Summer Songs Vol. 17 (2025)

VARIOUS - RIDIN' HIGH (2025)

 

Another brand new volume of summer songs for this new Summer. It's a PPA exclusive featuring 26 bands with many fresh releases of this year. As usual, the full set of artwork is included, every song has the original album image embedded. Now you can enjoy and feel free to comment about this new volume.

 

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Excellent Power Pop from Perth (2x7" EP French Edition)

THE EARLY HOURS - EVOLUTION (1997, Limited Edition 1998)

 

Hailing from Kalgoorlie / Boulder, WA, the band moved to Perth. "Evolution" was their second album and was first released in 1997. This is the french limited edition (a  double 7" red & yellow vinyl EP with a 6-page booklet and a totally revamped artwork) on Hellfire Records.

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Boston Power Pop (1st Full Length LP) (Never Reissued)

THE NEIGHBORHOODS - THE HIGH HARD ONE (1986)

 

Hailing from Boston, The Neighborhoods started out playing strong power pop (a 1980 single, "Prettiest Girl" remains a local classic) in the wake of British neo/mods. After the mini-album "Fire Is Coming" (1984) the band released their first LP "The High Hard One" which showed maturation, an album full of instantly memorable tunes.

 

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Bob Beland & The Polar Bears (Never Reissued)

BOB BELAND - BOB BELAND (1982)

 

Here's a lost Power Pop gem, the first solo EP released by Bob Beland. Stephen Hague of The Polar Bears is the producer. And some Polar Bears are the musicians with Jules Shear guesting on vocals

WU (151 mb)