Big Black X
from Smoke & Fiction by X
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Limited Edition Green Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumVery limited pressing of Smoke & Fiction, the final album from X. Pressed on Green vinyl with a green innersleeve in a diecut X outer jacket.
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Record/Vinyl + Digital AlbumStandard pressing of Smoke & Fiction, the final album from X. Pressed on black vinyl and placed in a diecut X outer jacket.
Includes unlimited streaming of Smoke & Fiction via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.Download available in 16-bit/44.1kHz.ships out within 2 daysPurchasable with gift card$30 USD or more
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Full Digital Discography
Get all 12 X releases available on Bandcamp and save 25%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of Wild Thing, Smoke & Fiction, The Knitters - Poor Little Critter on the Road, Xtras, ALPHABETLAND, Delta 88 Nightmare / Cyrano Deberger's Back, Under The Big Black Sun, More Fun In The New World, and 4 more.
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lyrics
Memories are gettin' late
Not erased like tape
Not replaced with fake
Drivin' state to altered state
Holdin' foldin ' maps
On another pay phone break
A big black X on a white marquee
A naked Christmas tree on fire
In a Cherokee alley
Silent movie genuflecting dream
Hangin' off bumpers and
Scrapin' off tar and leather
L.A. Riverbed drag strip on acid
And somethin' about a basement.
Stay awake and don't get taken
We knew the gutter
Also the Future
Stay awake and don't get taken
Hollywood letters fallin' down
Errol Flynn's abandoned mansion
Scary Hillside guy
Angel dust low-ridin' by
We swam into the Pacific
and Windward intersection
Viet Nan vet I met and cannot forget
Bikers on the 101 and
77 Sunset Strip
Old cars and new scars
78's on cassette tape
After hours blues escape. AM radio dedications
Madison,
Lincoln, any old city
A tiny little x on a white marquee.
Stay awake and don't get taken
We knew the gutter
Also the Future
Stay awake and don't get taken
Stay awake and don't get taken
We knew the gutter
Also the Future
Stay awake and don't get taken
Not erased like tape
Not replaced with fake
Drivin' state to altered state
Holdin' foldin ' maps
On another pay phone break
A big black X on a white marquee
A naked Christmas tree on fire
In a Cherokee alley
Silent movie genuflecting dream
Hangin' off bumpers and
Scrapin' off tar and leather
L.A. Riverbed drag strip on acid
And somethin' about a basement.
Stay awake and don't get taken
We knew the gutter
Also the Future
Stay awake and don't get taken
Hollywood letters fallin' down
Errol Flynn's abandoned mansion
Scary Hillside guy
Angel dust low-ridin' by
We swam into the Pacific
and Windward intersection
Viet Nan vet I met and cannot forget
Bikers on the 101 and
77 Sunset Strip
Old cars and new scars
78's on cassette tape
After hours blues escape. AM radio dedications
Madison,
Lincoln, any old city
A tiny little x on a white marquee.
Stay awake and don't get taken
We knew the gutter
Also the Future
Stay awake and don't get taken
Stay awake and don't get taken
We knew the gutter
Also the Future
Stay awake and don't get taken
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from Smoke & Fiction,
released August 2, 2024
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X Los Angeles, California
Formed in 1977, X quickly established themselves as one of the best bands in the first wave of LA's flourishing punk scene; becoming legendary leaders of a punk generation. In 2020 - they released their first new album in 35 years, ALPHABETLAND
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Apr 10Tacoma, WA
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Apr 11Portland, OR
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May 9Miami, FL
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Jan 1987 -
Jul 1985 -
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Feb 2021 -
Nov 2019
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