AL MILLAN AND THE ROBOTS

Artist: AL MILLAN AND THE ROBOTS

Title: Come Alive!

Format: Vinyl LP

Year: 1981

Songs: 10

Label: Robot Records

Style: AOR

Al Millan was a SSW who enlisted his musician friends (called The Robots) and released this one-off album of private press American rock.  The band was from San Luis Obispo, CA and played the local club circuit.  Essential Tracks: the urgent new wave rockers ‘Plutonium’ & ‘Expectancy’, the straight up edgy rock of ‘Nervous Wreck’ and the quirky sound effect laden ‘I’m A Robot’.  These guys were probably a pretty darn solid live act back in their day

THE TYPICALS

Artist: THE TYPICALS

Title: Popscreams

Format: Vinyl LP

Year: 1989

Songs: 11

Label: Dollyrocker Records

Style: Power Pop Indie Rock

Indie rock foursome from Massachusetts who play a catchy emotive power pop set.  Although there are four slower acoustic driven songs, the rest are quick paced numbers that satisfy power pop indie heads.

BILLY STEWART

Artist: BILLY STEWART

Title:   Four On The Floor    

Format: Vinyl EP

Year: 1983

Songs: 4

Label: Skyline Records

Style: AOR New Wave

SSW with backing band doing upbeat new wave AOR tunes.  

JIMMY MOURRA

Artist: JIMMY MOURRA

Title: Self Titled       

Format: Vinyl EP

Year: 1983

Songs: 4

Label: Mourra Music

Style: New Wave 

Jimmy Mourra was a SSW hailing out of Santa Barbara, CA.  Melodic new wave inspirations are found here with ‘Digital Man’ & ‘City Child’ being standouts. 

THE EXECUTIVES

Artist: THE EXECUTIVES

Title: Executives      

Format: 7” Vinyl EP

Year: 1980

Songs: 4

Label: Execorex Records

Style: Power Pop Rock

Hollywood, CA power pop group with a solid offering full of melodic, catchy power pop wave songs.  

RITA SUME

Artist: RITA SUME

Title: Slice My Heart 

Format: Vinyl LP

Year: 1980’s

Songs: 9

Label: Self Released

Style: Lounge Rock

Female fronted lounge rocker private press obscurity!

Artist: CLUB ADOBE 

Title: Awakening      

Format: Vinyl LP

Year: 1988

Songs: 10

Label: Adobe Records

Style: AOR

Obscure indie band from California that gears towards a new wavish rock orientation - There's some cool catchy numbers on tap, like the single worthy / radio FM opener 'Red Turns To Gray'. 

THE BLADES

Artist: THE BLADES

Title: Close Shave    

Format: 7” Vinyl EP

Year: 1980s

Songs: 4

Label: Self Released

Style: Power Pop Rock

Unknown power pop new wave band from Oklahoma City, OK.  Well played and catchy songs are on board for what sounds like an early 80's release.

DEALER

Artist: DEALER

Title: Self-Titled       

Format: Vinyl EP

Year: 1982

Songs: 10

Label: Transworld Records

Style: AOR

Highly obscure private pressing from Grundy, VA.  Dealer were a local rock outfit with male and female vocal leads as well as solid musicianship.  The uplifting choruses and light pomp work make ‘Party Of My Life’ the essential track on this EP.  The female fronted Westcoast AOR melodies of ‘Why Not Forever’ & ‘Why You Care’ are solid.