Discogs Selects / Punk
Start with
the noise.
Six records to give the map some shape. Move from the first flash of punk to the bands bending its edges today.
The essential shelf
No wrong turns.
Each record is a thread. Pull one and see where it leads.
011977
Sex Pistols
Never Mind the Bollocks
The spark, set to maximum volume.
021979
The Clash
London Calling
Punk gets restless and looks outward.
031981
Black Flag
Damaged
Hardcore in a room with no soft edges.
041984
Minutemen
Double Nickels on the Dime
Short songs. Big ideas. Zero filler.
051994
NOFX
Punk in Drublic
Melody, velocity, and a grin.
062021
Turnstile
Glow On
The future still has a pit.
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Next move
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