The safety pins, the mohawk haircuts, the mosh pits — all that came a bit later. Still, what “Ork Records: New York, New York” documents over its 49 cuts is no less than the leading edge of the first ...

Richard Hell and the Voidoids, just one of Ork Records’ unbelievable roster of bands. What enters your mind first when you hear the words “New York punk”? The bar at Max’s Kansas City? The bathroom at ...

This is FRESH AIR. In 1974, Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye released her single "Hey Joe" on their own label. A mystery man named Terry Ork was paying attention, and soon Ork Records was born. It only ...

For all the influence the New York punk explosion of the mid-’70s has had on indie rock to this day, the most celebrated bands that made their names at C.B.G.B. almost all issued their debut albums on ...

In March of 1956, Roy Orbison and his band The Teen Kings left their home in Odessa, Texas to record a session in Memphis for producer Sam Phillips, at Sun Studios. Over Orbison’s objection, Phillips ...

Terry Ork was a mystery man who crashed the Warhol scene and founded his own record label. Rock historian Ed Ward traces the brief, tumultuous... New Release By Numero Revisits Ork Records' Complete ...

Terry Ork was a mystery man who crashed the Warhol scene and founded his own record label. Rock historian Ed Ward traces the brief, tumultuous existence of Ork Records. This is FRESH AIR. In 1974, ...