Proto-Punk

Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of the punk rock movement of the mid-1970s and later, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. Their varieties of music span the spectrum from the avant garde pop of the Velvet Underground, the dirty Detroit rock n roll of The Stooges and the MC5 to the political messages of Patti Smith. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: MC5

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  • Trampin'
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    Released: 27 Apr 2004 (14 tracks)
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    Released: 13 Feb 2001 (13 tracks)
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    Released: 11 Jul 2000 (15 tracks)
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    Released: 18 Jun 1996 (31 tracks)
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