Episode 161: “Alone Again Or” by Love
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Story of Herb Cohen and the Mother's of Invention
Love set up their own publishing company, Grassroots Music. The way the contract was set up it was administered by third-story music. Snoopy only got session fees for the records he played on - no royalties. They didn't realise this was happening for literally decades. Love's first album was a classic Garage Rock sound of spiky and harsh punk. Can't Explain shows that most influences is from the Stones' What a Shame.
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