I WANNA BE A TEEN AGAIN - AMERICAN POWER POP 1980-1989 3CD CLAMSHELL BOX

In 1979, The Knack kicked open the doors for a global power pop explosion, and a year or so later, almost as quickly, the doors closed again, but not before a mass of their contemporaries followed them through. Soon, a bunch of others got caught up in the excitement and the record business relearned the power of guitar-driven pop - the first few years of the '80s were as exciting for power pop as the last couple of the 70s had been, and even when it returned to the underground, the music continued to flow throughout the decade. ‘I Wanna Be A Teen Again’ follows the 80s power pop explosion from its hypocentre early in the decade to its enduring late period gems, exploring both leading and lesser lights, the old hands and new talents who made it such an exciting musical happening. By the middle of the decade, the term power pop had been all but retired, but a handful of new bands found success by avoiding it, whilst new movements, including the Paisley Underground and indie pop, helped keep others alive under new brandings. All the while a small number of holdouts, the pop equivalent of the soldiers lost in the jungle after the war had ended, strove to keep the music and the name alive. Packed with classic cuts and long-overlooked rough diamonds, and appearing at a time when new outfits like The Lemon Twigs pick through the body of 80s power pop for material and inspiration and some key artists like Redd Kross and The Bangles are celebrated in books and film, ‘I Wanna Be A Teen Again’ is a timely examination and celebration of this action-packed era and its thrilling sounds.

1 Stiv Bators - Not That Way Anymore

1 The Flamin' Groovies - So Much In Love

1 Ramones -  My My Kind Of Girl

2 The Knack - I Want Ya

2 The Plimsouls – Now

2 Fastbacks - Now Is The Time

3 The Know - (I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence Dear

3 20/20 - The Night I Heard A Scream

3 Game Theory - Too Late For Tears

4 The Romantics - When I Look In Your Eyes

4 Great Buildings - Hold On To Something

4 The dB's - Love Is For Lovers

5 Nikki & The Corvettes - Just What I Need

5 The Go-Gos - How Much More

5 Katrina And The Waves - Do You Want Crying

6 Zeros - They Say That (Everything's Alright)

6 The Wigs  - Tell It All

6 Candy - Whatever Happened to Fun

7 Mn'M's - I'm Tired

7 The Rubinoos - Let's Make It Tonight

7 Julian Leal - You And I

8 The Flashcubes -  It's You Tonight (Basement Tapes Version)

8 The Toms - (I Wanna Be A) Teen Again

8 Riff Doctors -  Turn Me On

9 Radio City - Don't Mistake Love

9 The Michael Guthrie Band - Sorry About That

9 The Beat Rodeo - Just Friends

10 Screen Test - Nothing Really Matters When You're Young

10 Eddy Best - Things I Should've Said

10 Gary Herrewig - Hurt You Too

11 Moondogs - When Sixteen Wasn't So Sweet

11 The Decoys - Not The Tremblin' Kind

11 Windbreakers - Can't Go On This Way

12 The Pranks - What's The Point

12 Marshall Crenshaw - Cynical Girl

12 Tommy Keene - Places That Are Gone (Geoff Emerick Version)

13 NRBQ - You Can't Hide

13 The Bongos - The Bulrushes

13 The Smithereens - Strangers When We Meet

14 Utopia - I Just Want To Touch You

14 The Floor Models - You'll Come Around

14 The Mosquitos -  That Was Then, This Is Now

15 The Shivvers - Please Stand By

15 Paul Collins' Beat - The Kids Are The Same

15 Sex Clark Five -  I Want You Mine

16 Eric Carmen - It' Hurts Too Much

16 Dwight Twilley - I'm Back Again

16 The Patriots - It Don't Show

17 Hilly Michaels - Calling All Girls

17 Cheap Trick - If You Want My Love

17 Flying Color - Dear Friend (Album Version)

18 Promise - Back In My Heart

18 Bruce Moody - AM Romance

18 Bill Lloyd - Lisa Anne

19 The Late Show - Take A Chance

19 The Bangles - Mary Street

19 The Long Ryders - I Want You Bad

20 The Heats – Remember Me

20 The Spongetones - Here I Go Again

20 The Infidels - I Can't Make You Mine

21 Off Broadway - Quick Turns

21 The Fad - Where The Colours Are

21 Redd Kross - Ballad Of A Love Doll

22 Shoes - She Satisfies

22 Club Wow - What's With You

22 Choo Choo Train - High

23 The Everythingers - Saccharine

23 Jim Basnight & The Moberlys - I Want To Be Yours

23 Material Issue - Renee Remains The Same

24 Rick Springfield - Jessie's Girl

24 Steve Rosenbaum - Girl From Seventeen

24 The Pursuit of Happiness - She's So Young

25 SVT - Love Blind

25 Let's Active - Every Word Means No

25 Velvet Crush - Walking Out On Love

26 Tommy Hoehn - Get Away

27 Phil Seymour - Precious To Me

28 David Quinton - Make Up Your Mind

• Genre: Pop
• Product Type: Audio CD
• Barcode: 5013929119697
• Release Date: July 18, 2025

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