May 25, 2021
The first in a 3 week series called Popped. 6 hours of physical copy vinyl singles and LP tracks spun in real time on a turntable. The Popped series covers the inspirations, 80s bloom, and current examples of the sound that gets called power pop by some. The series was inspired by the KRGA LP ‘Moi St’. Unfair to give highlights, as every single track fought hard to earn its place.
Listen to this show – Part Two appears further down the page
| Artist | Song | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberries | Come Around And See Me | Raspberries | Capitol Records |
| Todd Rundgren | Onomatopoeia | Hermit Of Mink Hollow | Friday Music |
| Mats Wawa | Sparkly Eyes | Rock Omelette | Black Pop Records |
| 10cc | The Hospital Song | 10cc | Not Bad Records |
| Sparks | I Want To Be Like Everybody Else | Big Beat | Columbia |
| The Fast | Boys Will Be Boys | Max’s Kansas City – New York New Wave | CBS |
| Badfinger | Just A Chance | Wish You Were Here | Warner Bros. Records |
| Be-Bop Deluxe | Blazing Apostles | Sunburst Finish | Harvest |
| Prix | Love You All Day Long | Historix | HoZac Records |
| Pushups | Empty Faces | Pushups Is Pop | HoZac Records |
| Cockney Rebel | What Ruthy Said | The Human Menagerie | EMI |
| The Sweet | No You Don’t | Desolation Boulevard | Capitol Records |
| Foghat | Long Way To Go | Foghat | Bearsville |
| Jack Lee | Bigger Than Life | Bigger Than Life | Alive Records |
| Milk ‘N’ Cookies | Chance To Play | Milk ‘N’ Cookies | Captured Tracks |
| Hanoi Rocks | Lightnin’ Bar Blues’ | Oriental Beat | Back On Black |
| Artist | Song | Release | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoes | Hangin’ Around WIth You | Present Tense | Elektra |
| Furies | Break Out | Furies | Contra Records |
| Smart Remarks | Falling Apart (As It Seems) | Foreign Fields: 1982 – 1984 | Manufactured Recordings |
| Ian Hunter & The Rant Band | Bow Street Runners | Fingers Crossed | Proper Records |
| Haircut One Hundred | Baked Bean | Pelican West | Arista |
| KRGA | So Far Down | Moi St. | Hoser Records |
| Jordan Jones | My Somebody | Jordan Jones | Spaghetty Town Records |
| Jordan Jones | No Makeup | Jordan Jones | Spaghetty Town Records |
| Cassie | Falling | The Light Shines On | Reminder Records |
| The Jacks | Baby You Know | Make ‘Em Cry | Reminder Records |
| Beaut | Over and Out | Dave & Lee Singles Collection | Reminder Records |
| The Dots | Alone | Return Of The Dots | Rebel Rec. |
| Holly Beth Vincent | Honalu | Holly And The Italians | Virgin |
| Nick Heyward | Who? | Woodland Echoes | Gladsome Hawk |
| The High Bees | Some Indulgence | Some Indulgence | Supreme International Editions |