoftheworldunite.com. Retrieved February 16, 2016. Since then, the album has remained out of print, although most of its tracks were later re-released separately.

The Controllers' songs were included on their eponymous compilation,The Controllers. allmusic.com. Retrieved May 23, 2015. released in 2000 on Bacchus Archives, a sublabel of Dionysus Records.

In 2004, the Flesh Eaters' three contributions to the album were re-released as bonus tracks on the Atavistic Records' remastered CD reissueThe Flesh Eaters, No Questions Asked, 2004 reissue. allmusic.com. Retrieved September 3, 2015. of their first studio album No Questions Asked, originally released in 1980 on Upsetter.

Middle Class' "Love Is Just a Tool" and "Above Suspicion" were featured on their compilation album A Blueprint for Joy: 1978-1980, issued on CD by Velvetone Records in 1995. They were also included on their early recordings collection Out of Vogue: The Early Material,Forget, Tom. "Out of Vogue: The Early Material Review by Tom Forget". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 15, 2015. released on vinyl and CD by Frontier Records in 2008. "Archetype", an outtake from the Tooth and Nail recording sessions, was featured on both compilations.

In November 2011, Posh Boy issued the two Negative Trend tracks on Tooth and Nail, along with their five cuts, credited to Rik L Rik, on the compilation album Beach Blvd, as a downloadable digital collection titled November 1978.

Re-recordings The Flesh Eaters' "Pony Dress" was re-recorded for the 1982 punk rock compilation American Youth Report, a vinyl LP issued on Invasion Records, a sublabel of Bomp! Records.

A shorter version of U.X.A.'s eponymous song was recorded for their first album, Illusions of Grandeur, released by Posh Boy Records in 1981, on vinyl and cassette tape; while their song "Social Circle" was re-recorded by a reformed U.X.A., still fronted by De De Troit, for their album Tree Punks at Real School, issued on CD by the Belgian label Payola Records in 1997.

The three Germs songs on Tooth and Nail are early versions of the best known tracks of the same titles featured on (GI), the band's first and only studio album, released later in the same year.

Track listing Where it is necessary, songwriting credits are listed in the format lyrics/music.

Personnel

The Controllers Kidd Spike – vocals, guitar Johnny Stingray – bass, backing vocals Karla Duplantier (aka Karla Barrett, pka Mad Dog) – drums, backing vocals The Flesh Eaters Chris Desjardins (pka Chris D.) – vocals Pat Garrett – guitar (tracks A4, A5) John Doe – bass (A4, A5) Don Bonebrake – drums (A4, A5) Exene Cervenka – backing vocals (A4, A5) John Curry – guitar (A6) Scott Lasken – bass (A6) Dennis Walsh – drums (A6) Judith Bell (credited as V) – backing vocals (A6) U.X.A. Denise Semiroux (pka De De Troit) – vocals Billy Southard – guitar Patrick O'Sullivan – bass Richie O'Connell – drums Negative Trend Richard Elerick (pka Rik L Rik) – vocals Craig Gray – guitar, backing vocals Will Shatter – bass, backing vocals Tim Mooney – drums, backing vocals Middle Class Jeff Atta – vocals Mike Atta – guitar Mike Patton – bass, backing vocals Bruce Atta – drums Germs (credited as Germs (GI)) Darby Crash – vocals Pat Smear – guitar Lorna Doom – bass Don Bolles – drums

Production Randolph J. Stevens – executive in charge of production Chris Desjardins – co-production (A1 to A5, A7, B1, B4, B5), graphic design (cover, graphics) Judith Bell – co-production (A1 to A5, A7, B1, B4, B5), graphic design (cover, graphics, disc labels) John Doe – co-production (B6 to B8) Germs – co-production (B6 to B8) Larry Duhart – engineering (A1 to A3, A7, B1, B6 to B8) Zamp – engineering (A4, A5, B4 to B8) Henry Blau – engineering (B4, B5) Michael Hamilton – mixing Larry Boden – mastering Exene Cervenka – graphic design (cover, graphics, disc labels) Mick Toohig – graphic design (advising) Steve Samiof – photography Tim Norman – typography (front cover) Production for "Version Nation" Randy Stodola – co-production, engineering Flesheaters – co-production Chris Desjardins – remixing Production for Negative Trend Robbie Fields – production Glen Lockett (pka Spot) – engineering Rolf Erickson – engineering Chris Desjardins – remixing Rik L Rik – remixing

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