ha ha its got to be the Australian band (rumoured to be the wiggles in disguise) T.I.S.M. (this is serious mum)...if youve not heard them check out "what are ya? (a yob or a wanker)"...and.. "he'll never be an old man river(phoenix)" on you tube! best thing to come out of oz since skippy!

...and the rezzilos!

the clash -1977 .... machine gun etiquette -the damned..... the stranglers- Rattus Norvegicus ...stiff little fingers-hanx!

The Vibrators Pure Mania, Ramones Rocket To Russia, and all the early stuff by The Zeros!

Such great energy and catchy songs.

...soooooooo many more, three isnt enough! =)

the buzzcocks..the ramones ...stiff little fingers ,go for it tour bristol uk,88

Denver on saturday!
Were all goin, LOCK N LOLL!!!!

Any garagepunkers going to the Guitar Wolf show in Detroit tonight, drop me a line at

kipp@gw.lincoln.k12.mi.us

Let's meet up. It will be one helluva good time. 

Unrelated Segments - Story Of My Life

btw: selling my collection of 30 years on ebay/ garage punk from 60s/80s/90s.  search for my ebay store High Voltage Mail Order or just go here: http://stores.ebay.com.au/High-Voltage-Mail-Order?_rdc=1

"Comin' Down"/"Pop Top" by The Sigma Five.

Hey guys I thought this would be fun, I noticed no one made  post about their favorite ORIGINAL  45 they own and the one they want the most so heres mine.

The Jury - Who Dat? on Port records

Also The Warner Brothers - Lonely I on dunwich(WLP)

I'd sell anything I own for a copy of

The Rogues - Train Kept Rollin' on Audition

The Plagues - I've Been Through It Before on FENTON

Yeah, all that stuff really happened, ridiculous as it sounds.  If you google Dave Marsh and Louie Louie, you should be able to find some more info on that.

Adrian Spink said:

Is it really true that the FBI investigated this song in an attempt to determine what the lyrics really were?

(and - Kingsmen version is the one)

Thanks man, hope I can dig this out somewhere europe related.

Empress of Fur is rad, almost saw them once, but that is another story. Ha, the pooptones sound fun too!

I don't really know the answers to your questions, but I have a friend that has an original copy of it (the edition that is worth some dough). There are several other books out there with very similar content, photos, etc. under different titles that sell for much less money. 

So, if you are a serious collector, cough up the dough for a sweet book you'll enjoy. Otherwise, pay a fraction of the price for a new copy of a book with much the same info/photos in it and you'll still have a good time.

That's my two cents...

So am I missing something, why is this book only availble for silly money - is there a reason it's no longer in print?

Here's another vote for the Garage Beat 66 series, and I'll admit it was the Nuggets series (esp. Disc 2 of the first box) that drew me into the genre in the first place -- and because they're easy to find, I've found them to be a pretty good way to turn others on to the style.

Aldo said:

Apart from the obvious choices listed above, Back from the Grave in particular...of the more recent ones I think there are some that truly stand out for GREAT GREAT music and COOL packaging:

The IKON Story

The FENTON Story

also

2131 South Michigan Avenue

Fort Worth Teen Scene volumes 1-3

 

But that's all US stuff...I always loved comps like:

TRANSWORLD PUNK RAVE-UP

INFERNAL WORLD

The really really cool DIGGIN' FOR GOLD series, mostly European stuff but also US and OZ

 

And I HAVE to mention Rubbles, especially some of the early volumes back in the early/mid-80s

Thee Retroman said:

I Was A Teenage Caveman is a delicious slice of primitive garage punk, I love that L.p to death. Pleased to meet you Phillip, any relation to Mick? :)

Las Drogas = Back and Sides

http://youtu.be/6MwOsTEsmLU

That Magnificent Brotherhood video rules!

I love these guys.

Not garage or punk, but metal.  Red Fang's "Prehistoric Dog" is one of the funniest videos I've seen in a long time.

Generally, the glory 90´s with the big big sales are over ! 

The Pearl Jam vs album sold 1993 nearly one million physical copies in the FIRST week. Today you are in the top 10 of the Billboard Charts with nearly 40 000 sold copies ( sales as total sum).

Back to the roots and maybe anyday a garage punk band will be in the Top 10 with 1000 sold copies !

Store distribtion is not of the same importance that it used to be, and becasue of the increased cost and work needed many labels would prefer if they didn't have to do brick-and-mortar (phsyical) distribution at all!  Of course it is cool to see your record at a good local store -- but it just plain isn't as practical as it used to be.

With a niche product like garage-psych, mailorder is the best way to go for a limited release -- and then making sure a dedicated audience like the one here at the Hideout knows that it exists! Whether that can be done effectively by the band alone or if there is more advantage to partner with a label is my real question.

I have had dozens of releases on small labels and almost all went very wekll for the band -- but times have really, really changed, lol. Still, I like the idea of being on a label with other bands I really dig.

And finding like-minded people to partner with is certainly the key, I agree. Thank you for your thoughts!

 
kopper said:

I guess it depends on the sound, more than anything. There are lots of great labels out there still putting out vinyl (In The Red, HoZac, Goner, SS, Birdman, Trouble in Mind, etc.). Most of them are very small but have good distro and some even have pages here on the Hideout. The key is finding one that will like what you do and want to release your record and be able to get it in the most stores.

Not a bother!