# 361 Pretty Poison - Gimme gimme your autograph

Side a: Gimme gimme your autograph
Side b: Kill you
USA 1981
Killer quirky New Wave from this Philadelphia/Pennsylvania based group. This is the first single out of ten. Later they had some chart success with dance music. But read more here. Nevertheless this is a great record in my eyes ! Love it !

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# 360 Instamoids - Airhead

Side a: Airhead
Side b: Kiss it goodbey
USA 1980
Superb quirky new wave band from La Cresenta/CA with their lone release. Great record !
Meet the band here.

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# 359 Pop Mechanix - Now

Side a: Now
Side b: Radio Song
NZ 1980
First single by this New Zealand band. Cool new wave here on this platter. Sadly i haven't a picture cover to my record. Read more about the band here and here.

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# 358 The News - Modern toys

Side a: Modern toys
Side b: Feed the meter
UK 1980
Superb second and last single. Quirky new wave/powerpop on both sides. Like the first single (50 % reduction) this was released on Polydor records without a picture cover (only in the red company sleeve).
Love this record !!

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# 357 Chris Moffa and the Competition - s/t

Side a: You know how hot (It's been getting around here)
Side b: Lunatics,Losers and Liars
USA 1981
First release by this New Jersey band. Two great tracks with some "clashy" hint. A very fine record !

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# 356 The Monitors - The Single

Side a: Telegram
Side b: Compulsory fun
UK 1979
Lone output by this Charlton/South London area based band on their own label. The single was later re-issued by RSO records with a different cover.

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# 355 The Raves - Damned money

Side a: Damned money
Side b: Reggae
BEL 1981
Lone (?) single by this Roeselare(Flanders)/BEL based band. Very cool stomping punk on the a side and and a lame reggae/rock number. The titel song is a killer !

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# 354 Tearjerkers - Fool

Side a: Fool
Side b: Comic book heroes
IRL 1982
Final single by the last incarnation of the Tearjerkers. Only two original members (Nigel Hamilton , now on guitar + Brian Rawson) played here together with a female singer (Janine Mullawey). Both songs are originally penned by Tearjerkers and re-recorded for this single. Read more here and meet the band here.

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# 353 Run 229 - Soho

Side a: Soho
Side b: 1. Dance , 2. In this day and age
UK 1980
Fine Mod-Revival band with their lone (and sleeveless) release. Read everything here !

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# 352 La Femme - Chelsea kids

Side a: Chelsea kids
Side b: I wanna be your man
AUS 1979
Great first (of 5) release by this Melbourne based band. A very strong self penned number on the a side and a Beatles cover on the flip side. Read more here.



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