The photo on the front cover, portraying a murder scene,[5] was taken by Southern Californian punk photographer Edward Colver.

"The most interesting attribute of 1981's Dangerzone 12" ... was its Edward Colver cover shot of a murder scene he came across after a Fear show, using the available light of a police car.

Charles P. Lamey of Trouser Press was of the view that: "China White ... was an early force on the California beach-punk scene.

These six songs show them to be a solid hardcore unit, playing loud, fast and spirited, lacking only distinctiveness.

[nb 5][4] In 2013, Frontier, in collaboration with Burger Records, reissued the original EP as a 300-copy limited edition, hand-numbered cassette.