SILLY BOYS - WANT YOU! (1982) (MLP)

Jordan Oakes review, Yellow Pills #6
Undoubtedly, these Silly Boys were part of the powerpop hard core, otherwise how can explain they released this kind of record ... in 1982 ? First off, the sleeve showed two guys in vintage '70s (three-piece) suits... Not quite a treasure perhaps, but sort of a buried... uh, silver dollar, this five-songer is pure new wave-era (but not new wave in sound) power-pop, which means Knack-like pounces of guitar, and gooey/lovey lyrics epitomized by the titles : "High School Crush","Corner Telephone" and "Subway Romance" (and two others). This two-man band had obviously spend some time listening to the great pop groups of the day (Shoes, Records, L.A. power-pop et al), and went about trying to recreate the magic of those bands without knowing exactly how the trick is done. And of course it wasn't a trick after all, but that other "t"-word talent, which wasn't in abundance in the Silly Boys' repertoire. Still, The EP is full of catchy hooks and the sort of specific power-pop fun -- early eighties style -- that can never, and will never, be created again.

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Songs
1 High School Crush 3:10
2 Corner Telephone 2:52
3 Subway Romance 2:48
4 Better Than Blue 2:57
5 Knock 'Em Rock 'Em 2:30

CONCERTS

CONCERTS

Some concerts from the Alta Tension Association

previously shared on PPC
with jewel case custom artwork by PPC

(artwork sometimes inspired by some classic ones)

MYRACLE BRAH

LANDS ON THE SALA MATISSE (2004)

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FARRAH

LIVE AT THE SALA MATISSE (2004)

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DANIEL WYLIE

SALA MATISSE, VALENCIA (2008)

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SPLITSVILLE

PRESENTS THE GREENBERRY WOODS (2001)

(An Acoustic Show)

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CHRIS VON SNEIDERN

COLEGIO LUIS VIVES, VALENCIA (2001)

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YELLOW PILLS ISSUE #9 (1998)

Jordan Oakes began publishing his seminal power pop 'zine, "Yellow Pills" in the summer of 1990 out of pure teenage puppy love for riffing, jangly guitars, fake British accents and harmonizing voices that ache with pimply adolescent yearning. Issue #9 was the last one to be printed

PDF (12 pages, 400dpi scans) complete with bookmarks

 

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VARIOUS - THE POCKET SYMPHONIES TO GOD Vol. 2 (2016)

Eight years after the first compilation i've finally made a sequel to "The Pocket Symphonies To God", working all summer long on this new volume. For info, only 6 artists (out of 52) of this new volume can also be found on the first one.

Again this is a 2CD-set and it comes with the usual PPC artwork including all details about the artists featured here. The compilation was made with lossless files only (minus one) though a few songs (either from CD or from digital downloads) appear to be lossy mastered - check the auCDtect files included in the FLAC folders.

NOTE: ZS allow parallel downloads

pwd: password

ARTWORK (400dpi): ZS (16 mb) 

CD1: Lossy ZS (179 mb) or Lossless ZS1 + ZS2 + ZS3 (522 mb)

CD2: Lossy ZS (180 mb) or Lossless ZS1 + ZS2 + ZS3 (518 mb)

Click on pix for the details of the bands involved

VARIOUS - SUMMER PARTY! (2016)

"Summer Party!" is the eighth PPC compilation of Summer songs

Again, this shiny sunshine collection is available
in lossy and lossless formats

with the usual PPC set of artwork

Summer 2016

320 lame 3.99 (190 mb): here

FLAC 8 (570 mb): 1 - 2 -3

Click on pix for the details of the bands involved

  

All the previous PPC summer compilations are still available (320 mp3)

you can give a look at them and dream of a bright future

even though you've got to wear shades. 

2009 Summer Songs (details here): 1 + 2

2010 Summer Songs Vol. 2 (details here): 1

2011 Back To The Summer Of... (details here): 1

2012 Hooks On The Beach (details here): 1

2013 In Search For The Perfect Hook (details here): 1

2014 Summer PowerPop Man! (details here): 1

2015 Lonely Summer (details here): 1

A FEW RE-UPS (lossless)

DAVID WERNER - DAVID WERNER (1979)

As a request, another gem that never made it to CD.

Lossless: ZS1 + ZS2 (297 mb)

Original post (12 June 2007) here

THE WISHNIAKS - ALL DRESSED UP & NOWHERE TO GO (1992)

As a request, another gem that never made it to CD.

Lossless: ZS1 + ZS2 (211 mb)

Original post (8 May 2007) here

THE EYES OF MIND - TALES OF THE TURQUOISE UMBRELLA (1984)

 

As a request, another gem that never made it to CD.
 

Lossless: ZS1 + ZS2 (217 mb)

Original post (27 May 2007) here

 FLYING COLOR - FLYING COLOR (1987, Expanded 1996)

 

As a request, a gem that made it to CD.
 

Lossless: ZS1 + ZS2 (288 mb)

Original post (19 September 2013) here

 

RASPBERRIES - REFRESHED (2000)

It's hard to picture power pop masters the Raspberries without singer Eric Carmen, but that's exactly what happened to the group during the early 21st century. After an attempt at a reunion (with Carmen) failed to materialize during the late '90s, the other Raspberries -- original member/guitarist Wally Bryson, plus latter-day members Scott McCarl (guitar) and Dave Smalley (bass) -- decided to go through with a reunion despite Carmen's non-participation. Filling in the gaps in the studio were Los Angeles-based session man Brian Barham on keyboards and the Tearaways' Jesse Benenati on drums, which resulted in the first all-new studio recording credited to the Raspberries in 26 years, 2000's Refreshed. Wisely not straying far from the group's original sound (a perfect blend of pop melody and riff rock), the trio successfully resuscitates the classic Raspberries sound over six tracks. With the songwriting credits equally distributed between all three members, Refreshed shows that Carmen wasn't the only talent in the band. That said, you can't help but think what the tracks would have sounded like if Carmen was in on the fun as well. Highlights include the Beatlesque "When Is Your Dream?," the up-tempo "Pop Teasers," and the obligatory love song, "Someone Like You." Refreshed is a fine little memento for longtime fans who wondered what the Raspberries would sound like in the 21st century. ~ AMG 

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Songs
1 Would You Say Yes Again? / 2 When Is Your Dream? / 3 Pop Teasers / 4 Someone Like You / 5 Love in My Eyes / 6 Rock 'N' Roll Kids

BOMP ISSUE #17 (November 1977)

Started in 2010 on PPC, the BOMP issues were slowly posted and issue #17 was the last one that hadn't been shared until today.

After a 3 year hiatus, be ready for England's Screaming. It's 1977 again

As usual, the vintage ads have been included. Enjoy.

 

Info
Format PDF (scans 400dpi) - Acrobat Reader 11.0 and others
bookmarks added - direct access to features
complete issue: 64 pages !!! (vintage advertisements included)
 

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Issues 15-16-18-19-20 have been re-upped and are again available

Issue 15: ZS (17mb) original post April 2010

Issue 16: ZS (23mb) original post November 2013

Issue 17: ZS (23mb) original post March 2016

Issue 18: ZS (28mb) original post April 2010

Issue 19: ZS (22mb) original post April 2010

Issue 20: ZS (17mb) original post April 2010

THE QUICK - MONDO DECO (1976)

As a request, a scarce item that never made it to CD.
It was granted a limited edition reissue of 125 on vinyl in 2009 by Radio Heartbeat.

price range goes from $25 to $85 (or higher)

Lossless: 1 + 2 (258 mb)

Original post (9 May 2007) here

TRIBUTES OR NOT TRIBUTES Vol 10 (2016)

After an overlong 22 months hiatus, "Tributes or Not Tributes" is back with a 10th volume and just like Johnny Ramone used to say:

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

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

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

 mp3 (320 lame 3.99) 
CD1 (196mb) + CD2 (184mb)

flac 8
CD1: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 (582 mb)
CD2: 1 + 2 + 3 (552 mb)
(CDDA auCDtect included - 4 files were detected as MPEG)

Previous collections are still available.

 2006 - Tributes or not Tributes

CD1 + CD2

2006 - Tributes or not Tributes Rewind
 CD1 + CD2

2008 - The Return Of Tributes or not Tributes
(500.000 Blog Fans Can't Be Wrong)
CD1 + CD2

2009 - Tributes or Not Tributes...Strikes Back
CD1 + CD2

2010 - Tributes or Not Tributes V
CD1 + CD2 

2011 - Tributes or Not Tributes Vol. 6
CD1 + CD2

2012 - Tributes or Not Tributes Vol. 7
CD1 + CD2

2013 - Tributes or Not Tributes Vol. 8 (Never Mind The Originals)
CD1 + CD2

2014 - Tributes or Not Tributes Vol. 9 (Back To The Tributes)
CD1 + CD2

2014 - Tributes or Not Tributes Vol 9 Bonus CD

CD

TRIBUTES OR NOT TRIBUTES VOL 1->9 (2006-2014)

SPREADSHEET

BOXING DAY 2015 ERRATUM

 

If you have downloaded this album shared during Boxing Day,

one song was incomplete. Here it is in its full length. Click here

AWoS 2015 - AWoS 2015 - AWoS 2015 - AWoS 2015 - AWoS 2015

 

I've got some messages asking for a a re-up of the special event called AWoS. Usually AWoS is available for a limited time only, but here's the AWoS text file with all the links. Some links could be down, so grab what you can and enjoy. There will be no re-up.

TEXT

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016

May this New Year brings you more hooks than ever

•?((¯°·._.• ⓗⓐⓟⓟⓨ ⓝⓔⓦ ⓨⓔⓐⓡ •._.·°¯))؟•

FOOLS FACE - TELL AMERICA (1981)

From 1981, here’s one of the finest new wave power pop albums you’ve never heard of, and you’re not alone. Tell America, the second long-player from Springfield Missouri’s finest, Fools Face. I take that back – you might’ve heard of ‘em if you read Trouser Press or Creem back in the day – they shouted Fools Face from the rooftops but no one listened.  And no one bought.  So finding these original albums today is a whole lot harder than, say, the first two Knack albums and this is much better.  If you dig those first two Knack albums, or the Shoes, or 20/20, Marshall Crenshaw, XTC and Elvis Costello for that matter, chances are you’ll really dig Fools Face. Sure, they’re no longer around to take your ticket money, but I’m sure they’ll be happy to know you got there eventually. 30 years later.

If the Beatles had survived into the 80’s with their dignity intact, they might’ve sounded like this. “American Guilt” even quotes the Fab Four: “When push comes to shove, all we need is love.” But all hippie sentimentality is confined solely to the lyrics - the music is pure unadulterated guitar pop, the purity of which you could ONLY find in the smack-dab middle of America - Springfield Missouri - where the disco electro nightclub and new romantic import scene hasn’t infiltrated. “Maiden USA” is not only a great title, but a stone-cold power pop new wave GEM, with a monster guitar riff that any of those fancy major label bands would’ve killed for. “Behind Bars” is a bouncy new wave dance tune at breakneck speed with paranoid nerd rock vocals that sound a lot like Devo (who were middle America too) and the herky jerky skittish rhythms of XTC (who were middle UK I guess). “Valentine” is a solid slice of Knack-alike pop, but with a much more paranoid and ominous undercurrent than anything the happy-go-lucky “My Sharona” boys could ever muster.  And “L5” is perhaps the single GREATEST lost power pop hit of the 80’s, a breathtaking catchy slice of pounding power pop about space colonization that should have been a standout track on one of those Just Can’t Get Enough CDs.  It wasn’t, of course, and despite this being one of the best pop albums of the decade, so few people have heard it today, and it ain’t even out on CD, those bastids. Tell America is not just a title, it’s a request.  And with pop music in a more sorry state than ever today, it’s your civic duty.  So go on, Tell America how great Fools Face was.  Better late than never.

NEVER REISSUED ON CD

Special note: The album includes the usual set of custom artwork. The vinyl transfer was made last summer during vacation when my old mate Peter came by my beautiful countryside with a pile of scarce LP's.

 

lossy: ZS (320 mp3 lame 3.99 - 122mb)

lossless: ZS1 + ZS2 (FLAC 8 - 310mb)

Songs
1 American Guilt 3:12 / 2 Maiden U.S.A 2:18 / 3 Whatever 3:04 / 4 Land Of The Hunted 3:18 / 5 Stand Up 2:44 / 6 Behind Bars 1:58 / 7 Telephone Time 3:23 / 8 L5 3:47 / 9 (Gotta Get) A Letter To You 3:00 / 10 Won't Make It Hard For You 3:04 / 11 Valentine 3:17 / 12 Bop Man 2:08 / 13 Nothing To Say 1:57 / 14 The Truth 2:00

PPC BOXING DAY 2015

Here are some surprise gifts for the 7th PPC Boxing Day

This year, Boxing Day is gonna be a double one again because Mario who is a PPC reader from the very early days has made his own AWoS, and as the AWoS was quite excellent, i've decided to share it on PPC as a bonus Boxing Day (with his kind authorization)

All Mario's rips are genuine 320 lame 3.99 with full artwork

Links are 320 mp3 (ZS) 

ZS allows parallel downloads

Please read below and grab what you want or need. Enjoy

TRY SOME, BUY SOME

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