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Planet Pimp Records was a
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based
record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the produ ...
that featured bands from the local
garage band Garage rock (sometimes called garage punk or 60s punk) is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid-1960s, most notably in the United States and Canada, and has experienced a series of subsequent revivals. The sty ...
scene. It was owned and represented by Sven-Erik Geddes. The label was dissolved later. Some of the bands on the roster were,
The Mummies The Mummies are an American garage punk band formed in San Bruno, California, in 1988. Exhibiting a defiantly raw and lo-fi sound, dubbed "budget rock", the Mummies' rebellious attitude and distinctive performance costumes exerted a major influe ...
, The Dukes of Hamburg,
The Trashwomen The Trashwomen were an all-female American garage punk and surf punk trio from the San Francisco Bay Area signed to Estrus Records. History Formed in 1991 by Tina Lucchesi and Dannielle Pimm, and former Bitch Fight & later, Eight Ball Scratch g ...
,
The Phantom Surfers The Phantom Surfers are a surf rock band formed in 1988. Members Current (latest album) *"Swell" Mel Bergman: guitar *Mike "Mouth" Lucas: bass *Maz "Spazz" Kattuah: guitar *Russell "Junky Johnny" Quan: drums *Johnny "Big Hand" Bartlett: guitar ...
, The Go-Nuts, Thee Shatners and comedian
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. The label also released the soundtrack to the Meredith Lucas film,
Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls ''Blood Orgy of the Leather Girls'' is a 1988 horror film directed by Meredith Lucas and starring Robin Gingold, Jo Ann Wyman, and Dale Soules. The film is a gory, low-budget, independent B-movie made in the classic "sexploitation" style. The fil ...
.


References


Geddes interview at Entertainment Weekly, 1998
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