I guess I risk accusations of hipsterism when I say I've been a fan of Paul Collins since the late '70s. That was when teen college student ME picked up the superb four-song eponymous EP by our Paul's former group the Nerves. My fandom intensified with "Walking Out On Love," an absolutely irresistible track recorded by the Breakaways (an act piloted by Collins and fellow Nerve Peter Case) and credited to Collins solo on a 1979 compilation album called Waves Vol. 1. When Collins then formed the Beat (aka Paul Collins' Beat), I was all in.
But listen: It does not matter one itty li'l bit when you catch on to an act you like. You were there at the group's secret origin, their rockin' pop Ground Zero? Awright! You discovered 'em later on, whether on your own or as part of a ritual jump on a crowded bandwagon? Also awright! Man, music is timeless. There are no purity tests for becoming a fan.
And right now, Paul Collins fans old and new can rejoice in the release of the power pop legend's minty-fresh album Stand Back And Take A Good Look. We've been playing its advance single "I'm The Only One For You" over the past few weeks, and it already seems a likely lock for 2024's year-end Countdown Show. This week, it's joined on the playlist by two more tracks from Stand Back And Take A Good Look, as well as by another spin of "Walking Out On Love." It all sounds so, so fantastic in the here and now.
So: Hear. NOW. And turn it up. This is what rock 'n' roll radio sounded like on another Sunday night in Syracuse this week.
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TIRnRR # 1222: 2/25/2024
TIRnRR FRESH SPINS! Tracks we think we ain't played before are listed in bold
BASH AND POP: One More Time (Sire, Friday Night Is Killing Me)
JOE JACKSON: One More Time (A & M, Steppin' Out: The Very Best Of Joe Jackson)
THE ANIMALS: Bring It On Home To Me (Abkco, Retrospective)
SQUEEZE: Another Nail In My Heart (A & M, The Squeeze Story)
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BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS: Simmer Down (Soul Jazz, VA: Studio One Classics)
THE ENGLISH BEAT: Mirror In The Bathroom (Shout Factory, Keep The Beat: The Very Best Of The English Beat)
BMX BANDITS: I Wanna Fall In Love (Big Deal, Theme Park)
ELVIS COSTELLO AND THE ATTRACTIONS: You Belong To Me (Rykodisc, This Year's Model)
THE SUGAR TWINS: The Right Stuff (Swang, Patio A-Go-Go!)
THE JELLY BEANS: I Wanna Love Him So Bad (Charly, The Red Bird Story)
THE SHANGRI-LAS: Twist And Shout (Charly, Remember [Hits And Rarities From The Bad Girls Of 60s Pop])
FANNY: Let's Spend The Night Together (Cherry Red, Rock And Roll Survivors)
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THE HALF CUBES: The Things That We Say [featuring Magnus Börjeson] (unreleased)
FISCHER-Z: So Long (United Artists, single)
THE FUN BOY THREE: Our Lips Are Sealed (Chysalis, The Best Of Fun Boy Three)
THE GO-GO'S: La La Land (Beyond, God Bless The Go-Go's)
GENERAL PUBLIC: Tenderness (Shout Factory, ...All The Rage)
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GENERATION X: Dancing With Myself (Chrysalis, Perfect Hits [1975-1981])
SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE: Dance To The Music (Epic, Greatest Hits)
THE GOLD NEEDLES: Hit The Main Drag (Jem, single)
THE GROOVIE GHOULIES: Carly Simon (Lookout, VA: Lookout! Freakout!)
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GUIDED BY VOICES: Hot Freaks (Matador, The Best Of Guided By Voices: Human Amusements At Hourly Rates)
THE CYNZ: Little Miss Lost (Jem, Little Miss Lost)
HELIUM ANGEL: Georgie (Pilot Error, Early Clue To The New Direction)
BO DIDDLEY: Mona (I Need You Baby) (MCA, The Chess Box)
HOLLY AND JOEY: I Got You Babe (Virgin, single)
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The Greatest Record Ever Made!
MERLE HAGGARD: Mama Tried (Capitol, HAG: The Best Of Merle Haggard)
THE HOLLIES: Look Through Any Window [French lyric version] (EMI, Clarke, Hicks & Nash Years)
MIKE BROWNING: Just One Day (single) THEE HEADCOATEES: Teenage Kicks (Damaged Goods, Punk Girls)
THE SUPREMES: Up The Ladder To The Roof (Motown, The '70s Anthology)
THEM: I Can Only Give You Everything (Deram, The Story Of Them Featuring Van Morrison)
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THE POPTARTS: Jealousy [alternate version] (PlumTone, Fresh...Out Of The Toaster)
THE MC5: Tonight (Rhino, The Big Bang! Best Of The MC5)
THE REZILLOS: I Like It (Sire, Can't Stand The Rezillos: The [Almost] Complete Rezillos)
THE PLEASERS: Lies (Lost Moment, Thamesbeat)
THE SMITHEREENS: Little Child (Koch, Meet The Smithereens)
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SIMON AND GARFUNKEL: Cecilia (Columbia, Old Friends)
THE RAMONES: Teenage Lobotomy (Rhino, Rocket To Russia)
SKEETER DAVIS: I Can't Stay Mad At You (Real Gone Music, VA: Honeybeat: Groovy 60s Girl-Pop)
THE O'JAYS: Love Train (Epic, Love Train: The Best Of The O'Jays)
THE SHIRTS: They Say The Sun Shines (Cema, The Shirts)
THE BEATLES: Why Don't We Do It In The Road? (Apple, The Beatles)
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THE BREAKAWAYS: Walking Out On Love (Alive, THE NERVES: One Way Ticket)
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