I think Caroline is such a great Powerpop track, and definitely my favorite song on this record. I never heard their second single, if anyone has it I would love to hear it. THE WIMPS were a London based Powerpop outfit that existed from '77 to '80. They were a bunch of 17 year old schoolboys. They made two records, the Hamburger Radio e.p. and a single called "At the Discoteque..
REFERENCES - http://www.moorestevie.com/3/burrows/oic2.html
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SNIFF RECORDS - 1979
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1. CAROLINE
2. HAMBURGER RADIO
3. NEW GIRL AT SCHOOL
4. MODERN GIRL
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7 comments:
Man, lots of gems on this site! Thanks for sharing this great collection!
Thanks for the thumbs-up. I've got a spare copy of At the Discotheque - Matthew Illegible
Thanks for the comment Matthew, I'm interested in your spare copy.If you want you can email me.
hey i've been trying to find hamburger radio to no avail. where'd you get yours? more importantly, how can i get mine???
I had mine for a while, I think if you look, it shows up on Ebay every now and then and is still pretty reasonable. Thanks for the comment.
the band 'born ruffians' uses whole chunks of 'modern girls' on their track 'this sentence will ruin your life'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKeOse50KZ0&feature=related
What do you think?
One thing I love about this record is how angry it is, but the anger is all in the lyrics. Hamburger Radio is one of the best songs I can think of that's sung from the perspective of a teenage misfit observing all the kids who do fit in. I'm curious if the other tracks on Discotheque are any good. I like the title track, but it's not as biting as the stuff on this one. Thanks for the post!
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