Ear-Piercing Punk  is a compilation album issued in both LP and CD formats of obscure 1960’s garage rock.  As discussed on the AIP Records website and in reviews of the album during its initial release, the album was given the name “Ear-Piercing Punk” to try to market or turn this music, now often referred to as proto punk, on to kids just getting into punk rock for the first time as a result of the 1970’s punk explosion.  The purpose of the album was to show that punk had existed for quite a number of years prior to the generally accepted mainstream use of the term to define bands such as the Ramones, Sex Pistols and The Clash.  (More from Wikipedia)