After a 1980 reissue on NRBQ's Red Rooster Records (distributed by Rounder Records), The Shaggs attracted notoriety for their 1969 album Philosophy of the World, which received prominent national coverage. It was referred to as "the worst rock album ever made" by the New York Times and later championed in published lists such as "the 100 most influential alternative albums of all time", "the greatest garage recordings of the 20th century", and "the fifty most significant indie records". Lester Bangs famously praised the band as better than the Beatles, and Zappa also held the band in high regard, much higher than the Shaggs themselves, who were embarrassed by the record. In the 1990s, interest in outsider music was spurred by books such as Incredibly Strange Music (1994) and compilations devoted to obscure musicians such as B. J. Snowden, Wesley Willis, Lucia Pamela, and Eilert Pilarm.
after a 1980 reissue on nrbq's red rooster records (distributed by rounder records) the shaggs attracted notoriety for their 1969 album philosophy of the world which received prominent national coverage it was referred to as "the worst rock album ever made" by the new york times and later championed in published lists such as "the 100 most influential alternative albums of all time" "the greatest garage recordings of the 20th century" and "the fifty most significant indie records" lester bangs famously praised the band as better than the beatles and zappa also held the band in high regard much higher than the shaggs themselves who were embarrassed by the record in the 1990s interest in outsider music was spurred by books such as incredibly strange music (1994) and compilations devoted to obscure musicians such as b j snowden wesley willis lucia pamela and eilert pilarm