THE NERVES 7" 45 RARE KBD PUNK POWERPOP BLONDIE 1976
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Description
ORIGINAL classic power pop DIY private press 7" from The Nerves (Peter Case, Paul Collins and Jack Lee). This is VERY rare.
UNPLAYED MINT CONDITION COPY, ORIGINAL TOWER RECORDS PRICE TAG ON COVER (LOOKS EASILY REMOVED BUT I LEFT IT AS ITS KINDA COOL, FROM LOS ANGELES STORE) (NOW GONE)
Jack Lee wrote "Hanging On The Telephone" which Blondie covered (also Will Anything Happen), Peter Case went on to form The Plimsouls and Paul Collins formed Paul Collins' Beat.
Tracks are:
Hanging on the Telephone" (Lee)
When You Find Out" (Case)
Give Me Some Time" (Lee)
Working Too Hard" (Collins)
A M G says of The Nerves :
They could've been contenders had they stayed together long enough, but the Nerves, despite their brief existence, were one of the most exciting bands in power pop. Formed by Jack Lee, Peter Case, and Paul Collins in 1975, their career was over by 1978, but they produced a great EP that featured the power pop classic "Hanging on the Telephone," which was later recorded (and wonderfully so) by Blondie. Ultimately, having three talented songwriters in one band hurried the demise of the Nerves, and all three principals found greater happiness and success with their new bands; although Jack Lee (arguably the most talented songwriter of the three) had the shortest career and eventually dropped out of sight after a fine solo record (Jack Lee's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1) in 1981. Case went on to form the Plimsouls, who recorded two good records and a transcendent pop song, "A Million Miles Away." After breaking up in 1984, Case recorded as a roots rock solo act for the rest of the decade and into the '90s. Collins formed the Beat (later Paul Collins' Beat), who were merely OK, and has done little since the mid-'80s.
A M G says of The Nerves EP :
There was only one EP; it had four songs, and each one is great. Although I'm sure this record has vanished from the face of the earth, if you run across it, snatch it up; it's wonderful. Best song: Paul Collins' "Working Too Hard." There is a French import release from 1986 that includes outtakes and some related ephemera. But, sadly, this EP stands as the sum total of a great band.
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