Joey WILSON [USA]

LP « GOING UP » (USA [Modern Records/ Atco #MR38-130] 1980) The (slick) production, signed Jimmy Destri, compel the pop aficionado to have a couple of repeated listenings before some excellent tracks grow on him.

The WIND [Miami, Florida]

Lane Steinberg : guitar, vocals Steven Katz : bass, vocals Stephen Burdick : drums, vocals

LP « WHERE ITS AT THE WIND » (USA [Cheft #Air 1001] 1982) The best description of this LP might be as three young boys, just dropped out of any Floridian college, trying to record the best party LP ever. Oh, just like the MC5 with "Back In The USA" (don't try to hear any trace of the Detroit sound though). A bit of Zombies or Merseybeat here, a touch of R&B and some Motown incursion there and a true teenage AM-radio traumatism everywhere. This LP was also sometimes compared to a cruder Big Star and that is certainly right [pierre]. One of my all-time favourite LPs [jon].

The WINDBREAKERS [Jackson, Missouri]

EP 7" « Meet The Windbreakers » : « Young Republicans »« The Girl For Me » b/w « That Girl »« Black & White » (USA [big Monkey #007] 1982)

The WISE GUYS [?]

Same label as the BOYZ.

7" « Lady In My Eyes » b/w « Just An Accident » (USA [Kiderian Rec #KRP-4518] 1983) Good rock-pop.

X-CONZ [?, Florida]

EP 7" « Do Dead People Tan? » b/w « +2 » (USA [Edge] 1981) On Powerpearls vol.4. Good A-side even too much reminiscent of their UK contemporaries, ie too conformist by means of being part of the punk / new wave. No more Beatles, Elvis or Rolling Stones... oh, really ?

X DAVIS [Brooklyn, New York]

7" « Do I Do I » b/w « Never Find Love » (USA [Crown #1001] 1981) "Never Find Love" appears on Teen Line Vol.5.

The YANKEES [USA]

LP « The YANKEES » (USA [Big Sound #BSLP-037] 1978)

YIPES!! [USA]

LP « YIPES!! » (USA [Millennium #BXL1-7745] 1978) Decent muscular powerpop in the vein of Off Broadway usa or Pezband. Not as good though. 7" « Darlin' » b/w « Heartbreak Again » (USA [Millennium #YB-11791] 1980) Two-sided winners. A-side with a guitar-driven cover of Beach Boys' "Darlin'" proves that was a great powerpop song, if necessary. The flip is even better, owing quite a bit to the Raspberries' Anglo-pop.

YORKS [?, New York]

7" « Figure And A Face » b/w « Sleep » (USA [Little Hero] 1980) Great powerpop A-side that sounds like the Records, b-side not so hot.[idanw3]

ZEROS [?, California]

7" « Wild Week-end » b/w « Beat Your Heart Out » (USA [Bomp!] )

The ZIPPERS [?, ?]

7" « He's A Rebel » b/w « You're So Strange » (USA [Backdoor Man #5002] 1977) EP 12" « a six songs mini album » : b/w (USA [Rhino #RNEP 601] 1981)

Z-ROCKS [Houston]

7" « Teacher's A Punk » b/w « » (USA ) LP « Z-ROCKS » (USA 1981)

VARIOUS ARTISTS [USA]

LP « BOSTON INCEST ALBUM » (USA [Sounds Interesting #SILP-005] 1981) LP « DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENTS » (USA [Ambition #AMB1] 1980) LP « JUST ANOTHER POP ALBUM » (USA [Titan! #?] 1979) LP « LIVE AT CGBG'S » (USA [? #?] ?) The Laughing Dogs perform two songs on it. LP « LIVE AT RAUL'S » (USA December 1979) Produced by Fred Krc.Contains 10 Cuts From Five Austin Bands. Re-Issued on CD by DejaDisc in 1995 - DJD 3216 LP « MIDWEST POP EXPLOSION : ROMANTICS AND FRIENDS » (USA [Quark #Catch-3] 1980) CD « THE GREAT LOST BREW WAVE ALBUM » (USA [Blackhole Records] 1997) LP « THE REBEL KIND : A COLLECTION OF GARAGE ROCK AND PSYCHEDELIA » (Fra [Lolita #MIG14] ) LP « WAVES : AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEW MUSIC VOL.1 » (USA [Bomp! #4003] 1/1979) LP « WAVES : AN ANTHOLOGY OF NEW MUSIC VOL.2 » (USA [Bomp! #4008-0798] 1979) CD « DESTINATION BOMP » (USA [Bomp!] ) CD « SHARP CUTS (NEW MUSIC FROM AMERICAN BANDS) » (USA [Planet #PL52222] 1980) LP « RODNEY ON THE ROQ VOL.2 » (USA [Posh Boy #PBS-123] 1981) CD « THE ROOTS OF POWERPOP » (USA [Bomp! #BCD4060] 1986)

[USA]

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