„Crude and Minimal records”

is the slogan of Goodbye Boozy Records.
It’s one of the best European garage rock/punk labels.
The label is focusing limited edition 7″ vinyls. Some names of his roster:
Ty Segall, Mikal Cronin, King Khan, BBQ, Lantern, LiveFastDie, Red Mass, Straight Arrows, Movie Star Junkies.

Interview with the boss, don Gabriele

Is it a one man label or are there a bunch of fanatics?

I am Gabriel and Goodbye Boozy Recs. is a one-man label, with a lot of fanatic friends who help me buying my release by spreading them all over the world and I’m very  grateful to  all of them!!! I am very happy to know that the few copies I put out are going to all these „fools”!!

How does it started and when? What was the cause?

I started with my first 7 „in 1999 has been a long time ago… but I must say I still have a lot of enthusiasm and today I’m even more „insane”. I live in a small town Teramo in the central-south of Italy. I like the garage punk, but here is not much to do… so why not doing a label?? just to kill the boredom and being boozy of garage punk!!

What was the first release?

My first 7 „was released in 1999 and were The Whittingtons from Kankakee (Illinois) in that period I was in contact with Ryan from Sack O ‘Shit Records such a wonderful label! I liked very much their releases, Ryan played in a band, The Whittingtons (a gem of lo-fi garage punk trash!!), impossible not doing a 7″…. it must be done!!! and came out the first 7″ Goodbye Boozy!!

What were the big (or little) surprises, disappointments and mistakes?

I can not say, I love all the stuff that I put out!! I like trash!!! There were some nice surprises, a few bands I put out over the years, more important labels put them out and that was great! Mistakes always „give a hand” to go on, without them it would be a label of nerds. I don’t like nerds, welcome to mistakes!!

Can you play on any instruments? Have you ever been in a band?

I don’t play an instrument, I never thought of playing in a band, I leave everything to imagination, I love listening, I like sounds!!!

What do you do beside the music business?

Is not a good time here in Italy for work, I try to go on doing any little job in any field and even for a short time sometimes only for a few days …it’s a shit!!

What are your upcoming releases?

I’m superstitious and never reveal my next releases, but I’ll do this for you 🙂

In work / upcoming next months September- October

GB 94 – THE TOWELHEADS – 7″ – AUS, surfin’ on sandwaves
GB 95 – WET BLANKETS – 7″ – AUS, punk
GB 96 – STRANGE ATTRACTOR – 7″ – Canada, garage rock
GB 97 – RAW McCARTNEY – 7″ – US, psych garage rock
GB 98 – MARTIN SAVAGE GANG – 7″ – Swedish garage punk rock

1-1 song by Wet Blankets, Strange Attractor and Raw McCartney, not from the next releases

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