Like many great punk labels from the early days, Posh Boy Records let this record go out on print on the vinyl format around the time that CDs were being touted as the be-all end-all of musical formats and that is the only format this album has been available on for the better part of the last two decades. On top of the great songwriting and playing on this record, the production was pretty damn impressive for a punk rock album too and totally sounds timeless even now on the album’s 30th birthday. “Too Young To Die,” “The Last Goodbye” and the title track are among the other greats on this LP, one that is a flawless listen from start to finish. It shares its grooves with other top-notch songs like the equally great, “Everything Turns Grey”, a song that as a close second for best Agent Orange song. The album included the song, “Bloodstains” which is easily the band’s most popular song and ranks among the greatest punk rock songs ever written. When you think of early punk rock records, Living in Darkness is likely included in lists of all time great punk records. While everyone started playing hardcore, Agent Orange stuck to their rather unique blend that mixed some classic influences with their punk rock and the result was this fantastic album, one that has become a punk rock staple.
Living in Darkness featured eight songs that blended surf with melodic punk. Way back in 1981 the legendary Posh Boy Records released the first LP by Agent Orange which is easily one of the best Southern California punk rock albums of the decade it was released in.
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