BOOK - ROCK-O-RAMA RECORDS: THE OUTRAGEOUS STORY OF THE BIZAREST MUSIC LABEL

BOOK BY BJORN FISHER - HUGE BOOK: 709 PAGES !!! SOFT COVER

HEADLINE STATEMENT: I want to remind everybody that music and its accompanying visual art are expressions made by the artists / bands themselves and these expressions do not reflect the opinions of Headline Records and its workers. Punk is especially known for cashing in on shock value and for pushing societal boundaries on issues that inspire heated dialogue. Many artists / bands successfully do this while being firmly against RAC, Nazi, etc.. agendas. It is important to continue to have these conversations so that participants are able to discuss where they stand, what they value, and what is not tolerable. Silencing these conversations does not serve societal change. Instead, it ignores issues, breeds complacency, and allows vile sentiments to fester and grow. So keep talking about what matters to you! All of this to say that I, Headline Records, and my employees thoroughly condemn racism. Should we find that any artist / band in our catalog is in alignment with racist, neo-Nazi, white supremacy, power / hate, or RAC agendas, I will remove all items from the shop immediately. 

DON'T FORGET, ROCK O RAMA RECORDS STARTED WITH ALL THOSE GREAT GREAT PUNK BANDS LIKE SKEPTIX, TERVEET KADET, APPENDIX, RIISTETYT TO NAME A FEW BANDS !! THIS BOOK IS A "HISTORY BOOK". READ HOW A PUNK LABEL (STARTED) CRASHED AND BURNED UNDER A RIGHT WING IDEOLOGY (END). 

DESCRIPTION OF THE BOOK : Punk bands with provocative names such as Böhse Onkelz, Cotzbrocken, Oberste Heeresleitung and Stosstrupp caused a great deal of controversy in the media in the early days of what was probably Germany's most controversial record company: records were banned, censored or confiscated by the public prosecutor's office. A few years later, the former punk cult label had transformed itself into a global right-wing rock distributor. As a RAC rock mecca with international bands like Skrewdriver, Brutal Attack and Bound for Glory under contract, Rock-O-Rama had been in the focus of the Domestic Intelligence Agency since the mid-1980s and is still a fertile topic of discussion in youth subcultures, political scenes and the music underground. A conglomeration of obscure anecdotes and grotesque stories surround the constantly media-shy boss Herbert Egoldt: rumours of "cut-off ears" and the infiltration of the punk scene by the German National Party have made the rounds. In over 700 pages, this book finally sheds light on all the legends, myths and secrets and not only offers music nerds and scene insiders exclusive background information, but also makes an important contribution to the history of Europe's right-wing rock nucleus.