The groundbreaking album, Beauty and the Beat was released in 1980... Every track is a treasure, a mini teen drama immediately appealing, relatable and memorable... From the very start they were instantly identifiable and maybe a little out of step... They indeed had a unique vision... It wouldn't be long till they would charm the pants off the entire world... They had everything... THE GO-GO'S seemed to be more talented than most of their peers and they were always a few steps ahead... In 1982 they claimed the number one spot on the Billboard chart and stayed there for 6 weeks and of course it eventually went double platinum... THE GO-GO'S were the first all female band that wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to achieve that massive distinction... They soon proved to be a blueprint and an undeniable inspiration for like-minded girls and they spearheaded a deluge of hopeful girl bands... Pretty much any successful female artist of the past 40 years will swiftly site THE GO-GO'S as an important influence. Now Sympathy is releasing a tribute album to the girls who conquered a male dominated industry and essentially changed everything successfully rewriting the rule book... This tribute, If You Gotta GO-GO, GO-GO Now features 24 bands... Included in the line-up are a few big-hitters and others you'll likely be hearing for the first time... I've been working on this since last year with the rather amazing Travis Ramin and tirelessly he has helped turn it into an impressive reality... This was in fact a daunting task and sadly some artists we would of liked to have recruited were unable to participate... Produced by Travis Ramin and with the Mighty GEZA X at the helm tying it all together we are confident it will be an amazing/heartfelt artifact honoring the brilliantly talented and ever-lovely GO-GO'S... The good news is that the project has THE GO-GO'S blessings (they each wrote a tiny note to be included) and it has turned out amazing!! Gatefold cover, custom color vinyl, etc etc... Now the bad news... There are only 800 copies for sale... In the unlikely event it gets reprinted they will definitely be pressed on black vinyl... It cost a fortune to produce and just to set your mind at ease I will not be making any money, but just edging a bit closer to breaking even and that seems like success these days... Sorry it's expensive... Hope you understand... You Will Not Be Disappointed
1. Fading Fast - Josie Cotton 2. Vacation - Fastbacks 3. How Much More - the Short Fuses 4. Tonite - Mike Skill/Nikki Corvette 5. Beatnik Beach - Jennie Vee W/ Slim Jim Phantom 6. King of Confusion - the Coolies W/ Clem Burke and Kathy Valentine 7. We Got the Beat - E.G. Daily 8. Get Up and Go - Pale Lips 9. We Don't Get Along - the Tweezers 10. Worlds Away - Miss Narr 11. Skidmarks on My Heart - the Heels 12. Head Over Heels - the Nutley Brass 13. This Town - Baby Shakes 14. Speeding - the Suitsixteen 15. He's So Strange - Natalie Sweet 16. Surfing ; Spying - the 5678's 17. You Can't Walk in Your Sleep (If You Can't Sleep) - Tina and the Boom Booms 18. Good Girl - the Chubbies 19. Lust to Love - Hayley and the Crushers 20. The Whole World Lost It's Head - Transatlantic Bunnies 21. Out Lips Are Sealed - Paul Collins Beat W/ Marci Marks (M;M's) 22. Turn to You - Juniper 23. Unforgiven - Caroline ; the Yum Yums 24. Can't Stop the World - Holly and the Italians
