Everyone everywhere knows the '80s gothy, electro-pop/dance group New Order, right? Well, did y'all know there was ANOTHER, earlier group also named New Order? Uh, and they hailed from the least gothy place EVER: California!

California's New Order was formed in 1974, after the Stooges split, by former Stooge guitarsonist Ron Asheton along with ex-MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson. This New Order's jams are mostly solid; they were trying to be a high-energy, heavy band, but they come across more like a sweatier, leather-clad version of Kiss. Sadly, the night they were to be signed to Mercury, at their live-for-the-label-fat-cats "showcase" show, their singer choked—he arrived so stoned, he couldn't perform. Of course he was fired, but the failure killed the band. As a result, no proper studio album was ever released, however FUN! released an album, The New Order, of the band's demos in 1977.