THE LATE SHOW - PORTABLE POP (1980)
LATEST NEWS: The band will reissue very soon this classic album. Link removed.
This is for sure one of power pop's best-kept secrets and most appropriate record titles but also, unfortunately, a very hard to find gem released in 1980 on a small label called "Rave". "Portable Pop" includes 12 melodic nuggets that rank among the very best of the power pop genre. Songs like "Take A Chance", "Hey Sue", "Protect Your Love", "A Matter Of Time",... are just what you need if you are in pursuit of pop happiness with a slight tinge of melancholy. Not only will you carry around in your head wonderful midtempo ballads and faster-paced power pop numbers but they will be associated and imprinted on your mind with such girl's names as Sue, Judy, Mary Anne... which make them easier to remember as you hum tunes over and over and begin to feel ever so happy. Do not miss out on this treasure trove of awesome melodies if you chance to come across it your quest for power pop's all time greats. By the way, in 1996, it was listed by John Borack in Goldmine as #50 of the 50 essential US power pop albums. (Bubblegumthepunk)
In 2007, the album was listed #46 of the 200 essential power pop albums in "Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide"
Special Note : The album rip is part of a "swapping deal" between a huge american powerpop fan and me. I only worked a little on the original wave files provided (RMS normalization done plus a few minor clicks removed). I also stitched the parts of the LP scans he had sent me. The album was ripped from an unplayed LP. You may have seen this album on other blogs or other places, but this one is a brand new rip.
Songs
Take A Chance / Stop / I Won't Play The Clown / Actions Speak Louder Than Words / What Can I Do / Hey Sue / Look Who's Laughing Now / Judy / Protect Your Love / So Happy / Won't Mind Waiting / Just A Matter Of Time
Click here to listen to some Late Show demos from 2007.
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I was lookin' for this power pop gem for ages. Up to now I had only a scratchy vinyl copy from a thrift store! Do you know if there are more albums by this band than this one ????
Greets, Mitch
nice site! do you have some del amitri albums? thanks
I was looking for this one since I read about it in John Borack's book. I found another vinyl rip recently but the quality was nowhere near what you have uploaded. Listening to your version is like hearing the album properly for the first time. Bravo my friend! What a great service you offer to the pop community.
Hopefully, someone please reissue this!!
I'm with bobsyerunkle, this is a huge improvement of the other rip out there (Which isn't an insult to whoever did it previously, I enjoyed it while I had it!) BUt this is just GREAT!
Thanks for all the great music and Happy New Year
you forgot to mention, this blog is mentioned in the book also!
thanks for this rip and all the other great music you post here, happy holidays to you :)
Brilliant, thank you and a Happy New Year to you Angelo!
I keep getting site not found. Is the d/l no longer working? Thanks
This is great!! Thanks!!
Downloaded this a while ago but finally was able to listen to it. Great album, thanks so much. This deserves to be re-released on disc!
thanks a ton for this. ive had a few tracks for a couple of years now, so glad to have the entire album now. I live in Indy so these guys are really appreciated!
This band has reunited (2010) and are playing shows in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are saying Portable Pop will be re-released "soon." Their gigs are listed on a limited web page at thelateshowband.com. I've gone to see them four times this summer and have not been disappointed yet!
...and they have a Facebook page. Search with The Late Show Band.
It is available, remastered with bonus tracks!! Just ordered my copy.
http://store.trashycreatures.com/product/the-late-show-porable-pop-cd
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