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(Grapefruit Records) 76 tracks, digisleeve in slipcover box Comprehensive 3CD overview of the... more

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Pentangle: Looking For The Magic - American Power Pop In The Seventies (3-CD Box)

(Grapefruit Records) 76 tracks, digisleeve in slipcover box

Comprehensive 3CD overview of the development of the American power pop scene in the 70s. With the most important bands of the genre, cult names, hits, rarities and some previously unreleased tracks.
Although the power pop genre wasn't named and codified until late 1977, the sound and vibe had slowly picked up steam over the course of the decade. Surrounded by heavy metal and introverted singer/songwriters, The Raspberries, Big Star, Blue Ash and The Wackers led a return to the spiky, three-minute pop urgency of mid-'60s British Invasion bands in the early '70s.
Although only the Raspberries made the charts, these bands created a musical template that was adopted by a number of new, slightly younger bands such as the Dwight Twilley Band, The Rubinoos and Shoes. By the end of the 70s, the tide had turned and names like Cheap Trick and The Cars were finding success as the American music industry accepted power pop as a radio-ready alternative to punk.
When The Knack emerged from nowhere to dominate the summer of 1979 with the single "My Sharona" and the album "Get The Knack", it was clear that the decade was coming to an end with the establishment of power pop as a significant commercial proposition.
Looking For The Magic" is arranged chronologically and traces the development of power pop in the seventies, when largely unsuccessful bands achieved cult status through the burgeoning fanzine network that promoted them. In addition to the bands already mentioned, Todd Rundgren, Flamin' Groovies, Sparks, Ramones and the band Badfinger, founded in the USA in 1979, which was one of the prototypical power pop bands at the beginning of the decade, are also represented. We also focus on a large number of cult names and little-known acts and present many tracks that were not released at the time and even some tracks that are now being released for the first time.
"Looking For The Magic" is a fascinating, highly entertaining tribute to a genre that remained under the radar for most of its formative years.

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Interpret: Pentangle
Album titlle: Looking For The Magic - American Power Pop In The Seventies (3-CD Box)
Genre Rock
Label Grapefruit Records
Artikelart CD
EAN: 5013929193901
weight in Kg 0.16

Various - Looking For The Magic - American Power Pop In The Seventies (3-CD Box) CD 1
01	Shakin’ Street	Mc5
02	Go Back	Crabby Appleton
03	Egg Carton Wall	The American Dream
04	We Gotta Get You A Woman	Todd Rundgren
05	Moon Tears	Grin
06	Down On My Knees	Bread
07	To Be Your Friend	Sid Bradley (Erik)
08	When My Baby’S Beside Me (Alternative Mix)	Big Star
09	Top Of The City	Stories
10	It’S My Life	The Wackers
11	I Like Girls (Bearsville Version)	Sparks
12	Abracadabra (Have You Seen Her?)	Blue Ash
13	Must Be Love	Bang
14	Friday On My Mind	Earth Quake
15	Play On	The Raspberries
16	I Don’T Mind	Athanor
17	Some Kind Of Jerk	Fox Pass
18	Ahead Of My Time	The Droogs
19	I Don’T Want To Know	Nils Lofgren
20	Little Lost And Innocent	Milk ‘N’ Cookies
21	Rock And Roll Love Letter	Tim Moore
22	Government Center	Jonathan Richman
23	She Might Look My Way (Take 2)	Alex Chilton
24	Familiar Faces	Target
25	Last Night	Eric Carmen

Various - Looking For The Magic - American Power Pop In The Seventies (3-CD Box) CD 2
01	American Nights	The Runaways
02	(Don’t Fear) The Reaper (Single Edit)	Blue Öyster Cult
03	Downtown Menagerie	Hollins Ferry
04	All In All	Just Boys
05	When You Find Out	The Nerves
06	If You’ve Got The Time	The Babys
07	Lonely Boy	Andrew Gold
08	To Stay	John Scoggins
09	See No Evil	Television
10	I Trust You	The Meyce
11	Oh, Candy (Single Mix)	Cheap Trick
12	Ridin’ In My Car	NRBQ
13	Boys Don’t Lie	Shoes
14	She Say Yea	The Scruffs
15	She’s The One	The Marshalls
16	Love In Action	Utopia
17	Alright You Boys	Venus The The Razorblades
18	Looking For The Magic	Dwight Twilley Band
19	Ecstasy	Paley Brothers
20	Forgive And Forget	Marbles
21	All For The Love Of Rock And Roll	Tuff Darts
22	You, Yeah You	The Quick
23	New Year’s Eve	Van Duren
24	Mind Of My Own	The Leopards
25	Walk In The Rain	The Pop
26	Decline And Fall	Sneakers

Various - Looking For The Magic - American Power Pop In The Seventies (3-CD Box) CD 3
01	My Best Friend’s Girl	The Cars
02	Losing You To Sleep	Tommy Hoehn
03	The First One	Gary Valentine
04	Leave The Past Behind	The Moberlys
05	I Wanna Be Sedated	Ramones
06	Let Her Dance	Spitballs
07	You Just Don’t Wanna Know	Jules & The Polar Bears
08	Gotta Have Pop	Segarini
09	Say Girl	Robert Johnson
10	Come Back	Fotomaker
11	Don’t Listen To Them	Bill Kern
12	Love Is Gonna Come At Last	Badfinger
13	Drivin’ Music	Rubinoos
14	Rendezvous	The Greg Kihn Band
15	Your Number Or Your Name	The Knack
16	Poly Vinyl	The Mumbles
17	Rolene	Moon Martin
18	Get ‘Im Outa Town	The Laughing Dogs
19	She Don’t Know Why I’m Here (Album Version)	The Last
20	Slip Away	Ian Lloyd
21	Should Have Known Better	Richard Lloyd
22	No More Heartbreaks	The Names
23	She Said	Cheese
24	20/20	Cheri

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