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The Rubinoos – The Rubinoos (CD)

$ 19.95
$ 19.95
Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Bay Area power pop lifers, the Rubinoos came up through the Berkeley scene in the mid-1970s alongside acts nurtured by producer and mentor Matthew King Kaufman at Beserkley Records, a label that also launched Jonathan Richman and Greg Kihn. Their debut captured a brand of hook-driven, unabashedly melodic rock that felt almost defiant in the late-'70s landscape, and its influence on the power pop canon has only grown in the decades since.

The Rubinoos self-titled debut album is a power pop classic containing the hit, "I Think We're Alone Now," as well as the anthemic "Rock And Roll Is Dead," which in the context of the disco-era in which this album was released, was almost accurate. At the time of release, the influential New York Rocker declared the album, "The best pop album of the decade."

Tracklist
1. I Think We're Alone Now (2:52)
2. Leave My Heart Alone (2:37)
3. Hard To Get (3:02)
4. Peek-A-Boo (2:09)
5. Rock And Roll Is Dead (2:50)
6. Memories (5:32)
7. Nothing A Little Love Won't Cure (2:37)
8. Wouldn't It Be Nice (3:21)
9. Make It Easy (3:02)
10. I Never Thought It Would Happen (2:33)

UPC: 634457056947
Label: Yep Roc Records
Release Date: 8.4.23
Format: CD