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A noholdsbarred narrative history of the iconic labelthat brought the world Black Flag Hsker D Sonic Youth Soundgarden and more by the coauthor ofDo What You Want andMy Damage

Greg Ginn started SST Records in the sleepy beach town of Hermosa Beach CA to supply ham radio enthusiasts with tuners and transmitters But when Ginn wanted to launch his band Black Flag no one was willing to take them on Determined to bring his music to the masses Ginn turned SST into a record label On the back of Black Flags relentless touring guerilla marketing and refusal to back down SST became the sound of the underground

InCorporate 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 byBlack FlagMinutemen Hsker D 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 mid80suntil a tsunami of legal jeopardy financial peril and dysfunctional management brought the empire tumbling down Throughout this investigative deepdive Ruland leads readers through SSTs tumultuous history and epic catalog

Featuring neverbeforeseen interviews with the labels former employees as well as musicians managers producers photographers video directors and label headsCorporate Rock Suckspresents a definitive narrative history of the 80s punk and alternative rock scenes and shows how the music industry was changed forever