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I Wanna Be A Teen Again: American Power Pop 80-89 - I Wanna Be A Teen Again: American Power Pop 80-89

I Wanna Be A Teen Again: American Power Pop 80-89 - I Wanna Be A Teen Again: American Power Pop 80-89

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3CD... In 1979, The Knack Kicked Open The Doors For A Global Power Pop Explosion, And A Year Or So Later, Almost As Quickly, The Doors Closed Again, But Not Before A Mass Of Their Contemporaries Followed Them Through. Soon, A Bunch Of Others Got Caught Up In The Excitement And The Record Business Relearned The Power Of Guitar-Driven Pop - The First Few Years Of The '80s Were As Exciting For Power Pop As The Last Couple Of The 70s Had Been, And Even When It Returned To The Underground, The Music Continued To Flow Throughout The Decade. 'I Wanna Be A Teen Again' Follows The 80s Power Pop Explosion From It's Hypocentre Early In The Decade To It's Enduring Late Period Gems, Exploring Both Leading And Lesser Lights, The Old Hands And New Talents Who Made It Such An Exciting Musical Happening. By The Middle Of The Decade, The Term Power Pop Had Been All But Retired, But A Handful Of New Bands Found Success By Avoiding It, Whilst New Movements, Including The Paisley Underground And Indie Pop, Helped Keep Others Alive Under New Brandings. All The While A Small Number Of Holdouts, The Pop Equivalent Of The Soldiers Lost In The Jungle After The War Had Ended, Strove To Keep The Music And The Name Alive. Packed With Classic Cuts And Long-Overlooked Rough Diamonds, And Appearing At A Time When New Outfits Like The Lemon Twigs Pick Through The Body Of 80s Power Pop For Material And Inspiration And Some Key Artists Like Redd Kross And The Bangles Are Celebrated In Books And Film, 'I Wanna Be A Teen Again' Is A Timely Examination And Celebration Of This Action-Packed Era And It's Thrilling Sounds.

Tracklist:

  1. Stiv Bators - Not That Way Anymore
  2. The Knack - I Want Ya
  3. The Know - (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence Dear
  4. The Romantics - When I Look In Your Eyes
  5. Nikki ; The Corvettes - Just What I Need
  6. Zeros - They Say That (Everything's Alright)
  7. Mn'M's - I'm Tired
  8. The Flashcubes - It's You Tonight (Basement Tapes Version)
  9. Radio City - Don't Mistake Love
  10. Screen Test - Nothing Really Matters When You're Young
  11. Moondogs - When Sixteen Wasn't So Sweet
  12. The Pranks - What's The Point
  13. NRBQ - You Can't Hide
  14. Utopia - I Just Want To Touch You
  15. The Shivvers - Please Stand By
  16. Eric Carmen - It' Hurts Too Much
  17. Hilly Michaels - Calling All Girls
  18. Promise - Back In My Heart
  19. The Late Show - Take A Chance
  20. The Heats - Remember Me
  21. Off Broadway - Quick Turns
  22. Shoes - She Satisfies
  23. The Everythingers - Saccharine
  24. Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl
  25. SVT - Love Blind
  26. Tommy Hoehn - Get Away
  27. Phil Seymour - Precious To Me
  28. David Quinton - Make Up Your Mind
  29. The Flamin' Groovies - So Much In Love
  30. The Plimsouls - Now
  31. 20/20 - The Night I Heard A Scream
  32. Great Buildings - Hold On To Something
  33. The Go-Gos - How Much More
  34. The Wigs - Tell It All
  35. The Rubinoos - Let's Make It Tonight
  36. The Toms - (I Wanna Be A) Teen Again
  37. The Michael Guthrie Band - Sorry About That
  38. Eddy Best - Things I Should've Said
  39. The Decoys - Not The Tremblin' Kind
  40. Marshall Crenshaw - Cynical Girl
  41. The Bongos - The Bulrushes
  42. The Floor Models - You'll Come Around
  43. Paul Collins' Beat - The Kids Are The Same
  44. Dwight Twilley - I'm Back Again
  45. Cheap Trick - If You Want My Love
  46. Bruce Moody - AM Romance
  47. The Bangles - Mary Street
  48. The Spongetones - Here I Go Again
  49. The Fad - Where The Colours Are
  50. Club Wow - What's With You
  51. Jim Basnight ; The Moberlys - I Want To Be Yours 24 Steve Rosenbaum - Girl From Seventeen
  52. 25 Let's Active - Every Word Means No
  53. Ramones - My My Kind Of Girl
  54. Fastbacks - Now Is The Time
  55. Game Theory - Too Late For Tears
  56. The dB's - Love Is For Lovers
  57. Katrina And The Waves - Do You Want Crying
  58. Candy - Whatever Happened to Fun.
  59. Julian Leal - You And I
  60. Riff Doctors - Turn Me On
  61. The Beat Rodeo - Just Friends
  62. Gary Herrewig - Hurt You Too
  63. Windbreakers - Can't Go On This Way
  64. Tommy Keene - Places That Are Gone (Geoff Emerick Version)
  65. The Smithereens - Strangers When We Meet
  66. The Mosquitos - That Was Then, This Is Now
  67. Sex Clark Five - I Want You Mine
  68. The Patriots - It Don't Show
  69. Flying Color - Dear Friend (Album Version)
  70. Bill Lloyd - Lisa Anne
  71. The Long Ryders - I Want You Bad
  72. Chris 'Klondike' Masuak - How Could He Resist?
  73. The Infidels - I Can't Make You Mine
  74. Redd Kross - Ballad Of A Love Doll
  75. Material Issue - Renee Remains The Same
  76. The Pursuit of Happiness - She's So Young
  77. Velvet Crush - Walking Out On Love

UPC: 5013929119697
Label: Cherry Red
Release Date: 7.18.25
Format: CD
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