Shimmy Disc was an influential New York City based record label founded in 1987 by Mark Kramer. Before it was sold to the Knitting Factory, it was responsible for providing a mass audience for acts including Bongwater, Daniel Johnston, Fly Ashtray, Galaxie 500, King Missile, Boredoms, Ruins, Ween, GWAR, The Semibeings, When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water and Uncle Wiggly.
Shimmy Disc Video Compilation V.1 was the first official vide...
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Shimmy Disc was an influential New York City based record label founded in 1987 by Mark Kramer. Before it was sold to the Knitting Factory, it was responsible for providing a mass audience for acts including Bongwater, Daniel Johnston, Fly Ashtray, Galaxie 500, King Missile, Boredoms, Ruins, Ween, GWAR, The Semibeings, When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water and Uncle Wiggly.
Shimmy Disc Video Compilation V.1 was the first official video release to feature GWAR, this compilation included several other bands on the Shimmy Disc label.
The GWAR portion at the end opens with a video for GWAR Theme. It is a different recording from the Hell-O version, and has Oderus in the costume with the top of his head and hair, but no face mask. Also seen are original GWAR Woman Lisa Harrelson (a brunette), and Pookie the Dead Dog. You can also see Don Drakulich as Techno Destructo.
After that are some even older clips. There is some 8 mm footage of an earlier lineup (no Joey Slutman, but...
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