Forgotten self-released 1976 single "Politicians in My Eyes" / "Keep on Knockin" now fetches upwards of $1,000 April 1, 2021 Our weekly column "White Whale Vinyl" spotlights the most sought-after rare vinyl in the heavy-music universe. Shop for vinyl, including a selection of limited-edition Revolver-exclusive variants, via our store. 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