- Included among the Record Descriptions of Favorite Albums (Part 1).
- The Best of Bomp, Volume One was among Bomp’s first LP’s and assembles highlights from their early records released over the preceding four years.
The Best of Bomp, Volume One (Various Artists) (1978): Now billed as the “Last of the Independents”, Bomp! Records was founded in 1974 by music historian and writer Greg Shaw. Bomp! Records and their affiliated labels, notably Alive Naturalsound Records have released many important songs and albums over the decades since. Although hits have been scarce, the debut album by the popular blues-rock band the Black Keys, The Big Come-Up came out on Alive Records in 2002. The Best of Bomp, Volume One was among Bomp’s first LP’s and assembles highlights from the early punk and power pop records released over the preceding four years. Songs include “Him or Me” by the Flamin’ Groovies (a Paul Revere and the Raiders classic and the “B” side of Bomp’s first single), the Beatlesque “If She Cries” by the Poppees (one of the first Under Appreciated Rock Bands that I have written about over the years in Facebook posts), “Punk-a-Rama” by Venus & the Razorblades (providing an overview of the proto-punk and punk rock scenes), and three punk rock classics: “A Life of Crime” by the Weirdos, “Wimp” by the Zeroes, and “Busy Man” by DMZ. Two hard-rocking songs that were rejected for the third album by Iggy and the Stooges, Raw Power (1973) open and close Side 2, “I Got a Right” and “Gimme Some Skin”.