Crimpshrine recordings

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Crimpshrine recordings are releases by the influential late-1980s East Bay punk band Crimpshrine, known for their raw sound and role in shaping the Berkeley punk scene.

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instanceOf discography
punk rock recordings
associatedBandMember Aaron Cometbus NERFINISHED
Idon Bryant NERFINISHED
Jeff Ott NERFINISHED
Paul Curran NERFINISHED
Pete Rypins NERFINISHED
associatedMovement DIY punk
Gilman Street scene NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion East Bay, California NERFINISHED
associatedWithScene Berkeley punk scene
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Crimpshrine NERFINISHED
culturalContext late-1980s American underground punk
distributionMethod DIY mailorder
independent punk labels
genre East Bay punk
punk rock
includesRecordingFormat CD
cassette
vinyl
includesRelease Duct Tape Soup NERFINISHED
Lame Gig Contest NERFINISHED
Quit Talkin’ Claude... NERFINISHED
Sleep, What’s That? NERFINISHED
The Sound of a New World Being Born NERFINISHED
includesReleaseType 7-inch single
EP
compilation album
influenced Berkeley DIY punk scene
East Bay pop-punk bands
label Lookout! Records NERFINISHED
Musical Tragedies NERFINISHED
Very Small Records NERFINISHED
lyricalThemes personal struggle
politics
social issues
notableFor influence on Berkeley punk scene
raw sound
recordingLocation East Bay, California studios
soundCharacteristic fast tempos
lo-fi production
melodic guitar work
shouted vocals
timePeriod late 1980s

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Lookout! Records released Crimpshrine recordings