POP AGAIN - THE POPTOPIA 98 COLLECTION Various Artists 1998

 

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Japanese compilation of power pop

 

Tracklist

1	Sonica (7)–	Pretty Little Heads
2	Piewackit–	Dynamite Hairshirt
3	Going Stagg–	Ryanoceros
4	The Orange Peels–	Love Coming Down
5	Martin Luther Lennon–	Gabrielle
6	Paul Myers (8)–	She Sends Me Letters
7	The Nominee–	Don't You Lie
8	Ultraviolet Eye*–	Caterpillar
9	PG-13 (3)–	Someday Afternoon
10	Beware Of Doug–	Goldiggers
11	Admiral Twin–	Phone Call 27
12	Clutter (4)–	Common Destination
13	The Bunnyrabbits–	Monkey Sea
14	Barry Holdship–	Summer's Gone
15	Double Naught Spies–	Dandelion
16	The Maxx Average Corporation–	Live It
17	Quinton Flynn–	Miss Right
18	The Marshmellows (2)–	Change The World
19	The Autumns (3)–	Eskimo Swim
20	Lucie Gamelon–	Julie (Not Her Real Name)
21	Project Dreamworld*–	Child's Play
22	The Boomvangs–	Pop! There Is Love
23	Oral Groove–	Car Driver

 

WONDERBOY Abbey Road To Ruin 1994

 

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Wonderboy Biography by Greg Prato

The '90s power pop outfit Wonderboy consisted of members Robbie Rist (singer, guitar, keyboard), Pat McGrath (guitars, keyboards, vocals), Dave Brow (bass, vocals), and Paul "Wally" Presson (drums, percussion, vocals). Rist got his start with the band Paul Pope, who issued a pair of albums and toured, but eventually lost most of its members. Rist decided to carry on, enlisting a few other fellow Los Angeles musicians and changing the band's name. The quartet issued three releases for the Racer label during the mid- to late '90s: 1996's Abbey Road to Ruin, a self-titled release, plus 1997's Napoleon Blown Apart.

 

Tracklist

  1. That's Not Me Talking
  2. All Teary Eyed
  3. Looks Count
  4. Not A Kid Anymore
  5. Wrong With Us
  6. Believe
  7. This World Alone
  8. Build Me Up Buttercup
  9. Sunshine Love
10. The Ones With The Guns
11. Why Is It Cold In Here?
12. Reel Me In
13. No Good At Love

THE ANDERSONS Separated At Birth 1998

 

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The Andersons Biography by Steve Huey

Led by bassist/songwriter Derrick Anderson (also of Chewy Marble) and guitarist/singer Robbie Rist (of Martin Luther Lennon and Wonderboy), the Andersons specialize in jangly, guitar-driven power pop. Their album Separated at Birth was released in early 2000.

Tracklist

1. In This World
2. The Truth Is Out
3. Retro Girl
4. My Life Still Sucks (In A Bad Way)
5. Hey Coelacanth
6. From The Get-Go
7. You'll Get Yours Yet
8. (I'm In Love With A) TV Girl
9. Laid Back And Logical
10. Symbiosis
11. Defensive
12. Bluebird
13. Big Trucks And Old People
      Hidden Bonus Track
14. Musica

SYMPOPHONY #1: A COLLECTION OF AMERICAN POWER POP Various Artists 1995

 

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Power pop compilation on Not Lame Recordings

 

Tracklist

1	Martin Luther Lennon–	I Own The World
2	Martin Luther Lennon–	No Love Lost
3	Martin Luther Lennon–	Disconnected
4	Martin Luther Lennon–	Dancing With Myself
5	Rockerfellers*–	Just Like It Was Before
6	Rockerfellers*–	I Love You Better
7	Rockerfellers*–	All Your Former Boyfriends
8	Rockerfellers*–	She's Never Wrong
9	Cherry Twister–	Leila
10	Cherry Twister–	Rose Garden
11	Cherry Twister–	Charlotte B.
12	Cherry Twister–	Frozen Teeth
13	The Finns (2)–	Whatever You Want
14	The Finns (2)–	Satellite Receiver
15	The Finns (2)–	Dreams Of Mediocrity
16	The Finns (2)–	Superstar Suicide
17	The Shambles–	Medley: Heart And Soul/For Jamie
18	The Shambles–	I Believe
19	The Shambles–	The Color Swirl
20	The Shambles–	Original Tangent

HOW MANY BEANS MAKE FIVE One Last Look 1991

 

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English indie pop group from Brighton.

Tracklist

1		Another Friendly Face	3:08
2		I Love You When You Do That	2:13
3		Learning To Keep My Mouth Shut	3:12
4		Alison Says	2:19
5		Let's Get This Thing Finished	3:29
6		Blue In The Face	3:18
7		Courting Disaster	2:34
8		Suzanne	2:40
9		Simon	3:29
10		Unsent Letter	4:07
11		I Could Well Believe That	3:29
12		Sweet Torture	3:42
13		Grown Up Way	3:08
14		Small Harmonica	2:40
15		San Sebastian Credit Card Blues	2:34
16		Unsent Letter (Version)	5:13
17		The Incredible Percy Mayfield	3:55

THE WORLD'S BEST POWER POP COMPILATION...REALLY! Various Artists 1997

 

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Volume One of power pop compilation released by Not Lame Recordings

 

Tracklist

1	The Mop Tops (2)–	Plastic Moon Rain
2	dt's–	Exit To Stay
3	This Perfect Day–	It's A Shame
4	Twenty Cent Crush–	Just Another Day
5	Walter Clevenger–	Love You Like A King
6	Martin Luther Lennon–	Brenda Revisited
7	The Rooks (3)–	Colors (Remix)
8	Micah Gilbert–	Waking From A Dream
9	Brad Jones (2)–	Miss July
10	Kenny Howes–	Easy On The Eye
11	Barely Pink–	What Goes Around
12	Willie Wisely–	Go
13	Wunderband–	Yes, Yes, Hey, Hey
14	Big Hello–	Today Will Be Yesterday
15	Heavy Into Jeff–	Waterfall
16	The Beatifics–	Almost Something There
17	Living Daylights*–	Wave To Ride
18	Cool Blue Halo–	Throw Me Down
19	D.G.S. Younger–	Try Not To Care
20	Stellaluna (2)–	Nervous Man
21	Dead Flowers (2)–	So Low
22	Time Bomb Symphony–	Take Me Or Leave Me

CLOSET POP FOLK Various Artists 1997

 

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More pop from Pop Psycle Records label

 

Tracklist

1	The Shambles–	In Your Arms
2	The Shambles–	Chelsea Smiles
4	The Shambles–	I Believe
3	The Shambles–	Her Back Dress
5	The Shambles–	Clouds All Day
6	The Negro Problem–	She's Flying Naked Through The Air
7	The Negro Problem–	Amsterdam (Listen When The Rhine Sings)
8	The Negro Problem–	Smudges
9	Randell Kirsch & The 1 Question*–	I Walk
10	Randell Kirsch & The 1 Question*–	Kiss Me Or Don't Hang Around
11	Randell Kirsch & The 1 Question*–	Something On The Order Of Love
12	Baby Lemonade (2)–	Please Consider Us
13	Baby Lemonade (2)–	Long Train Rides
14	Baby Lemonade (2)–	Shake The Shelter
15	7 Deadly 5–	Liberty Walking
16	7 Deadly 5–	Fredric March's Pinecone
17	Dreamworld (5)–	This Time
18	Dreamworld (5)–	Cactus Boy
19	Martin Luther Lennon–	Joan Of Mark
20	Martin Luther Lennon–	Aquarium
21	Wondermints–	Runnin' Thru The Night
22	Wondermints–	Reality Check

POPKIDS ARE GO! (A COLLECTION OF SO. CAL POP) Various Artists cassette 1995

 

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Cassette only release of Southern California bands doing power pop, jangle pop and garage rock

 

Tracklist

Side One: 32:30
1	The Melanies–	Merry Go Round
2	Cartoon Boyfriend (2)–	Once Upon A Time
3	The Shakes (7)–	Got A Date
4	Nickel (2)–	Stupid Thing
5	Fuzz Bubble*–	Dragonfly
6	Nine Iron (2)–	Theoretical Mind
7	Baby Lemonade (2)–	Never Mind The Type
8	The Bunnyrabbits–	Just Destroyed
9	PG-13 (3)–	Na Na 99 Cent Store
10	Cockeyed Ghost–	Using You
11	Velouria (2)–	Wondergirl
		Side Two: 30:37
12	3 Day Wheelie–	Something About A Ceiling
13	The 7 Deadly 5–	Filtered Head
14	Darryl Jensen–	The Bells
15	Single Bullet Theory–	Forever And A Day
16	Blister (11)–	Beam Me Up
17	The Shambles–	She Said It's Late
18	The Haskells–	Media Whore
19	P. Hux–	Playing Her Guitar
20	Smart Brown Handbag–	Silverlake
21	Martin Luther Lennon–	Emily

MARTIN LUTHER LENNON Music For A World Without Limitations 1996

 

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Martin Luther Lennon Biography

by Stewart Mason

Martin Luther Lennon (MLL) is the stage name of Los Angeles-based power pop singer/songwriter Tony Perkins. (He obviously couldn't use his real name without getting confused with the guy who played Norman Bates, so he took his stage handle from an interview with Paul McCartney where the ex-Beatle decried John Lennon's near-canonization after his murder; neither McCartney nor Perkins mean for the name to be insulting.) Born in the San Fernando Valley, Perkins adopted the moniker in the late '80s, also using it as an umbrella name for whatever band he was playing with, like in the early days of Alice Cooper.

The first MLL sessions were recorded between 1988 and 1990, but Perkins was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr Syndrome in the early '90s, which led to an enforced hiatus from performing. These five songs weren't released until 1995, when one appeared on the third Yellow Pills compilation and the other four showed up as part of Not Lame Records' first release, Sympophony #1. Not Lame signed Perkins later that year, and, in 1996, the first proper Martin Luther Lennon album was released. Music for a World Without Limitations featured Perkins on bass, backed by Steve Refling and Robbie Rist on guitar and drums, with occasional guitar and vocals from Cockeyed Ghost leader Adam Marsland. The same lineup featured on 1999's Escape to Paradox Island.

Perkins also developed and ran the Poptopia series of yearly Los Angeles power pop festivals and was an executive producer of the three-volume Poptopia! history of power pop released by Rhino Records in 1997.

 

Tracklist

1		Kill, Kill. Kill
2		Nobody I Know
3		Tabernacle O'Clay
4		Brenda Revisited
5		Gun Heaven
6		Hologram Sam
7		Happygirl
8		No Waiting
9		Dr. Nu
10		I'm Just An Elephant
11		No Junkies In West Hills
12		Wonderful Us