Recorded November 1973 at the Omega studios in Chicago, "Outside The Law" is undoubtedly the definitive Epitaph album. It's sound engineer Dave "Grape" Purple won the 1971 Grammy for Best Engineered Recording on Isaac Hayes' "Theme from Shaft". The recording of "Outside the Law" was completed in just 5 days. The final mix was done by Ed Cody at the United Technique studio on Chicago's South Side.