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 Soul Jazz Records’ new ‘Secret Superstar Sounds -Scraping Bubblegum Off My Soul 1977-80: Punk -Powerpop – New Wave – DIY’ brings together a wealth ofincredibly catchy tunes from late 1970s / early 1980sBritish groups that you have probably never heard of!Power pop mixed together a love of lyrical and melodicallybeautiful 1960s pop and garage sounds, together with theenergy and attitude of 1970s punk. Almost completely outof kilter with the fashions of the day (punk, new wave andpost-punk) these bands managed to fall between themusical cracks at almost every step of the way, leavingthem practically unknown to all but a few. Inspired by the DIY messaging of bands like TheDesperate Bicycles, Sniffing Glue fanzine and early UKpunk labels like Stiff, Chiswick and Rough Trade, thesebands chose mainly to go into a studio and make their ownprivate press / DIY records themselves – then try to workout everything else (promotion, marketing, etc.)afterwards. As mainly outsiders to the mainstream musicindustry, and usually unable to make any inroads into it,save for sending their own record to John Peel, most ofthese bands fell at the first hurdle. These records remain both beautifully crafted three-minutemusical gems and long-lost micro-histories of anessentially hidden genre. Featured bands here include The Squares, The Meanies,The Monitors, Plummet Airline, Tours, Gobblinz, Krypton Tunes and more. Most of these records were self-published DIY releases made in very limited editions and were often the only tracks ever released by these groups. TracklistingGooblinz – LondonPlummet Airlines – It’s HarXdreamysts – Right Way HomeTours – Language SchoolThe Squares – No FearThe Monitors – Compulsory FunThe Meanies – It’s TrueJeff Hill Band – Something’s Wrong With My BabyThe Squad – 24 HoursKrypton Tunes – Limited VisionThe Zeros – HungryThe Wardens – Do So WellThe Letters – Nobody Loves MeThe Tunnelrunners – Forever Crying At Love SongsComic Romance – Cry Myself To Sleep———————————————————————————————–Thank you for looking at our listing, below are a few points to consider before making a purchase:- All records we sell are Brand New – pre-orders will normally come sealed but if you are purchasing in stock items, please note the copy may have been unsealed for display in the shop. Please email straight after purchase to enquire if this is of importance to you.- Orders won’t ship until all items are released, so keep this in mind when purchasing multiple pre-orders or a mix of in stock and pre-order items.- The ‘Product’ page will show the most up to date info we have with regards to the item and its release date, but this information is subject to change so check in with us if you have any questions.- We unfortunately don’t offer tax/vat outside of the UK via the website so please keep in mind that when the items arrives in your country you may be liable to pay a further charge before delivery. (all UK orders the price you see is the price you will pay). Please also note that we are unable to adjust the declared value on items sold internationally.