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BOMP! Records founder dead
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Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:27 pmby buffalochipz
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Sat Oct 23, 2004 2:41 pmby buffalochipz
Sorry 'bout that.......
Independent record label pioneer Greg Shaw dead at 55
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Independent record producer Greg Shaw, who helped pioneer the "garage rock" sound by recording such edgy bands as the Stooges, the Germs, S
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Sat Oct 23, 2004 4:00 pmby Spaz
Perhaps no one really knew just how important Greg Shaw was when he was alive, but I'm sure that we will know now. I'd been a fan of his magazine and label for 25 years, although I was more keen on his poppier side than the garage rock side.
His Bomp
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Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:19 pmby dum dum boy
One of the greats. It's impossible to overstate his influence, with every achievement accomplished for the sheer love of music. Stooges, Stiv Bators, Flamin' Groovies, The Last....Bomp Mag. A life well lived.
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Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:01 amby Grunch
The Last - LA Explosion was my first intro to Bomp also, and over the years I have managed to add some fine LP's and compilations from the label. The news is sad indeed.
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Sun Oct 24, 2004 11:21 amby pikeprof
THis is very sad news-thanks for posting it-Shaw was one of the greats.
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Mon Oct 25, 2004 4:06 amby Ollie Stench
This sucks. The times I ordered from Bomp mailorder I was able to deal directly with Greg himself. How many other record labels/distros do you deal with the owner?
Long live Bomp!