Boston power pop band recorded live in March, 1979.

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ROCK: Punk-Pop, POP: Power Pop



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The Atlantics were formed in January 1976 by guitarist Tom Hauck and bass player Bruce Wilkinson, two students at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, just outside Boston. A mutual friend introduced them to drummer Boby Bear and lead guitarist Jeff Lock. To complete the lineup Bruce recruited singer Bobby Marron, a friend from his hometown in New Jersey. The Atlantics played their first show in the spring of 1976 at The Rat in Kenmore Square. In May of 1976 they scored the opening slot for the Ramones, who were playing two nights at The Club in Central Square. The band made their first trips to New York in the summer of 1976, playing at CBGB and Max's Kansas City. The Atlantics quickly became an important and authentic part of the emerging punk/new wave movement.

The following spring Ray Boy Fernandes replaced Boby Bear on drums. In the summer of 1977 the band recorded its first independent 45 on Jukebox Records, âWhen You're Youngâ by Bruce Wilkinson, backed with âWhere Would I Be Without Your Love,â by Jeff Lock. A thousand copies were pressed but never released, and the single is now considered a collectorâs item. In the spring of 1978 Jeff Lock left the band and was replaced by Fred Pineau.

In the fall of 1978 the Atlantics were signed to ABC Records, and in December the band recorded their album âBig City Rockâ at the Hit Factory in New York. The record was released in March 1979, but a few weeks before the release ABC Records was bought by MCA Records. Their new label, together with Premier Talent, put the Atlantics on a nationwide tour supporting Roxy Music.

On March 25, 1979, the Atlantics played a sold-out show at the Paradise Club in Boston, just prior to leaving on the Roxy Music tour. The concert was recorded by WCOZ-FM for the âBoston Beatâ program hosted by Leslie Palmiter. ATLANTICS LIVE presents many of the performances from that evening, without overdubs, and includes many of their most memorable and popular hits. As a bonus track, the CD includes âBe My Baby,â recorded in the fall of 1978 at the Hit Factory in New York.