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RIP Greg Shaw
LOS ANGELES -- Independent record producer Greg Shaw, who helped pioneer the "garage rock" sound by recording such edgy bands as the Stooges, the Germs, Sky Saxon and the Flamin' Groovies, died Tuesday of heart failure, his record label announced. He was 55.
Shaw founded Bomp! Records in 1974 to release a single by the Flamin' Groovies and later managed the group,
Shaw, who spent his career championing the works of artists considered too unruly for mainstream labels, represented groups whose musical styles ranged from rockabilly to surf to psychedelia to power pop.
The San Francisco native's interest in music was piqued when he began collecting records in the 1950s, eventually accumulating more than 1 million.
After moving to Los Angeles, Shaw wrote for several rock music publications and worked for a time for United Artists Records.