{"product_id":"generic-flipper-album","title":"Generic Flipper-Album","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS |\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/powerplantrecords.com\"\u003e PowerPlantRecords.com\u003c\/a\u003e | Leave a positive Google review!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flipper - Generic Flipper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1982, Punk, Noise Rock Hardcore Punk, San Francisco, California 9\/26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New (BC) | Members: Flipper (N\/A)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVietnam Veteran:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guitarist Ted Falconi was a \u003cstrong\u003eVietnam veteran\u003c\/strong\u003e and noticeably older than many musicians in the young San Francisco punk scene. That unusual background helped make Flipper feel disconnected from the teenage speed race happening around them, because they never behaved like they were trying to win punk correctly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePersonal Struggle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bassist and vocalist Will Shatter struggled with heroin addiction and died from an overdose in 1987 at only 31. His death came years before Flipper’s influence became widely acknowledged by the alternative-rock bands that had grown up listening to them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCobain Connection:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kurt Cobain was such a devoted Flipper fan that he repeatedly wore a crudely handmade \u003cstrong\u003eFlipper T-shirt\u003c\/strong\u003e during Nirvana’s rise. Millions of young fans suddenly saw the name of a weird San Francisco band that had spent the early 1980s antagonizing audiences by playing slower when crowds demanded faster songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48352576798907,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-6323232-1626402770-3132.jpg?v=1789174052","url":"https:\/\/power-plant-records.myshopify.com\/products\/generic-flipper-album","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}