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Attracted by her memories of the label's music, which she said used "lots of guitars and bum notes," Fancher agreed to license the long-silenced material for her Sun Valley-based label. Included on "Vol. I," set for release April 9, are tracks by the Avengers, the Bags, the Deadbeats, the Dils, the Eyes and several others, including an early, rougher rendition by X of its song "Los Angeles."

"They were unlike anything you could buy from a major label at that time," Fancher said of the label's releases. "It was truly independent music."

Added Frontier publicist Wendy Harte, "It's definitely a slice from a period that is very near and dear to people who were part of the punk era. It's an era that came and went very quickly."

Also set for release in April is the Weirdos' "Weird World Vol. 1," collecting rare and unreleased tracks from the early Hollywood punk outfit. And already in release is a video compilation called "Picture Book," gathering promotional clips over the last decade by such local Frontier artists as the Three O'Clock and the Long Ryders, mixed with tracks by the Young Fresh Fellows and others.