Later this month, Madonna's very earliest self-written and recorded song — “Tell the Truth” — is a part of a massive NYC-themed auction at Guernsey's, which also included numerous other songs on cassettes and reel-to-reel tapes, photographs and other artifacts.

For that % of my readers who share my interest in Madonna, keep reading to listen to some of this raw, punk-infused music — which is a far cry from poppy Madonna, and from her boyfriend Dan Gilroy's the Breakfast Club, another '80s sensation: