25th Anniversary
Penniman Records PENN10002 (6 tracks)
www.pennimanrecords.com
You had to buy this record when it came out in 1977.
With their short hair and tidy graduation suits The Nerves at least looked interesting. Once the vinyl was on the player it was apparent that this talented three-piece (Peter Case, Jack Lee and Paul Collins) had a lock on some kind of neat, pop and roll excitement that was hard to find in those early days. As punk rock roiled on both sides of the Atlantic it was bands like the Nerves that whittled out an existence plying their brand of Beatles-informed, high energy “new wave”. The band eventually lost steam, but the single that turned so many heads now lived on in the hearts of true believers everywhere-giving support to a re-issue at this late date. This pink vinyl, ten inch 45 r.p.m. slab of wonder released by Penniman Records in Spain will allow any Nerve neophytes the joy of hearing one of the great lost singles of any era. Blondie covered opening track “Hanging on the Telephone” back in the day, if that gives you the validation you need to immediately buy this slice of gold. The rest, as they say, is history-and it couldn’t be sweeter.
Jeff Monkthe MONk 2009 view - Six tracks include:
(Side A) Hanging on the Telephone, When You Find Out, Give Me Some Time
(Side B) Working Too Hard, Paper Dolls, One Way Ticket
I just listened back to this extenda-single and holy arfin heck is it good. Two thirds of this combo went on to greater successes in music (Jack Lee, where are you?) and for the short time that this trio were together they really represented the whole power pop verve oh so well. You would be hard pressed to find a sweeter set of songs from any era, although those first few Dwight Twilley Band albums are way up there in my view. Don't hesitate to try and find this or at least get some of these songs in to yr life. It's feelin' good music that will lift yr spirits and get you dancin'! That can't be bad. Yow!
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