Redd Kross: Three Ten-Inch EP's (1993, 1993, 1994).

2,500 Redd Kross Fans Can't Be Wrong (Sympathy For The Record Industry/1993)

Lady In The Front Row (This Way Up/1993)

Visionary (This Way Up/1994)

After the commercial failure of Third Eye to turn Redd Kross into a houshold name, the band left Atlantic Records and released a few UK-only indie singles. Super Sunny Christmas was released in late 1991 in Australia on Inspid Vinyl, Trance was released in the Spring of 1992 on Seminal Twang in the UK and Switchblade Sister was released in Summer of 1993 on This Way Up Records in the UK and in Canada. 

Sympathy For The Record Industry collected various tracks from those releases for the six-song ten-inch” vinyl release of 2,500 Redd Kross Fans Can’t Be Wrong (a spoof on Elvis Presley's 50 Million Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong). Highlights include the early 70's glammy “Switchblade Sister” (which should have appeared on their then-new album Phaseshifter), the glam/grunge rave-up“Trance” and its' B-Side “Byrds & Fleas” co-written bv Jeff McDonald and future-wife and Go-Go Charlotte Caffey.

Next we have the Lady In The Front Row ten-inch single from 1993 on This Way Up Records. The title track appeared on their Phaseshifter album and is a slice power pop perfection. A re-recording of “Standing In Front Of Poseur” from their self-titled 1980 debut EP. Also are a cover of The Kinks' “Fancy” and PJ Harvey's “Oh My Lover”.

Lastly we have the Visionary single from 1994 (also on This Way Up). The title track, again from Phaseshifter has a metaly riff and has big harmony vocals from the McDonald brothers. The B-sides are cover of The Beatles “It Won't Be Long” as performed by Queen and a live acoustic version of “Visionary”.

These are nice little unique starting places for the uninitiated, granted there are better places to investigate as to who Redd Kross are. However for the vinyl fanatic these three ten-inches (the only three released by the band) are fine additions to any power-pop, proto-grunge, glam pop fans collection. Or just check out Neurotica, Researching The Blues or Third Eye.

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