4 Rare 80s Albums [Part 65] Power Pop, New Wave torrent

Here are four great power pop records. There's a very fine line between power pop and new wave but as these are more guitar-driven, they can safely be tagged as power pop. Enjoy and seed.

Nervus Rex - Nervus Rex [1980]


Tracklisting:

A1 There She Goes (2:45)
A2 Go Go Girl (3:35)
A3 Spies (2:29)
A4 Real Life (3:29)
A5 Start From The Start (3:02)
B1 The God Sheila (3:36)
B2 Don't Look (4:00)
B3 The Incredible Crawling Eye (3:40)
B4 Nobody Told Me (3:18)
B5 Venus (1:54)



Sharp Ties - Get That Beat [1981]

Tracklisting:

A1 "Ties" (3:51)
A2 Making Bombs (4:09)
A3 Get That Beat (3:08)
A4 Playing Jesus (3:28)
A5 Rock The Boat (3:19)
B1 Perfume (5:57)
B2 Black Wars (4:57)
B3 Just Five Minutes (3:58)
B4 My Girl (3:30)
B5 Ende... (0:52)



The Shoes - Silhouette [1984]

Tracklisting:

01 Get My Message 3:42
02 Will You Spin for Me? 3:56
03 When Push Comes to Shove 3:04
04 Shining 3:01
05 It's Only You 3:20
06 Twist and Bend It 2:45
07 I Wanna Give It to You 3:02
08 Turnaround 4:05
09 Running Wild 3:29
10 Oh, Angeline 3:20
11 Bound to Fade 3:33
12 Suspicion 3:19
13 Pieces of Glass
14 A New Sensation
15 Dormant Love



The Sinceros - Pet Rock [1981]

Tracklisting:

A1 Disappearing
A2 Memory Lane
A3 Socially
A4 Down Down
A5 Barcelona
B1 Falling In And Out Of Love
B2 Sleight Of Hand
B3 Nothing Changes
B4 Girl I Realise
B5 As The World Turns
B6 Midsong