Suggest one obsure album we all should hear

@bdp24.....Man....you hit all the right buttons.  Paul Collins and the Beat...Dwight Twilley....Emmitt Rhodes....THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES are FAB....But the Best Power POP of the 70's....a band call THE RECORDS. Never did a bad song.

@mbmi: I had the pleasure of working with John Wicks of The Records when after The Records called it quits he embarked on a solo career. We became acquainted after he saw Emitt Rhodes in 1997 perform for the first time in a quarter century, at that years’ Poptopia Festival in Los Angeles. I was a member of the band that was assembled to back Emitt for that performance, and provided accompaniment for John when he began playing around town. We lived not too far apart in Burbank. John unfortunately passed away in 2018 after battling cancer for a few years.

Beside John’s talents (he was the group’s main songwriter, lead singer, and rhythm guitarist), in Will Birch The Records had a fine drummer and lyricist. Paul Collins was himself originally a drummer, being in a trio named The Nerves, the other two members being Peter Case (later of The Plimsouls) and Jack Lee (best known as writer of Blondie’s hit "Hanging On The Telephone").

@bdp24.........Wow , great info......That was such an exciting time for innovative music. The band I was in fronted for The Byrds...The Left Bank ( Walk Away Renee and Pretty Ballerina).....Questionmark and the Mysterions....The Barbarians with the one arned drummer ( Are you a boy or are you a girl) and The Beau Brummels ( Laugh Laugh)......

Joanne Vent

Amazing blues singer died way to young (26).

They Audreys

Between Last Night and Us.

I have no idea if it’s obscure or not. Hasn’t been mentioned so it’s too popular or not popular enough