BIFF 'n' POW - Power Pop (…made me bust out at full speed)

Vol. 3 - 7" singles

 

I have always been a keen fan of Power Pop triggered off by The Beatles' “It Won’t Be Long” via The Easy Beats' “Friday On My Mind” in the 60s to Badfinger and The Raspberries in the early 70s. But Power Pop has never stopped – it just went on and on. Among those who carried Power Pop from the 70s into the 80s were The Shoes, The Dwight Twilley Band or Tommy Keene. Not forgetting The Knack and Cheap Trick. The latter even made it Big In Japan! During the 80s, 90s and into the new millennium a lot of underground bands waved the flag, but also first division acts like The Smithereens, Matthew Sweet or Material issue were more than just blowing the whistle. I will grace the Big Beat and Power Pop blog with some Power Pop compilations, just like they are played on my hifi regularly. This is another one, but there are more to come. 

 

Part 1

1 BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY   Girl Of My Dreams     2 SWIMMING POOL Q's   Now I'm Talking About Now     3 THE RASPBERRIES   Overnight Sensation (Hit Record)     4 JOOK   La La Girl     5 CHEAP TRICK   Southern Girls     6 THE SAINTS   Always     7 THE RECORDS   Starry Eyes     8 WATERMELON MEN   Is It Love     9 THE DROOGS   Only Game In Town     10 DAVE EDMUNDS   Teacher Teacher     11 NEW MATH   Die Trying      12 BLUE ASH   Plain To See     13 THE RASPBERRIES   Don’t Want To Say Goodbye      14 SNIPS   9 O'Clock     15 THE KNACK   It's You     16 JELLYFISH   The Ghost At No. One     17 HOT KNIVES   I Hear The Wind Blow     18 THE ROMANTICS   Tell It To Carrie     19 STIV BATORS   I'm Not That Way Anymore     20 KIMBERLEY REW   Stomping All Over The World     21 RADIO CITY   Love And A Picture     22 SLIK   No Star     23 JALLA JALLA   Hospital Waltz 

 

Part 2

1 THE WISHNIAKS   River     2 THE BLOW POPS   I Know Nancy     3 THE JIGSAW SEEN   Celebrity Interview     4 THE SOMELOVES   Know You Now     5 SUPER DELUXE   She Came On     6 FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE   Stacy's Mom     7 THE SHAMBLES   Thin Lines     8 BADFINGER   Day After Day     9 BLUE ASH   I Remember A Time     10 THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES   Yes It's True     11 THE LEARS   I Won’t Remind You     12 TOMMY KEENE   Back To Zero Now     13 THE SUBTONES   Such A Pain     14 THE FLYS   Name Dropping      15 RADIO STARS   The Real Me     16 THE WAYWARD SOULS   Unknown Journey     17 THE LEARS   I Saw You     18 THE BONGOS   Hunting     19 THE BABYS   Head First     20 THE PLEASERS   You Don't Know     21 SLIK   The Kid’s A Punk     22 TREVOR WHITE   Crazy Kids     23 THE YUM YUMS   Be My Baby    24 THE KNACK   I Want You     25 THE MUFFS   Sad Tomorrow     26 CHEAP TRICK   Way Of The World