On the first episode your reluctant host B.J. introduces himself and jumps right into a history of Power Pop.
THE WHO - MUCH TOO MUCH
from their 1965 debut My Generation
THE CREATION - MAKING TIME
their 1966 debut single
THE SEARCHERS - WHEN YOU WALK IN THE ROOM
from the 1964 single
THE MOVE - TONIGHT
from the 1971 single
BADFINGER - KNOW ONE KNOWS
from their 1974 album Wish You Were Here
STORIES - PLEASE PLEASE
from their 1973 album About Us
THE HUDSON BROTHERS - SONG FOR STEPHANIE
from their 1974 album Hollywood Situation
BLUE ASH - ABRACADABRA
from their 1973 album No More No Less
THE RASPBERRIES - I WANNA BE WITH YOU
from their 1972 album Fresh Raspberries
THE CHOIR - IT'S COLD OUTSIDE
from their 1966 single
DON KRISS - VANESSA
from the 1977 EP
CIRCUS - FEELS SO RIGHT
from their 1973 self-titled album
DWIGHT TWILLEY - DARLIN'
from his 1979 album Twilley
THE NERVES - HANGIN' ON THE TELEPHONE
THE NERVES - GIVE ME SOME TIME
THE NERVES - WHEN YOU FIND OUT
THE NERVES - WORKING TOO HARD
from the 1976 EP
THE PLIMSOULS - HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE
from the 1980 Zero Hour EP
THE BEAT - DON'T WAIT UP FOR ME
from their 1979 debut album
JACK LEE - GOOD TIMES
from his 1981 album Greatest Hits Vol. 1
THE POPPEES - IF SHE CRIES
from their 1978 single
THE BOYFRIENDS - I DON'T WANT NOBODY (I WANT YOU)
from their 1978 single
THE SORROWS - TEENAGE HEARTBREAK
from their 1980 album Teenage Heartbreak
20/20 - GIVING IT ALL
from their 1978 debut single
SHOES - OKAY
from their 1977 album Black Vinyl Shoes
THE ROMANTICS - FOREVER YOURS
from their 1980 album National Breakout
THE KNACK - YOUR NUMBER OR YOUR NAME
from their 1979 album Get The Knack
THE KNACK - IT'S YOU
from their 1980 album ...but the little girls understand
CORRECTION: for some reason when I recorded the episode I said that Greg Shaw began publishing his zine Mojo Navigator in 1976, even though I meant 1966 and that is what was written down on the piece of paper in front of me. Doh!
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