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BOMP ISSUE #17 (November 1977)
Started in 2010 on PPC, the BOMP issues were slowly posted and issue #17 was the last one that hadn't been shared until today.
After a 3 year hiatus, be ready for England's Screaming. It's 1977 again
As usual, the vintage ads have been included. Enjoy.
Info
Format PDF (scans 400dpi) - Acrobat Reader 11.0 and others
bookmarks added - direct access to features
complete issue: 64 pages !!! (vintage advertisements included)
Format PDF (scans 400dpi) - Acrobat Reader 11.0 and others
bookmarks added - direct access to features
complete issue: 64 pages !!! (vintage advertisements included)
ZS (23mb)
Issues 15-16-18-19-20 have been re-upped and are again available
Issue 15: ZS (17mb) original post April 2010
Issue 16: ZS (23mb) original post November 2013
Issue 17: ZS (23mb) original post March 2016
Issue 18: ZS (28mb) original post April 2010
Issue 19: ZS (22mb) original post April 2010
Issue 20: ZS (17mb) original post April 2010
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RASPBERRIES - REFRESHED (2000)
It's hard to picture power pop masters the Raspberries without singer Eric Carmen, but that's exactly what happened to the group during the early 21st century. After an attempt at a reunion (with Carmen) failed to materialize during the late '90s, the other Raspberries -- original member/guitarist Wally Bryson, plus latter-day members Scott McCarl (guitar) and Dave Smalley (bass) -- decided to go through with a reunion despite Carmen's non-participation. Filling in the gaps in the studio were Los Angeles-based session man Brian Barham on keyboards and the Tearaways' Jesse Benenati on drums, which resulted in the first all-new studio recording credited to the Raspberries in 26 years, 2000's Refreshed. Wisely not straying far from the group's original sound (a perfect blend of pop melody and riff rock), the trio successfully resuscitates the classic Raspberries sound over six tracks. With the songwriting credits equally distributed between all three members, Refreshed shows that Carmen wasn't the only talent in the band. That said, you can't help but think what the tracks would have sounded like if Carmen was in on the fun as well. Highlights include the Beatlesque "When Is Your Dream?," the up-tempo "Pop Teasers," and the obligatory love song, "Someone Like You."Refreshed is a fine little memento for longtime fans who wondered what the Raspberries would sound like in the 21st century. ~ AMG
Lossless: ZS (148mb)
Songs
1 Would You Say Yes Again? / 2 When Is Your Dream? / 3 Pop Teasers / 4 Someone Like You / 5 Love in My Eyes / 6 Rock 'N' Roll Kids
1 Would You Say Yes Again? / 2 When Is Your Dream? / 3 Pop Teasers / 4 Someone Like You / 5 Love in My Eyes / 6 Rock 'N' Roll Kids
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A FEW RE-UPS (lossless)
DAVID WERNER - DAVID WERNER (1979)As a request, another gem that never made it to CD.
Lossless: ZS1 + ZS2 (297 mb)
Original post (12 June 2007) here
Lossless: ZS1 + ZS2 (297 mb)
Original post (12 June 2007) here
THE WISHNIAKS - ALL DRESSED UP & NOWHERE TO GO (1992)

As a request, another gem that never made it to CD.
Lossless: ZS1 + ZS2 (211 mb)
Original post (8 May 2007) here
THE EYES OF MIND - TALES OF THE TURQUOISE UMBRELLA (1984)
As a request, another gem that never made it to CD.
Original post (27 May 2007)here
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VARIOUS - SUMMER PARTY! (2016)
"Summer Party!" is the eighth PPC compilation of Summer songs
Again, this shiny sunshine collection is available
in lossy and lossless formats
in lossy and lossless formats
with the usual PPC set of artwork
Summer 2016
320 lame 3.99 (190 mb): here
Click on pix for the details of the bands involved
All the previous PPC summer compilations are still available (320 mp3)
you can give a look at them and dream of a bright future
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VARIOUS - THE POCKET SYMPHONIES TO GODVol. 2 (2016)
Eight years after the first compilation i've finally made a sequel to "The Pocket Symphonies To God", working all summer long on this new volume. For info, only 6 artists (out of 52) of this new volume can also be found on the first one.
Again this is a 2CD-set and it comes with the usual PPC artwork including all details about the artists featured here. The compilation was made with lossless files only (minus one) though a few songs (either from CD or from digital downloads) appear to be lossy mastered - check the auCDtect files included in the FLAC folders.
NOTE: ZS allow parallel downloads
pwd: password
Click on pix for the details of the bands involved
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YELLOW PILLS ISSUE #9 (1998)
Jordan Oakes began publishing his seminal power pop 'zine, "Yellow Pills" in the summer of 1990 out of pure teenage puppy love for riffing, jangly guitars, fake British accents and harmonizing voices that ache with pimply adolescent yearning. Issue #9 was the last one to be printed

PDF (12 pages, 400dpi scans) complete with bookmarks
ZS (4,1 mb)
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CONCERTS
Some concerts from the Alta Tension Association
previously shared on PPC
with jewel case custom artwork by PPC
with jewel case custom artwork by PPC
(artwork sometimes inspired by some classic ones)
MYRACLE BRAH
MYRACLE BRAH
LANDS ON THE SALA MATISSE (2004)
FARRAH
LIVE AT THE SALA MATISSE (2004)
DANIEL WYLIE
SALA MATISSE, VALENCIA (2008)
SPLITSVILLE
PRESENTS THE GREENBERRY WOODS (2001)
(An Acoustic Show)
CHRIS VON SNEIDERN
COLEGIO LUIS VIVES, VALENCIA (2001)
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SILLY BOYS - WANT YOU! (1982) (MLP)
Jordan Oakes review, Yellow Pills #6
Undoubtedly, these Silly Boys were part of the powerpop hard core, otherwise how can explain they released this kind of record ... in 1982 ? First off, the sleeve showed two guys in vintage '70s (three-piece) suits... Not quite a treasure perhaps, but sort of a buried... uh, silver dollar, this five-songer is pure new wave-era (but not new wave in sound) power-pop, which means Knack-like pounces of guitar, and gooey/lovey lyrics epitomized by the titles : "High School Crush","Corner Telephone" and "Subway Romance" (and two others). This two-man band had obviously spend some time listening to the great pop groups of the day (Shoes, Records, L.A. power-pop et al), and went about trying to recreate the magic of those bands without knowing exactly how the trick is done. And of course it wasn't a trick after all, but that other "t"-word talent, which wasn't in abundance in the Silly Boys' repertoire. Still, The EP is full of catchy hooks and the sort of specific power-pop fun -- early eighties style -- that can never, and will never, be created again.
Undoubtedly, these Silly Boys were part of the powerpop hard core, otherwise how can explain they released this kind of record ... in 1982 ? First off, the sleeve showed two guys in vintage '70s (three-piece) suits... Not quite a treasure perhaps, but sort of a buried... uh, silver dollar, this five-songer is pure new wave-era (but not new wave in sound) power-pop, which means Knack-like pounces of guitar, and gooey/lovey lyrics epitomized by the titles : "High School Crush","Corner Telephone" and "Subway Romance" (and two others). This two-man band had obviously spend some time listening to the great pop groups of the day (Shoes, Records, L.A. power-pop et al), and went about trying to recreate the magic of those bands without knowing exactly how the trick is done. And of course it wasn't a trick after all, but that other "t"-word talent, which wasn't in abundance in the Silly Boys' repertoire. Still, The EP is full of catchy hooks and the sort of specific power-pop fun -- early eighties style -- that can never, and will never, be created again.
Lossless: ZS(100 mb)
Songs
1 High School Crush 3:10
2 Corner Telephone 2:52
3 Subway Romance 2:48
4 Better Than Blue 2:57
5 Knock 'Em Rock 'Em 2:30
1 High School Crush 3:10
2 Corner Telephone 2:52
3 Subway Romance 2:48
4 Better Than Blue 2:57
5 Knock 'Em Rock 'Em 2:30
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VARIOUS - SO LONG CHRISTMAS (2016)
As you know, this year i wasn't able to bring the annual AWoS, due to various reasons. But i did my best to compile a new volume of Christmas songs.
"So Long Christmas" is the 11th collection brought to you by PPC.
Enjoy the spirit of Christmas...Merry Christmas everybody
Click on pix below for details of the bands involved
Only the 2015 collection is still available
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2017
May this New Year brings you better hooks than ever
•?((¯°·._.• ⓗⓐⓟⓟⓨ ⓝⓔⓦ ⓨⓔⓐⓡ •._.·°¯))؟•
surprise gift
clickhere
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THE TEXTONES - MIDNIGHT MISSION (1984)
It exists 3 different reissues in CD format (1996 on Varèse Sarabande, 2001 on Acadia and 2015 on Omnivore) every release being more and more brickwalled...). The original LP was released in 1984 but this one differs from the other vinyl editions because of a sticker "Album Remix by Jimmy Iovine and Thom Pannunzio except "Midnight Mission" by Jimmy Iovine".As far as i know, this edition has never been reissued.
Songs1. Standing In The Line (03:56) / 2. Hands Of The Working Man (04:06) / 3. No Love In You (03:22) / 4. Running (03:34) / 5. Number One Is To Survive (04:31) / 6. Midnight Mission (04:20) / 7. Upset Me (03:37) / 8. Luck Don't Last Forever (04:37) / 9. Clean Cut Kid (05:29) / 10. See The Light (05:08)
Lossy:: ZS(151mb)
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JOHNNY MOPED - DARLING, LET'S HAVE ANOTHER BABY (1978)
One of the best power pop songs of the era
(different version from the LP)
Songs ("Chiswick" red letters label)
A– Darling, Let's Have Another Baby
B1– Something Else / B2– It Really Digs
B1– Something Else / B2– It Really Digs
Lossless: ZS (51 mb)
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THE SNIVELLING SHITS - TERMINAL STUPID (1977)
This is the edition with a jukebox centre and injection-moulded labels stating Made in France.
Issued on Ghetto Rockers, a reggae subsidiary of Island Records used to circumvent EMI's control over Island's product, an earlier UK pressing on solid-centre paper labels ran to only a maximum of about 1500 copies as the plant supposedly raised reservations over the band's name.
Thanks to fellow New Musical Express journalist Monty Smith, the record became single of the week on the weekly's 6th August 1977 edition and was hurriedly re-pressed in France in greater quantities and distributed in October, this time with large centre-hole plastic labels and in the same picture sleeve.
Thanks to fellow New Musical Express journalist Monty Smith, the record became single of the week on the weekly's 6th August 1977 edition and was hurriedly re-pressed in France in greater quantities and distributed in October, this time with large centre-hole plastic labels and in the same picture sleeve.
Songs
A– Terminal Stupid (02:54)
B– I Can't Come! (06:20)
B– I Can't Come! (06:20)
Lossless: ZS (67mb)
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THE VIBRATORS - WE VIBRATE (1976)
Rare French edition of the first Vibrators single
Songs
A– We Vibrate (02:09)
B– Whips And Furs (02:21)
B– Whips And Furs (02:21)
Lossless: ZS (40mb)
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GENERATION X - YOUR GENERATION (1977)
Test Pressing released by the band. White label
1000 copies. the versions are different from the regular single.
1000 copies. the versions are different from the regular single.
Songs
A– Your Generation
B– Listen
B– Listen
Lossless: ZS (42 mb)
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STRANGE THINGS ARE HAPPENING Vol 1 Number 5
(April-May 1989)
(April-May 1989)

Re-upped by request
British magazine "Strange Things Are Happening" was launched in March 1988 and had only 7 issues until Spring 1990.
Originally posted here (2010, November 26)
PDF(50 pages) (16 mb)
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THE SOMELOVES - KNOW YOU NOW (1988)
7" mix exclusive to this limited edition single
until it was included on the anthology "Don't Talk About Us" (2006)
ZS (77mb)
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