BEATFOR88 - June Singles Weekender III

First single (not included in their two albums) from Bath pop band Interview. Birmingham denotes their early days pub-rock influences. Later the songs were sickly-sweet updating with the new wave explosion. Pete Allerhand and Alan Brain composed several great tunes like the timeless ‘To the People’.
Now you can buy their albums in cd.

http://www.interviewtheband.com/interview_buycds.html

Interview - Birmingham [7" Virgin Records 1978]




Two singles released by this english (Londoners?) band. Mary Jane was b side of the Bus Song 7’ single recorded for Nems Records (yes, the Black Sabath label). It’s modern pub rock craftsmen.


T-Boys - Mary Jane [Nems Records 19??]






Brilliant single, never in picture sleeve, great vocals and thick guitars. Disguise were a band from Hartlepool (UK) formed by Peter Scott, Jimmy Mckenna and Alan Geoffrey in late 1976. Signed for Chiswick Records in late ‘77, but the label’s lack of interest after they had taken on the band left them disillusioned. They had to wait over a year for their single to be released, and even when it was, “Hey Baby” didn’t have any effect on the record buying public, which is a shame.


Disguise - Hey Baby [7' Chiswick Records 1978] Cheated from Chiswick Story Comp cd. My 7 inches is too fuzzy




Jim Rader is a writer that grew up in Bridgeport, CT and Fairlawn, NJ, moved to NYC in 1973 gaving poetry readings at the church and also did music gigs, one with his first band the Reasons. Had two more bands, Motion Pictures and Blue Palms, that played gigs in NYC and Boston. Published rock reviews/ features in "Boston Rock," "Cover (NYC)" and "Trouser Press." This is their only release as The Reasons, another good example of pub-rock romp.


The Reasons - Hard Day At The Office [7' Ze Records 1978]