Description
.. THING
Artist
The Shaggs were formed in Fremont, New Hampshire in 1965 by sisters Dorothy "Dot" Wiggin (vocals/lead guitar), Betty Wiggin (vocals/rhythm guitar), and Helen Wiggin (drums) at the encouragement and insistence of their parents.
In 1968/9 they recorded and released their debut full-length, Philosophy of the World on Third World Records. They were joined by their sister Rachel Wiggin on bass for the song, "That Little Sports Car." It defied the expectations of their parents, who said "imagine the girls to be inevitably bound for stardom", and they disappeared without a trace.
In 1975, the sisters again entered the studio although the death of their father/manager, Austin Wiggin, resulted in their not being published for years as well as the group's dissolution. Years after their break-up their debut was rediscovered and championed as an example of art brut/outsider music.
Tracks
A1
You're Somethin' Special To Me
A2
Wheels
A3
Paper Roses
A4
Shaggs' Own Thing
A5
Painful Memories
A6
Gimme Dat Ding
B1
My Cutie
B2
Yesterday Once More
B3
My Pal Foot Foot
B4
I Love
B5
Shaggs' Own Thing
B6
Love At First Sight
Releases
Formats
Cassette, Vinyl, CD
Labels
Rounder Records, Light In The Attic, Lost House Archive Club
Countries
Japan, United States of America
years
1982, 1996, 2008, 2020
Members
Dorothy Wiggin,Helen Wiggin,Betty Wiggin,Rachel Wiggin
