Sweeney's on a helluva run: The Records' Starry Eyes
Weren't they related to Bram Tchaikovsky? This rings a bell in my dim memory.
Similar sound -- the mighty 1979 New Wave 12-string-guitar trilogy:
Records, "Starry Eyes"
Bram T, "Girl of My Dreams"
Shoes, "Too Late"
Who needs Roger McGuinn?
Well, let me start the groveling. Does anyone have this? BTW, anyone else besides POC need Jevetta's "Calling You"? I got it on ebay.
I've got all but the Shoes, and that includes the Jevetta.
All three of those are on the Rhino Poptopia 70s collection, which is sadly out of print.
They were also on the Rhino "D.I.Y." series (I love Rhino, but they do love to re-package); I picked up 4 CDs from that series about 8 years ago when they were in the discount bin at Tower for $5.99 each. So I have Records, Shoes & Bram T. along with many other gems -- anyone remember Pez Band's Beatle-esque gem "Baby It's Cold Outside"?
You're right--there's quite a bit of crossover between Poptopia (there were discs for the 70s, 80s, and 90s, but I have only the first one) and the DIY series, as I discovered when Sarah and I first moved in together (I had the former, she had picked up the latter when she was in radio). I guess once Rhino licences a song the try to get as much mileage out of it as they can. And just proving your point, the PezBand tune is another one that's on the Poptopia set, too.
