Living in Darkness

Living in Darkness
Studio album by Agent Orange
Released	1981
Recorded	1979 - September 1981
Genre	Surf rock, punk rock
Length	19:53 (original) 44:46 (reissue)
Label	Posh Boy Records
Producer	Daniel VanPatten
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Agent Orange chronology
Living in Darkness (1981) When You Least Expect It (1983)

Living in Darkness is the 1981 release by the hardcore punk band Agent Orange. It was released on Posh Boy Records in 1981. It showcases their punk sound with its metal and surf influences.

The original album consisted of eight tracks. In 1992, the album was expanded. Three unreleased tracks from the sessions, "Pipeline", "Breakdown", and "Mr. Moto", were added as well as the 1979 recordings that gave them their Posh Boy contract: "Bloodstains", "America", "Bored of You", and "El Dorado". A 1981 interview is also included. Liner notes were written by guitarist Mike Palm. In 1988, Agent Orange recorded a never released version of the album, entitled Living in Total Darkness.

Three songs are covers of classic surf instrumentals: "Pipeline" by The Chantays, "Miserlou" by Dick Dale, and "Mr. Moto" by The Bel-Airs.

"Everything Turns Grey" is featured in the 2001 film Freddy Got Fingered.

Track listing

All songs written by Matt Palm, except for where noted.

Original 1981 version

Side one

1. "Too Young to Die" – 2:04
2. "Everything Turns Grey" (Palm, James Levesque) – 2:00
3. "Miserlou" (Milton Leeds, Nicholas Roubanis, Bob Russell, Chaim Tauber, Fred Wise) – 2:07
4. "The Last Goodbye" – 2:49

Side two

1. "No Such Thing" – 2:47
2. "A Cry for Help in a World Gone Mad" – 2:09
3. "Bloodstains" – 1:44
4. "Living in Darkness" (Palm, Levesque) – 4:13

CD reissue version

1. "Bloodstains (Original Version)" – 1:53
2. "Too Young to Die" – 2:04
3. "Everything Turns Grey" (Palm, Levesque) – 2:00
4. "Miserlou" (Leeds, Roubanis, Russell, Tauber, Wise) – 2:07
5. "The Last Goodbye" – 2:49
6. "No Such Thing" – 2:47
7. "Cry for Help in a World Gone Mad" – 2:09
8. "Bloodstains (Darkness Version)" – 1:44
9. "Living in Darkness" (Palm, Levesque) – 4:13
10. "Pipeline" (Brian Carmen, Bob Spickard) – 3:54
11. "Breakdown" (Palm, Steve Soto) – 2:54
12. "Mr. Moto" (Richard Delvy, Paul Johnson) – 1:59
13. "America" – 1:20
14. "Bored of You" – 1:48
15. "El Dorado" – 1:44
16. "Interview 1981" – 9:21

• Tracks 1, 13, and 14 originally from the Bloodstains EP (1980).
• Tracks 10-12 originally from the Bitchin' Summer EP (1982).
• Tracks 15-16 originally from the El Dorado EP (1990).

Personnel

• Mike Palm: Guitar/Vocals
• James Levesque: Bass
• Scott Miller: Drums
• Steve Soto: bass (on 1979 tracks)