Forgotten self-released 1976 single "Politicians in My Eyes" / "Keep on Knockin" now fetches upwards of $1,000
April 1, 2021
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In 1976, all-black rock bands were in short supply. All-black
punk rock bands? Basically nonexistent. Then again, punk was a brand-new concept at the time. The first Ramones album came out in April of '76 — a full year and a half before the Sex Pistols'
Never Mind the Bollocks dropped like an atom bomb — so the phenomenon wasn't even