In fact, it was Biggs who was responsible for the image on the record cover, a huge burning X. It was the record’s 40th anniversary earlier this year. Gone But Not Forgotten: Musicians We Lost in 2020ĭoe says he’s forever grateful for Biggs having put up $10,000 for the band to make their debut record, Los Angeles, (produced by The Doors’ keyboardist Ray Manzarek), and for the record’s staying power. How many people are going to do something like that?”
He had some money, and instead of just investing in something that was a sure return or something that would actually increase his wealth, he decided to do something that’s artistic. He was determined to expose that to more than just the people in L.A. He was representing what part of the music world was all about in L.A. He was a great guy, and there’s plenty of people who didn’t step up like he did. Bonebrake, tells Billboard, over the phone, that “Bob did something that changed the music world in L.A. John Doe, singer/songwriter, guitarist, bassist and co-founder of punk rock quartet X, which formed in 1977 along with vocalist Exene Cervenka, guitarist Billy Zoom, and drummer D.J. I put out records I think are necessary and the challenge of getting a mass audience to agree they’re necessary is what’s fun for me.” “But I wouldn’t put out a record I didn’t find some merit in. “I wouldn’t describe myself as a music fan and specific styles of music don’t interest me,” he said. In 1987, Biggs talked to the Los Angeles Times about releasing records that he felt were essential. The Blasters, Violent Femmes, Los Lobos, Faith No More, L7, The Del Fuegos and Failure were among bands whose records were distributed by the label.
Originally distributed by Jem Records until it went bankrupt in 1981, Slash signed a distribution deal with Warner Bros.
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