For a long time I have listened to the new wave band Personal Effects. I love them and I think I have everything they ever recorded.
Not too far back in time I was listening to a compilation record called "From the City that Brought You...Absolutely Nothing" and I thought the stand-out song on that record was a song called "Pompeii" by a band called The Hi-Techs. I never heard of The Hi-Techs before then. I had no idea who they were. But, thanks to the awesome power of the internet and Discogs, I immediately found out that The Hi-Techs was a band that preceded my beloved Personal Effects and was made up of members of that band.
I had to find out what else they recorded and it amounts to this - two 7"s and the song from the comp.
I present to you here both 7"s, the song from the compilation, and the first EP by the new incarnation of the band called Personal Effects.
The Hi-Techs - Boogaloo Rendezvous 7" (1980)
A - Boogaloo Rendezvous
B - Subscriptions (are My Subscription)
The Hi-Techs - Screamin' You Head 7" (1981)
A - Screamin' You Head
B - A Woman's Revenge
The Hi-Techs - Pompeii (from the compilation)
Personal Effects - Personal Effects EP (1982)
1 So Hard
2 Magic (I've Been Waiting)
3 Low Riders
4 Love Never Thinks
5 Don't Wake Me
DOWNLOAD both Hi-Techs singles, the song from the comp, and the Personal Effects EP
Thanks for these! I'm a big fan of the Personal Effects' 1984 album, This Is It. By the way, the MP3 included as the 1980 B-side – "Subscriptions (Are My Prescription)" – is, in fact, a duplicate of "A Woman's Revenge."
ReplyDeleteOh wow, you're right. I don't think that's the right song. I'll spin the record again and fix it when I get the time. It might take a while but I'll fix it.
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