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January 9, 2026
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formed in forest hills, ny, in 1974, this quartet of quintessential punk forefathers blitzkrieged out of nycs legendary cbgb scene and into world fame with three loud, lean, hard, and fast albums before the sex pistols even took their first shot. besides basically inventing punk rock, joey, johnny, dee dee, and tommy outlasted almost every one of their legions of followers, delivering their signature pop and garage-flavored chainsaw sound for over 20 years, through a string of infamous albums and 2,263 concerts together. spanning 1976-1995, this new collection features 20 classic tracks, including "sheena is a punk rocker," "rockaway beach," "rock n roll high school," "i wanna be sedated," "pet sematary," and "blitzkrieg bop."
