ROOTS OF POWERPOP -VA ( Groovies, Romantics,B Girls Breakaways etc) LAST COPIES! CD

LAST COPIES!  About to be one for the history books.

This compilation chronicles the style that happened right after punk rock, when some of the bands learned how to play their instruments a little better and started borrowing melodies and harmonies from old '60s pop records. This marriage of melody and energy spawned a couple years' worth of exciting music and a lot of it happened on Bomp during the years 1979-1981. 

Every one of these 25 songs is a bona-fide classic, including bands like The Romantics, The Real Kids, The Flamin' Groovies, Shoes, 20/20, The Nerves, Pointed Sticks, The Zeros, The Last, and The Plimsouls. These are mostly tracks not otherwise available on CD, and a couple never never been released before in this country.

Includes lots of photos and info. (Greg Shaw)

TRACKLISTING
1. I Can't Pretend - Barracudas
2. First In Line - Romantics
3. Apologies - Pointed Sticks
4. One Way Ticket - Breakaways
5. Walking Out On Love - Breakaways
6. I'm Tired - M&Ms
7. I'll Get Lucky - Plimsouls
8. Now You Know - Real Kids
9. Tell It To Carrie - Romantics
10. Thinking Of Ways - Singles
11. Biggest Gossip In Town - Rockin' Horse
12. Jealousy - Poppees
13. Beat Your Heart Out - Zeros
14. Him Or Me - Flamin Groovies
15. Aggravation Place - Jook
16. It's About Time - Pandoras
17. She's Not Mine - Mystery Machine
18. The Trains - Nashville Ramblers
19. Utter Frustration - Wombats
20. Make Up Your Mind - Stiv Bators
21    Fun at the Beach - 1:56 (B Girls)   
22    Drive - 2:33 (Twenty Twenty [1])   
23    Screaming [#] - 2:42 (Twenty Twenty [1])   
24    Under the Freeway - 3:52 (Twenty Twenty [1])   
25    Every Summer Day - 3:24 (Last)   
26    Tomorrow Night - 3:12 (Shoes [1])