Thursday, January 12, 2012

The Payola$ - I'm Sorry (I Only Did It For The Money) 7" (1981)



Here's an excellent Payola$ (more HERE) single from 1981. The A-side, " I'm Sorry" is a ska-rocker that excoriates an unnamed musical sell-out ("White rocker, sometimes reggae") that could be Joe Strummer, while the B-side, "You Can't Walk Away", has hard-hitting verses and the kind of huge chorus that could've put this band over the top.





While a recent re-formation EP and a slim Best-Of CD are available, the Payola$ albums have NEVER been re-issued on CD or digitally.

  • All Payola$ rips and scans generously provided by ace archivist BristolBoy from My Life's A Jigsaw, who deserves a word of thanks!


Let us know what you think of the single (and who who might be the target of "I'm Sorry") in the COMMENTS section (where you will find the I'm Sorry (I Only Did It For The Money 7" link).



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Posted by jeffen at 6:48 AM
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12 comments:

  1. jeffenJanuary 12, 2012 at 7:07 AM

    COMMENTS ARE...
    (http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?oy8g1ljb51870un)
    GOOD!

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  2. chris yakJanuary 12, 2012 at 1:44 PM

    I think the early Payolas stuff is splendiferous, glad you're giving that period its due. Something makes me think you'll not be featuring Here's the World or Rock N Hyde, though.

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    1. jeffenJanuary 29, 2012 at 10:39 AM

      Yeah that stuff's for a more eighties-pop blog (NTTAWWT).

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2012 at 7:46 PM

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  4. biopunkJanuary 13, 2012 at 8:13 AM

    "White rocker, sometimes reggae"?


    Has to be Gordon "Fucking" Sumner...

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    1. jeffenJanuary 29, 2012 at 10:40 AM

      "Said he didn't want to be like Jagger
      go to parties with the millionaires"

      I can't recall Sting making to many political promises in his young(er) days...

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    Good stuff to hear! It's really a shame that there may never be a decent Payola$ comp cd...

    CallPastorJerkface

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    1. jeffenJanuary 29, 2012 at 10:41 AM

      We really need a deluxe re-issue of the 1st album.

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  6. MariaJanuary 13, 2012 at 7:28 PM

    comment.
    :) Love your site. Have never heard of the Payolas, but I like a lot of deeper tracks by the Knack.

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  7. jeffenJanuary 29, 2012 at 10:41 AM

    I could see that...

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