OK everyone knows this track was on Blondie's 'Parallel Lines' LP and the single version was a top ten hit in the UK but does everyone know it was written by Jack Lee of the Los Angeles band - The Nerves.
Jack Lee, Paul Collins and Peter Case released the track on a four-song EP on power pop label Bomp Records. It was never released on CD until Rhino Records issued it in 1993 on the CD 'DIY Come Out And Play American Power Pop (1975-1978).
After The Nerves split Collins & Case formed The Plimsouls another well regarded power pop band and Peter Case then went on to have a moderately successful career as a solo artist, his first album 'Peter Case' and the follow up 'The Man With The Blue Post Modern Fragmented Neo-Traditionalist Guitar' (both on Geffen Records) are definetely worth seeking out.
The Nerves - Hanging On The Telephone
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