Wckr Spgt is an American musical band, that formed in 1981 in

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, California. With influences that include

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, they were part of an early movement focused primarily on

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and cassette culture in the Pomona Valley at that time. The band consists of Joel Huschle, Mark Givens, and Dave Carpenter and, over the years, several guest musicians and artists, notably

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, Ian Carlson of The Desperation Squad, and the members of

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, Kyle Brodie, and Peter Hughes). Early

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s were distributed throughout the

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at local music stores. In the 1990s the record label Shrimper distributed Wckr Spgt recordings including 1997's ''Everybody's Dead (Oh, No)''. Their solitary 7-inch EP 'Cream' (1993) came in a limited edition of 450 in a hand-drawn sleeve sprinkled with glitter. The band's 2017 album, ''Dense Pack'', received a four-star rating from ''Punknews.org''.

Discography

Shrimper Records

* ''5 Years (Aloha)'' (Shrimper Cassette) * ''Drops Of Love'' (Shrimper Cassette) * ''The Charles Mansion'' (Shrimper Cassette) * ''Dance 'Til You Stop'' (Shrimper Cassette) * ''Who Will Die'' (Shrimper Cassette) * ''CRTV'' (Shrimper Cassette) * ''Everybody's Dead (Oh, No)'' (Shrimper CD) * ''Cream'' (Shrimper 7-inch)

JUPA Records

* ''(4 song) EP'' (JUPA 003) * ''Fortune Came Today'' (JUPA 006)

References

External links

The Wckr Spgt web site
Hosts the band's entire catalog in

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