Mirror Stars: The Complete Pye Recordings 1976-1980

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Personnel: Tony de Meur (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Bobby Valentino (vocals, mandolin, violin); Bryn Burrows (vocals, drums); Richie Robertson (vocals). Recording information: Air (London) Studios (06/1977); Ramport Studios (06/1977); Scorpio Sound (06/1977). While the basic template of punk rock -- fast, loud, short songs with a strong lyrical point of view -- was established quickly, it didn't take long for new wave to become a catchall term that could encompass any number of things that were to the left of the pop mainstream but didn't owe a sonic debt to the Ramones or the Damned. The Fabulous Poodles had been a pub rock band with a violin and a sly sense of humor when they began playing London clubs in 1975, and by 1977, without making any serious changes to their approach, suddenly they were new wave and hip rather than a pub band and yesterday's news. Listening to the Fabulous Poodles' music more than three decades after they called it quits, it's amusing to notice how straightforward their music really was, firmly rooted in rock tradition with a dash of R&B and some country flavors thanks to Bobby Valentino's fiddle and mandolin accents. Mirror Stars: The Complete Pye Recordings 1976-1980 is a three-disc set that collects nearly everything the Fabulous Poodles released during their 1974 to 1980 lifespan, along with some rare and unreleased material, and it's a consistently entertaining and tuneful set that shows they were a group with a viewpoint that may not have been radical but was certainly distinctive. The set includes expanded editions of the band's three British albums, 1977's The Fabulous Poodles, 1978's Unsuitable, and 1979's Think Pink. (Mirror Stars, their 1978 American debut, was a compilation of material from the first two LPs.) While the Fab Poos gained confidence as they went along (and Think Pink has the most sympathetic production), their essential approach was the same throughout, with the songs, very British but not incomprehensible to Yanks, possessing a keen wit and a Ray Davies-esque sense of character as they documented the lives of kids who are rock stars in their minds, lonely cheesecake photographers, androids with anxieties, the chronically non-ambitious, and other engaging oddballs. Vocalist and guitarist Tony de Meur even sounds a bit like Ray Davies on these sides, and his guitar work, matched by Valentino's acoustic instruments and the rhythm section of bassist Richie Robertson and drummer Bryn Burrows, gave their music a sound that solidly connected whether they were relaxed or giving the tunes some gas. And the live tracks at the end of disc three suggest the Fabulous Poodles were a hoot on-stage. Mirror Stars: The Complete Pye Recordings 1976-1980 is the definitive look at the career of an interesting and underrated group, and if they sound less au courant than they did in the late '70s, the songs make it clear they are well worth remembering. ~ Mark Deming
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[DISC 1]
FABULOUS POODLES (1977)
1. THE ENDING
2. DOCTOR
3. WORKSHY
4. BIKE BLOOD
5. RUM BABA BOOGIE
6. WHEN THE SUMMER'S THROUGH
7. ROSIE PINK
8. ROLL YOUR OWN
9. PINBALL PIN UP
10. MR. MIKE
11. CHERCHEZ LA FEMME
BONUS TRACK
SPOLYDOR STUDIOS (DEC '76)
12. WORKSHY
13. I LOVE YOU LOVE
RAMPORT/SCORPIO/AIR STUDIO DEMOS (JUNE '77)
14. SEE YOU LATER ALLIGATOR
15. DON'T YOU LIE TO ME
16. ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE
KPM SOUND DEMOS (CIRCA EARLY '78)
17. CHICAGO BOXCAR
18. MIRROR STAR
BASING STREET STUDIOS DEMOS (JULY '78)
19. 'B' MOVIES
20. SUICIDE BRIDGE
21. TOYTOWN PEOPLE
[DISC 2]
UNSUITABLE (1978)
1. MIRROR STAR
2. TOPLESS GOGO
3. CHICAGO BOXCAR (BOSTON BACK)
4. OH CHERYL
5. TOYTOWN PEOPLE
6. CONVENT GIRLS
7. 'B' MOVIES
8. TIT PHOTOGRAPHER BLUES
9. THIRD RATE ROMANCE
10. MUGS GAME
11. SUICIDE BRIDGE
BONUS TRACKS
12. WORKSHY (7" VERSION)
PYE STUDIOS (CIRCA '79)
13. POISON PEN
14. TALKING TRASH
15. SUGAR COATED LOVE
16. STOMPIN' ON THE CAT
17. LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN
18. I'VE HAD IT
CBS STUDIOS NEW YORK (JUNE '79)
19. PINK CHRISTMAS
[DISC 3]
THINK PINK (1980)
1. MAN WITH MONEY
2. BIONIC MAN
3. ANY PORT IN THE STORM
4. (HOLLYWOOD) DRAGNET
5. BIKE BLOOD
6. COSSACK COWBOY
7. ANNA REXIA
8. YOU WOULDN'T LISTEN
9. SUICIDE BRIDGE
10. PINK CITY TWIST
11. VAMPIRE ROCK
BONUS TRACKS
12. BIONIC MAN (EDITED VERSION)
13. STOMPIN' WITH THE CAT
14. DON'T YOU LIE TO ME
LIVE FROM THE BOTTOM LINE (VALENTINE'S DAY '79)
15. INTRODUCTION
16. OH CHERYL
17. WORKSHY
18. YOU REALLY GOT ME
19. MR MIKE
20. INTERMISSION
21. WE'LL MEET AGAIN