X Los Angeles

X Los Angeles Music Button Museum
Category
Music
Additional Images
X Los Angeles button back Music Button Museum
Sub Categories
Illustrations
Text on Button X
Image Description

Red X with black flames coming off it on a polka dotted background.
Back Style
Locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 inch
Additional Information

The button depicts the cover of X's debut album "Los Angeles", released in 1980.  The album has been ranked 91st on Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of the 1980s.

X is an American punk rock band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles.  The original lineup consisted of vocalist Exene Cervenka, bassist/vocalist John Doe, drummer DJ Bonebrake and guitarist Billy Zoom.  The band's first four albums were produced by ex-Doors keybordist Ray Manzarek, who contributed on some of the songs.

X was originally active from 1980 until 1993.  After a short hiatus, the band reformed in the early 2000s.
Catalog ID MU0412