JACK GREEN - HUMANESQUE (1980, Reissue 1993)

Originally released in 1980, RCA Canada briefly reissued the album in 1993 and this CD edition is quite hard to find. Some years later (around 1998/2000), all of the Jack Green albums were reissued on Revolver Records and once again distribution rights for the Jack Green albums expired and were not renewed, hence the scarcity of those CD reissues.

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (105 mb)

Lossless: FLAC 8 (Test  & Copy EAC 0.99) (253 mb)

Songs

Murder / So Much / Valentina / Babe / Can't Stand It / I Call, No Answer / Life on the Line / Bout That Girl / Thought It Was Easy / Factory Girl / This Is Japan

THE POP - HEARTS & KNIVES (1981)

FLAC first time available by request

Lossless: FLAC 8 (140 mb)

First posted here
2007, May 18

same Lossy: 320 (84 mb) still available

THE BOYFRIENDS (& The Poppees) - LOST TREASURES (2005)

After The Poppees had released 2 BOMP! singles in 1975 and 1978...the band broke-up and while Alexander and Harris, as The Sorrows, put out two excellent LPs of skinny-tie power pop, Waxman and Lorenzo became the "punkier" Boyfriends.

This 2005 Japan anthology of released (both 7" singles are here) and unreleased Boyfriends sides also includes slightly different mixes of the two Poppees originals ("Jealousy" & "If She Cries". It includes the original version of "I Need Your Love" covered in 1983 by the Ramones on "Subterranean Jungle". The collection is now fetching ridiculous prices.

For more Poppees stuff, you can check the "Pop Goes The Anthology" (BOMP!)

Lossless: ZS1 + ZS2  (290 mb)

Songs
Jealousy (as The Poppees) / Voice On The Line / I Need Your Love / I Love Her / It's The Same Old Song / You're The One / Don't Gimme No Junk / Wrapped Up In A Dream / I Don't Want Nobody (I Want You) / If She Cries (as The Poppees) / I Just Want A Goodnight Kiss / Girl / Picture / Rock And Romance / Another Boy / Afternooners

VARIOUS - IN SEARCH FOR THE PERFECT HOOK (Summer 2013)

   

Another year, another summer coming soon, so here's the brand new collection (the fifth) of summer songs. This sunshine collection is available in lossy and lossless formats. All the previous summer compilations are still available.

2009 - 2010 - 2011 - 2012

Summer 2013

320 lame 3.98 (195 mb): Here

FLAC 8 (589 mb): There (link down)

Special note: I made a complete set of artwork including full details of each release featured in this collection.

Click on pix for details of the bands invloved

THE D.I.Y. SERIES (1993)

re-upped

First Time here 2010, November 27

UK POP I (1976-79) - TEENAGE KICKS

UK POP II (1978-79) - STARRY EYES

First Time here 2011, January 27

AMERICAN POP I (1975-78) - COME OUT AND PLAY

AMERICAN POP II (1978-80) - SHAKE IT UP!

First Time here 2011, January 30

MASS. AVE - THE BOSTON SCENE (1975-83)

First Time here 2011, January 16

BLANK GENERATION - THE NEW YORK SCENE (1975-78

First Time on PPC 2013, June11 (artwork incomplete)

WE'RE DESPERATE - THE L.A. SCENE (1976-79)

First Time on PPC 2013, June11 (artwork incomplete)

UK PUNK I - ANARCHY IN THE UK (1976-77)

UK PUNK II - THE MODERN WORLD (1977-78)

RED LETTER DAY - RED LETTER DEMOS

Re-upped by request

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First posted here
2009, March 2

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

FLAC first time available by request

Lossless: FLAC 8 (217 mb)

First posted here
2007, May 27

same Lossy: 320 (78 mb) still available

BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY - THE RUSSIANS ARE COMING (1980)

CD REISSUE JAPAN 1998

"The Russians Are Coming" was released in 1980 with an added member. Dennis Forbes had been brought in to play guitar and The Rumour's Bob Andrews helped keyboards on the "Pressure" track. Due to the cold war of the time, the original title had to be changed to "Pressure" when it was released in the USA. The track list was also modified and a new artwork elaborated. Though not as brilliant as "Strange Man, Changed Man", this album had some fine songs (specially the great "Can't Give You Reasons"). The original british album was briefly reissued on CD in Japan, and is quite hard to find. "Pressure" was never reissued. This is the CD reissue

Lossy: ZS (100 mb)

Lossless: ZS1  + ZS2 (314 mb)

Songs

Let's Dance / Mister President / Misfortune / Hollywood Nightmare / The Russians Are Coming / Heartache /Letter From The USA / Can't Give You Reasons / Jeux Sans Frontieres / New-York Paranoia

TRIBUTE TO THE RECORDS - I REMEMBER YOUR NAME (1996)
  
Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.97 (124 mb)

First posted here
2010, November 10

Don't forget the excellent "Starry Eyed" a Tribute to The Records released in Australia by Zero Hour Records

This tribute gathers a host of bands/artists from around the world to pay tribute to one of the finest power pop bands. Featuring: Bill Lloyd, Off Broadway, Dan Sarka & The Sometimes Why, Donovans Brain (Bobby Sutliff/Dennis Tek), Steven Deal, The Accent, The Split Squad, Lannie Flowers, Zombie Western Baby, Mike Dees, The Injured Parties, The Mold Monkies, The Bottle Kids, Vex and The Vextones, Words, The World Record, The Popdogs, Undecided By Default, The Cheeks and The Broken Rekkids. Original members John Wicks and Will Birch have given it their blessings.

THE MOBERLYS - SEXTEEN (1995)


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First posted here
2011, April 10





Check also the alternate edtion here
THE MOBERLYS - SEXTEEN (1984)



 

 Jim Basnight is currently on tour in the Washington area

Sunday June 9th at the Log Cabin in Sumner WA at 5PM (Sundays are great for an early outdoor show)

Saturday June 15th at the Westwood Village Street Fair in West Seattle WA at 5PM with the NW Rivals (This event was fantastic last year)

Friday June 21st Crossroads Mall in Bellevue WA at 7PM (Love to play for families, including my own)

Saturday June 22nd at The Brickyard Pub in Federal Way WA at 9PM (Never dull in this joint)

Thursday June 27th at Thomas O'Neill Cellars in Richland WA at 5PM (solo) (Cool outdoor venue)

Friday June 28th at the Rendezvous in Enumclaw at 7PM (solo) (One of the best stages for a solo show around)

Saturday June 29th TBA

PYRAMIDIACS - TEETER TOTTER (1st edition) (1996)


Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.97 (101 mb)

First posted here
2010, November 10

TRIBUTE TO THE BEE GEES - MELODY FAIR (1994)
 
Re-upped by request

Lossy: ZS (181 mb)

First posted here
2010, November 21

TRIBUTE TO BADFINGER - COME AND GET IT (1997)


Re-upped by request

Lossy: ZS (189 mb)

First posted here
2010, November 14

CHOO CHOO TRAIN - BRIAR HIGH (SINGLES 1988) (1992)

After working for a time as Pop the Balloon with future solo artist and producer Adam Schmitt, Menck formed Choo Choo Train (and the side groups Bag O'Shells and the Springfields for good measure) with Chastain in the late '80s and set out to conquer the world. Eleven simple tracks by the twinky trio (with guitarist Darren Cooper), including all of the Briar Rose and High EPs, were posthumously compiled as Briar High and issued over Menck's strenuous objections. Sanctioned or not, it documents the group's aerated Anglo-pop obsessions in lightly rendered cut-to-the-heart songs — "Flower Field," "When Sunday Comes (She Sighs)," "My Best Friend" — given a sparkly dusting of chiming guitars, snappy beats and Chastain's wimpiest vocals. Poignant, pretty and dizzyingly gentle power pop. Jeff Murphy of Shoes guests on "Every Little Knight"; Menck sings lead on "Big Blue Buzz" and "Wishing on a Star."

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (81 mb)
Lossless: FLAC 8 (234 mb) .

Songs
1 Briar Rose / 2 Big Blue Buzz / 3 Nothing Else! / 4 Flower Field / 5 Every Little Knight / 6 Catch Another Breath / 7 High / 8 Wishing On A Star / 9 My Best Friend / 10 When Sunday Comes (She Sighs) / 11 Parasol

JIMMY DESTRI - HEART ON A WALL (1982)


Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (99 mb)
Lossless: FLAC 8 (293 mb)

First posted here
2011, January11

GONE FISHIN' - MATT PIUCCI & TIM LEE (1986)


Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (100 mb)
Lossless: FLAC 8 (282 mb)

First posted here
2011, January 25

TRIBUTE TO BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD - FIVE WAY STREET (2006)

Bonus Disc Included

This tribute was put together by Eric Sorensen and features absolutely fantastic liner notes from noted expert John Einarson, author of several books for fans of mid/late 60’s rock, “Mr Tambourine Man: The Story of the Byrds' Gene Clark” and “Desperados: The Roots Of Country Rock" and "For What It's Worth: The Story of the Buffalo Springfield".

MOJO: "4 stars..vibrantly affectionate tribute to Buffalo Sprinfield. There`s respect aplenty here for the Springfield`s bejewelled legacy...mostly this hyper-jangly no-frills homage is aimed squarely at the shamelessly nostalgic."

UNCUT: "4 stars..affectionate postcard. Much like Not Lame`s earlier Gene Clark tribute, "Five WayStreet" gather enthusiastic true believers of the pop underground to pay respect to a strong, misunderstood catalogue. Participating artists may lack name reconitionbut, thanks to their intimacy with the Springfield oeuvre, strong performances abound. The Retros` "We`ll See", for instance, transforms a forgotten out-take into perhaps the great lost Springfield single, while Walter Clevenger turns "Burned" into a jange-and-harmony gem ala 1965 Byrds. Most startling is Andrew Gold`s locomotive, "Bluebird", a monster of controlled chaos, one sounding truest to the Springfield`s live legend".

The Power Of Pop: "Buffalo Springfield deserves to take its place as an integral part of the 60s pop pantheon. Highlights of this set Noctorum viz. Marty (The Church) Willson-Piper and Dave (Traffic) Mason with a spine-tingling Nowadays Clancy Cant Even Sing, Maplewoods sensitive I Am A Child, The Gripweeds muscular Down to the Wire, The Windbreakers ethereal Expecting To Fly, Jeff Larsons exciting Questions amongst others. Add also significant contributions from Walter Clevenger, George Usher Group, The Kennedys and Western Electric and you will agree that Five Way Street is a celebration that any fan of 60s pop-rock would want in on."-
 

 Click on pix below for details of the bands involved

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Lossless: FLAC 8 (Test & Copy EAC v0.99) (571 mb)

 Five Way Street Bonus Disc (2006)

A 13 song bonus CD-R of unreleased, rare or exclusive tracks that was "exclusive" to anyone who had pre-ordered “Five Way Street” before May 30th, 2006, the date when this CD was released to a world primed to re-discover the greatness of five guys named Richie, Bruce, David, Stephen and Neil.

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (110 mb)

Lossless: FLAC 8 (Test & Copy EAC v0.99) (302 mb)

 Click on pix below for details of the bands involved

PETER CASE - SHAW THEATRE, EUSTON (1986)


Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.97 (183 mb)

First posted here
2011, January 14

GAME THEORY - LOLITA NATION (1987) (CD Edition)

Game Theory leader Scott Miller had never made much of a secret of his fondness for Big Star, but while Real Nighttime favored the sound of #1 Record and The Big Shot Chronicles suggested the harder-edged tone of Radio City, Lolita Nation sounded like Game Theory's variation on the themes of Big Star's masterfully damaged swan song, Third/Sister Lovers. Certainly Game Theory's most ambitious album, Lolita Nation was a two-LP set that combined some of Miller's most user-friendly power pop with dark, moody ruminations on betrayal, failed love, and mortality, bursts of avant-garde noise, and fragments of unclassifiable studio doodling, all thrown into a sonic Cuisinart through Miller's aggressive use of aural montage. Lolita Nation is more than a bit disorienting on first listen, though it finds the band playing at the top of their form on challenging material (new guitarist Donnete Thayer makes an impressive debut), and there are more than a few flat-out brilliant tracks (such as "Chardonnay," "The Waist and the Knees," and "The Real Shelia") alongside such head-scratchers as "Turn Me on Dead Man," "Watch Who You're Calling Space Garbage Meteor Mouth," and the 22nd track (which stubbornly defies titling). Taken as a whole and given time to fully absorb, Lolita Nation is probably Game Theory's finest and most impressive album, though it's also the worst place for a beginner to start examining their work. AMG

THE 27 SONG CD EDITION IS FETCHING RIDICULOUS PRICES
(around $100). 

HERE IS THE CD EDITION IN BOTH FORMATS WITH FULL ARTWORK

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (191mb)
Lossless: FLAC 8 (Test & Copy EAC v1.0) (484mb)

The single LP edition is also available on PPC  here.(2011, February 13)

Songs
Kenneth - What's The Frequency? / Not Because You Can /    Shard / Go Ahead, You're Dying To /    Dripping With Looks / Exactly What We Don't Want To Hear / We Love You, Carol And Alison / The Waist And The Knees / Nothing New / World's Easiest Job / Look Away / Slip / The Real Sheila / Andy In Ten Years / Watch Who You're Calling Space Garbage Meteor Mouth_Pretty Green Card Shark / Where They Have To Let You In / Turn Me On Dead Man / Mammoth Gardens / Little Ivory / Museum Of Hopelessness /    Toby Ornette / All Clockwork And No Bodily Fluids Makes Hal A Dull Metal Humbert / In Heaven Every Elephant Baby Wants To Be So Full Of Sting / Paul Simon In The Park With Canticle / But You Can't Pick Your Friends / Vacuum Genesis / DEFMARCOS - HOWSOMETH - INGDOTIME - SALENGTHS - OMETHINGL - ETBFOLLOW - AAFTERNOO - NGETPRESE - NTMOMENTI - FTHINGSWO - NTALWAYSB - ETHISWAYT - BCACAUSEA - BWASTEAFT - ERNOONWHE - NEQBMERET - URNFROMSH - OWLITTLEG - REENPLACE - 27 / One More For Saint Michael / Choose Between Two Sons / Chardonnay / Last Day That We're Young / Together Now, Very Minor

TOMMY KEENE - DRIVING INTO THE SUN (1994)


Re-upped by request

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First posted here
2012, January 19

THE PLIMSOULS - LIVE AT THE PALACE, HOLLYWOOD (1985)



Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (180 mb)

First posted here
2011, June 19

VELVET CRUSH - LIVE AT THE CBGB's (1996)


Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (120mb)


First posted here
2011, January 30

THE BAM BALAM EXPLOSION VOL 2 (1995)


Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.92 (231 mb)

First posted here
2008, June 30

SPUNK - ORIGINAL VINYL EDITION (1977)


Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (117mb)
Lossless: FLAC 8 (326mb)

First posted here
2011, August 4

TRIBUTE TO BRIAN WILSON - SMILES, VIBES & HARMONY (1990)



Re-upped by request


Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (117mb)
Lossless: FLAC 8 (572mb)

First posted here
2011, July 6

PROMISE - PROMISE?! (1980)

Re-upped by request

Lossy: 160 FHG (38 mb)

First posted here
2012, August 16
 

HECTOR PENALOSA - MUSIC FOR CATS (1996)

Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (167 mb)

First posted here
2010, September 22
 

JIMMY SILVA - FLY LIKE A DOG (1987)

Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (89 mb)

First posted here
2007, May 16
 

THE ELVIS BROTHERS - NOW DIG THIS (1992)

Re-upped by request

Lossy: 320 lame 3.98 (132 mb)

First posted here
2011, March 20