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Stephen "Big" Hamm, along with Robert "Lil Hamm" Dayton performed as Canadian synth-pop comedy duo Canned Hamm in the 2000s. They marketed themselves first and foremost as entertainers, relying heavily on humor in all three of their studio albums, KARAZMA!, Erotic Thriller, and Sincerely Christmas. Their final album was released in 2007, but their music continued to influence Canadian performers and a tribute album Canned Hamm's KARAZMA: Reimaged was released in 2013, featuring many popular Canadian artists. Although Canned Hamm no longer performs, both Hamm and Dayton are still active artists. Hamm continues to create music both individually and in collaboration with other artists while Dayton focuses primarily on illustrations.

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Heather Jewett also known as Chunx was once part of the band Chunx Gravy Train also known as Gravy Train!!!! The four exclamations represent the four band members Chunx, Funx, Hunx and Junx. Gravy Train!!!!  is a retro-electro band from Oakland, California. Chunx and Funx formed the band in 2001 in order to record humiliating songs about an ex-lover. The band released four albums, two singles and a DVD of their music videos and interviews.  

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On October 3, 1983 the hit English rock band Genesis released its twelfth studio album also named ‘Genesis’. The album sold over 4 million copies in the U.S. and U.K. and went on to earn a Grammy in 1985. ‘Genesis’ went platinum only eight weeks after release and reached double platinum in October 1987 after selling 600,000 copies. The simplistic cover art was used extensively to market and promote the new release. This album is regarded by many critics as the juncture when Genesis fully transitioned into a pop band. 

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Holly Golightly is an English indie-rock singer and songwriter. She began her music career in 1991 as a co-founding member of the all girl group, Thee Headcoatees, but has had a successful solo career since 1995. After supporting The White Stripes in several U.S. and London shows, she recorded "It's True That We Love Each Other" with the band in 2003. In 2005, she released My First Holly Golightly Album, for which Bruce Brand created the cover art represented here.

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“I Hate Rock ’N’ Roll” is a song by The Jesus and Mary Chain, a Scottish alternative rock band. The song’s lyrics discuss a love-hate relationship with rock ’n’ roll. The band’s songs are written by a partnership of band members and brothers, Jim and William Reid. They released 6 studio albums before disbanding in 1999, then eventually reuniting in 2007.

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Kill Rock Stars (KRS), an independent record label which was founded in 1991 by Matthew "Slim" Moon and Tinuviel Sampson, was a reaction to the underground music scene of Olympia, WA in the early 90s. Moon and Sampson's effort to support local rock groups and spoken word artists through their label eventually played a major role in spawning the "riot grrrl" genre – a powerful movement for women in rock music that was a shoot off the "grunge" scene which was occurring at the time in Seattle. Although Moon claimed that he simply founded the label because no one else would bother putting out his friends' records, Kill Rock Stars went on to produce the work of many iconic 90s post-punk artists including Bikini Kill , Bratmobile , Sleater-Kinney , and Elliot Smith.

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Cargo is the second studio album from the Australian band Men at Work, known internationally for their hits "Who Can It Be Now?" and "Down Under." It was initially planned to released in 1982, but was pushed back to 1983, as the band's first album Business as Usual was still doing remarkably well on international markets. Although it was not as successful as their debut, Cargo was a top album in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom. A remastered edition was released in 2003, featuring the original tracks and five bonus tracks, three of which were recordings taken from live concerts. 

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More Miserable Than You’ll Ever Be is a 1990 album by the music group The 77s. While The 77s typically play rock and Christian rock music, this album has more pop and alternative influences. Any album not consistent with The 77s usual style is released by the group’s alternate name, 7&7 is. This rare album was band member Michael Roe’s first attempt as a solo artist.

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Harvest for the World, the 14th album by The Isleys Brothers was released May 1976. The album’s release, one year after the end of the Vietnam War, has a self-titled track that focuses on world peace and reflects on a time when there will be equity in the world.

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Nils Lofgren is an American rock musician, recording artists, and songwriter. Growing up in the Washington, D.C. area, he trained in classical music and jazz, but switched to rock music as a teenager. At only 17, he formed the band Grin in 1968, and played in venues throughout D.C. Grin was ultimately unsuccessful, and Lofgren began what would be a rocky solo career, during which he released a well received debut album, but others that did not garner critical favor. In 1984, he joined Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band and has continually played with them for tours and studio albums. He, along with the rest of the band, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014. A&M released "Nils is Next" buttons in order to promote the release of his album Night After Night in 1977.

Album reviews. (1977). Cashbox, 39(21). Retrieved from https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/70s/1977/CB-1977-10-15.pdf