''Red Alert'' is the debut album by the

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punk rock band

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, released by Alphabet Records in 1998. It established the band's presence in the local punk rock scene. Some of the songs and the album artwork detail the band's fascination with

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and the possible coverup of their existence by the

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was filmed for the title track. After the song "San Diego's Burning" the album has 31 blank tracks, then at 0:51 into track 51 there is a "hidden" semi-instrumental version of "Red Alert," with vocals only on the chorus. After the song, on the same track, there is a clip from the "Area 51" radio program.

Track listing

*Tracks 20–50 each consist of 4–6 seconds of silence.

Personnel

*Chris "Broken" Armes -

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, vocals *Eric "Airwick" Davis -

, vocals *Greg Schneider -

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, vocals *Rob Hunter -

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Production

*Record label: Alphabet Records *Recorded at DML Studios November 24–26, 1997 by Scott Exum *Mastered at DML Studios *Produced by

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*Cover design by Agent 51 *Layout by David Klinker

References

{{Authority control 1998 albums Agent 51 albums