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Some More Things That Are Not Like The Others.

By morgado | Published 12/02/2010

Some more auctions from mrep, and they’re just as eclectic as they were the last time.

I am still kicking myself for trying to be crafty and making him an offer on the deer head from last time after no one went for the auction; Cooch tells me he already had an arrangement with someone else to buy it if it didn’t sell. So I’m kicking myself, because while I was prepared to pay what he asked, I figured it couldn’t hurt to try and haggle. Well guess what, it hurts. Especially because of how I have to bend to kick myself…

who was the first punk band?

By Josh | Published 11/19/2010

Earlier this week on the Thorp Records message board there was a thread asking “Who was the first punk band?”. Some people said that its the kind of question that there is no actual correct answer to, some people made a case for the band they feel is the ‘right’ answer and a few people made wise cracks, but overall these are the debut albums from the bands we came up with.

The 1965 full length debut from THE WHO! It was actually the Reverend Paul Bearer who made the best argument for the Who being the first ‘punk’ band. Here is what he said…
“They were the first band to claim a subculture…Yes, they “expanded”, or “grew”, later… But, they were the mugs that not only LIVED it, but CLAIMED IT…MOD. It’s about subculture…and, that includes FASHION and ATTITUDE. AND TELLING THE REST TO GO FUCK THEMSELVES… Yeah, it IS a young man’s game…As well it SHOULD BE. But, these “changing times”. whereas are necessary – Only destroy the innocence and glory of THE SEARCH… The search for other’s that feel like you do. The search for records that when you crank ‘em up REALLY FUCKING LOUD, make you feel like you can conquer the World. The search for a time .space, and feeling that’s not “exclusive”. but FAR FROM inviting. UNLESS,YOU GOT THE BALLS,YOU FUCKIN’ FUCKWAD!!! That’s my Two -cent’s worth…”

The 1969 debut from The Stooges. Its amazing to me that this record came out during the decade of the 60′s. I know it was 69 so it barely made it, but it just seems like it was So far a head of its time and its still relivent today and has actually been somewhere comercialized with the use of Stooges songs in comercials!

Another great band from Detroit and another great record that also came out in 1969, the MC5 “Kick Out The Jams” LP.

I’m not a huge fan of the New York Dolls, but I respect their place in the early days of punk rock. I also think its hysterical that they play ‘HOT HOT HOT’ by buster poindexter at most weddings and the people dancing have no idea about the meager beginings of David Johansen as a NY Doll!

I think that the 1976 debut from the Ramones is my favorite LP on this list, but its because when I got into punk the Ramones were one of the first bands I heard and one of the bands that inspired me to play an instrument. They have also been comercialized over the years. Not as bad as the Misfits, but you can go to the mall and buy a Joey Ramone action figure and a Ramones teddy bear.

They both went down to Frisco, joined the SLA

By Josh | Published 03/04/2010

this is a pretty cool looking Ramones/New York Dolls split single. The Ramones side is ‘Judy is a Punk’ and the New York Dolls side is ‘Human Being’.

Coolest part is that its shaped like a sawblade and its split white/red vinyl. Its to bad that the Ramones side isnt ‘Chainsaw’ that would have been more fitting.

Not sure when it came out, but it was put out by a label called Musical Tragedies. It looks like it says #25 on the sleeve and on the center labels so it might have been part of a series of split singles or something?