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The world famous 688 T-Shirts are available again! These are the 15th anniversary editions (Black 100% cotton T's w/ white 688 logo on front and band list on back). L and XL sizes only. They are currently available at WAX 'N FACTS in L5P, Atlanta, FANTASYLAND RECORDS in Buckhead, Atlanta or directly from former 688 owner Steve May . They are $20 each, including S+H. If you wish to order, please email former 688 owner Steve May: srmay[at symbol]bellsouth.net
The 688 Club was a popular alternative music venue in Atlanta, Georgia, located at 688 Spring Street, near the intersection of Spring and 3rd Streets. The 688 Club opened in May, 1980 and closed in November, 1986. During its brief lifetime, the 688 played host to hundreds of punk, new wave, and alternative bands -- many of whom would later become world famous.
During the early 1980s, the 688 Club was the primary place for up-and-coming bands from Athens, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia to get noticed. Bands that appeared at the 688 Club between 1980 and 1986 include:
* R.E.M. * IGGY POP * BILLY IDOL * JOHN CALE * MARIANNE FAITHFULL * JIM CARROLL * ROBYN HITCHCOCK * CHRIS STAMEY * 10,000 MANIACS * SONIC YOUTH * THE FALL * THE STRANGLERS * GANG of FOUR * SIOUXSIE and THE BANSHEES * JESUS and MARY CHAIN * THE RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS * ECHO and THE BUNNYMEN * NEW ORDER * THE REPLACEMENTS * JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS * PSYCHEDELIC FURS * LOS LOBOS * WALL of VOODOO * TUXEDOMOON * CABARET VOLTAIRE * THE GO-GO's * THE BANGLES * GOLDEN PALOMINOS (pictured above) * THE GUN CLUB * DEAD KENNEDYS * BLACK FLAG * HUSKER DU * FLIPPER * MEAT PUPPETS * MINUTEMEN * DEAD MILKMEN * VIOLENT FEMMES * THE dB's * JASON and THE SCORCHERS * PYLON * THE SIDE EFFECTS * LOVE TRACTOR *DARRYL RHOADES & THE HAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA * COL. BRUCE HAMPTON & THE LATE BRONZE AGE * SWIMMING POOL Q's * THE RESTRAINTS * THE NOW EXPLOSION * ARMS AKIMBO * CURRENT RAGE * DESPERATE ANGELS* THE MISTAKES * THE ROYS * THE METHOD ACTORS * VIETNAM * LIMBO DISTRICT * OH OK * PILLOWTEXANS * THE FANS * KEVIN DUNN & THE REGIMENT OF WOMEN * THE BRAINS * GUADALCANAL DIARY * KAOS * THE BASICS * THE NIGHTPORTERS * HEATHEN GIRLS * 86 * 999 * DNA * JAMES WHITE & THE BLACKS * BUSH TETRAS * THE RAYBEATS * 8 EYED SPY (Lydia Lunch) * DREAM SYNDICATE * ROMEO VOID * POLYROCK * MISSION OF BURMA * THE FLESHTONES * LET'S ACTIVE * FETCHIN BONES * THE RESIDENTS * SNAKEFINGER * BRIAN BRAIN * JOE KING CARRASCO * JAMES BLOOD ULMER * THE BONGOS * THE PLASTICS * THE STRAY CATS * THE ROCKATS * CIRCLE JERKS * THE CHURCH * THE CHANT * THE LYRES * LIERS IN WAIT * HUMAN SEXUAL RESPONSE *THE SKINKINGS *LIPSTICK STAINS *AMALGAMATED CLIFF DIVERS * THE JAGUARS * THE SUSPEX * ZEE MUSIQUE * WEE WEE POLE * RU PAUL & THE U-HAULS * HELICOPTER SHAMPOO * MARILYN MUNROW * MISS MARGIE & THE TALL BOYS * THE PLAZZA DRUGS * DRAMARAMA * DESIGN * GO VAN GO * MYSTERY DATE * TIME TOY * FAB AREA * MODERN MANNEQUINS * PILLARS OF TALENT * THE RAZOR BOYS * THE RABBITS * THE KNOBZ * DOWNTOWN EXECUTIVES * U.K. SUBS * EXPLOITED * DINETTES * THE INCREDIBLE THROBS * BABY & THE PACIFIERS * OBJEX * ANGELUST * 4 OUT OF 5 DOCTORS * SHADES * DDT * NEON CHRIST* NIG HEIST..