Earth Quake is an American power pop band,[1] formed in the San Francisco area in 1966, who released several albums in the 1970s, mostly on Beserkley Records, a company which they were involved in setting up.
[3] After experiencing frustration at what he saw as A&M's incompetence in handling the band, and winning some compensation for the unauthorized use of their music in the movie The Getaway,[4] Kaufman set up Beserkley Records in 1973.
Earth Quake released four albums on Beserkley between 1975 and 1979, as well as working with other musicians including Jonathan Richman (who they backed on his 1974 recording of "Roadrunner"), Greg Kihn (who sang backing vocals on some of their records), and guitarist Gary Phillipet (a.k.a.
[5] The band split up in the early 1980s, although a compilation album, Sittin in the Middle of Madness, was issued in 2000.
John Doukas, musician and historical documentary director and producer, died on March 19, 2011, in South Africa, at the age of 62.