TRIBUTES OR NOT TRIBUTES VOL. 7 (2012)
First posted on PPC in April 2012.
Thursday, August 3, 2023
TONT re-upped Part 10
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
TONT re-upped Part 9
BACK TO THE TRIBUTES (2014)
TRIBUTES OR NOT TRIBUTES VOL. 9 (1974-1984)
+ BONUS CD VOL 9
First posted on PPC in April 2014 & June 2014
TONT re-upped Part 8
TONT re-upped Part 7
TONT re-upped Part 6
TRIBUTES OR NOT TRIBUTES VOL. 12 (2019)
TONT re-upped Part 5
TRIBUTES OR NOT TRIBUTES VOL. 14 (2020)
First posted on PPC In January 2020
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927 covers (only two duplicates)TONT re-upped Part 4
TONT re-upped Part 3
TONT re-upped Part 2
TONT re-upped Part 1
Tuesday, August 1, 2023
Vermont Pop (LP Reissue)
THE McELROY BROS. - CAN'T YOU SEE ME SMILIN' (1977) (Reissue 2012)
Originally issued in 1977 as a private pressing. This edition issued in
2012 in a press-run of just 500 copies and included a poster. The McElroy Bros., from rural Vermont, "Can't You See Me Smilin" LP is a
private-press pop masterpiece recorded in 1977 at Paja's Studio across
Lake Champlain in Westport, NY. by identical twin brothers, Brian and
Bruce McElroy.
WU (230 mb)
Beatlesque Reunion (LP Edition Only)
LAZY SMOKE - PICTURES IN THE SMOKE (1996)
1996 comeback album from 2 surviving members of this underground late
60s Beatle-esque mellow psychedelic group who released the collector
favorite private press "Corridor of Faces" in 1969.
Monday, July 31, 2023
Straight Up Power Pop (Never Reissued)
THE ROULETTES - THE ROULETTES (1980)
The Roulettes album LP was released on Takoma Records (home of John Fahey). The Roulettes were fronted and produced by Bart Bishop (brother of the Wackers' Randy Bishop), Bart can also be heard on the Bomp's compilation "Vampires From Outer Space" as "Surprise" ("Maybe I'm Wright, Maybe I'm Wrong..."). Prior to the Roulettes episode, Bartholomew Bishop (as he was then known) played in "Providence" (an act signed to the Moody Blues' Threshold label). Jim Lowry (bass) will play later with the french band The Froggies. Anyway, if you dig Phil Seymour, The Rubinoos or any other classic powerpop acts of the era, you'll love this album.
WU (223 mb)
Midwest Power Pop Explosion! (Never Reissued)
ROMANTICS AND FRIENDS (1980)
Released on Quark Records (a subsidiary of Bomp Records) "Midwest Pop Explosion!" compiles the Romantics material recorded for Bomp, the original and better Bob Segarini produced versions of "Tell It To Carrie / First In Line", plus a couple of songs first available on the "Waves Anthology" compilations. It also adds some of the area bands of the Bomp catalog: Stiv Bators (with the help of Frank Secich, leader of Blue Ash), The Singles and Nikki & The Corvettes.
WU (208 mb)
The First 7" Romantics (Spider Records SPDR 101) (Never Reissued)
THE ROMANTICS - LITTLE WHITE LIES (1977)
Wally Palmer, Jimmy Marino, Richard Cole and Mike Skill released their
first 7" on Spider Records, the privately-pressed single was a complete
sell-out and was reissued a year later. Side 1 "Little White Lies" was later re-recorded to be included on their first eponymous album (1980), while side 2 "Can't Tell You Anything", also re-recorded, was included on "National Breakout" (1980)
WU (43 mb)
Saturday, July 29, 2023
20 Months Later, TONT Is Back
TRIBUTES OR NOT TRIBUTES VOL 20 (2023)
The last TONT (volume 18) was posted in december 2021 on PPC with the great "optimistic" sleeve, and even tough nothing has changed "hearing wise", this is a brand new volume initiated early 2022 and finally completed in july 2023, many editions have been made over the months with a lot of various edits. After several months of hiatus due to some ups and downs, It is only a few weeks ago that i decided to lauch again PPA and therefore to complete the 20th volume of the longest series of compilations i have ever made. Logically maybe you'll wonder where is Volume 19, and i can tell you "I really don't know" - it might be somewhere on the old PC, and i have to find this out. Anyway i hope you'll enjoy this new collection of covers.
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