28 Jun 2009

# 211 Magnets - Who's the fool (me or you?)


Side a: Who's the fool (me or you?)
Side b: The best
UK1979
Superb mod revival from this London/UK band. This was their lone release. They also played a tour with "Eddie and the Hot Rods" in 1979. The record was released with a band logo stencil.

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# 210 Jeff Hill - I want you to dance with me


Side a: I want you to dance with me
Side b: Feel like loving you
UK 1977
Great first release by Jeff Hill. Read everything here. Low Down Kids released a great retrospective of Jeff Hill on LP a few years a go.

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# 209 The Outsiders - One to infinty


Side a: 1.One to infinty , 2.New uniform
Side b: 1.Consequences , 2.Freeway
UK 1977
South London based punk band with a lot of influences by "Velvet Underground" or "The Stooges".
Read more here.

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# 208 The Jolt - You're a cold


Side a : You're a cold
Side b: All i can do
UK 1977
Superb band from Glasgow/Scotland. This is their first of four singles. They also released an album in 1978. "You're a cold" is still one of my all time favourite. Great ! Read more here.

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# 207 Bullets - Girl on page 3


Side a: Girl on page 3
Side b: Grammar school girls
UK 1978
Great punky pubrock from this Birmingham/UK based band. Track "b" is a winner. Read more here.

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21 Jun 2009

# 206 Dancing Counterparts - Dancing Counterpart


Side a: Dancing Counterpart
Side aa: Never ending theme
UK 1980
What a found ! Great mod revival/powerpop from (maybe?) Newport Pagnell/UK. Track a makes me shakin' the hole day !! Sadly i haven't found informations about the band. Great !!

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# 205 The Scene - Hey girl


Side a: Hey girl
Side b: Reach the top
UK 1980
Lone single by Bradford's/UK The Scene. Perfect mod revival/powerpop. Read more here and here.

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# 204 The Ghosts - My town


Side a: My town
Side b: I'm your man
UK 1980
Great mod revival platter! Side a is a strong powerpopper and the b side is a great british R&B stomper in the vain of the early Rolling Stones. I can't find more information about this group.

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14 Jun 2009

# 203 The Features - Monday Friday


Side a: Monday Friday
Side b: Cue the next army
UK 1980
Second and last single by The Features. Killer powerpop ! This one is much better than their first single from 1979. Great !


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# 202 V/A 8 from '80 - A Carlisle compilation


Side a: 1.THE SPIVS - Maybe it's different , 2.THE PEDESTRIANS - Walk it , 3.MR.BULDER - She knows , 4. NO SUPPORT - Prophetic justice
Side b: 1.VELDT - Bleak , 2.THE TOOLBOX MURDERERS - Alco , 3.KIRTSY AND THE HUSBANDS - Sitting in a disco , 4.THE LIMPS - So nice
UK 1980
Superb local compilation from Carlisle/UK on a 7" ! Great mix from punk to powerpop and postpunk. The well known bands here are The Limps and No Support.




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# 201 Teacher's Pet - Hooked on you


Side a: Hooked on you
Side b: To kill you
USA 1978
Great punkrock from Akron/USA. Meet the band here.

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7 Jun 2009

# 200 The Crooks - Modern boys


Side a: Modern boys
Side b: The beat goes on
UK 1979
Completly underrated mod revival band from the UK. Listen to this two songs and you know what i mean. Track "a" is a non album track. Great, great !!!!!!!! Read a littlebit history here.

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# 199 The Smirks - Ok UK


Side a: Ok UK
Side b: Streets
UK 1978
Have i said that i love the Smirks ?

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# 198 The Bombers - I'm a liar babe


Side a: I'm a liar babe
Side b: 2230 A.D.
UK 1978
Produced by Dave Goodman (Sex Pistols Producer) and released on his label "The Label" . Two self penned numbers with a New Wave/Pubrock touch.

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1 Jun 2009

# 197 The Names - Too cool to dance


Side a: Too cool to dance
Side b: 1.Scared , 2.Money and time
UK/GER 1980
Killer powerpop from Herne Bay/ UK ! I love it !! This record was only released in Germany. Why ? I don't know. Sadly i can't find informations about this group. But enjoy this record !

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# 196 Reesa and the Rooters - Ultra man in surf villa


Side a: Ultra man in surf villa
Side b: Tmi
USA 1980
Quirky New Wave/Powerpop band from Philadelphia/USA. This is their first output of two.
Meet the band here and here.

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# 195 No Sweat - s/t


Side a: Start all over again
Side b: You should be so lucky
N-IRL 1978
First and lone output by Clive Culbertson's "No Sweat". They later change their name in "Sweat".
Read more here. And meet the master here.

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