Vendor: Social Distortion
Type: Vinyl
Price: 25.98

Social Distortion formed in Orange County, CA, with frontman Mike Ness and guitarist Dennis Danell at the helm. With their distinctive blend of punk and primitive rock ‘n’ roll, the four-piece (whose bassists and drummers would fluctuate over those years) found equal influences in bands like the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and the Clash as well as the early country music of Hank Williams and the classic blues of artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Lightnin’ Hopkins.

2004’s much-anticipated Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll marked the group’s first studio album in eight years, following 1996’s White Light, White Heat, White Trash and two solo records from Ness. The band had also taken time to refocus after the sudden death of founding member Dennis Danell at just 38. Sex, Love and Rock ‘n’ Roll found a grieving Ness looking inward, but it also produced some of the band’s most acclaimed material. Highlights include the opening track, “Reach for the Sky,” which became one of the band’s biggest hits, as well as the introspective "Live Before You Die," and the hopeful "Don't Take Me For Granted," written for Danell.

Vendor: Social Distortion
Type: Vinyl
Price: 30.00

Exclusive Black & White Marble Vinyl edition of SoCal punk pioneers Social Distortion's debut album Mommy’s Little Monster. Released to celebrate the albums 40th anniversary, this is newly mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. The album contains the nine original songs, including title track “Mommy’s Little Monster” and single “Another State of Mind”, and is newly packaged in a gatefold jacket to match the original release.

Vendor: Social Distortion
Type: Vinyl
Price: 30.00

SoCal punk pioneers Social Distortion's debut album Mommy’s Little Monster. Released to celebrate the albums 40th anniversary, this is newly mastered from the original analog tapes and pressed on 180-gram vinyl. The album contains the nine original songs, including title track “Mommy’s Little Monster” and single “Another State of Mind”, and is newly packaged in a gatefold jacket to match the original release.

Vendor: Social Distortion
Type: Vinyl
Price: 25.98

Social Distortion formed in Orange County, CA, with frontman Mike Ness and guitarist Dennis Danell at the helm. With their distinctive blend of punk and primitive rock ‘n’ roll, the four-piece (whose bassists and drummers would fluctuate over those years) found equal influences in bands like the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, and the Clash as well as the early country music of Hank Williams and the classic blues of artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Lightnin’ Hopkins.

Their 1983 debut, Mommy’s Little Monster was released on the band’s own label, 13th Floor Records. Full of raw vocals, powerful guitar-driven hooks, and plenty of attitude, the seminal album gained Social Distortion a national following and went on to inspire the likes of the Offspring, Rancid and many other well-known artists. Standout tracks include “The Creeps (I Just Wanna Give You)” and “Another State of Mind.”

Vendor: Mike Ness
Type: Vinyl
Price: 25.98

Mike Ness is best known as the iconic frontman of seminal punk rock group, Social Distortion—a band that would profoundly impact the American punk rock movement and go on to be one of the best-selling punk groups of all time. But long before he ever heard the Ramones, the Clash or the Sex Pistols, Ness grew up listening to American roots music. Under the Influences is an influences-driven collection of country, rock and bluegrass covers of songs that inspired Mike Ness.

His earliest influences were the pioneers of rock and roll—musicians that were scandalous and rebellious in their day—like Johnny Cash, the Rolling Stones, Woody Guthrie and Creedence Clearwater Revival. The musicianship and the revolutionary spirit at their core of American roots music appealed to Ness for as long as he can remember. As Ness himself put it, “I have a great affection for roots music. Old blues, country, folk, rockabilly and primitive rock and roll in general. Without these roots, I wouldn't have perspective. I love the music and feel it is as relevant as ’70s glitter and early punk. As a solo artist, I am able to cross the boundaries and integrate it all.”

First released in 1999, Under the Influences features songs as diverse as the Sonny Curtis-penned "I Fought The Law" and the Carter Family’s “Wildwood Flower,” each with a unique Mike Ness spin. It also features a honky-tonk version of the Social Distortion classic “Ball and Chain.”

Vendor: Social Distortion
Type: Digital Album
Price: 18.00

Deliverable via email in your choice of MP3, WAV, ALAC, or FLAC.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of SoCal punk pioneers Social Distortion's debut album Mommy’s Little Monster, this newly mastered digital edition of the album contains the nine original songs, including title track “Mommy’s Little Monster” and single “Another State of Mind”.