f*ck yes! *downloads* neighbourhood threat!

I'm digging this now, both halves of the comp contain musical themes I am fond of - 80's anthems and drive-in rock 'n roll so I don't think there will be a single complaint.

Again, that version of Neighbourhood Threat... makes me smile

I have to be brutally honest and say that artists such as The Everly Brothers and Gene Vincent do absolutely nothing for me at all. The Chuck Berry track was great and the tracks would work perfectly in a film but it wasn't for me.

Bummer. I love this kind of stuff. Do you just not like early rock n roll in general?

No. I barely heard this music growing up. It was the British bands I heard- beatles, stones, Kinks etc

i've been a quite busy with other stuff to have kept up with this until now, it's a shame this latest one hasn't been getting reps because it's great.

I'm partial to both halves, the down tempo stuff is a bit schmaltzy but, hey, that's teenage romance! There are some classic names I had been wanting to hear for a while on Janszoon's half as well - Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent... you know you've heard them before but they all kind of blur together. I was most pleased with Brown Eyed Handsome Man having only got the Buddy Holly version, who did it first? Bobby Vee for the big win btw - perfect!

So if Janszoon was doing drive-in American Graffiti, his wife/hubby (I forgot who wears the trousers in this thing?) Jackhammer has the Breakfast Club covered. I really love the Primitives but was only familiar with their crackly old C86 stuff, it's a bit of an epiphany, more garage indie bands should have unleashed their ear for pop in a professional 80's studio methinks. I'm always up for more classic 80's, and I'd only heard Pat Benatar's name used in a derogatory context before... why?!
It's all good but the crowning glory is the synth-pop of Icehouse; and if you are wondering what all the fuss is about with 80's Bowie then you'll want to cop it too.

edit: jan where did that Soul Coughing track come from? it sticks out like a (good) sore thumb

I grew up with those guys too and like them, but they're a bit later than the era I was going for with my mix.

What I mean is that once the 60's kicked in over here musically then Early Rock N Roll was heard a lot less but being American you probably heard it a lot more. I do like Chuck Berry though and oddly (even though it's a different era and genre) I really like Glenn Miller!

I don't know if you're familiar with Bobby Vee and the Shadows or not Molecules but the history of that band is pretty interesting. Basically the only reason they got famous was because they lived in the area where Buddy Holly died and the people organizing the show that Buddy Holly was supposed to play at put out a call to local bands to fill the empty space on the bill. Another weird piece of trivia about them is that Bob Dylan was their touring pianist for a while back when he was still unknown and went by the stage name Elston Gunn.

That Soul Coughing track is from their first album, Ruby Vroom. It was supposed to represent the end of my little story when the main character is middle aged and checking his messages on his answering machine. I thought it kind of bridged the time gap because, even though it's from the 90s, it's kind of reminiscent of a 1950s ballad. :)

I like Glenn Miller too (and talk about someone with a crazy story). I actually like a lot of those swing guys: Benny Goodman, Gene Krupa, Duke Ellington, Cab Colloway, Count Basie, etc. I have a decent amount of that stuff.