Months before the Velvet Underground gained New York infamy, Lou Reed was churning out ten-a-penny songs for supermarkets and convenience stores.
‘Synthetic Substitution’
He only released one single, but millions have heard Melvin Bliss’s music without twigging it.
'Thinkin’ About Thinkin’'
A quintet of hirsute flare-wearers with an Aldous Huxley fixation, fun-loving Texans Bubble Puppy were slightly less unhinged then their labelmates the 13th Floor Elevators and Red Crayola.
‘Housemate Troubles’
Playing the geek image to his advantage, the one-time Barnes & Noble staffer’s aim to rejuvenate hip-hop’s spirit kicked off when he started writing absurdities for emcee friends at the Rhode Island School of Design.
‘Something Came Over Me’
Chris Carter’s proto-techno, fashioned from homemade electronic devices, defined the sound of Throbbing Gristle just as much as their abrasive beats,
‘You Never Talked About Me’
Having written 1961’s indelible transatlantic smash ‘Runaway’ alongside Musitron pioneer Max Crook, Del Shannon spent much of the decade trying to recreate its elusive magic.