The Shaggs Light In The Attic

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2020 red in yellow color in color vinyl release of shaggs own thing on discogs.

The shaggs light in the attic. Experimental folk rock garage rock. At that moment begun a peculiar tale that would last far beyond the group s five year run. Lita s commitment to quality as well as its disdain for convention has already produced instant classics. It s this dedication to music first and foremost that has already created a diverse and respected catalog of releases.

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. Shaggs own thing the 1982 collection which brings together non album recordings from cult band the shaggs now gets a reissue from the good people at light in the attic. Shaggs own thing light in the attic hailed as better than the beatles by frank zappa championed by the likes of bonnie raitt and jonathan richman and signed to a record deal by terry. Light in the attic lita 193 light in the attic lita 193 1 2 format.

The result was shaggs own thing a beguiling follow up that reveals a more developed and mature sound while still retaining all of their homespun uniqueness. In 1968 three sisters from fremont new hampshire strapped on their instruments and declared themselves the shaggs. Vinyl lp album limited edition reissue remastered stereo red in yellow color in color country. Spurred on by their psychic believing father three daughters abandoned school to focus on learning musical instruments and attempted to make it in the industry.

Light in the attic records. View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 2020 yellow maroon swirl vinyl release of shaggs own thing on discogs. The shaggs 1969 debut lp philosophy of the world is a classic of outsider rock which inspired the likes of kurt cobain but it wasn t until 1982 that people heard more. Folk rock garage rock experimental.

Put out great music wherever it may be found however it may sound. The songs were better and they were recorded better so it naturally made a better album dot wiggin said shortly after the original release of shaggs own thing in 1982. Light in the attic s mission is simple. The shaggs first and only album is one of the strangest aural documents to occupy the record collecting world with only 100 copies rumoured to have ever circulated after its 1968 release.