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Title: Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1968, Rock, Hard Rock, Los Angeles, California 5/26
Matrix #: DS-50029
Condition: VG (LM) | Members: John K (44' - Alive), Michael M (46' - 24'), Goldy M (45' - 24'), Rushton M (46' - 81'), Jerry E (46' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:

1. Personal Struggle: John Kay was born in East Prussia during World War II, fled with his mother as a child, and later built his identity through migration and outsider survival.
2. Media Narrative: “Born To Be Wild” became biker shorthand after Easy Rider, locking Steppenwolf into motorcycle mythology far beyond the band’s actual story.
3. Scene Ecology: The debut sits where LA psych, garage rock, biker culture, and heavier guitar music started feeding into what people would soon call hard rock.

5/20/26 LM

+1 6/6/25 - EK