Though a compilation of albums for America rather than a proper release, Special View could almost be a greatest hits of sorts, capturing the unexpected and underrated talents of Perrett and his bandmates for a late-'70s audience well enough and still holding up in later years. It doesn't hurt that the band's deathless anthem "Another Girl, Another Planet" -- as perfect a crystallization of power pop shot through with fractured melancholia instead of macho strut as could be imagined -- leads eve   [ read more ]

CD $9.48

This two-CD set brings together all five of the band's 1977-1980 sessions for BBC radio, as well as a couple of late-'70s TV appearances on the BBC television show {#Old Grey Whistle Test} (which are as good fidelity-wise as the radio broadcasts). Most of the material comes from their three albums, although there are a few items here and there that only showed up elsewhere in places like the Remains compilation or the Peel Sessions release. This concentration of multiple sessions over a short pe   [ read more ]

CD $26.58

CD $18.03

Included are demos and unfinished studio tracks. ~ Steve Aldrich, All Music Guide

CD $17.08

There are some great what-if stories in the history of rock, but few are as compelling as the sordid tale of the Only Ones. Blessed with a remarkably talented lineup, great songs, and a frontman -- the doom-obsessed Peter Perrett -- who exhaled charisma like so much carbon dioxide, the Only Ones were the proverbial can't-miss proposition. But miss they did. Plagued from the start by clueless marketing, squabbles with their record company, and Perrett's legendarily erratic behavior, {$the Only   [ read more ]

CD $11.38

"Another Girl, Another Planet" is here, but then again, it surfaces on a number of Only Ones records. The best of their studio releases, this record is a tuneful anomaly of mid-'70s rock that stands in stark contrast to the prevailing punk zeitgeist. Still, the band (even the old guys) play with an infectious enthusiasm, and Peter Perrett, despite his tendency toward adenoidal Dylanesque vocals, is particularly winning. [A Japanese version of the CD was released in 1998.] ~ John Dougan, Al   [ read more ]

CD $10.43

Only a shade removed from the standard of debut LP. ~ Steve Aldrich, All Music Guide

CD $23.73

CD $28.48

"Another Girl, Another Planet" is here, but then again, it surfaces on a number of Only Ones records. The best of their studio releases, this record is a tuneful anomaly of mid-'70s rock that stands in stark contrast to the prevailing punk zeitgeist. Still, the band (even the old guys) play with an infectious enthusiasm, and Peter Perrett, despite his tendency toward adenoidal Dylanesque vocals, is particularly winning. [A Japanese version of the CD was released in 1998.] ~ John Dougan, Al   [ read more ]

CD $23.73