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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.
Sniff Records 1979
1. Caroline
2. Hamburger Radio
3. New Girl At School
4. Modern Girl
♫♫♫...No Music In Your Eyes...♫♫♫
Sniff Records 1979
1. At the Discotheque
2. Blind Minds
3. Gonna Lose
19 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!
Love to get this, and I can't be the only one. Re-upload?
Thanks a lot for sharing... and sharing .. and sharing.
Thanks allot for the comment Philippe, I appreciate it!
Thanks for this! Really digging the Power Pop.
I'd previously heard Hamburger Radio on one of the Shake Some Action comps.
Your welcome, thanks for the comment.
Here I downloaded it many years ago and here I am downloading it again, although I swear I downloaded this more than 10 years ago on this same page and the post is from 2014, well anyway... thanks again.
You're welcome, lol. I probably re-posted it. The top comment shows from 2009, so I think you're right. See you in another 10, lol..
Thanks for the positives. We're working on some new stuff...
Hi Matthew,
That's great news! Keep us posted, love to hear it. Thanks!
hi how are things? Do you have at the discoteque?
Thanks! :o
You're welcome, Enjoy!
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