Marc Zermati

[1] A fan of jazz and blues, he owned the Open Market record shop in Les Halles, Paris,[3] selling mostly US garage and punk rock music from London, Amsterdam and New York City.

[4] In August 1976, and again in 1977, Zermati organised the "first European punk rock festival" in the French town of Mont-de-Marsan.

[3] He organised tours in France by bands including The Clash, Dr. Feelgood, The Heartbreakers, and Eddie and the Hot Rods, as well as concerts by the Ramones and Talking Heads.

[5] His Skydog label issued records by The Damned, Motörhead, MC5, Iggy and the Stooges and dozens of others.

He also managed bands including the Lou's and Stinky Toys, and organised international tours by Les Dogs and Flamin' Groovies.