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  • "Two CDs jammed with delicious power pop sounds. The little-known UK foursome had a few singles released in their homeland during the early 80s - the super-catchy, synthesizer-smeared Watching the Tears and the gorgeous Pictures of Paris, both included here, are particularly swell as well as a damn-near-impossible-to-find LP released in Germany only in 1984. The anthology collects that 11-song album, a bonus cut and a live track from a 1981 BBC Radio appearance and marries it to a second 14-track disc filled with previously unreleased tunes. While the album proper is quite fine and filled with track after track of punchy, non-cliched power pop, the second disc is probably even better: Without the prominent synths and big production, the band presents itself as something of a cross between a British Invasion act and "This Years Model"-vintage Elvis Costello and the Attractions. The songs are hooky, the performances inspired and overall, its rather amazing that this music has gone unheard until now".John Borac

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