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"textContent": "If you’ve never heard of the Paisley Underground, it’s not surprising. This rock subgenre—which emphasized psychedelia, electric guitar interplay, and vocal harmonies—flourished mostly just in Southern California and only from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. Moreover, it produced just one band—the Bangles—that broke through nationally and achieved substantial commercial success.\n\nBut you don’t have to be hugely successful to be hugely influential. Paisley Underground groups—which were themselves influenced by 1960s acts like the Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, the Velvet Underground, the Seeds, and Love—had an impact on numerous performers who emerged later. And much of their music was as …",
"title": "On the Record: A Paisley Underground Anthology, plus ‘Elvis ’56,’ the Light Crust Doughboys, and Sam Lewis"
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