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Various Artists - The Roots Of Powerpop (1981)

Track listing:
  1. I Can't Pretend Barracudas 2:32
  2. First In Line Romantics 2:36
  3. Apologies Pointed Sticks 2:01
  4. One Way Ticket Breakaways 2:11
  5. Walking Out On Love Breakaways 1:33
  6. I'm Tired M&M's 1:50
  7. I'll Get Lucky Plimsouls 2:42
  8. Now You Know Real Kids 3:55
  9. Tell It To Carrie Romantics 3:20
  10. Thinking Of Ways Singles 2:58
  11. Biggest Gossip In Town Rockin' Horse 2:46
  12. Jealousy Poppees 2:35
  13. Beat Your Heart Out Zeros 2:17
  14. Him Or Me Flamin' Groovies 2:34
  15. Aggravation Place Jook 3:28
  16. It's About Time Pandoras 2:21
  17. She's Not Mine Mystery Machine 2:54
  18. The Trains Nashville Ramblers 3:07
  19. Utter Frustration Wombats 2:19
  20. Make Up Your Mind Stiv Bators 10:34
  21. Fun At The Beach B Girls 1:56
  22. Drive 20-20 2:33
  23. Screaming 20-20 2:42
  24. Under The Freeway 20-20 3:52
  25. Every Summer Day Last 3:24
  26. Tomorrow Night Shoes 3:12

Notes

On The Roots of Powerpop Bomp! put the Romantics "First in Line" and "Tell It to Carrie"), Stiv Bators ("Make Up Your Mind"), Plimsouls ("I'll Get Lucky") and Flamin' Groovies ("Him or Me") together with a host of lesser known acts. The result is a bouncing snapshot from when punk dared to be pop. The time span is 1979-81 the songs are insistent, and about a couple dozen bands prove here the effectiveness of the approach. Liner notes chart the waxing and waning of power pop and include a sentence or two about each cut.

Other bands featured include the Barracudas, Pointed Sticks, Breakaways, M&Ms, Plimsouls, Real Kids, Detroit's Singles, Rockin' Horse, Poppees, Zeros, Jook, Pandoras, Mystery Machine, Nashville Ramblers, Wombats, B Girls, 20/20, Last, and Shoes . This is an excellent overview of a vital and energetic footnote to pop music.