THE BREAKAWAYS - DEMOS EP (1978)
When The Nerves broke up in early 1978, Paul Collins and Peter Case formed The Breakaways (with a new guitarist Pat Stengl who played on the first Jack Lee's album). The Breakaways shared the refinement of The Nerves but had more of the raw, rocking style heard here on those four songs. The Breakaways split after they had recorded these demos.
Actually, The Breakaways recorded a bunch of 7 songs that were sent to Greg Shaw and Gary Sperrazza. So, three songs are missing in action, a reworked "Working Too Hard", the searing "One Way Ticket" (available on Bomp's Roots of Powerpop, plus "Many Roads To Follow" (available on the 2008's "One Way Ticket" Nerves Anthology). Of the four delivered here, "Everyday Things" was later recorded by The Plimsouls, "Little Susie" was only played live by Paul Collins while this "Walking Out On Love" version was available on Bomp's Waves Vol 1. Finally, Peter Case's "House On The Hill" remains unreleased.
Special note: The demos have been sent by a "fab" french friend who transferred them from his tape. I made a custom arwork based upon the original Nerves 7" EP.
Songs
House On The Hill / Little Suzie / Everyday Things / Walking Out On Love
Actually, The Breakaways recorded a bunch of 7 songs that were sent to Greg Shaw and Gary Sperrazza. So, three songs are missing in action, a reworked "Working Too Hard", the searing "One Way Ticket" (available on Bomp's Roots of Powerpop, plus "Many Roads To Follow" (available on the 2008's "One Way Ticket" Nerves Anthology). Of the four delivered here, "Everyday Things" was later recorded by The Plimsouls, "Little Susie" was only played live by Paul Collins while this "Walking Out On Love" version was available on Bomp's Waves Vol 1. Finally, Peter Case's "House On The Hill" remains unreleased.
Special note: The demos have been sent by a "fab" french friend who transferred them from his tape. I made a custom arwork based upon the original Nerves 7" EP.
Songs
House On The Hill / Little Suzie / Everyday Things / Walking Out On Love
7 comments:
Angelo -- is the link broken? I can't even get to the rapidshare page -- just an error message. Thanks.
Yeah ! Un grand merci à toi et au "fab french friend". Je me suis toujours demandé quels étaient les titres inédits sur cette K7 demo que Jeff Eyrich avait refilé aux Dogs et sur laquelle ils ont pioché "One Way Ticket". J'en peux plus d'attendre la fin du télégargement !!!
D'aprés Peter Case, il n'y aurait eu que 2 titres: One way ticket & House on the hill. Il pensait que Dominique aurait chosit le second.
En tout cas, un EP digne de celui des Nerves.
Fabien.
WOW-- does this ever sound like CHEAP TRICK! (thats a good thing)
Grrrrrreeeat!!!!
Thank you very much.
I'll try to remember to ask Sperrazza what he remembers about them. ... He saw a ton of the early LA scene.
The official release was just recently mastered for Alive Records:
www.alive-totalenergy.com/x/?page_id=938
...and I supplied the source.
These versions are slightly sped up and distorted compared to versions I have. One song, "Radio Station", a Case composition, is missing from the "French" dude's tape.
A nice preview of things to come though...
Video of Peter Case mastering soon to be released Breakaways album:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_gfoPmh13g
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