Paul Hyde & The Payolas – Here’s The World For Ya-1985- New Wave, Power Pop, (vinyl)

Paul Hyde & The Payolas – Here’s The World For Ya-1985- New Wave, Power Pop, (vinyl)

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Label:A&M Records SP 5025Format:Vinyl, LP, AlbumCountry:CanadaReleased:1985Genre:RockStyle:New Wave,Power Pop,Pop Rock

Tracklist

Sleeve Condition (Out of 10) ~9 general wear with inner sleeve
Label – 10
Vinyl Condition ~ (Out of 10)
Side 1 – 10
side 2 – 10
Bin # *R9

The Payolas (or Payola$) were part ofVancouver’snew waveof bands and active in theCanadian musicscene for a decade from the late 1970s, recording several albums and singles that were Canadian chart hits. They disbanded in 1988, but reformed again from 2003 to 2008, issuing a new EP in 2007.

The band’s name is a reference to thepayolascandal in the United States in the early 1960s. The group was based inVancouver, British Columbia, and recorded mostly at Vancouver’sLittle Mountain Sound Studios. Through several lineup changes and name changes (the band also played as The Payola$, Paul Hyde and the Payolas and Rock and Hyde), the Payolas core members remainedPaul HydeandBob Rock, who together wrote virtually all of the band’s songs. As well, Rock engineered and mixed virtually every Payolas recording.

Although in the 1980s the Payolas always seemed poised for a big international breakthrough, the band never quite broke out despite their artistic growth and popular success in Canada. They were, however, one of the most prominent and successful platinum-selling Canadian bands of the early 1980s.