Founded by Terri Hooley in the early 1970s, Good Vibrations started out in a small derelict building on Great Victoria Street, Belfast.
The initial plan was to release a flexi-disc that would be distributed with local punk fanzine Alternative Ulster.
[5] He also loved that "At a time when the religious divide in Northern Ireland was most pronounced, we had kids from both sides of the community coming together in the name of music and there was rarely any trouble".
The 'Battle of the Bands' gig held at the McMordie hall at Queens University Belfast on 14 June 1978 featured seven local acts including The Undertones, Rudi and The Outcasts.
Despite the fall out that led to Rudi leaving the label, Brian Young is clear about Terri Hooley and Good Vibration's contribution to the punk movement in Northern Ireland: "His importance can't be overestimated.
"[8] On the morning after the 'Battle of the Bands' gig, The Undertones recorded “Teenage Kicks” for the Good Vibrations label.
"I really believed in this record and so I decided that the best way to get it out there was to go straight to the lion's den – to London, the world capital of music, the theatre of dreams.
On 12 September 1978, John Peel played "Teenage Kicks" on his Radio One show and then announced "I tell you what, you know, I've not done this for ages but I think we ought to hear that again".
Back in 1978, prior to recording "Teenage Kicks" on Good Vibrations, The Undertones were seriously considering breaking up, disillusioned by the lack of interest from major labels.
The release of the record on Good Vibrations took The Undertones from the verge of calling it a day to a big label deal and a series of best selling singles and albums.
[12] The independent documentary film Shellshock Rock on the punk scene in Northern Ireland, filmed in 1979, has clips of many of the groups who recorded for Good Vibrations playing live including The Undertones, Rudi, Protex, The Outcasts, the Idiots, Victim and Rhesus Negative.
[13] [14] BBC2's Something Else broadcast in January 1980 had a feature on the punk scene in Belfast including live sets from The Undertones and Rudi.
The picture covers for the singles were run off on a photocopier and duly folded into poster sleeves, usually by the bands themselves.
A film adaptation based on Terri Hooley's life called Good Vibrations was released in 2013.
[20][21] The film was later adapted into an off-broadway musical of the same name,[22] which features a live band as part of the cast, playing songs from several Good Vibrations artists.