LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

I Wanna Be With You Goin' Nowhere Tonight Let's Pretend Every Way I Can I Reach For The Light Nobody Knows It Seemed So Easy Might As Well If You Change Your Mind Drivin' Around Raspberries were the quintessential 70’s Power Pop group. Their music, from the pen of founder member Eric Carmen, blended Beatlesque pop with the fiery power of The Who and Small Faces. They believed in the power, the spirit of a supremely crafted three-minute pop song packing the excitement of their musical idols. Much has been written about the group down the years, and about Carmen whose subsequent solo career has spawned a few international hit songs of his own such as All By Myself, with many later bands imitating and citing the Raspberries as a major influence. Old fans remain, but many new ones have come along since for whom only compilations have been served up. All comps have sold extremely well but now comes a chance for the new generations to buy into the original albums, packaged here in digi-paks using the original front cover artwork. We start at the beginning with the first two albums both originally released in 1972, and both spawning hit singles. Go All The Way was a no.4 hit off the first album and I Wanna Be With You was a no. 16 off the second LP. The third and fourth LPs will follow next spring. You can guarantee that music fans will want all four.