I'm taken back to my Anything Should Happen Days with this ace 3 set. Cherry Red do a really good job on these collections and this is Prime Time ASH. In some sets, label problems prevent completion and so some artists get multiple songs.
There is also usually tracks that seem to have tenuous links to the chosen period. Not a bit of that here, this set really does what it says on the tin. This is a great selection of songs that cover the period. It is too good to list individual descriptions of songs.
Those in the know about American Power Pop in the 80s may have a lot, but there are many surprises and rarities. You look for a weakness and can't really find one. There are certainly some forgotten artists, but plenty that you'll know.
It is also a great introduction to the younger members of our following about how joyous the genre can be as well as a great way of having wall to wall quality. 75 songs and a 13,000 word will delight.
This sort of thing will be a more regular feature on I Don't Hear A Single. We will always be a place for the new, but the occasional celebration of the past seems in order. Another feature that will return is Here Is The News.
The coverage of upcoming releases was incredibly popular, but we just haven't had the time lately to get round to one. lately. That will now continue as a once a month post. Look out for the next one that will appear before the end of the month.
Disc 1
1 Stiv Bators - Not That Way Anymore
2 The Knack - I Want Ya
3 The Know - (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence Dear
4 The Romantics - When I Look In Your Eyes
5 Nikki & The Corvettes - Just What I Need
6 Zeros - They Say That (Everything's Alright)
7 Mn'M's - I'm Tired
8 The Flashcubes - It's You Tonight (Basement Tapes Version)
9 Radio City - Don't Mistake Love
10 Screen Test - Nothing Really Matters When You're Young
11 Moondogs - When Sixteen Wasn't So Sweet
12 The Pranks - What's The Point
13 NRBQ - You Can't Hide
14 Utopia - I Just Want To Touch You
15 The Shivvers - Please Stand By
16 Eric Carmen - It' Hurts Too Much
17 Hilly Michaels - Calling All Girls
18 Promise - Back In My Heart
19 The Late Show - Take A Chance
20 The Heats – Remember Me
21 Off Broadway - Quick Turns
22 Shoes - She Satisfies
23 The Everythingers - Saccharine
24 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
25 SVT - Love Blind
26 Tommy Hoehn - Get Away
27 Phil Seymour - Precious To Me
28 David Quinton - Make Up Your Mind
Disc 2
1 The Flamin' Groovies - So Much In Love
2 The Plimsouls – Now
3 20/20 - The Night I Heard A Scream
4 Great Buildings - Hold On To Something
5 The Go-Gos - How Much More
6 The Wigs - Tell It All
7 The Rubinoos - Let's Make It Tonight
8 The Toms - (I Wanna Be A) Teen Again
9 The Michael Guthrie Band - Sorry About That
10 Eddy Best - Things I Should've Said
11 The Decoys - Not The Tremblin' Kind
12 Marshall Crenshaw - Cynical Girl
13 The Bongos - The Bulrushes
14 The Floor Models - You'll Come Around
15 Paul Collins' Beat - The Kids Are The Same
16 Dwight Twilley - I'm Back Again
17 Cheap Trick - If You Want My Love
18 Bruce Moody - AM Romance
19 The Bangles - Mary Street
20 The Spongetones - Here I Go Again
21 The Fad - Where The Colours Are
22 Club Wow - What's With You
23 Jim Basnight & The Moberlys - I Want To Be Yours
24 Steve Rosenbaum - Girl From Seventeen
25 Let's Active - Every Word Means No
Disc 3
1 Ramones - My My Kind Of Girl
2 Fastbacks - Now Is The Time
3 Game Theory - Too Late For Tears
4 The dB's - Love Is For Lovers
5 Katrina And The Waves - Do You Want Crying
6 Candy - Whatever Happened to Fun…
7 Julian Leal - You And I
8 Riff Doctors - Turn Me On
9 The Beat Rodeo - Just Friends
10 Gary Herrewig - Hurt You Too
11 Windbreakers - Can't Go On This Way
12 Tommy Keene - Places That Are Gone (Geoff Emerick Version)
13 The Smithereens - Strangers When We Meet
14 The Mosquitos - That Was Then, This Is Now
15 Sex Clark Five - I Want You Mine
16 The Patriots - It Don't Show
17 Flying Color - Dear Friend (Album Version)
18 Bill Lloyd - Lisa Anne
19 The Long Ryders - I Want You Bad
20 Chris 'Klondike' Masuak - How Could He Resist?
21 The Infidels - I Can't Make You Mine
22 Redd Kross - Ballad Of A Love Doll
23 Material Issue - Renee Remains The Same
24 The Pursuit of Happiness - She's So Young
25 Velvet Crush - Walking Out On Love
You can buy the set directly from Cherry Red here. It is available in the States from Kool Kat here.
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