THE BATS HOW POP CAN YOU GET LP JON BRION ex wax, beautiful 1982 rare record
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For sale is a nearly perfect vinyl copy of the rare "How Pop Can You Get?" from The Bats in 1982. This is the one and only release by this early 80's pop outfit featuring über producer Jon Brion (Fiona Apple, Rufus Wainwright, Eleni Mandell, Rhett Miller, Robyn Hitchcock, Brad Mehldau and Evan Dando, and co-produced Kanye West's Late Registration). This vinyl couldn't be much nicer, I hear no noise at all, clean and shiny, and you have to look really hard to find even the slightest hairline. I've bought more than my share of records claiming to be NM that aren't this nice. The cover has a couple of light creases near the top of the front, and the spine is a little uneven near the top, I've tried to capture this in the side shot picture. The back is fairly nice, accurately pictured, and the front is really clean and shiny. The original inner sleeve is included. From Wikipedia: How Pop Can You Get? was the only album by The Bats. Members were Jon Brion, Bill Murphy and Don "Riff" Fertman. It was recorded in New Haven and West Haven, Connecticut and released on the Gustav label (Gustav UA1001) in the fall of 1982. Called "The Pop(ulist) album of the Year" by Op Magazine: The Lost Music network, the record received much critical acclaim and was even a Billboard "Recommended LP" when reviewed in the October 2, 1982 issue. The album, however, ultimately failed to chart. "From the cover, this looks like wacky new wave pop a la B-52’s. What’s on the vinyl though is well-crafted, if youthful power pop. This group is only a trio, and from their looks quite young but manages to project a full, powerful sound. Though on a small label the sound is crisp and professional. To those who wake up every morning to well worn copies of the Rasperries’ “Go All the Way,” this ones for you."– Billboard Magazine 10/02/82
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