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Friday, April 24

WAVES - AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEW MUSIC VOL 1 (1979)

Pressed in blue vinyl, "Waves" was the second compilation from the legendary Bomp label. Greg Shaw and Bomp began as a rock magazine in '70 and became an "alternative music industry" in '74, then spread the word of "Power Pop" to the world with singles by the likes of the Flamin' Groovies, 20/20, Shoes or the Poppees. Highlights include Tommy Rock (later known as Tommy Knight), 20/20, The Flashcubes, The Marshalls, The Romantics and Paul Collins.

ZS (206 mb)

Bands (Songs)
Tommy Rock (Dancing The Night Away) / 20-20 (Drive) / The Human Switchboard (You're Much Madder Than Me) / The Flashcubes (Christi Girl) / Permanent Wave (Little Girl) / The Last (We're In Control) / Paul Collins (Walking Out On Love) / The Marshalls (You Don't Care) / JJ 180 (AR-L7) / The Invaders (She's Boss) / The Romantics (Let's Swing) / Blitkrieg Bop (Let's Go)

Saturday, April 12

BACK TO THE TRIBUTES

"Tributes or not Tributes Vol 9 (1974-1984)"

It was 40 years ago, two years before i was able to listen to "Blitkrieg Bop" while walking in a record store on a Saturday afternoon. The next few years would become the best ones with Bomp!, the first Stiff singles and all that stuff i've shared with you on PPC since 2007.

This is the reason why i've made a new volume of "Tributes or not Tributes" spanning ten years between 1974 and 1984.

This is a great opportunity to remember what Johnny Ramone once said,

"Go back and learn the history. Go back to the beginning of rock 'n'roll and listen to everything that went down".

Trust me all the bands featured knew a lot about history.

The collection is available in both formats (lossy and lossless)

with the usual set of artwork (booklet + inner + inlay + tray)

CD1 + CD2

Click on pix below for details of the bands involved