The Bings – Power Pop Planet (The Lost Tapes): Vinyl, LP

Description

This one is subtitled “THE LOST TAPES“… but it is not a reissue because in fact it was never released – until now!

Forty years after their final recording session, Los Angeles-based power pop The Bings is releasing its debut album. The 16-track master tapes sat forgotten in a California bedroom closet until they were discovered in a filing cabinet during the 2020 lockdown.
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The Bings’ “Power Pop Planet – The Lost Tapes” is a literal time capsule from the pre-MTV 1980s, when new wave, punk, and power pop were still underground genres that flourished mainly in New York and Hollywood clubs.

Driven by the songwriting of David Chrenko, and fueled by big guitars and 3-part harmonies, what you are listening to is the great “lost”.

Track list:

A1 Please Please Please
Lead Vocals – Mark Randle
A2 Oh, No!
Lead Vocals – Mark Randle
A3 Don’t Stop Dancing
Lead Vocals – Mark Randle
A4 There She Goes
Lead Vocals – David Chrenko
A5 She’s Got The Power
Lead Vocals – David Chrenko
A6 Go Bye-Bye
Lead Vocals – Paul Chaffee
A7 Just A Child
Lead Vocals – David Chrenko
B1 Close Your Eyes
Lead Vocals – Mark Randle
B2 Hold On
Lead Vocals – Quint Randle
B3 Billboard By The Highway
Lead Vocals – David Chrenko
B4 Bring Her To Tears (Live ’81)
Lead Vocals – David Chrenko
B5 Just A Child (Live ’81)
Lead Vocals – David Chrenko
B6 Please Please Please (Live ’81)
Lead Vocals – Mark Randle
B7 Snowbound In Our Town (Bonus Track, 2010)
Lead Vocals – Quint Randle