THE POINTED STICKS (THE REAL THING)

Definitely one of my all time favorite records. The Pointed Sticks were formed in 1978 by vocalist Nick Jones, guitarist Bill Napier-Hemy, bassist Tony Bardach and drummer Ian Tiles; keyboard player Gord Nicholl joined later. After releasing several singles including this their second and undergoing a number of personnel changes, the band released their debut album, Perfect Youth, in 1980. They disbanded the following year.
The band reformed after a hiatus of twenty-five years to play shows in Japan. They recently played a sold out performance in their hometown of Vancouver, B.C. More shows and recording are planned. I don't think any of the other versions of either of these songs are as good as these. They also had a great track on the Vancouver comp. You can visit their site at http://thepointedsticks.com/ also sudden death has reissued most or all of their material, which you can and should(if you don't own the records) go buy at http://www.suddendeath.com/

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Quintessence Records 1979

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1. THE REAL THING

2. OUT OF LUCK

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