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Found a review on Bookgasm of "Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide". Review is mostly favorable and can be found here:

http://www.bookgasm.com/reviews/enterta ... #more-2247

It also comes with a disc. Power Pop experts, I am not one of you. What's your opinion on the tracklisting?:

1. "Tonight" - The Rubinoos (rare Raspberries cover, available only on iTunes; first time on CD)
2. "Folk Hero" - The Rooks (newly recorded track, exclusive to SSA)
3. "Hourglass" - Dom Mariani (newly recorded track, exclusive to SSA)
4. "Love Me Or Love Me Not" - Mark Johnson (newly recorded track, exclusive to SSA)
5. "I Don't Want To Lose This Feeling" - The Pranks (previously unreleased late ‘70s recording, featuring Jeffrey Foskett; exclusive to SSA)
6. "Change Her Way" - Chris Von Sneidern (previously unreleased song; exclusive to SSA)
7. "Neglected" - The Popdudes Popdudes (newly recorded track, featuring Kenny Howes, Mike Simmons, Robbie Rist, Walter Clevenger and John Borack; exclusive to SSA)
8. "Gone to Midnight" - Tommy Keene (previously unreleased song; exclusive to SSA)
9. “That Girl Was Yesterday” - 20/20 20 (previously unreleased late ‘70s demo recording; exclusive to SSA)
10. “The Day I Found You” - Walter Clevenger & the Dairy Kings Kings (previously unreleased song; exclusive to SSA)
11. “Sorry About That” – Michael Guthrie Band (1981 classic, previously unavailable on CD)
12. "Why Can`t We Just Sleep Together?" - Wonderboy (previously unreleased song; exclusive to SSA)
13. "Voices in My Head" - The Windbreakers (from 1986`s Run LP; previously unavailable on CD)
14. "Dream About Me" - The Tickets (original 1990 version, previously unavailable on CD; exclusive to SSA)
15. "“This Boy” - Scott McCarl (ex-Raspberries) (Beatles cover, previously unavailable on CD; exclusive to SSA)
16. “I’m in Love” – Wackers (Bob Segarini) (previously unreleased, ‘70s-vintage song)
17. “In the Worst Way” (original demo) – Kyle Vincent Vincent (previously unreleased version; exclusive to SSA)
18. “A Voice Inside Me” – Shoes (rare track; available only on Shoes’ "As Is" compilation)
19. “Alayna” (acoustic) – Spongetones (previously unreleased version; exclusive to SSA)
20. “Anybody But Me” - Bill Lloyd (previously unreleased song; exclusive to SSA)
21. “Faraway” - Seth Swirsky (previously unreleased song; exclusive to SSA)
22. “Boy Scout Pinup” – The Flashcubes (newly recorded song, exclusive to SSA)
23. "Do You Wanna Love Me" - Paul Collins & Peter Case (previously unreleased archival home recording, mid-`70s vintage; exclusive to SSA)
24. "Got to Get Out" - Backstreet Noise (newly recorded Nick Gilder cover, featuring Robbie Rist, Walter Clevenger and Mike Simmons; exclusive to SSA)

Way to go DonGately for this info.Shake Some Action is also an eight
volume cd set of all the best powerpop from the U.S,U.K and Europe and is highly recommended.You might also want to check out the Hyped to Death series if you love powerpop.