Discography
Michael Alt is no longer maintaining this discography, it is here for historical reasons only.
7", 10" and 12" Singles
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Blackmail / Cherry Bomb b/w American Nights / Secrets 7" 1976
Mercury 6253 042 Germany
ps - Runaways group photo, "label" is imprinted in vinyl,
blue printing
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Cherry Bomb b/w Blackmail 7" 1976
Mercury 6167 392 Australia
Phonogram sleeve, pinwheel label
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Cherry Bomb b/w Blackmail 7" 1976
Mercury 6167 392 Brazil
no ps
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Cherry Bomb b/w Blackmail 7" 1976
Mercury SFL 2121 Japan
white label promo
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Cherry Bomb b/w Blackmail 7" 1976
Mercury SFL-2121 Japan
ps - concert shot, Cherie in corset, Japanese titles, lyrics
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Cherry Bomb b/w Blackmail 7" 1976
Mercury SFL-2121 Japan
ps - pink cover, yellow print, arms on shoulders, Japanese
titles, lyrics
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Cherry Bomb b/w Blackmail 7" 1976
Mercury 6167 392 UK
Phonogram sleeve, tan label (some may have sticker on label
"Alsatian release date 17 Sep 1976")
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Cherry Bomb b/w Blackmail 7" 1976
Mercury 73819 US
Mercury sleeve, full color label
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Cherry Bomb b/w Is It Day Or Night? 7" 1976
Mercury 6167 405 France
ps - blue border, girls reclining, Joan in "Hollywood" top,
blue record label - some are promo stamped
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Cherry Bomb b/w Is It Day Or Night? 7" 1976
Mercury 61 67 405 - GT.01 Spain
ps - The Runaways cover photo
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Cherry Bomb b/w Is It Day Or Night? 7" 1976
Mercury 6167 405 Spain
white label promo
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Cherry Bomb b/w same 7" 1976
Mercury DJ-458 US
Mercury sleeve, blue and white label, promo
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Secrets b/w Rock And Roll 7" 1976
Mercury SFL-2129 Japan
ps - girls reclining, Joan in "Hollywood" top, Japanese
titles, lyrics
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All Right You Guys (live) b/w Blackmail (live) 7" 1977
Mercury SFL-2195 Japan
ps - girls standing, looking serious, Cherie with arms
folded, Joan in red outfit, Japanese titles, lyrics
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Heartbeat b/w Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin 7" 1977
Mercury 6167 496 Australia
Phonogram sleeve, pinwheel label
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Heartbeat b/w Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin 7" 1977
Mercury 73890 US
Mercury sleeve, full color label
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Heartbeat b/w Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin 7" 1977
Mercury 73890 US
Mercury sleeve, blue and white label, promo
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I Love Playin' With Fire b/w Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin 7" 1977
Mercury 6167 516 Australia
Phonogram sleeve, pinwheel label
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I Love Playin' With Fire b/w Queens Of Noise 7" 1977
Mercury 6837 374 France
no ps
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Little Sister b/w School Days 7" 1977
Mercury SFL-2215 Japan
ps - Waitin' For The Night cover photo, Japanese titles,
lyrics
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Little Sister b/w Schooldays 7" 1977
Mercury SFL 2215 Japan
white label promo
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Midnight Music b/w Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin 7" 1977
Mercury 6167 495 Germany
ps - yellow border, girls looking serious, Joan in black
"Born To Be Bad" t-shirt, blue label
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Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin b/w Queens Of Noise 7" 1977
Mercury SFL-2153 Japan
ps - girls behind pinball machine, Joan in leather, Japanese
titles, lyrics
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Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin b/w Queens Of Noise 7" 1977
Mercury SFL-2153 Japan
ps - girls behind pinball machine, Joan in leather, Japanese
titles, lyrics, white label promo
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Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin b/w Take It Or Leave It 7" 1977
Mercury 6167 530 Austria
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Queens Of Noise (live) b/w Queens Of Noise (live) 7" 1977
Mercury AS 5000 407 Italy
no ps, white label promo
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Queens Of Noise b/w Born To Be Bad 7" 1977
Mercury 6167 493 UK
Phonogram sleeve, tan label
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School Days b/w Wasted 7" 1977
Mercury 6167 587 Australia
Phonogram sleeve, pinwheel label
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School Days b/w Wasted 7" 1977
Mercury 6167 587 Germany
ps - black border, Waitin' For The Night cover photo
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School Days b/w Wasted 7" 1977
Mercury 6167 587 UK
ps - black & white Waitin' For The Night cover photo,
reviews on back
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Trash Can Murders / School Days / Don't Go Away b/w You're 7" 1977
Too Possessive / Waitin' For The Night
Mercury 6853 005 Holland
ps - Waitin' For The Night cover photo, Record Club
Selektion
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You Drive Me Wild (live) b/w Rock And Roll (live) 7" 1977
Mercury 6837 453 France
Phonogram sleeve, blue label
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Mama Weer All Crazee Now b/w My Buddy And Me 7" 1978
Mercury 6001 119 Holland
ps - And Now ... photo from back cover, Joan and Sandy cheek
to cheek
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Mama Weer All Crazee Now b/w Eight Days A Week 7" 1979
Overseas Records MA-174-V Japan
ps - And Now ... photo from back cover, Joan and Sandy cheek
to cheek, Japanese titles, lyrics
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Right Now b/w Black Leather 7" 1982
Cherry Red CHERRY 8 UK
ps - red border, small black & white photos
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Born To Be Bad 10" 1994
Marilyn USM 1004/10 US
Red vinyl
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Mama Weer All Crazee Now / Eight Days A Week b/w Saturday 12" 1981
Night Special / My Buddy And Me
Rhino RNEP 602 US
ps - Runaways group photo, purple tint, info on band and
songs on back
Runaways CDs
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Little Lost Girls CD 1987
Rhino R2 70861 US
different song order, group photo on cover (same as LP
picture disc)
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The Best Of The Runaways CD 1987
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Mercury 826 279-2 or Karussel 846660 2
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The Best Of The Runaways CD 1987
Mercury 826 279-2 US
3 bonus tracks
Cherry Bomb, Queens Of Noise (live), and C'mon
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The Runaways + Queens Of Noise CD 1987
Mercury 33PD-423 Japan
CD Rock Collectors Series, LP covers shown (The Runaways
with "live" Japanese cover), Japanese titles, lyrics
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Queens Of Noise CD 1989
Mercury PPD-3080 Japan
Japanese titles, lyrics
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The Runaways CD 1989
Mercury PPD-3079 Japan
Japanese titles, lyrics
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Born To Be Bad CD 1991
Marilyn FM 1004 France
first recording - August, 1975 (featuring: Joan Jett,
Bangle-to-be Micki "Michael" Steele & Sandy West)
cover photo of female in undergarments
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Neon Angels CD 1992
Polygram 838 583-2 US
live shot on cover, four songs added from cassette
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And Now ... The Runaways CD 1993
Anagram CDMGRAM63 UK
Made In "Fance" imprinted on disc (France?) but Made In
England printed on back insert, booklet contains a short bio
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Born To Be Bad CD 1993
Marilyn USMCD1004 Germany
identical to US release except Made In Germany sticker on
jewel box and with bar code sticker 4013859 279028
black disc with purple cherry
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Born To Be Bad CD 1993
Marilyn USMCD1004 US
cover photo of Joan with guitar kneeling on stage, black
disc with purple cherry
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Live In Japan CD 1993
Mercury - PolyGram PHCR-4175 Japan
lyrics
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Queens Of Noise CD 1994
Collector's Pipeline TCP015CD US
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The Runaways CD 1994
Collector's Pipeline TCP014CD US
Runaways LPs
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The Runaways LP 1976
Mercury 6338 688 Australia
gatefold
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The Runaways LP 1976
Mercury 6338 688 Brazil
Some have Mercury blue label
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The Runaways LP 1976
Mercury SRM-1-1090 Canada
gatefold
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The Runaways LP 1976
Mercury 9286 344 France
gatefold, black label
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The Runaways LP 1976
Mercury RJ-7165 Japan
lyric sheet, 20" x 28" concert poster included
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The Runaways LP 1976
Mercury 63 38 688 - GT.04 Spain
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The Runaways LP 1976
Mercury 9100 029 UK
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The Runaways LP 1976
Mercury SRM-1-1090 US
gatefold
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The Runaways LP 1976
Mercury SRM-1-1090 US
reissue, no gatefold
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The Runaways LP 1976
Mercury SRM-1-1090 US
test pressing, Columbia records, handwritten label, data
sheet, blank jacket
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Live LP 1977
Mercury 6338 833 Australia
concert shot on front cover
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Live In Japan LP 1977
Mercury SRM 1-3740 Canada
gatefold
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Live In Japan LP 1977
Mercury 4100 046 France
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Live In Japan LP 1977
Mercury 6338 833 Holland
gatefold, color photo book with autobiographies
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Live In Japan LP 1977
Mercury 6338 833 Italy
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Live In Japan LP 1977
Mercury RJ-7249 Japan
gatefold, lyric sheet with notes, five color photos and
autobiographies
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury 6338 780 Australia
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury 6338 780--SRM 1 1126 Brazil
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury SRM 1 1126 Canada
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury 6338 780 Germany
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury 6338 780 Holland
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury RJ-7209 Japan
gatefold with candid photos (Joan holding dog), fold-out
lyric sheet with photos (Joan holding "Peanuts" school
binder)
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury RJ-7209 Japan
white label promo
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury NCB 6338 780 Sweden
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury 9100 032 UK
lyrics and black & white cover, outtake photo on innersleeve
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury SRM-1-1126 US
lyric sheet with black & white cover outtake photo
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Queens Of Noise LP 1977
Mercury SRM-1-1126 US
reissue, no lyric sheet
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The Runaways LP 1977
Mercury RJ-7165 Japan
concert photo fold-out cover, lyric gatefold in pink
(sometimes referred to as a promo)
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Waitin' For The Night LP 1977
Mercury 6338 844 Australia
lyrics
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Waitin' For The Night LP 1977
Mercury SRM-1-3705 Canada
different colored lyric sheet than US
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Waitin' For The Night LP 1977
Mercury 9100.047 France
with photo and info
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Waitin' For The Night LP 1977
Mercury 6338 844 Germany
lyric sheet
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Waitin' For The Night LP 1977
Mercury 6338 844 Holland
lyric bag
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Waitin' For The Night LP 1977
Mercury RJ-7300 Japan
lyric sheet
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Waitin' For The Night LP 1977
Mercury RJ-7300 Japan
white label promo, lyric sheet with black & white photos and
notes from the girls, Japanese strip on jacket
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Waitin' For The Night LP 1977
Mercury 9100 047 UK
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Waitin' For The Night LP 1977
Mercury SRM-1-3705 US
white label promo
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Waitin' For The Night LP 1977
Mercury SRM-1-3705 US
lyric sheet, some are promo stamped
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Waiting For The Night LP 1977
Mercury 6338 844 Australia
with lyrics
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And Now ... The Runaways LP 1978
Mercury 6304 505 Germany
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Rock Heavies - The Runaways LP 1978
Mercury 6336 625 Germany
compilation, foil cover, Waitin' For The Night cover photo
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And Now ... The Runaways LP 1979
Quality SV 2039 Canada
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And Now ... The Runaways LP 1979
Mercury 6304 505 Holland
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And Now ... The Runaways LP 1979
Overseas Records SUX-159-V Japan
Japanese strip on jacket, lyric sheet
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And Now ... The Runaways LP 1979
RTC - Cherry Red ARED 3 New Zealand
black & white photo on back
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And Now ... The Runaways LP 1979
Mercury NCB 6304 505 Sweden
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And Now ... The Runaways LP 1979
Cherry Red ARED 3 UK
available in blue, red, orange or yellow vinyl - limited
edition and numbered
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And Now ... The Runaways LP 1979
Cherry Red ARED 3 UK
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Flaming Schoolgirls LP 1980
Phonodisc - Cherry Red PHE 6016 Canada
"with Joan Jett" (10 unreleased songs)
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Flaming Schoolgirls LP 1980
Cherry Red B RED 9 France
"with Cherie Currie" (10 unreleased songs) - "Imprime' en
France AUDE 94400 Vitry" printed in bottom right corner on
back of album jacket
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Flaming Schoolgirls LP 1980
Mercury 6337 104 Germany
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Flaming Schoolgirls LP 1980
Cherry Red B RED 9 UK
mis-pressing, side B contains only 4 tracks of some other
artist (PACT-1-AA-1, A RURAL ROCKERS PRODUCTION and A PORKY
PRIME CUT are all etched in the runout grooves)
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Flaming Schoolgirls LP 1980
Cherry Red B RED 9 UK
"with Cherie Currie" (10 unreleased songs)
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Rock Legends LP 1980
Mercury 6463 032 Australia
compilation, brief notes on back
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Little Lost Girls LP 1981
Rhino RNLP 70861 US
later reissue (complete), photo and band biography on back
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Little Lost Girls LP 1981
Rhino RNDF 250 US
picture disc - reissue without Eight Days A Week, photo and
band biography on insert
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I Love Playing With Fire LP 1982
Cherry Red LAKER I France
And Now ... The Runaways plus four songs from Flaming School
girls
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The Best Of The Runaways LP 1982
Mercury MIP-1-9467 Canada
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The Best Of The Runaways LP 1982
Mercury MERB 12 UK
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The Best Of The Runaways LP 1982
Mercury SRM-1-4052 US
error - has secret song Little Sister
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The Best Of The Runaways LP 1982
Mercury SRM-1-4052 US
compilation, band biography on back
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I Love Playing With Fire LP 1982
Cherry Red P LAKER I UK
picture disc - side 1 - Joan in red shirt, black hearts -
side 2 - yellow with Runaways group photo - And Now ... The
Runaways plus four songs from Flaming Schoolgirls
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Born To Be Bad LP 1991
Marilyn FM 1004 LP France
The Runaways - Joan Jett, Micki (Michael) Steele and Sandy
West
Runaways Cassette Tapes
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The Runaways TP 1976
Mercury 7142 495 Australia
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The Runaways TP 1976
Mercury 7142 495 Holland
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The Runaways TP 1976
Mercury - Polygram MCR-4-1-1090 US
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Live In Japan TP 1977
Mercury MCR4-1-3740 Canada
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Queens Of Noise TP 1977
Mercury 7142 528 Australia
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Queens Of Noise TP 1977
Mercury - Polygram MCR-4-1-1126 US
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Waiting For The Night TP 1977
Mercury 7142 591 Australia
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Little Lost Girls TP 1978
Rhino - Wayward RNC 250 US
picture disc cover, songs repositioned
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Little Lost Girls TP 1981
Rhino - Wayward RNC 70861 US
later reissue, improved cover photo, liner notes
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And Now ... The Runaways TP 1982
Quality Q4 2039 Canada
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The Best Of The Runaways TP 1982
Karussell 846 666-4 Germany
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The Best Of The Runaways TP 1982
Mercury 826-279-4 M-1 US
contains a notice stating "Previously released as
MCR-4-1-4052"
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The Best Of The Runaways TP 1982
Mercury - Polygram MCR-4-1-4052 US
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The Runaways - Neon Angels TP 1989
Mercury PSP 838 583-4 US
Live In Japan cover photo, 8 songs from first two LP's
The Runaways - Miscellaneous Recordings
Dead End Justice b/w blank 7" 1976
Mercury 21563 DF US
one-sided acetate, Mercury logo, typed white label, "The
Runaways Session" etched on back
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Rock On! LP 1977
Philip 9199 276 Sweden
Six Runaways songs on one side, b & w group photo on cover
The Runaways - Radio Shows
Hot News - 12-01-80 --- 1980
Hot News Radio ----- US
Jim Brown, Hot News Radio, Santa Monica, CA - comments about
The Runaways
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Earth News Radio - 03-30-81 --- 1981
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comments about The Runaways
Various Artists - The Runaways
New Wave LP 197-
Vertigo 6300 902 UK
includes: Cherry Bomb and Hollywood
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We Are Punk Generation LP 1977
Philips RJ-7237 Japan
includes: Cherry Bomb, Take It Or Leave It and Neon Angels
On The Road To Ruin
Cherie on cover, group photo on back, lyrics
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Yes Nukes LP 1980
Rhino RNLP 017 US
includes Takeover - photo and note on back
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Hot Ladies Of Rock LP 1982
Pickwick SHM 3120 Germany
includes: Queens Of Noise and American Nights
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High Muck - A Cassette Magazine TP 1983
Didco Products ----- US
includes I Love Playin' With Fire, live in Orlando 1978
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