Know About The Rubinoos
(Sanctuary Records/Castle Music) 2007
Career Spanning 3 Cd Compilation Box Set
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1. Gorilla
2. I Think We're Alone Now
3. Leave My Heart Alone
4. Hard to Get
5. Peek-A-Boo
6. Rock and Roll Is Dead
7. Memories
8. Nothing a Little Love Won't Cure
9. Wouldn't It Be Nice
10. Make It Easy
11. I Never Thought It Would Happen
12. Fallin' in Love
13. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
14. Promise Me
15. Hold Me
16. Ronnie
17. Drivin' Music
18. Operator
19. Jennifer
20. Arcade Queen
21. Lightning Love Affair
22. 1, 2, 3 Forever
23. As Long as I'm with You
24. Rhythm of Love
25. Rendezvous
26. Rock and Roll Is Dead [Demo Version]
Disc 2
1. Hurts Too Much
2. Hit the Nerve
3. I Love the Way You Touch
4. Never Too Late
5. Troubled Heart
7. If I Had You Back [Demo Version]
8. Handle with Care
9. Too Up to Feel Down
10. Revenge of the Nerds
11. Cruisin' Music
12. Amnesia
13. Early Winter
14. You Don't Know Her
15. Thorn in My Side
16. There Goes My Inspiration
17. If My Car Could Only Talk
18. Heroes and Villains
19. You Started It
20. Too Sweet
21. In the Worst Way
22. Someday
23. I Think We're Alone Now [Live]
24. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend [Live]
Disc 3
1. Intro/Rockin' in the Jungle [Live]
2. Wouldn't It Be Nice [Live]
3. Peek-A-Boo [Live]
4. Hard to Get [Live]
5. Hey Royse [Live]
6. I Never Thought It Would Happen [Live]
7. Fallin' in Love [Live]
8. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend [Live]
9. I Think We're Alone Now [Live]
10. Rock and Roll Is Dead [Live]
11. Sugar Sugar [Live]
12. Pushin' Too Hard [Live]
Twist Pop Sin
Live in Japan
Crimes Against Music
Paleophonic
Garage Sale
Basement Tapes
Party of Two
Back To The Drawing Board
The Rubinoos
(Air Mail Recordings) 2005 (Pynotic Records) 2006 (Rock Indiana Records) 2006
The Rubinoos return with an all new, all original CD -- Twist Pop Sin.
Produced by the late Gary Phillips, original producer of The Rubinoos and
Back to the Drawing Board, Twist Pop Sin is chock full of great pop songs and the kind of hooks and vocals Rubinoos fans have come to expect.
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2. You Hit the Nerve
3. Other Side of the Rain
4. Easier Lost Than Found
5. Next Ex
6. Pool Party
7. In the Worst Way
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9. Too Sweet
10. She Won't Let Me
11. Someday
12. Nobody Said Life Was Fair
13. Go Go Go Tokyo
(Air Mail Recordings) 2004
This Japanese import was recorded during a live performance in
September 2002.
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2. Arcade Queen
3. Early Winter
4. Hard To Get
5. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
6. Stingray
7. Brandy
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9. Tonight
10. Shake Some Action
11. No More Where She Came From
12. I Think We're Alone Now
13. Amnesia
14. I Never Thought It Would Happen
(Air Mail Recordings) 2002 (Houston Party Records) 2002 (Zip Records) 2003
All covers and all fun.
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2. Bend Me, Shape Me
3. Pump It Up
4. Hats Off To Larry
5. Up In A Puff Of Smoke
6. Little Willy
7. Shake Some Action
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9. Brandy
10. If My Car Could Only Talk
11. Evil Hearted You
12. Heroes and Villains
13. Bubblegum Music
(Pynotic) 1998 (Varese/Serabande) 2000 (Air Mail Recordings) 2000
This delicious platter picks up where their classic recordings left off. ... the Rubinoos play music from the heart filled with memorable hooks, glorious harmonies and honest sincerity. ... It's great to hear the magic again.
- Spaz Schnee, All-Music Guide Read the review here
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2. Early Winter
3. You Don't Know Her
4. Perfect Stranger
5. Can I
6. No More Where She Came From
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8. Gone To Seed
9. Life In The Slow Lane
10. Pursuit Of Happiness
11. Surf Trek
(Big Deal) 1994 (Air Mail Recordings) 2002
A nice companion piece to One Way's Basement Tapes, Garage Sale collects previously unreleased demos, alternate takes and other oddities ranging from their earliest recordings in 1973 (at age 15) through to 1985 -- complete with track-by-track commentary. This provides an interesting look at a band with no shortage of great material. Essential for fans. - Chris Woodstra
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2. The Girl
3. Emerald Eyes
4. Best Kept Secret
5. Troubled Heart
6. Facts Of Love
7. Party 'till We Die
8. Alright Without You
9. Let's Make It Tonight
10. Never Too Late
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11.
Rendezvous
12. Better Be Good
13. Crash Landing
14. Miracle Cure
15. Fires
Die
16. Revive Me
17. Double Trouble
Prehistoric Bonus Tracks
18.
Make It Easy
19. Cats and Dogs
20. Rock and Roll is Dead
(One Way Records) 1993 (Not Lame Recordings) 2000 (Air Mail Recordings) 2007
Basement Tapes is a collection of studio demos from 1980 to 1981 for an intended album that never happened. And while it lacks the polish of production, the material stands up against their released output. The track-by-track comments by the band members are a nice touch. - Chris Woodstra
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2. Hey Rita
3. Hit the Nerve
4. I Don't Wanna Break Up
5. Let Me Hear You Say Yeah
6. Fireball
7. Not Just Another Pretty Face
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9. It's a Shame
10. I Love the Way You Touch
11. When the Rain Comes Down
12. Mothers Always Know
13. Saturday Morning Cartoons
(MLP-Warner Brothers) 1983 (CD – Wounded Bird Records) 2007
First time on CD for this 1983 EP, now featuring six bonus tracks! After their late ‘70s success as an indie Power Pop band, the Rubinoos finally signed to a major label (Warner Brothers) and released Party Of Two. Jon Rubin and Tommy Dunbar are joined by all four members of Utopia (Kasim Sulton, Roger Powell, Willie Wilcox and producer Todd Rundgren) and scored an MTV hit with 'If I Had You Back'
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2. Faded Dream
3. The Girl
4. Crash Landing
5. Magic's Back
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6. Over You
7. Facts of Love
8. Stop Before We Start
9. If I Had You Back [Demo Version]
10. Girl [Demo Version]
11. Crash Landing [Demo Version]
(LP-Beserkley 0061) 1979 (CD-Air Mail Recordings) 2007
No sophomore jinx here. BTTDB features eleven great songs including the instant classic "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend." This album locked up The Rubinoos place in the Power Pop Hall of Fame.
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1. Fallin' In Love
2. I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
3. Promise Me
4. Hold Me
5. Ronnie
6. Drivin' Music
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1. Operator
2. Jennifer
3. Arcade Queen
4. Lightning Love Affair
5. 1, 2, 3 Forever
(LP-Beserkley 0058) 1977 (CD-Air Mail Recordings) 2007
This little gem is a celebration of pop music. There's no other way to describe this record. Catchy tunes with a touch of tongue-in-cheek, mixed with exuberance and joy make this record as much fun as when it was first released. - Jim Worboi
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1. I Think We're Alone Now
2. Leave My Heart Alone
3. Hard To Get
4. Peek A Boo
5. Rock And Roll Is Dead
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1. Memories
2. Nothing A Little Love Won't Cure
3. Wouldn't It Be Nice
4. Make It Easy
5. I Never Thought It Would Happen
b/w The Magic's Back
b/w Leave My Heart Alone
b/w Gorilla
b/w Leave My Heart Alone
b/w Memories
b/w As Long As I'm With You
b/w Cats & Dogs
b/w I Think We're Alone Now
b/w 123 Forever
b/w Gorilla
b/w Lightning Love Affair
b/w Nothing A Little Love Won't Cure
b/w I Never Thought It Would Happen
b/w Hard To Get
