The Sidewalks -Rhythm
Kids CD (Teenline #205) Milwaukee 1980-1982. The Sidewalks
(famed for "(Keep your Hands off) Natalie" from Teenline
#102/#2) complete studio sessions. They arrived on the scene a
bit later than the Shivvers and Spooner and the RPMs (not to mention
the Shoes) and as a result they had more than a little trouble
getting into the few southern- and central Wisconsin clubs that
still supported pop bands. But the lyrics are smart and the music
is terrific straight-ahead garage-pop. Fifteen tracks from the
single and three studio sessions: we hadta rescue and remix a
fair amount of this from aging reels, but you'll dig the results...
Also a "bonus" Sidewalks
web-page with full lyrics, extra commentary and another photo
or two...