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The Top Boost – Tell Me That You’re Mine (7″)

June 30, 2020 Lars Wenker 0

The Top Boost’s Dreaming EP was one of my favourite 7”-singles from last year. The band, originating from Vancouver, delivered strong melodies with extraordinary harmonies. Especially on Dreaming where Roger Joseph Manning Jr. also gets […]

The Whiffs - Another Whiff
Set Me Free

The Whiffs – Another Whiff (LP)

June 11, 2020 Lars Wenker 0

The Whiffs are a band from Kansas City (Mo.) brought together 2016 by their shared love of power pop. In 2017 they released a mini album Take A Whiff and have since added Joey Rubbish […]

The Distractions - Nobody's Perfect
Set Me Free

The Distractions – Nobody’s Perfect (LP & 2 CD)

February 26, 2020 Lars Wenker 0

The Distractions excellent debut album Nobody’s Perfect will be reissued (officially 20th of March) on high quality 180 gram vinyl. The record has been remixed by Nick Halliwell. In addition there will also be a […]

Lars Needs Guitars!

Phil Seymour – Precious To Me

April 23, 2018 Lars Wenker 0

Wonderful song and noirish video shot at the Bradbury Building in Los Angeles. This building has appeared in many movies. Personal favourites like D.O.A. and M. Most famously for being featured in Blade Runner. Precious […]

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Joe Algeri – The Serial interview

November 19, 2015 Lars Wenker 0

Tell us about your musical background. – I’m a self-taught singer/song-writer/guitarist (oh what a cliché!) My first instrument was the piano-accordion at 8 or 9 years of age, I really hated it. At what point […]

Actors

Buster Keaton films 1917-1929

July 29, 2015 Lars Wenker 0

This is a quick overview of Buster Keaton’s films between 1917 and 1929. I made this list when I saw those movies back in 2009. When it now was time to look at them again, […]

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Protected: The Carnation – Song For You

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Start All Over Again – with Frank Secich & The Deadbeat Poets

March 29, 2014 Lars Wenker 0

After being away from the music business far too long Frank Secich together with some old friends formed the Deadbeat Poets in Youngstown, Ohio last summer. This spring of 2007 they’ve been recording their debut […]

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The Zombies – Gotta Get A Hold Of Myself

December 15, 2013 Lars Wenker 0

Here are the Zombies (in the only color footage of the group known to exist from this era) from the Hippodrome show during the summer of 1966! [flexvid][/flexvid]

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The Sonics at KB

December 14, 2013 Lars Wenker 0

The Sonics at Kulturbolaget (KB) in Malmö. The 25th of November 2009.

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    May 8, 2018 2
    LARM var Lennart Perssons stora projekt. Jag är inte helt säker på att han visste hur stort det skulle bli när han väl satte idén i handling. Lennart Persson gick bort 2009 och han var [...]
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Singles Going Steady

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The Nomads’ 7-inch story – Part 1: 1981–1985

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Robert Gordon interview – Let’s tap into Memphis’ culture scene

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The Byrds have flown!

"The Byrds flew away (by Tr
The Byrds have flown!

"The Byrds flew away (by Trans World Airlines) on August 19th after a very controversial tour over here" (England). From Rave magazine October 1965.

#thebyrds #england #1965 #rave #geneclark #chrishillman #popdiggersbyrds #jimmcguinn #jinglejangle #byrds #popdiggersgeneclark #getgenein #folkrock #thebyrdandthebest


The Hollies "Bus Stop" / "Don't Run And Hide" [Par
The Hollies "Bus Stop" / "Don't Run And Hide" [Parlophone, R 5469], 1966.

Danish release (both sleeve and vinyl). There is also a yellow sleeve version.

#thehollies #nowplaying #popdiggershollies #parlophone #grahamgouldman #ransford #vinyljunkie #nowspinning #allanclarke #picturesleeve45 #7inchofpleasure #popdiggers45ps #ronrichards #grahamnash #vinylcommunity #manchester #tonyhicks #hollies #popdiggersdanishps #7inch #vinylnerd #bobbyelliott #ontheturntable #instavinyl #vinyloftheday

The Old Man and the Sea.

#selfseaportrait #thisis
The Old Man and the Sea.

#selfseaportrait #thisisthesea #socialdistancing #rockawaybeach #iamthesea #theoldmanandthesea #lonelysea #seabreezes #sevenseas #heavenuphere #såskimrandevaraldrighavet #fredperry #seaandsand #childrenofthesea #theseaandthesand #iwanttogotothebeach #catchawave #flowerofthesea


Tell me where the Action is!

The Moderns "Tell Me
Tell me where the Action is!

The Moderns "Tell Me Where The Action Is" / "She Said Go!" [Slyngel, SLYNGEL 019], released in September 2018.

Limited to 300 copies on blue vinyl. Both songs were released on the compilation "Let It Out" in 1980.

#themoderns #malmö #nowplaying #vinyl #gottohavepop #7inch #tellmewheretheactionis #modstyle #janneborgh #7inchofpleasure #vinylnerd #popdiggers45ps #vinylcommunity #popdiggerspowerpop #mod #tonymanieri #swedishmod #picturesleeve45 #modrevival #powerpop #slyngelrekords #coloredvinyl #matsjohansson #modculture #parragnar #nowspinning #modpop


Going where the Action is!

#theaction #1960s #reg
Going where the Action is!

#theaction #1960s #regking #kentishtown #60s #mod #rave #1966 #mods #petewatson #modculture #sixties #modstyle #alanking #theboys #60smods #shadowsandreflections #mikeevans #modfashion #rogerpowell #modernist #modpop


The Troggs "Give It To Me" / "You're Lying" [Fonta
The Troggs "Give It To Me" / "You're Lying" [Fontana, TF 271 267].

Danish release from 1967.

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is#nowplaying "Mick Avory's Underpants" with the K
is#nowplaying "Mick Avory's Underpants" with the Kinks from "The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society" [Pye, BMGAA09BOX], released in October 2018.

It seems that Ray has snatched them. 😉

#thekinks #albumoftheday #popdiggerskinks #recordoftheday #mickavory #raydavies #raymonddouglasdavies #davedavies #thekinksarethevillagegreenpreservationsociety #godsavethekinks #popdiggersbox #kinks #wherehaveallthegoodtimesgone #wherehavetheunderpantsgone #thekinksband #kinksarethevillagegreenpreservationsociety

is#nowplaying The Saints "Scarce Saints - Hymns Of
is#nowplaying The Saints "Scarce Saints - Hymns Of Oblivion 1977-1984" [Raven, RVLP-40], released in 1989.

#thesaints #vinylmaniac #aussiepop #ontheturntable #aussiepunk #albumoftheday #chrisbailey #thesaintsband #popdiggersnowplaying #edkuepper #vinylcommunity #nowspinning #ravenrecords #popdiggerssaints #brisbane #vinyljunkie #australianpunkrock #recordoftheday #vinylnerd #instavinyl #vinyloftheday

Stiv Bators "It's Cold Outside" / "The Last Year"
Stiv Bators "It's Cold Outside" / "The Last Year" [Bomp!, BOMP 124], 1979.

Another great Bomp! single in a currently cold time.

#stivbators #nowplaying #popdiggersshop #franksecich #vinyljunkie #bomprecords #vinylmaniac #gregshaw #powerpop #popdiggersfranksecich #ontheturntable #janglepop #vinylcommunity #nowspinning #originalpressing #popdiggerspowerpop #poppunk #deadboys #popdiggers45ps #vinyljunkie #vinylcommunity #recordoftheday #instavinyl #vinylnerd

This copy is for sale in the shop.

In this part of PopDiggers' series on The Nomads 7
In this part of PopDiggers' series on The Nomads 7-inches, we cover the years 1997 to 2000, during which seven 7" were put out on the same number of labels.

There's plenty to revel in before "The King Of Night Train" finally rolls into the terminus. Enjoy!

You'll find the article here:
https://popdiggers.com/the-nomads-7-inch-story-part-5-1997-2000/

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#badafrorecords #nextbigthing
#screamingapplerecords #bangrecords #safetypinrecords @thenomadsofficial


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