The Alley Cats hailed from L.A. South Bay. Michigan U.P. emigre, Randy Stodola, was the songwriter/guitarist and driving force. His wife Dainne Chai was on bass and John McCarty played drums. The same trio reformed in 1985 as the Zarkons and released two albums.
Discography:
Nothing Means Nothing Anymore / Give Me a Little Pain (Dangerhouse LOM-22) -77
Too Much Junk / Nite Along the Blvd (Timecoast) -80
** LP ** Nightmare City (Timecoast TC-2201) -81
** LP ** Escape from Planet Earth (MCA MCA-5333) - 82
Zarkons
** LP ** Riders in the Long Black Parade (Time Coast/Enigma) -85
** LP ** Between the Idea and the Reality...Falls the Shadow (Atlantic) -88
Most important tracks on compilations:
Dangerhouse volume 1: Nothing Means Nothing Anymore (Frontier 4629-1-L) -91
Dangerhouse volume 2: Give Me a Little Pain and Too Much Junk (Frontier 01866 34640 2) -92
Alley Cats links:
Alley Cats - Escape from Planet Earth
Alley Cats - Women of 1970's Punk
Alley Cats - Escape from Planet Earth
Created by JJu: February 6, 1996L.A. Cats Last Updated: July 11, 2001