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| Title | : | Punk USA: The Rise and Fall of Lookout Records (Punx) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.69 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1621066126 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-15 |
| Language | : | English |
Originally operating out of a bedroom, Lookout created "The East Bay Punk sound,” with bands such as Crimpshrine, Operation Ivy, The Mr. Forming a partnership with David Hayes, the label released some of the most influential recordings from California’s East Bay punk scene, including a then-teenaged Green Day. In 1987, Lawrence Livermore founded independent punk label Lookout Records to release records by his band The Lookouts. As punk broke nationally in the mid 90s the label went from indie outfit to having more money than it knew how to manage.. The label helped to pave the way for future punk upstarts and as Lookout grew, young punk entrepreneurs used the label as a blueprint to try their hand at record pressing. Through hundreds of exclusive and original interviews, Punk USA documents an empire that was built overnight as Lookout sold millions of records and rode the
About the AuthorKevin Prested is a music journalist, an archivist, and a musician. He wrote for the official Lookout! Records blog and website.
"Five Stars" according to jburke. Great Journal-based historical timeline of one of the most influential punk rock labels.. JA Ivy said Interesting Story Hidden in this Jumbled Mess of a Book. The story of the rise and fall of Lookout! Records is undeniably interesting. As someone who was generally familiar with the story (and certainly familiar with many of the original Lookout! bands) I was looking forward to an enjoyable, informative and nostalgic look back at this important period of punk music history.Unfortunately, this book fails to deliver on multiple levels, many of which would. Terrible Super disappointing. Was a huge Lookout fan growing up and was super stoked for this book. After I ordered it, some friends had told me it wasn't that great. "Very disjointed" was the feedback I remember the most, since it held true. I couldn't make it past the first 15 pages or so. It was written very poorly, and just jumbled. The bar was also (maybe unfairly) set high because prior to this book,
Kevin Prested is a music journalist, an archivist, and a musician. He wrote for the official Lookout! Records blog and website.
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