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Forty years ago today, Neil Armstrong became the first human being to walk on the surface of the moon.  I remember my father insisting that we wake up in time to watch it on a small, grainy, black and white TV set, the only one in the house, in my parents' bedroom.

For years afterward, our teachers would wheel TV sets into our classrooms so that we could watch live coverage of the take offs, landings, moon walks and space walks of the Apollo astronauts.

Associated Entries: AmRep Archive – A-Z

Note: This article was originally published on ihrtn.com

Amphetamine Reptile is a label that was formed in 1986 by Tom Hazelmeyer. Since their formation, the label released numerous records  by the likes of Unsane, Helmet, Melvins, Hammerhead, Cosmic Psychos, Feedtime, Chokebore and many others. Listed below is the label's full back catalogue, divided by format and year of release:

Singles – 7″s / 45's

Halo Of Flies – Rubber Room (1986)

Halo Of Flies – Snapping Black Roscoe Bottles (1986)

Halo Of Flies – Circling The Pile (1987)

The Thrown Ups – Felch EP (1987)

Halo Of Flies – Richie's Dog (1987)

The Thrown Ups – Smiling Panties (1987)

U-Men – Freezebomb (1987)

The Thrown Ups – Eat My Dump (1987)

God Bullies – Fear And Pain (1988)

Halo Of Flies – No Time (1988)

Lonely Moans – Rockinerd (1988)

Pogo The Clown – Lederhosen (1988)

Surgery – Not Going Down (1989)

Halo Of Flies – Death Of A Fly (1989)

Bushpig – Bushpig (1989)

Vertigo – Bad Syd / Going To Pieces (1989)

Helmet – Born Annoying (1989)

Killdozer – Short Eyes (1990)

Tar – Flow Plow (1990)

The Thrown Ups – Melancholy Girlhole (1990)

Surgery – Feedback (1990)

Casus Belli – Punishment (1990)

Cows – Slap Back (1990)

Disclaimer: This article isn't meant to mock or question the legacy of one of the best-known entertainers in the world, but rather tries to trace his influence on some the lesser known artists.

As the world mourns the loss of The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, its worthy to take a look at music history and a number of artists who paid a tribute to the King while he was still alive (albeit, those who did it in their own twisted / tongue-in-cheek way).

It probably won't be a stretch to call Canadian saxophonist and collagist John Oswald "the king of plunderphonics", as he worked with a material by countless artists including Metallica, Carly Simon and Doors . Plunderphonics is a curious genre of music that involves the use of samples lifted from popular sources such as TV, music and radio and turning them into new pieces.