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A Place To Find Some Rarer Tunes (Mod, PowerPop, Punk, Ska) ripped from my vinyl collection. If it sounds good I'll post it. The idea being that now you know about them, you can seek them out! If anyone is unhappy about any of these posts please contact me & I will take them off.

Friday 4 November 2011

The News - Spead The News EP (1978)


A - She's So Square
AA - The Kids Are Dancing

Cool Mod /Powerpop from this Rock Springs, Wyoming 3 peice.

Eddy Delbridge (Voc Guitar).
Mike Fitzgerald (Bass)
Billy Dolence (Drums)

Their other release was a track (Bring On The Night) on the 1981 Compilation LP Declaration Of Independents - This is included in the download.
The band also recorded (but unfortunately it remains unreleased) a 2nd 45 "Trying To Ride The New Wave / Stereo Generation" which utilised the talent of a new drummer Dan Postma.*

"The Kids Are Dancing" can also be found on Powerpearls Vol 1

Various Press Reveiws

Goldmine
Proof positive fanzines are spreading the good news. How else could he have created such promising pop tunes?

Trouser Press
The singing's good and the songs are promising.

New York Rocker
From Rock Springs Wyoming, the nation's most violent municipality, The News deliver an irresistable rocker.

* Thanks to Mr E Delbridge for the extra info

Sounds & scans below

http://www.mediafire.com/?rx43m9tkvqks6np
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4 comments:

  1. bristolboy5 November 2011 at 06:02

    The Whole Declaration of Indepenence LP can be found at

    http://wilfullyobscure.blogspot.com/2008/05/various-declaration-of-independents.html

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  2. Frank Miller5 November 2011 at 06:33

    Awesome post, thank you!!

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  3. Pep Sonic7 November 2011 at 10:13

    Thank you very much. Very good.

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  4. Merton6 July 2019 at 13:35

    The News - The Kids are dancing, reissue is Out Now, 7'' EP (4 tracks). 2019

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