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The Swingin' Neckbreakers
12+ albums
Garage RockUSArock n rollGarage Punkgarage
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The Swingin' Neckbreakers only seemed to burst out of nowhere (although Trenton, New Jersey may be pretty damn close to Trentonnowhere). Brothers Tom and John Jorgensen had been champing at the bit to go out and do some rock 'n' roll damage for years. However, the odds on finding like-minded rabble rousers in their neck of the woods were against them. The duo recorded some home demos, and played a couple of obscure gigs here and there with different names and band members, until they adopted Don "Shaggy" Snook. John Jorgensen moved from guitar to drums, handing the six-string seat to Shaggy, while Tom continued to play bass and scream. In the spring of 1992 the trio recorded some demos, which they passed on to Maxwell's booking impressario and Telstar Records chief Todd Abramson at a Lyres/A-Bones gig at the Hoboken, New Jersey, club in the hopes of securing a gig there. Abramson liked what he heard so much that they not only got a gig, but an offer to go into the studio and record for Telstar. Diggin' A GraveThese sessions resulted in the band's first release, "Diggin' A Grave" (Telstar 008). The three song 7" offered a promising glimpse of the future. The Neckbreakers began doing local gigs, starting with a Lyres/Rising Storm show at Maxwell's that brought the band to the attention of many local hipsters. Based on the strength of these gigs -- and impressive sales of the debut single -- the Neckbreakers headed into Coyote Studios to record their first album in January of
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albums
Children Of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1996
Live For Buzz
Shake Break!
Kick Your Ass
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Turban Renewal - A Tribute To Sam The Sham And The Pharaohs
Halloween Hootenanny
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Children Of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The Second Psychedelic Era 1976-1996 (Disc 1)
Santa Claus Ain't Coming This Year
The Return Of Rock
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Fathers and Sons of Garage Punk, vol.5: Garage Rock 1979-1999
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Children Of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era [disc 1]
Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the Second Psychedelic Era