Name: Looking For The Magic: American Power Pop In The Seventies
Brand: Various

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CRSEGBOX139

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-11-17

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Cherry Red (ADA)

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Standard:20

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5013929193901

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CDx3

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Various

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New Wave / Post Punk

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Cherry Red

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Comprehensive 3CD overview of the American power pop scene’s evolution throughout the 70s. Featuring the genre’s major bands, cult names, hits, rarities and several previously unissued tracks.

Although the power pop genre wasn’t named and codified until late 1977, the sound and spirit had been slowly gathering steam throughout the decade. Surrounded by heavy metal andintroverted singer/songwriters, the likes of The Raspberries, Big Star, Blue Ash and The Wackers spearheaded an early 70s return to the spiky, three-minute pop urgency of the mid-60s British Invasion bands.

While only The Raspberries charted, such bands established a musical template that was adopted by a new raft of slightly younger acts including the Dwight Twilley Band, The Rubinoos and Shoes. The tide had turned by the late 70s, with such names as Cheap Trick and The Cars achieving success as the American music industry embraced power pop as a radio-friendly 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 ending with power pop established as a significant commercial proposition.

A chronologically-arranged set, ‘Looking For The Magic’ traces power pop’s development throughout the Seventies as largely unsuccessful bands were afforded cult status by the burgeoning grass-roots fanzine network that nurtured them.

As well as featuring all of the aforementioned acts, we include the likes of Todd Rundgren, Flamin’ Groovies, Sparks, Ramones and the USA-based 1979 revamp of Badfinger, one of the seminal prototypal power pop bands at the start of the decade. We also focus on a hugenumber of cult names and little-known acts, showcasing many tracks that were unissued at the time and even several cuts now gaining a first-ever release.

Housed in a clamshell box that includes a heavily annotated and illustrated 48-page booklet, <i>Looking For The Magic</i> is a fascinating, highly entertaining celebration of a genre that went under the radar for most of its formative years.

4 WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN – Todd Rundgren

7 YOU TORE MY DOWN – Flamin’ Groovies

8 TO BE YOUR FRIEND – Sid Bradley (Erik)

9 WHEN MY BABY’S BESIDE ME (alternative mix) – Big Star

12 I LIKE GIRLS (Bearsville version) – Sparks

13 ABRACADABRA (HAVE YOU SEEN HER?) – Blue Ash

20 I DON’T WANT TO KNOW – Nils Lofgren

21 LITTLE LOST AND INNOCENT – Milk ‘n’ Cookies

22 ROCK AND ROLL LOVE LETTER – Tim Moore

23 GOVERNMENT CENTER – Jonathan Richman

24 SHE MIGHT LOOK MY WAY (take 2) – Alex Chilton

2 (DON’T FEAR) THE REAPER (single edit) – Blue Öyster Cult

11 OH, CANDY (single mix) – Cheap Trick

17 ALRIGHT YOU BOYS – Venus and The Razorblades

18 LOOKING FOR THE MAGIC – Dwight Twilley Band

21 ALL FOR THE LOVE OF ROCK AND ROLL – Tuff Darts

7 YOU JUST DON’T WANNA KNOW – Jules and The Polar Bears

12 LOVE IS GONNA COME AT LAST – Badfinger

15 YOUR NUMBER OR YOUR NAME – The Knack

18 GET ‘IM OUTA TOWN – The Laughing Dogs

19 SHE DON’T KNOW WHY I’M HERE (album version) – The Last

21 SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER – Richard Lloyd

Looking For The Magic: American Power Pop In The Seventies

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Discover Looking For The Magic: American Power Pop In The Seventies by Various. A comprehensive 3CD overview of the genre's evolution, featuring major bands, hits, rarities, and previously unissued tracks. Label: Cherry Red.