THE SMITHEREENS "GIRLS ABOUT TOWN" 1980 D-TONE SUPER RARE 4TRK 7" EP EX/EX OOP

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LAST YEAR I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING HOSPITAL BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING.

THESE ARE VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED. I WILL BE LISTING A LOT OF HIS 45's OVER THE COMING FEW WEEKS.

ARTISTS: THE SMITHEREENS

TITLE: “GIRLS ABOUT TOWN”

SIDE “A” 1. “GIRLS ABOUT TOWN” W. “GIRL DON'T TELL ME”

SIDE “B” 1. “GOT ME A GIRL” 2. “GIRLS ARE LIKE THAT”

NO TIMES LISTED

Credits

• Artwork – Justine Strait
• Bass – Mike Mesaros
• Drums, Vocals – Dennis Diken
• Guitar – Jim Babjak
• Guitar, Vocals – Pat Dinizio
• Mixed By – Alan Varner

Notes

LABEL: D-TONE RECORDS (SELF RELEASED)

CAT.#: DT-150

YEAR: 1980

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD (VISUALLY & PLAY GRADED) IS IN EX CONDITION. BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. VINYL SUPER CLEAN, NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER. NO SMUDGES, LINES, SCRATCHES OR DINGS. THERE'S A COUPLE OF VERY VERY LIGHT CLICKS ON THE LEAD IN GROOVE ON THE "B" SIDE., SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN!

SLEEVE CONDITION: THE SLEEVE IS IN EX- CONDITION. CLEAN SHARP EDGES, NO RIPS, TEARS, SEAM SPLITS OR WRITING. VERY SMALL CREASE UPPER RIGHT CORNER (SEE PHOTO)

OTHER INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. THEIR FIRST EVER RELEASE, ON THEIR OWN LABEL WITH ORIGINAL SLEEVE. SUPER RARE. NO RESERVE!

ARTIST & RELEASE INFO:

The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & percussion). This original lineup continued until 2006, when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar.

The band are perhaps best known for a string of modest hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Only a Memory", "A Girl Like You" and "Too Much Passion". The Smithereens have collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (Belinda Carlisle, Julian Lennon, Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega) and live (Graham Parker and The Kinks). The band's name comes from a Yosemite Sam catchphrase, "Varmint, I'm a-gonna blow you to smithereens!"[

Girls About Town is the debut EP by the American rock band The Smithereens. It was released on 31 October 1980 on the band's own D-Tone Records. The EP contains four songs with the word ‘girl‘ in the title, including "Girl Don't Tell Me", a song originally recorded by The Beach Boys.

The 7" EP has never been available in any other format, though two of its tracks have been included on Smithereens compilation albums: the title track on Attack of The Smithereens and From Jersey It Came! The Smithereens Anthology; and "Girl Don't Tell Me" on Covers.

Background[edit]

“We had a bunch of songs with ‘girl’ in the title, and "Girls About Town" was the song that everyone thought was our best live song. It was the song that we thought, at the time, had the most commercial potential, so we called the EP Girls About Town and to round it off, we made it an EP that featured the word ‘girl’ in all four songs.” -Pat DiNizio

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