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Proto-punk is a raw, energetic, and often rebellious music genre that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s, laying the groundwork for the punk rock explosion. It is characterized by its gritty, garage rock sound, stripped-down instrumentation, and a defiant, anti-establishment attitude. Bands like The Lewd and Feederz infused aggressive guitar riffs with politically charged lyrics, while others like Willie Alexander and the Boom Boom Band injected a sense of spontaneity and experimentation into their performances. Proto-punk embodies a blend of rockabilly energy, psychedelia influences, and a DIY ethos, pushing musical boundaries and setting the stage for punk's later evolution.

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1985: The Miracle Year
Hüsker Dü
Album - 43 Tracks - Released November 7, 2025

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? & The Mysterians
Angelic Upstarts
Bad Idols
Black Magic Six
Bowels
Browntooth
Cheater Slicks
Cheetah Chrome
Chelsea
Creem Circus
DEVO
DMZ
Dead Boys
Dead Moon
Death
Diet Blood
Dr. Feelgood
Eater
Eel Men
Feederz
Flamin' Groovies
GFL
Geza X
Grey Factor
Guitar Gangsters
Haunted Horses
Hüsker Dü
Jack Starr
Johnny Moped
Johnny Thunders
Jonathan Richman
Jonnata Doll e os Garotos Solventes
Killer Hearts
Leather Jacuzzi
Lenny Kaye
Lipstick Killers
Los Walrus
Lou Reed
Lou's
MC5
Mac The Knife
Material
Murder Junkies
Neon Hearts
New York Dolls
Patti Smith
Pearl Harbor and the Explosions
Peter Hammill
Q65
Real Sickies
SUCK
Shakin' Street
Snotty Cheekbones
SpizzEnergi
Steve Wynn
Stiff Little Fingers
Suburban Studs
Swamp City Rockers
Swell Maps
Swift Beatz
The Atom Age
The Blues Project
The Boys
The Crowd
The Damned
The Dickies
The Dictators
The Fall
The Fifth Estate
The Fugs
The Fuzztones
The Gizmos
The Gruesomes
The Hallingtons
The Hip Priests
The Iguanas
The Len Price 3
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The Lurkers
The MFA
The Members
The Mocos
The Moles
The Outcasts
The Pink Fairies
The Rationals
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The Slow Death
The Stooges
The Troggs
The Ugly Ducklings
The Victims
The Zeros
Thee Blind Crows
Tony Visconti
U.K. Subs
Vodka Vtraiom
Wipers
X
Ramones
Lou Reed
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T. Rex
Dead Kennedys
Patti Smith
The Cramps
DEVO
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The Troggs
The Stooges
Bad Brains
The Damned
X
Jonathan Richman
The Undertones
X-Ray Spex
Stiff Little Fingers
Dr. Feelgood
New York Dolls
The Fall
Dead Boys
Germs
Skyhooks
Hüsker Dü
The Adicts
Wipers
Death
? & The Mysterians
NEU!
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Richard Hell
Dead Moon
MC5
U.K. Subs
Flamin' Groovies
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
Ralph Carney
The Ruts
999
The Dictators
Marc Bolan
The Members
Peter Hammill
Johnny Thunders
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The Kids
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Swell Maps
The Boys
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Angelic Upstarts
The Dirtbombs
Flipper
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The Wailers
Q65
The Fuzztones
The Litter
Mick Ronson
The Fugs
Chris Smith
Hasil Adkins
The Lurkers
The Professionals
Chelsea
Flat Duo Jets
The Blues Project
Steve Wynn
The Pink Fairies
Menace
The Third Bardo
James Williamson
Haunted Horses
The Real Kids
Pure Hell
The Gruesomes
Satan's Rats
Vodka Vtraiom
Mac The Knife
Rudi
Tony Visconti
SpizzEnergi
Urinals
SUCK
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The Gizmos
Davie Allan & The Arrows
Syndicate Of Sound
The Iguanas
The Tights
The Ugly Ducklings
Wayne Kramer
The Moles
Protex
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Rubber City Rebels
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