IAN NORTH - NEO (1979)
"Neo" is a 1979 Powerpop masterpiece released by Ian North, former guitarist and songwriter with legendary Junkshop "Bubbleglam" Milk'n’Cookies (a 2005 RPM reissue). After the band split, Ian North went to live in England for a while, first he formed Ian North's Radio with Martin Gordon (Jet, Radio Stars) and then led a new wave band called Neo which collapsed after recording an unreleased album. He salvaged and revised various studio efforts (with two different lineups) to piece together Neo, which is actually a very good record. The overall timbre is modern rock with melody and bitterness; some of the songs are excellent. Returning to New York, he began recording by himself, producing two discs at home on simple equipment, using synthesizers as a major sonic component (the only one on Rape of Orchids). The full length "Girlfriend's Dead'" (1980, reissued 2006 with bonus) contains some good songs but this ain't no Powerpop. (Sources: Trouser Press et al).
Songs
If You Gotta Go / She Kills Me / Don't Dance / Heart / Tran-sister / Heaven On Earth / The Robots / No Sound From 25 / Hollywood Babylon / Girls In Gangs / Texas Modern / Kamikaze
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can you post the 7'' single "Tran-Sister", please? That was the first and only released recording by Ian North's Neo as a band. And Neo was a good album.
Could you please repost this in flac? Thanks anyway and congratulations for your blog!
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