Description Hardback Collectors Edition! We’ve got just a handful of these bad boys left! Packed in a pizza box with a sticker sheet, this special edition isn’t available anywhere else. Grab your copy now before they’re all gone! If you’d prefer the cheaper paperback edition you can order it here. Shovelin’ The Shit Since ’87 is the complete, as-yet-untold, story of US garage rock powerhouse Estrus Records, which for nearly two decades churned out hundreds of releases from some of the biggest garage, trash, surf, and punk bands worldwide, among them The Makers, The Mummies, Man or Astroman?, and label head honcho Dave Crider ’s drunk-punk quartet The Mono Men. Shovelin’ charts the label’s highs and lows – from its highly successful hosting of the annual Garageshock – arguably the greatest series of garage rock “festivals” – to the devastating loss of its warehouse in a fire that virtually wiped out its mail-order stock, as well as master tapes and precious personal possessions. Estrus is one of the few record labels whose cover art and other graphics matches the brilliance of its music, thanks to the contributions of US trash-culture visionary Art Chantry, as well as Alex Wald and Darren Merinuk, and the book is packed with many of its iconic visuals. It also draws on lively, extensive interviews, never-seen-before archival photos, oddball artefacts and more to give a fascinating insight into the major players behind one of garage rock's most influential and successful independent record labels. Estrus: Shovelin’ the Shit Since ’87 has its very own page on Facebook and Instagram. Check out the book’s successful Kickstarter campaign! About the Authors CHRIS ALPERT COYLE, Author Chris Alpert Coyle is a nomadic journalist whose work has appeared on CBS News, CBS Radio, WGN, The Inlander and KEXP. His limited musical ability has allowed him to tour the US with fantastic bar bands like Squish! and Sir Coyler & His Asthmatic Band. He has ties to Sacramento, San Di