AIP Records
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AIP Records is a record label
that was started by Greg Shaw
's Bomp! Records
, being launched in 1983
to continue the Pebbles series
. The abbreviation AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series
had been released by BFD Records of Kookaburra
, Australia
in 1979-1980 and have been kept in print by AIP for many years. Including those in the companion Highs in the Mid-Sixties series
– which concentrated on American regional music scenes – there are over 50 LPs covering some 800 obscure, mostly American "Original Punk Rock" songs recorded in the mid-1960s – primarily known today as the garage rock
and psychedelic rock
genres – that were previously known only to a handful of collectors.
Two similar series of LPs featuring British music were released in the ensuing years, the English Freakbeat series
and Electric Sugar Cube Flashbacks series. Although LPs are still available from the Bomp! Records
website, none are being manufactured any longer; and many are now out of print, including all of the Freakbeat and Flashbacks discs.
AIP Records also issued numerous CDs in the English Freakbeat series
and Pebbles series
, with the first 6 Pebbles volumes being basically the same as the LPs, with bonus tracks. The 6th Pebbles album was actually reissued more appropriately as the 6th CD in the English Freakbeat series
, since this LP also featured British music. Most of the later Pebbles CDs were taken from particular regions, like the Highs series. In 2007, AIP Records released the Pebbles, Volume 11
CD as the last of the albums in this landmark series.
More recently, AIP Records has begun the Essential Pebbles series
, the Planetary Pebbles series and the You Gotta Have Moxie series. With the exception of an album called New Fruit by Sky Saxon
, former leader of the Seeds
, all of the AIP releases are in one of these series.
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
that was started by Greg Shaw
Greg Shaw
Greg Shaw was a Los Angeles-based fanzine publisher, music historian and record label owner. He grew up near San Francisco, California.It was as a young teenager that he started writing about rock and roll music...
's Bomp! Records
Bomp! Records
Bomp! Records is an Los Angeles-based indie label formed in 1974 by fanzine publisher and music historian Greg Shaw.-History:The label has featured punk, pop, powerpop, garage rock, new wave, old school rock, neo-psychedelia among other genres, and its roster has included artists such as The Modern...
, being launched in 1983
1983 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1983.-January-April:*January – ZTT Records is founded.*January 8 – The UK singles chart is tabulated from this week forward by The Gallup Organization...
to continue the Pebbles series
Pebbles series
Pebbles is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP...
. The abbreviation AIP stands for "Archive International Productions". The first 10 volumes in the Pebbles series
Pebbles series
Pebbles is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP...
had been released by BFD Records of Kookaburra
Kookaburra
Kookaburras are terrestrial kingfishers native to Australia and New Guinea. They are large to very large, with a total length of . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra, and is onomatopoeic of its call...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1979-1980 and have been kept in print by AIP for many years. Including those in the companion Highs in the Mid-Sixties series
Highs in the Mid-Sixties series
rightThe Highs in the Mid-Sixties series is a group of 23 compilation albums of garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were issued by AIP Records in the mid-1980s. This series is a companion to the Pebbles series of similar music; the title is technically preceded by "Pebbles Presents:"...
– which concentrated on American regional music scenes – there are over 50 LPs covering some 800 obscure, mostly American "Original Punk Rock" songs recorded in the mid-1960s – primarily known today as the garage rock
Garage rock
Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. During the 1960s, it was not recognized as a separate music genre and had no specific name...
and psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
genres – that were previously known only to a handful of collectors.
Two similar series of LPs featuring British music were released in the ensuing years, the English Freakbeat series
English Freakbeat series
The English Freakbeat Series is a group of compilation albums that were issued by AIP Records featuring recordings that were released in the mid-1960s by English rock bands in the early punk, proto-punk, R&B, mod, and beat genres...
and Electric Sugar Cube Flashbacks series. Although LPs are still available from the Bomp! Records
Bomp! Records
Bomp! Records is an Los Angeles-based indie label formed in 1974 by fanzine publisher and music historian Greg Shaw.-History:The label has featured punk, pop, powerpop, garage rock, new wave, old school rock, neo-psychedelia among other genres, and its roster has included artists such as The Modern...
website, none are being manufactured any longer; and many are now out of print, including all of the Freakbeat and Flashbacks discs.
AIP Records also issued numerous CDs in the English Freakbeat series
English Freakbeat series
The English Freakbeat Series is a group of compilation albums that were issued by AIP Records featuring recordings that were released in the mid-1960s by English rock bands in the early punk, proto-punk, R&B, mod, and beat genres...
and Pebbles series
Pebbles series
Pebbles is an extensive series of compilation albums in both LP and CD formats that have been issued on several record labels, though mostly by AIP...
, with the first 6 Pebbles volumes being basically the same as the LPs, with bonus tracks. The 6th Pebbles album was actually reissued more appropriately as the 6th CD in the English Freakbeat series
English Freakbeat series
The English Freakbeat Series is a group of compilation albums that were issued by AIP Records featuring recordings that were released in the mid-1960s by English rock bands in the early punk, proto-punk, R&B, mod, and beat genres...
, since this LP also featured British music. Most of the later Pebbles CDs were taken from particular regions, like the Highs series. In 2007, AIP Records released the Pebbles, Volume 11
Pebbles, Volume 11 (CD)
Pebbles, Volume 11 is a compilation album among the CDs in the Pebbles series and is subtitled Northern California. According to the AIP Records website, this will be the last of the many Pebbles albums.-Release data:...
CD as the last of the albums in this landmark series.
More recently, AIP Records has begun the Essential Pebbles series
Essential Pebbles series
rightThe Essential Pebbles Collection is a series of compilation albums of obscure garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings that were originally released in the mid-1960s. As the name implies, the series was created by AIP Records as a distillation of the albums in the Pebbles series and the...
, the Planetary Pebbles series and the You Gotta Have Moxie series. With the exception of an album called New Fruit by Sky Saxon
Sky Saxon
Sky "Sunlight" Saxon was an American rock and roll musician who was best known as the leader and singer of the 1960s Los Angeles psychedelic garage rock band The Seeds.-Biography:...
, former leader of the Seeds
The Seeds
The Seeds were an American rock band. The group, whose repertoire spread between garage rock and acid rock, are considered one of the pioneers of punk rock.-History:...
, all of the AIP releases are in one of these series.
See also
- List of record labels
- List of garage rock and psychedelic rock compilation albums