Editing X (American band) (section)

===1977–1979: Formation and Dangerhouse era===
X was founded by bassist-singer Doe and guitarist Zoom. Doe brought his poetry-writing girlfriend Cervenka to band practices, and she eventually joined the band as a vocalist. Drummer Bonebrake was the last of the original members to join after leaving local group The Eyes; he also filled in on drums for [[Germs (band)|Germs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.djbonebrakemusic.com/bio.html |title=Dj Bonebrake – Bio |website=Djbonebrakemusic.com |access-date=June 15, 2017}}</ref>

X's first record deal was with independent label [[Dangerhouse]], for which the band produced one single, "Adult Books"/"We're Desperate" (1978). A Dangerhouse session version of "Los Angeles" was also featured on a 1979 Dangerhouse 12-inch EP compilation called ''[[Yes L.A.]]'' (a play on the [[no wave|no-wave]] compilation ''[[No New York]]''), a six-song [[picture disc]] that also featured other early L.A. punk bands The Eyes, The Germs, The [[Bags (Los Angeles band)|Bags]], [[The Alley Cats (punk rock band)|The Alley Cats]], and [[Black Randy and the Metrosquad]].{{citation needed|date=May 2019}}