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

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Pocket Symphonies To God Part 3 (Nine Years Later)

VARIOUS - THE POCKET SYMPHONIES TO GOD Vol. 3 (2025)

 

Started a few months ago, and delayed due to various health issues, i've finally been able to complete the compilation and to post it today. Only four of the artists featured in this brand new volume can also be heard on the previous two collections, all the other ones are included here for the first time.

Again, this is a 2CD-set and it comes with the usual PPA artwork including all details about the artists featured here.

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Clap Your Hands And Stamp Your Feet (The Return)

VARIOUS - GLAM & GLITTER Vol 2 (2025)

 

Five years later, this is a follow up to my first collection of 25 songs / bands from the last 30 years for some kind of a tribute to the 70's Glam and Glitter era. Some of you will hear some Bolan (plenty) / Slade / Sweet, Bowie or Glitter homages, and they will be right. Only original songs have been included. And, just for info, no hyper-hairsprayed acts are featured here, only some good old shoutin', stompin' anthems. 100% real Glam guaranteed.

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Beatlesque is Back (PPA Exclusive)

BEATLESQUE TO THE CORE (2025)

 

Here is the fourth part of my Beatlesque compilations, it comes 6 years after the previous one "Let It Beatlesque" (2019) which is still available here on PPA along "Meet The Beatlesque" (2007) and "Beatlesque Again" (2011).

As usual, no songs from the 60's era were used, only songs released between 1982 and 2024 have been compiled on "Beatlesque To The Core" (minus the fabulous 1973 song by Badfinger, which was the very last Apple single).

A complete set of artwork has been included, it features all the bands and albums that can be found on this new volume.

 

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Top of 2024 (Episode 25)

THE UNOFFICIAL 2024 DAVID BASH'S TOP 25 (2025)

 

This is my compilation (i've picked one song from each album) of the best albums of 2024 based upon the new list (the 25th) of the yearly David Bash Top 150 roster. The list also includes a top list of EP's, and some compilations, tributes, reissues and more. Once again, the PPA collection is limited to the first 25 albums of 2024 The full listing can be read on the International Pop Overthrow page here.

 

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US LP Edition (Never Reissued)

DUCKS DELUXE - DUCKS DELUXE (1974)

 

In 1973 the band signed to RCA and released their first single, "Coast To Coast", written by Sean Tyla and Nick Garvey, though Tyla is not credited on the track, because he was trying to untangle himself from a previous publishing deal. Their eponymous debut album Ducks Deluxe was released in early 1974, and "captures something of the fire and excitement that the Ducks' live act generated".

 

This is the US LP edition which omits "I Got You", has an edited version of "Daddy Put The Bomp" and presents a totally different track order.from the UK release.

 

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2025

A GIFT FOR 2025

 

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Happy Christmas

CHRISTMAS DAY (2024)

 

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Tomorrow, This Is Christmas

CHRISTMAS EVE 2024

CHARTBUSTERS 1957-1998

 

WU (487 mb)

Ho Ho Ho, Let's Go!: "Christmas 2024"

VARIOUS - AROUND THE POWER POP TREE (2024)

 

I've specially compiled this 19th volume for all the PPA readers, 25 songs to enjoy the spirit of Christmas with some jingle jangle stuff.

The collection comes with the complete set of artwork including all the details about the bands involved.

All the 18 previous volumes (2006-2023) are still available in lossless format.

 

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Jon Savage's Trip (A Mojo Bonus Issue #43)

VARIOUS - THE 100 GREATEST PSYCHEDELIC CLASSICS (1997)

 

Two years after his C90 in September 1995 featured in the Issue #20, Jon Savage was back by public demand, and even more mind-expanding, Jon Savage takes a trip through psychedelia's golden years to compile the ultimate six-hour flashback. A 12-page feature of 100 songs divided in two parts: Psychedelia USA and Psychedelia UK.

All the 12 pages have been scanned and included in their original A4 format, a custom front artwork and back have been made. The audio has been re-built according to the notes written by Jon Savage. Probably the biggest volume ever posted on PPA (or even on PPC).

 

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The Mojo C90 Anthology

THE MOJO HOME TAPING COLLECTION (1994-1998)

 

Issues 1-6: No "Home Taping"

Issue 7: Power Pop (Will Birch June 1994) / 1st SHARED ON PPC (2012)

Issue 8: No "Home Taping"

Issue 9: Up Up And Away! (Dylan Jones August 1994) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)

Issue 10: No "Home Taping"

Issue 11: Dear Diary... (Jon Savage October 1994) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)
Issue 12: Country Rock (Will Birch November 1994) / 1st SHARED ON PPC (2013)

Issues 13-14: No "Home Taping"

Issue 15: Tales Of The Deep (David Cavanagh February 1995) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)
Issue 16: Space Is The Place (Jon Savage March 1995) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)
Issue 17: Surf And Destroy (Lindsay Hutton April 1995) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)

Issue 18: No "Home Taping"

Issue 19: Sweet Agony (Dave Godin Deep Soul) (June 1995) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)
Issue 20: English Country Garden (Dylan Jones July 1995) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)

Issue 21: No "Home Taping"

Issue 22: 1970 - The Morning After (Jon Savage September 1995) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)

Issues 23-24: No "Home Taping"

Issue 25: Virtual Pop! (Dawn Eden December 1995) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)

Issue 26: A Wonderful Swing To Be Swung (Chris Ingham & Jim Irvin January 1996) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)
Issue 27: Lonesome And Blue (Bleddyn Butcher February 1996) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)
Issue 28: My Funny Valentines (Tom Hibbert March 1996) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)
Issue 29: Beatlesque (Paul Du Noyer April 1996) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)
Issue 30: Luxembourg, Nil Points (Bob Stanley May 1996) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)

Issue 31: No "Home Taping"

Issue 32: Ol' Red Eyes Is Back (David Quantick July 1996) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)
Issue 33: Where The Wild Things Are... (Barney Hoskins August 1996) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)

Issues 34 to 42: No "Home Taping"

Issue 43: Dozy Takes A Trip (Rob Chapman June 1997) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)

Issues 44 to 49: No "Home Taping"

 

LAST HOME TAPING ISSUE

Issue 50: Roll Up! Roll Up! (Paul Weller January 1998) / 1st SHARED ON PPA (2024)

Dave Godin's C90 (Mojo June 1995 Home Taping)

VARIOUS - SWEET AGONY (DAVE GODIN'S DEEP SOUL) (1995)

 

Compiled by Dave Godin, the Man who coined the term "DEEP SOUL", the collection was featured in the Mojo issue #19 of June 1995.

Two years later, in 1997, Dave Godin expanded the theme for Kent Soul with the first volume of his Deep Soul's Treasures - four volumes will be added between 1999 and 2019.

All the pages of the original liner notes, written by Dave Godin were scanned by a blog reader "amacoz", i resized them to make the complete set of artwork for this new and final volume of Mojo Home Taping.

 

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Jon Savage's C90 (Mojo February 1995 Home Taping)

VARIOUS - SPACE IS THE PLACE (1995)

 

Another Jon Savage collection, an imaginary C90 compiled for Mojo in 1995 (Issue #16), a few months after his "Dear Diary" C90. 

All the pages of the original liner notes, written by Jon Savage, were scanned and resized to make the complete set of artwork for this new volume of Mojo Home Taping.

And for the ones interested, the above photo used in the Mojo issue is from the 1968 movie "The Green Slime"

 

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Bleddyn Butcher's C90 (Mojo February 1996 Home Taping)

VARIOUS - LONESOME AND BLUE (1996)

 

Bleddyn Butcher's work had appeared in Melody Maker, Vox, Mojo, Rolling Stone and Vogue. He has also edited and designed the Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds fan magazine.

For the Mojo Issue #27, Bleddyn Butcher celebrates the Kings and Queens of Bedsitland and compiles the ultimate singer-songwriter C90.

All the pages were scanned and resized to make the complete set of artwork for this new volume of Mojo Home Taping.

 

WU (526 mb)

Barney Hoskyns' C90 (Mojo August 1996 Home Taping)

VARIOUS - WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE... (1996)

 

Barney Hoskyns began to write for Melody Maker and NME before being U.S Editor of Mojo around 1997. In August 1996, he compiled the ultimate C90 rock'n'roll gumbo.

All the pages were scanned and resized to make the complete set of artwork for this new volume of Mojo Home Taping.

 

WU (584 mb)

Chris Ingham & Jim Irwin C90 (Mojo January 1996 Home Taping)

A WONDERFUL SWING TO BE SWUNG (1996)

 

Compiled by Chris Ingham (jazz pianist-singer) and Jim Irvin (journalist, singer) for the Mojo Issue #26 in 1996, this C90 was a summation of the skills of Frank Sinatra between 1944 and 1981 (from the Columbia years to his Reprise releases). Chris Ingham & Jim Irvin wrote together a "Rough Guide to The Beatles" (2009)  and "A Rough Guide to Frank Sinatra" (2005)

All the pages were scanned and resized to make the complete set of artwork for this new volume of Mojo Home Taping.

 

WU (427 mb)