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Craft Recordings celebrates the 40th anniversary of Social Distortion’s influential debut, Mommy’s Little Monster, with a new digital reissue. The classic SoCal punk album has been newly remastered from its original analog tapes for the ultimate listening experience. A pioneering force in Orange County, CA’s legendary hardcore punk scene, Social Distortion was founded in the late ’70s by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Mike Ness alongside his high school buddy, guitarist Dennis Danell. While Ness was raised on a blend of blues, country, and classic rock – influences that would later pervade Social Distortion’s songs – he found himself particularly inspired at the time by Britain’s anti-establishment punk scene. Mommy’s Little Monster was recorded in one marathon session at Fullerton, CA’s iconic Casbah Studio. The band worked closely with owner/producer/engineer Chaz Ramirez, whom Ness later told the Los Angeles Times was influential in “helping us shape ourselves, helping us achieve our sound, achieve our character.” Fast, raw, and brimming with nihilistic attitude, the nine-track album clocked in at just under 28 minutes and epitomized the early SoCal punk scene through songs like “Telling Them,” “Anti-Fashion,” and “Moral Threat.”