Wondering how to start your garage-rock record collection? We asked a bunch of players on the scene to name their top picks, and this is what they came up with.
Hiroshi Sekiguchi, supervising editor of "Garage Punk -- The Definitive Guide to Wild Rock 'n' Roll LPS & CDS from '50s to '00s" (Shinko Music Publications)
The Wailers, "The Fabulous Wailers"
The Sonics, "Here Are the Sonics"
The Shadows of Knight, "Gloria"
The Outsiders, "The Outsiders"
Question Mark and the Mysterians, "96 Tears"
Toru, drummer of Guitar Wolf
The Rolling Stones, "Exile on Main Street"
Elvis Presley, "Complete Sun Session"
Otis Redding, "Live in Europe"
The Clash, "London Calling"
Laughin' Nose, "Buttobase"
54 Nude Honeys
The Damned, "Damned Damned Damned"
Dead Boys, "Young, Loud and Snotty"
The Cramps, "Kizmiaz"
The Ramones, "Road to Ruin"
The Pandoras, "It's About Time"
The Hives
Dead Boys, "Young, Loud and Snotty"
The Sonics, "Here Are the Sonics"
MC5, "Back in the USA"
New Bomb Turks, "Destroy -- Oh -- Boy"
The Ronettes, "The Best of The Ronettes"
The Strokes, "Is This It"
Little Richard, "The Specialty Sessions"
Hideki, guitarist of Howling Guitar
New York Dolls, "New York Dolls"
Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, "L.A.M.F."
The Stooges, "Fun House"
Dead Boys, "Young, Loud and Snotty"
Murahachibu, "Kutabirete"