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by **randy** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:12 am

OK--finding an old cassette makes me NEED to know who does this song-I'm assuming its titled Wrong Number or Sorry , Wrong Number.
First verse....

Looked up the number but something was wrong,
One of the digits was gone
Figured I try every number through nine,
Picked up the phone and I started to dial,
Stopped in the middle till I worked up the nerve
But I couldnt rest till my telephone heard,
546-3560
I asked for ????? but the person said "no"
Sorry to bother you
I wont be long
This number is wrong
So sorry (so sorry)
Wrong Number (wrong number)
Sorry Wrong number
Sorry wrong number

Anyone?

by **stranded** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 9:07 am

It's not the Cure...Wrong Number.

by **randy** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:54 pm

No-definatly not them.

by **cassfrank** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:54 am

Randy, can you give us more? Fem vox? Synth? Dance? Pop?

Maybe...
Fire on Blonde - "Wrong Number" (1987)
Alisha covered this a few years later.

Pat McLaughlin - "Wrong Number" (1988)

Radio Fashion - "Wrong Number" (1989?)

by **randy** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 12:43 am

Male vocals around 82--or at least thats when I taped it so it could be earlier. More popish in sound than anything else.

by **n/a13** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 1:50 pm

It's The Atlantics - Wrong Number.

You can listen & buy here - http://cdbaby.com/cd/atlanticsmusic

by **randy** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:17 am

Many thanks my friend!!!!! Guys from my own backyard and Ive been stumped for years!!!!

by **marie3** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:51 am

Awesome id Cee! [:D]

by **tileboy** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:57 am

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fu ... ID=5140949

I just found an Atlantics page on my space,apparently they've released a cd with alot of their old favorites including "Wrong number,Pop Shivers , Lonelyhearts and weekend"

I just saw cee found it for you ,the cd is available at Newbury Comics too.

by **randy** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 8:17 am

Went to Newburys and picked it up. Absolutly awesome cd--HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!![:D][:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]

And to think--if I hadnt cleaned out my basement, this would never have come about!!!!!!

by **tileboy** » Wed Nov 08, 2006 9:48 am

I bought it too, great cd." Perfect Stranger" is my new favorite.I don't recall that song from seeing them live ,but that was along time ago.

by **randy** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 7:34 am

Ive listened to Tired Girl about a bajillion times in the last few weeks. Cannot get the tune out of my head.

by **SomebodySomewhere** » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:29 am

I'm sorry, Randy, for not reading this thread earlier. I grew up with The Atlantics. You lived in Boston in 1982, I'm guessing? I'd be surprised to hear you were able to tape it from the radio somewhere else.

Even more surprising to me is somebody from Poland requesting Ball and Pivot's "Down" in the Obscure 80s forum. How the heck did they hear that over there?!

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by **randy** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:04 am

Warwick and Providence were my stomping grounds--Living Room club of choice. I was huge into the local bands--dont know how the Atlantics escaped me. Think I taped Wrong Number off WJMF or WSMU.

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