Shaggs, The
2016 Record Store Day Exclusive Release! All songs previously unreleased. Limited to 3,000 copies worldwide. In 1968, three sisters from Fremont, New Hampshire strapped on their instruments and declared themselves The Shaggs. At that moment begun a peculiar tale that would last far beyond the group's five-year run. Dot, Betty and Helen (and occasionally Rachel, the fourth sister) played in the group on the insistence of their father, Austin Wiggin, who was convinced they were going to be big. His prediction didn't quite prove prophetic. The band released one album, Philosophy Of The World, which must rank among the most polarizing LPs of all time. Some said it was the worst thing ever made. Frank Zappa famously was said to have dubbed it "better than The Beatles". Later, its cult appeal snowballed: it was referenced in Empire Records, Deerhoof have cited it as an influence and Kurt Cobain placed it as his fifth favorite of all time.
- Price
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- Genre
- Alternative Rock
- Format
- 7inch · 1 disc
- Release
- 16-04-2016
- Label
- Light I/t Attic
- Item-nr
- 929153
- EAN
- 0826853453776
- Availability
- Not in stock
