Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records [Jim Ruland]
Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records [Jim Ruland]
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Corporate Rock Sucks: The Rise & Fall of SST Records
Jim Ruland
Hachette Books, New York. April 2022. First Edition. Slight rubbing to dust jacket, otherwise a beautiful copy.
From the publisher:
"In Corporate Rock Sucks, music journalist Jim Ruland relays the unvarnished story of SST Records, from its remarkable rise in notoriety to its infamous downfall. With records by Black Flag, Minutemen, Hüsker Dü, Bad Brains, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Screaming Trees, Soundgarden, and scores of obscure yet influential bands, SST was the most popular indie label by the mid-80s–until a tsunami of legal jeopardy, financial peril, and dysfunctional management brought the empire tumbling down. Throughout this investigative deep-dive, Ruland leads readers through SST’s tumultuous history and epic catalog."
This book is a total blast if the subject matter appeals to you. Propulsive stuff, lots of high, lots of very lows, all threaded together nicely by Ruland's effervescent prose.