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  • Warm Bodies / The World – Live!
    Warm Bodies / The World – Live!
    $12.00 | , ,

    Recorded live at FOKL 5/21/2016 Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Twin Stumps ‎– Live 10.17.09
    Twin Stumps ‎– Live 10.17.09
    $8.00 | , ,

    Condition: NM/NM. Sealed *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Shake Um Up Rock – Early Northwest Rockers And Instrumentals Vol. 3
    V/A – Shake Um Up Rock – Early Northwest Rockers And Instrumenta…
    $14.00 | , ,

    Benny Cliff – Shake Um Up Rock / Donnie Dean & the D Notes – Frankie & Johnny / Ira Allen – Nursery Rock / Ray Michelsen & the Vikings […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – The Ikon Records Story – America’s #1 Unsung Garage Label – 1964-1966
    V/A – The Ikon Records Story – America’s #1 Unsung Garage …
    $24.00 | , ,

    “The Ikon Records Story is another lavish double disc set, this time focused on one of the most obscure yet enigmatic independent labels of the mid-1960s: Sacramento’s Ikon Records. [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – ‎Everybody’s Boppin’ – Early Northwest Rockers And Instrumentals Vol.1
    V/A – ‎Everybody’s Boppin’ – Early Northwest Rockers…
    $12.00 | , ,

    Clayton Watson & the Silhouettes Everybody’s Boppin’ / Ray Gentry & the Rovin’ Gamblers Willie Was A Bad Boy / Rovin’ Gamblers Do The Fly / Pacific Playboys [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Don’t Press Your Luck! The In Sound Of 60’s Connecticut
    V/A – Don’t Press Your Luck! The In Sound Of 60’s Connecti…
    $24.00 | , ,

    “The pounding garage-rock din emanating from the jungles of deepest Connecticut could overwhelm the senses, causing the weary NY commuter to become disoriented! Who knew that the most [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Twistin Rumble Volume 7
    V/A – Twistin Rumble Volume 7
    $18.00 | , ,

    Crazy rumble/groove/boogaloo comp filled with rare cuts. Label: Twistin Rumble – TR-62017 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Released: 2008 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Twistin Rumble Volume 3
    V/A – Twistin Rumble Volume 3
    $18.00 | , ,

    Crazy rumble/groove/boogaloo comp filled with rare cuts. Label: Twistin Rumble – TR-62013 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Released: VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Chicken Session – Early Northwest Rockers And Instrumentals Vol.2
    V/A – Chicken Session – Early Northwest Rockers And Instrumental…
    $12.00 | , ,

    Larry De Rieux Chicken Session / Leon Smith Little Forty Ford / Leon Mach You Hurt Me So / Col-Lee-Jets Jam & Jelly / Jackie Johnson Star Light, Star Bright […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Kim Fowley ‎– King Of The Creeps
    Kim Fowley ‎– King Of The Creeps
    $17.00 | , ,

    The third volume of brain spraining early unheralded, underworshipped unknown Kim Fowley productions and manipulations arrives as a soundtrack distraction to his upcoming hip pocket paperback [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Mad Mike Monsters Volume 1 – A Tribute To Mad Mike Metrovich
    V/A – Mad Mike Monsters Volume 1 – A Tribute To Mad Mike Metrovi…
    $15.00 | , ,

    “If you were a teenager around Pittsburgh in the mid-’60s, there was only one DJ on the air you could count on for a wild-and-ruckus rock ‘n’ roll show: Mad […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – She Was So Bad! (Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates / Volume Two)
    V/A – She Was So Bad! (Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates / Volume Two)
    $15.00 | , ,

    “The folks at Norton have dug deep into the recesses of America’s attics, basements, and garages to uncover this second vinyl-only volume of unreleased amateur acetates. In the [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Train To Nowhere! (Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates / Volume Three)
    V/A – Train To Nowhere! (Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates / Volume Thr…
    $17.00 | , ,

    Fanatics-Woman / Noblemen-I’m Gone / Dave And The Wanderers-My Heart Is In Pain / Six Minus One-Fun And Games / Bedlam’s Offspring-I’ll Be There / Wombats-Hey / Method-Free As [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Link Wray – Sings And Plays Guitar (Clear Vinyl)
    Link Wray – Sings And Plays Guitar (Clear Vinyl)
    $22.00 | ,

    Renowned as one of the most legendary rock guitarists ever, Link Wray burst onto the scene in the late ’50s with a series of groundbreaking instrumental tracks. This album, however, […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • The Outsiders ‎– CQ
    The Outsiders ‎– CQ
    $38.00 | , ,

    ““CQ” spans R&B, spacey experimental numbers, folk rock and a revved-up kind of punk that pre-dates the angular moodiness of what would become the no wave/post punk sound a decade […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Garage / Proto Punk
  • Iggy And The Stooges* ‎– Metallic ‘KO
    Iggy And The Stooges* ‎– Metallic ‘KO
    $10.00 | , ,

    “There was a time when you really had to hunt for a copy of Metallic KO, chasing false lead after false lead until you finally came upon that backstreet record […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Metal Urbain* ‎– Panik!
    Metal Urbain* ‎– Panik!
    $16.00 | , ,

    “A collection of vintage recordings by groundbreaking French punk band, Metal Urbain! MU was one of the first punk bands to use a synthesizer and drum machines paving the way […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Action Swingers ‎– Quit While You’re Ahead
    Action Swingers ‎– Quit While You’re Ahead
    $15.00 | , ,

    Compilation of the garage punk band’s best work, featuring ex Pussy Galore members. Label: In The Red Recordings – ITR273 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue Country: US Released: 2015 [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Punk / Hardcore
  • The Yardbirds ‎– Little Games
    The Yardbirds ‎– Little Games
    $30.00 | , ,

    The final Yardbirds album. A real stomper. Label: Epic – LN 24313 Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono, Album Country: US Released: 1967 VG/VG. Noticeable light marks and sleeve discoloration/wear. Holepunch [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rock / Pop
  • White Zombie ‎– Gods On Voodoo Moon
    White Zombie ‎– Gods On Voodoo Moon
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Recorded in two hours as the cheapest studio in the phone book, White Zombie’s sophomore single Gods On Voodoo Moon is back in print on 45 (Zombie Black, Zombie Puss, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Metal, Punk / Hardcore
  • George Berger – Story Of Crass
    George Berger – Story Of Crass
    $22.00 | ,

    Crass was the anarcho-punk face of a revolutionary movement founded by radical thinkers and artists Penny Rimbaud, Gee Vaucher, and Steve Ignorant. When punk ruled the waves, Crass waived the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction, Punk / Hardcore
  • Iggy And The Stooges* ‎– Raw Power (2010 Reissue)
    Iggy And The Stooges* ‎– Raw Power (2010 Reissue)
    $25.00 | , ,

    “In 1972, the Stooges were near the point of collapse when David Bowie’s management team, MainMan, took a chance on the band at Bowie’s behest. By this point, guitarist Ron […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • SS-20 – More Government Now
    SS-20 – More Government Now
    $35.00 | ,

    This debut LP comes across with a good measure of honesty and credibility — and that would be enough, but there are some catchy melodies mixed in with the fine […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Crass ‎– 10 Notes On A Summer’s Day
    Crass ‎– 10 Notes On A Summer’s Day
    $15.00 | , ,

    “The last Crass album, completed and released shortly after the group’s long-planned breakup and end of live performance in 1984, is more of an EP than anything else, totaling only [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A ‎– Deep In The Throat Of Texas
    V/A ‎– Deep In The Throat Of Texas
    $30.00 | , ,

    “Six Small Wonders of Texas Punk 1978-1980.” Label: Existential Vacuum – EV-14 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition Country: US Released: 1997 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – First Belgian Punk Contest – March 1978 Volume 2
    V/A – First Belgian Punk Contest – March 1978 Volume 2
    $16.00 | , ,

    Split comp between The Razors & Modern World. Live and hard Belgian punk! Label: Gnome Records – 00001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Belgium Released: 2000 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Radio Active
    V/A – Radio Active
    $16.00 | , ,

    Compilation of various tracks from Fallout Records. Features The Adicts, UK Subs, Urban Dogs & more. Label: Fallout Records – FALL LP 040 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Anxious Color
    V/A – Anxious Color
    $19.00 | ,

    A compilation of way obscure moody garage and psychedelic rock from 1966-1967, long out of print! Includes the gems “Leaving My Old Life Behind” by Jonathan Halper, “Gone To The [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Pierced Arrows – Straight To The Heart
    Pierced Arrows – Straight To The Heart
    $21.00 | ,

    Pierced Arrow’s first record! Fred And Toody Cole’s post Dead Moon band with Legendary rocker Kelly Haliburton on drums. Most musicians get softer with age, but Fred and Toody brought [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Redd Kross – Born Innocent (Pink Vinyl)
    Redd Kross – Born Innocent (Pink Vinyl)
    $18.00 | , ,

    “Originally issued in 1982, Born Innocent was the debut full-length release from Redd Kross, a band of suburban L.A. youth fronted by brothers Jeff (guitar, vocals) and Steve McDonald [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Rat Music For Rat People
    V/A – Rat Music For Rat People
    $32.00 | , ,

    Compilation of live performances from key 80’s hardcore bands such as Dead Kennedys, Flipper & Bad Brains. Label: Go! Records – GO 003 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • False Prophets ‎– False Prophets
    False Prophets ‎– False Prophets
    $45.00 | , ,

    Classic NYC 80’s Hardcore. Label: Alternative Tentacles – VIRUS 48 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1986 VG+/VG. Light marks. Sleeve has some noticeable rubbing/edgewear

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Behind The Dykes (Beat, Blues And Psychedelic Nuggets From The Lowlands 1964-1972)
    V/A – Behind The Dykes (Beat, Blues And Psychedelic Nuggets From The L…
    $25.00 | , ,

    “Behind The Dykes is a double LP compilation presenting the best bands and artists the Dutch had to offer in the period 1964-1972. The Netherlands was the first non-English speaking […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Garage / Proto Punk
  • The Shaggs ‎– “Shaggs’ Own Thing” (Yellow Vinyl)
    The Shaggs ‎– “Shaggs’ Own Thing” (Yellow Vinyl)
    $26.00 | , ,

    “When The Shaggs’ Philosophy Of The World came out in 1969, some people couldn’t or wouldn’t understand it. But many musicians, including Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain, cited the Shaggs […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Garage / Proto Punk
  • Death – III
    Death – III
    $22.00 | ,

    “Death comes a-knockin’ again! Two later phases set the stage for a third rip through the archives: 1980’s “North St.” finds the band still uncoiling dense knots of [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Mexican Rumble
    V/A – Mexican Rumble
    $10.00 | ,

    “Much has already been said about Rock and the welcome our nation has given it; nevertheless, all were surprised at how strongly this “ritmo tuvo” took root in our youth. […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Primitive Impulse – Piss It Away
    Primitive Impulse – Piss It Away
    $20.00 | ,

    Like a roar, or a belch, in the face of late-stage capitalism Cincinnati’s Primitive Impulse comes blasting through your speakers with thirteen tracks of head-pounding drums, face-shredding [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Inmates – Dirty Water
    The Inmates – Dirty Water
    $5.00 | , , ,

    Cover of The Standells track by the British pub-rock group, The Inmates. Label: Radar Records – ADA 44 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: UK Released: 1979 VG+/VG+. Light […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • The Easybeats ‎– Easy
    The Easybeats ‎– Easy
    $40.00 | , , ,

    Great Australian garage/beat record that matches the Kinks in terms of poppy fun. Label: Albert Productions – APLP.057 Format: Vinyl, LP, Reissue Country: Australia Released: 1982 VG+/VG. Upper [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Fruit LoOops – Everything Is Clear To Me Now
    Fruit LoOops – Everything Is Clear To Me Now
    $12.00 | , ,

    Torn Light Records recording artists Fruit Looops lastest EP released via Orange Milk Records. Mental & fried 4 track CD of their stripped down vocal/synth/drum line up of art punk/electronic [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Punk / Hardcore, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Big Boys ‎– Fun, Fun, Fun… (2013 Reissue)
    Big Boys ‎– Fun, Fun, Fun… (2013 Reissue)
    $85.00 | , , ,

    “Big Boys music, artwork, and defying attitude have resonated for decades from their inception in 1979 until their demise in 1984. To be able to blend punk, hardcore punk, post-punk, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Little Johnny And The Silvertones – Rock ‘Til The End Of Time / I’ve Got A Woman [Yellow]
    Little Johnny And The Silvertones – Rock ‘Til The End Of Time / …
    $10.00 | , , ,

    “Blood curdling unissued 1963 R&B booze savagery! The Figures of Light It’s Lame was the Monster Of The Year for 2006, CJ and the Casuals’ Study Hall was the Monster […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • The Ready Men Meet Yetti-Men, The ‎– The Ready Men Meet The Yetti-Men
    The Ready Men Meet Yetti-Men, The ‎– The Ready Men Meet The Yetti-Men
    $6.00 | , , ,

    “4 skullbustin’ 1964 Minnesota surf rippers! Readymen serve up bird dance classic Shortnin’ Bread and the deadly unissued whomp of Disintegration while the Yetti-Men barrel thru [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • The Spokane Mystics – I’m In Love / Check Point
    The Spokane Mystics – I’m In Love / Check Point
    $6.00 | , , ,

    Maniac garage rock from the Pacific Northwest scene Label: Hillsdale Records – HR-20 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Released: 1997 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • The Del-Tino’s – Go! Go! Go!
    The Del-Tino’s – Go! Go! Go!
    $10.00 | , , ,

    “Wild n’frantic Southern Michigan teenage instro raunch & stormin’vocal shakedowns ’63-66!! Includes four rare 45’s plus scads of outtakes, lost demos and home [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Sex Pistols – Power Of The Pistols
    Sex Pistols – Power Of The Pistols
    $25.00 | , , ,

    A1-B1 live in Halmstad, Sweden (Diskotek Stranden, 15 July 1977) (Uncredited) B2-6 live in Atlanta, USA (Great South East Music Hall, 5 Jan 1978) (Uncredited) Label: 77 Records – 772 […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – We Were Living In Cincinnati (Vol 2)
    V/A – We Were Living In Cincinnati (Vol 2)
    $25.00 | , ,

    WE WERE LIVING IN CINCINNATI Vol. 2 covers a vast swath of biodiverse underground noise from all corners of the brain. Compiled by Peter Aaron as with the first volume […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Adverts – Cast Of Thousands
    The Adverts – Cast Of Thousands
    $31.00 | , ,

    Originally released to a fan base and music press that were unprepared for the band to move on from the punk fury of “Crossing The Red Sea”, The Adverts “Cast […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • SS-20 – Daddy’s Drunk On Christmas
    SS-20 – Daddy’s Drunk On Christmas
    $80.00 | , , ,

    Label: No Pretense Records Format: Vinyl, 7″, 33 ⅓ RPM, EP Country: US Released: 1987 VG+/VG+ W/ Insert

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Slickee Boys – This Party Sucks
    The Slickee Boys – This Party Sucks
    $22.00 | , ,

    Label: New Rose Records – NEW 112 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, 45 RPM Country: France Released: 1988 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore