Death - Freakin Out - …For The Whole World To See (1974)
Not to be confused with the metal band of the same name, Death were an african american three piece protopunk/hard-rock band from Detroit: “Forgotten except by the most fervent punk rock record collectors Death would likely have remained lost in obscurity if not for the discovery last year of a 1974 demo tape. Released as “… For the Whole World to See,” Death’s recordings reveal a remarkable missing link between the high-energy hard rock of Detroit bands like the Stooges and MC5 from the late 1960s and early ’70s and the high-velocity assault of punk from its breakthrough years of 1976 and ’77. They also preceded Bad Brains, the most celebrated African-American punk band, by almost five years” (more).
**basically the best discovery of 2011 in the “obscure punk bands” category…
