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title: "The Complete Recordings"
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# The Complete Recordings

**Brand:** the paley brothers
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- **What is this?** The Complete Recordings by the paley brothers
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For power pop fans and aficionados of the mid-to-late-'70s Boston and downtown New York scenes, news that at last a CD is coming out containing ALL of the sides the Paley Brothers released on the Sire label would be reason enough for rejoicing. But news that said CD also contains 11 unreleased bonus tracks drawn straight from the band's archives…well, that's cause for a national holiday among certain quarters of rock 'n' roll fandom! Andy Paley was the lead singer and songwriter for the legendary Boston band the Sidewinders and played with the Modern Lovers, while Jonathan was a member of CBGB's fixture Mong before the siblings formed the Paley Brothers in 1975, and were signed to Sire Records soon thereafter. However, while the band was a favorite of Sire label owner Seymour Stein, and their good looks put them on the covers of teeny bopper magazines, the Paley Brothers only recorded one LP and several singles of sweetly harmonious power pop for Sire that have since become serious cult classics. The brothers then went their separate ways: Andy went on to produce and/or write for such acts as Madonna, k.d. lang, Brian Wilson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elton John, Brenda Lee, Little Richard, and SpongeBob SquarePants, and Jonathan played with and/or produced such bands as the Nervous Eaters, the Dogmatics, Band 19, Skirt, Shrapnel, Classic Ruins, and the Reflectors as well as composing for soundtracks. Now, 35 years after the release of their lone album, the Paley Brothers are back with a collection of 26 tracks they compiled and polished in the studio, their complete recordings including the entire 1978 self-titled release on Sire produced by Earl Mankey and the singles they recorded for the label produced by Jimmy Iovine, plus the version of "Come On Let's Go" they recorded with the Ramones that was on the Rock and Roll High School soundtrack; the song "Jacques Cousteau" they recorded under the name The Young Jacques; and 11 unreleased tracks, highlighted by two from their 1978 Madison Square Garden gig opening for Shaun Cassidy and a track they recorded for Sire, "Baby, Let's Stick Together," that was produced by none other than Phil Spector. Gene Sculatti's liner notes include copious quotes from the Paley Brothers, testimonials from such luminaries as Seymour Stein, and photos from their private archive. The power pop release of the year, decade or even century!

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## Customer Reviews

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    VERY  WELL  DONE  LONG  OVERDUE  RE  ISSUE
  

*by E***. on Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2013*

this  is  certainly  a  well  done  LONG  over  due  reissue  of  this  power  pop  classic  from  1979,  i  know  this  came  out  in  japan  on  papersleeve  around  10  years  or  so  ago  and  as  quick  as  it  came  out  it  went  oop  and  then  on  e  bay  the  damn  cd  was  going  for  silly  prices  so  im  glad  i  waited  a  decade  to  get  this  on  cd,  i  bought  this  lp  in  1979  and  way  back  then  i  was  not  to  impressed  as  my  ears  where  more  in  tune  with  heavy  metal  and  punk  at  that  time,  anyway  revisiting  this  album  was  a  pleasure!!!!!  the  remastering  is  awesome  on  here  and  the  booklet  pretty  fat  with  tons  of  information  about  this  power  pop  classic,  by  1981  or  so  i  dont  know  what  happened  to  the  paley  brothers  but  this  album  along  with  some  45s  between  1978  and  1980  are  pretty  much  all  here  even  with  some  live  bonus  stuff  i  never  heard  before,  i  would  say  in  the  76  minutes  this  cd  takes  to  play  you  probably  get  everything  from  the  old  vaults  they  had  packed  away,  if  you  enjoyed  the  power  pop  scene  of  the  late  70s  and  you  liked  records  by  THE  SHOES,  THE  PEZBAND,  THE  RUBINOOS,  OFF  BROADWAY  AND  most  of  the  great  acts  that  came  out  of  the  chicgo  / indianapolis  power  pop  scen  i  think  it  is  safe  to  say  YOU  WILL  REALLY  ENJOY  THIS  CD,  these  guys  where  from  new  england  and  used  to  play  cbgb,  maxes  kansas  city  and  all  the  old  legendary  clubs  in  the  village  in  nyc  back  in  its  heyday,  the  paley  brothers  played  here  a  lot  with  bands  like  THE  SHIRTS  and  all,  this  is  a  very  upbeat  uptempo  record  and  it  is  packed  with  everything  a  popwer pop  fans  loves,  also  the  song  from  rock  n  roll  high  school  is  awesome  but  sadley  that  was  as  far  as  the  paley  brothers  ever  got.  today  in  2013  fortunatally  we  have  this  great  reissue  to  bring  us  back  to  when  times  where  much  better,  play  loud  and  enjoy!!!!!!

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    I love this album!
  

*by B***R on Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2014*

This is a great recording. I bought it months ago, when it first came out. It was stolen from my car, and now I HAVE TO replace it, because I just don't get tired of it.Like a fine wine, there's a lot of complexity...deceptively simple and upbeat on the surface, with undercurrents of Beach Boys and Everly Brothers harmonies, Ramones driving beat, classic rock n roll excitement, Motown ideas. Like most geniuses, they absorb everything useful and turn it into something new and uniquely their own. Amazing that this sounds new, after 35 years or so. I think that back in the 70's and 80's the music industry didn't know what to do with the Paley Brothers because they were too far ahead of their time and simply too in love with the music to care about pigeon-holing themselves.Don't miss this!

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    Paley Brothers Rock
  

*by D***Y on Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2013*

This is a great collection of fantastic power pop tunes from this under-rated New Wave era band. If you are a fan of late 70's early 80's power pop don't miss this one!

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