777000197725

Action/reaction

The Diodes

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Cat No: BB19772

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Release Date:  13 February 2012

Label:  Bongo Beat

Packaging Type:  Jewel Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  777000197725

Genres:  Rock  Punk  

  • Description

    The Diodes were the ground zero of the 1977 Toronto punk explosion, running Canada’s first punk club, The
    Crash’n’Burn and the first Canadian punk band signed to a major label, CBS, with their debut album released
    worldwide in the fall of 1977, ahead of the Sex Pistols and many of their UK and US peers. After two albums on
    CBS and two hits (Red Rubber Ball and Tired Of Waking Up Tired), The Diodes re-grouped with a new drummer in
    1979 and re-emerged in 1980 with a harder, gigantic guitar-driven rock groove that took their pop sensibilities
    from AM to AOR radio with the instantly infectious hit, Catwalker.
    Action Reaction debuted in October, 1980, the first release on the Orient Records label, run by indie producers Willi
    Morrison and Ian Guenther; who had worked with Casablanca Records in addition to dance (THP Orchestra), rock
    (Emigre), and the cult classic debut by Thor.
    The lead single, Strange Time, became the group’s first hit and made the legendary CHUM-AM playlist. But it was
    the second single, Catwalker, that broke all the barriers, as it roared onto AOR radio nationwide; becoming an
    instant classic alongside Tired of Waking Up Tired. As we re-assess Action Reaction - it’s important to realize how
    relevant it feels today, and how ground-breaking and pioneering this album really was.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. City Of The Dead
      • 2. Everything I Am
      • 3. Rock It Over And Under
      • 4. That Was The Way It Was
      • 5. Action/Reaction
      • 6. Edge Of Darkness
      • 7. Catwalker
      • 8. Polaroidâ„¢
      • 9. Strange Time
      • 10. Survivors [bonus track]
      • 11. Ghost Story [bonus track]
      • 12. Heat Or The Beat [bonus track]
      • 13. Catwalker [demo] [prev unreleased]
      • 14. Spanish Main [prev unreleased]
      • 15. Play With Fire [live] [bonus track