Soul Jazz Records' new 'Power Pop! American Power Pop for the Now Generation 1977-1981' brings together a wealth of punk/power pop/new wave tunes from American bands that were all originally released in the USA on small and independent labels in the late-70s/early-80s.
Taking both their do-it-yourself aesthetic and super-charged adrenalin from punk and new wave, these groups also harked back to the golden age of pop music of the 1960s and 1970s with their soaring sing-along melodies. Most of these records were self-published private-press 45s, made in very limited-editions and were often the only tracks ever released by these groups.
Track Listing
Side A
1. Ambulance - It's All Up To You
2. Dow Jones and The Industrials - Let’s Go Steady
3. Hot Dates - I Can't Stay
4. Nastyfacts - Drive My Car
5. Pointed Sticks - What Do You Want Me to Do?
6. The Normals - Hardcore A7. Shoes - Tomorrow Night
Side B
1. The Reactions - It's Our Turn Now
2. Puppet Rulers - Outta My Mind
3. Testors - Together
4. The Scruffs - You're No Fun
5. The Reruns - So So Alone
6. The Wigs - You Say Ono
7. The Fingers - Isolation
8. The Reactions - In Society
