Originally Posted by jackhammer

That label was applied retrospectively. Garage Rock was the first Punk Rock but they didn't know it and neither did record companies. You could even go back and say that the Hamburg years of The Beatles was 'punk Rock' I.E delivering sets fueled by amphetamines with no record company dictating what was played and when and therefore a big F.U to the the mainstream but then they cut their hair and made bland derivative music for 4 years.

Punk music was sown through amateur bands but still lacked identity for good or bad until the ginger minger (MM) came up with the most audacious marketing ploy ever.....and it worked!