Bomp! 1970–1979

Named for the 1961 Barry Mann doo-wop hit, Who put the bomp! was published by writer and record executive Greg Shaw from 1970 to 1979. The rock zine played a substantial role in shaping and championing what later came to be known as “proto-punk”, promoting a musical aesthetic that went against the grain of mid- and late-1960s rock era (primarily associated with hippie culture) and helping lay the foundation for the birth of punk rock itself. Who put the bomp! started as a five-page mimeograph and evolved into a magazine with contributions by well-known authors such as Lester Bangs and Greil Marcus. The magazine eventually spawned Bomp! Records (established in 1974), a label that released records by proto-punk and early punk rock figureheads such as Iggy and the Stooges, The Modern Lovers, Devo, Germs, Stiv Bators and the Dead Boys, The Sonics, The Pandoras, The Weirdos, and The Zeros. Together with his wife Suzy, Greg Shaw edited other punk zines included in RAPMM: Duke of earl, Metanoia, Mojo navigator, Rock you sinners, and Phonograph record magazine, all included in the RAPMM collection.