Greeted as the band with the Pop more near to the sound of the Spanish bands of the 60s, they played the most current sounds that were devastating the british scene in the 80′s, the new wave and the power pop. Their first E.P., produced by Carlos Narea, who let the band to work to [...]
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MAMÁ: E.P. (1980) + EL ÚLTIMO BAR (1981) + MAMÁ (1982) + NADA MÁS-LIVE (1997) + EL SHOW EMPIEZA-LAS MAQUETAS (2000)
Posted: October 21, 2010 in Power Pop1
They came from Belfast (North Ireland). Originally founded in 1978 as No Sweat, they were sued by Pete Townsends Eel Pie Records, which had a band of the same name. They changed their name to THE SWEAT and had several hits in the early Eighties. The album contains one of my all times favorite songs [...]
New Orleans, Louisiana, 1979. Formed with the name of the Rat Finks doing cover tunes. Later they changed their name to the Red Records inspired in a Dils song and moved to San Francisco to sign with 415 Records and put out “Condition Red” in 1981. In the early 80s the greatest band to imatate [...]
The Bongos recorded their early singles and their well-received debut EP for UK-based Fetish Records. Their debut U.S. album, Drums Along The Hudson, compiled from the band’s British singles, was released in 1982 to mostly favorable reviews on both sides of the Atlantic. While Trouser Press suggested that the group “may trade a certain amount [...]
