Although I had heard Leader of the Pack and I didn't know much about the band until there name kept cropping up in articles in the NME. First it was the New York dolls with "When I say I'm In Love ...." and Pete Townshend talking about the teen angst of "Past Present and Future" as well as it's Moonlight Sonata origins. The Ramones, Blondie ...anyway I got the album with that brilliant photo of the band on the front. And when I put it on the turntable it refused to get off. One by one the songs captured me. They were like mini-operas. Teenage angst. Street savvy. Big tunes.
This was my Fitzroy North living behind a garage, across from a church days with the trams rattling past on the way to the city. The Shangri Las blasted from my window and every visitor was treated to at least one side of the album.
This was my Fitzroy North living behind a garage, across from a church days with the trams rattling past on the way to the city. The Shangri Las blasted from my window and every visitor was treated to at least one side of the album.
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