Paying for the Summer of Love

Shades in Bed Originally released in 1979 on the Virgin label in the UK as Shades In Bed & in the US on Atlantic as The Records this 20 track reissue has the original 10 track album featuring 'Starry Eyes' & 'Teenarama' plus 10 bonus tracks including the previously 12'' only limited edition 4 ...	Crashes 2nd album dating from 1980 from this great power pop quartet now lovingly restored with 6 bonus tracks (4 previously unreleased). The bonus tracks are 'Injury Time', 'Vamp', 'So Sorry', 'Faces At The Window', 'The Same Mistakes' (1979) & 'Man With A Girlproof Heart' (1979). On Th...	Best of Jags The absolute greatest from the late '70s & early '80s by this English new wave/ power pop outfit, including 'Back Of MyHand'. Contains all of the cuts from both of their albums --a total of 21 tunes. Spectrum. 2003.	Music on Both Sides	The Beat/The Kids Are the Same
Rotate	Jesus of Cool If you have a dog-eared copy of Nick Lowe's Pure Pop for Now People, here is your chance to revitalize. That 1978 record, an ingenious and melodic pop gem, is really the Americanized version of Jesus of Cool, Lowe's European debut, released the year after his departure from pub-r...	Party of Two First time on CD for this 1983 EP, now featuring six bonus tracks! After their late `70s success as an indie Power Pop band, the Rubinoos finally signed to a major label (Warner Brothers) and released Party Of Two. Original Rubes members Jon Rubin and Tommy Dunbar are joined by ...	Burning Sounds: 20 Killer Power Pop Cuts 2007 compilation that chronologically spans almost 25 years of pure Power Pop, from The Flamin' Groovies' 1972 recording of 'Shake Some Action' through to 1996's 'Shangri-La' by The Rutles. Scouring the depths of EMI and Virgin's vast archives it's a veritable treasure trove, wi...	Starting Over Limited Edition Japanese "Mini Vinyl" CD, faithfully reproduced using original LP artwork including the inner sleeve. Features most recently mastered audio including bonus tracks where applicable.

Highly recommended
Demo releases are often for fans only and reveal blemishes that are later fixed by clever producers. I find the opposite here. The slick production on the studio releases removed a lot of the personality of this band. This CD includes what I consider to be the best versions of many Records songs and makes me wish I had seen them live early in their career.

Quite A Track Record.
I had the good fortune of being able to meet up with John Wicks a couple time over the last year or so and he and The Records are still making music and performing in LA. This album is wonderful compilation of great music from these guys early days. A great version of Starry Eyes here too, not as produced as the single they had a hit with. These gues made so much great music that it's ashamed they never made it big. But then neither did a lot of power-pop bands of this era. In any event, you'll be happy with the great collection, but you'll need to invest and Smashes and Crashes to complete your Records experience.