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The girls had no interest in becoming musicians and never became proficient in songwriting or performing. In 1969, Austin paid for them to record an album, Philosophy of the World, which was distributed in limited quantities in 1969 by a local record label. The Shaggs disbanded in 1975 after Austin's death.
This record features T Bone Burnett on drums and consists of one-chord strums, mostly unintelligible screaming, and an abrupt bugle solo. It was identified in the 1994 book The New Book of Rock Lists as the worst song ever released by a major label. [63] Rhino Records also included it on The World's Worst Records. "MacArthur Park", Richard ...
The label folded into Rounder in 1990. This was the label that NRBQ would go back to after major label releases on Mercury Records (1977) and Bearsville Records (1983). The label also released The Shaggs' recordings during the late 1970s to late 80s. Besides "All Hopped Up", NRBQ albums on Red Rooster included "Kick Me Hard", "Tiddlywinks ...
The Shaggs formed at the insistence of their father, Austin Wiggin, who believed that his mother had predicted their rise to fame. Philosophy of the World was recorded in 1969 in Revere, Massachusetts, and released in limited quantities by a local record label. It received no attention and the Shaggs disbanded in 1975 after Austin's death.
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The Shags' next single "Don't Press Your Luck" b/w "Hey Little Girl", recorded at Trod Nossel and released in May 1966 on Taurus Records, became a double-sided hit in a wide region, with both sides receiving ample airplay, particularly "Don't Press Your Luck", which was the Shags' definitive breakout hit, making the band a New England phenomenon.
Shaggs' Own Thing is a 1982 compilation album by the American band the Shaggs, containing unreleased recordings made between 1969 and 1975. In 1988, Shaggs' Own Thing and the Shaggs' first album, Philosophy of the World , were remastered and rereleased by Rounder Records as the compilation The Shaggs .
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions US Indie [6] Fuck Off! Released: November 22, 1994; Label: Psychopathic; 42 Gloomy Sunday: Released: January 10, 2019; Label: Psychopathic — Professor Shaggs And The Quest For The Ultimate Groove: Released: May 26, 2023; Label: Psychopathic —