AMERICA’S GREATEST NOISE! Book

‘America’s Greatest Noise’ tells the story of Ron Lessard, owner of
RRRecords, a record store in Lowell, Massachusetts and, from 1986 to
2009, a record label, releasing the albums of Blackhouse, F/i, PGR, the
first Merzbow LP outside Japan and many more, regional compilations,
three widely acclaimed lock groove records and a series of anti-records,
records with no music but a more conceptual and visual edge. RRRecords
is also responsible for the RRRecycled Music series, which has over 300
releases on re-purposed cassettes.Ron Lessard played music with
his group Due Process and solo as Emil Beaulieau. Up until his
retirement from the noise scene in 2006, he played many concerts and
released a string of cassettes, LPs, and CDs. During his concerts,
Lessard dressed up like a businessman and used a four-armed turntable,
dubbed the Minutoli, and his performances were comical.In this
book, he tells for the first time his story in music about the highs and
lows of running a label and a record store, weird projects, unfinished
projects, encounters with other musicians, being on the road, and much
more. Also included are two appendices: one with interviews from the
past (fanzines and websites) and a chapter from Michael Tau’s ‘Extreme
Music’ about the anti-records released by RRRecords.Images used were sourced from flyers, invitations and fanzines. Introduction by Dominick Fernow (Prurient, Hospital Productions)Second edition, no flexi discPaperback book, 144 pages, black and white images. Design by Alfred Boland