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A new book, “Disturbing the Peace, borrows its title from the slogan of 415 Records, the S.F.-based punk and new-wave label from the 1970s and 80s.

The recordings of the San Francisco rock group SVT are set to be reissued on vinyl for the first time on June 3, 2022.

Goldmine presents an excerpt from "Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the rise of New Wave," a new book by author Bill Kopp on the San Francisco-based record label 415 Records.

Depending on how long youve lived in San Francisco, and by extension, how long youve been reading the Bay Area Reporter, the name Howie Klein may be familiar to you. Klein, who wrote about music for the BAR 40 or so years ago, was a radio DJ who co-founded the legendary 415 Records label. 415 was home to important San Francisco bands including Romeo Void, Wire Train, Translator, The Nuns, Pop-O-Pies, and Pearl Harbor and the Explosions, to name a few. In Los Angeles, Klein went on to work for ...