Title: Various Artists – Nuggets Volume Three: Pop
Year/Genre: 1984, Garage Rock/Pop
Matrix #: RNLP 027
Condition: VG+++++

Description:
Issued by Rhino Records in Los Angeles in 1984, this third volume in the Nuggets reissue series spotlighted obscure 1960s garage and pop singles. Rhino’s Nuggets project, inspired by Lenny Kaye’s original 1972 compilation, became central to the revival of garage rock and the crate-digging culture of the 1980s. These reissues unearthed regional U.S. acts otherwise forgotten outside local radio, giving new life to overlooked corners of mid-’60s pop. For collectors, the series reflects both nostalgia and the rise of reissue labels as cultural archivists.