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The Sex Pistols were a British punk band responsible for bringing punk to the United Kingdom. The best-known lineup was singer Johnny Rotten, bassist Sid Vicious, guitarist Steve Jones, and drummer Paul Cook. The band was extremely influential and controversial. Specifically, "God Save the Queen," which attacked submission to the Queen and conformity in general, was highly provoking. However, their career was very short and the band made only one album, Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.

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From 1888 to 1913, the charismatic Professor Henry B. Roney helped over 10,000 wayward Chicago boys find the path to righteousness through the rigorous practice of hymns. In doing so, he created an extremely popular touring boys choir that played across the country– from small backwoods towns to bustling major cities– and in any venue, from jailhouses to Teddy Roosevelt’s White House.

In 1901, Roney’s Boys were the first band known to promote themselves with buttons!

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From 1888 to 1913, the charismatic Professor Henry B. Roney helped over 10,000 wayward Chicago boys find the path to righteousness through the rigorous practice of hymns. In doing so, he created an extremely popular touring boys choir that played across the country– from small backwoods towns to bustling major cities– and in any venue, from jailhouses to Teddy Roosevelt’s White House.

In 1901, Roney’s Boys were the first band known to promote themselves with buttons!

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Robert Plant is best known for his work as lead singer for Led Zeppelin. Rolling Stone named him the best lead singer of all time. He and Jimmy Page were the band's primary songwriters and worked collaboratively. He began his solo career in 1982, after drummer John Bonham's death and Led Zeppelin's subsequent breakup in 1980. He released 11 solo albums from 1982 to 2017. 

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Released in 1978, Road to Ruin is the Ramones' fourth studio album. The album features the song "I Wanna Be Sedated," one of the band's more famous songs and consistent with the pop influence noticeable on the rest of the album. This was the first album with Marky Ramone as drummer, after former drummer Tommy Ramone left the band.  

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End of the Century is The Ramones' fifth studio album, released in 1980. It featured songs "Rock 'n' Roll Radio" and "Rock 'n' Roll High School" and reached number 44 on the U.S. charts. This is the highest level of commercial success attained by any of the band's albums, mostly due to the production efforts of Phil Spector.

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The Punk Panther depicted here is a play on the United Artists' Pink Panther cartoon character. The series first aired in 1969 and has continued in various forms since. The animated panther was first seen during the beginning credits of the live-action Peter Sellers/Blake Edwards films, and was so popular that it was developed into cartoon shorts and later 20-minute episodes. 

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The Wall is a 1979 concept album by Pink Floyd and a 1982 film based on this album. The album centers around the character Pink thoughout his life as he experiences trauma that leads to his eventual isolation. The film's screenplay was written by the band's bassist and singer Roger Waters. It combines live action and animation and features the band's music prominently. Both the album and the film are highly symbolic, with representations of alienation, abandonment, and fascism.

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The Wall is a 1979 concept album by Pink Floyd and a 1982 film based on this album. The crisscrossed hammers are used to represent fascism, particularly Nazi Germany, which the film heavily mocks and critiques. The animated hammers mimic the marching style of Nazi troops, and the hammer logo is used as a less offensive, more symbolic replacement for the swastika. 

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Pink Floyd is a British rock band most active in the 1960s and 1970s. Their sound spans psychedelic and progressive rock. The founding members of the band were Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright, with David Glimour joining the band in 1967 and eventually replacing Barrett. The band released 14 studio albums in a recording career that lasted from 1967 to 1994.

The band's first massively popular album is 1973's Dark Side of the Moon, which is certified 15-times Platinum in the United States. The image on this button is similar to the album's cover, which depicts a beam of white light being split by a prism.