Robin Lane - 1980-04-15 - Boston MA (FM) (early)

Robin Lane 

& The Chartbusters

1980-04-15

Early Show

Paradise Theater

Boston, MA

WBCN-FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. It Will Only Hurt a Little While

02. Many Years Ago

03. Rather Be Blind

04. Last One To Know

05. Why Do You Tell Lies

06. Be Mine Tonight

07. Don't Cry

08. Without You

09. Waitin' In Line

10. When Things Go Wrong

11. Talk To You

12. Kathy Lee

13. Don't Wait Till Tomorrow

14. I Don't Want To Know

15. Shakin' All Over

16. Violent Love

17. Hero Now

Robin Lane - 1980-04-15 - Boston MA (FM) (early)

Robin Lane 1980 - Back To Back - #1: When I was in collge, I had a good friend who wen to UMass, where thabnks to WBCN, he was clued in to the energing punk and new wave scence. One of the band's he intriduced all of us to was Boston's own Robin Lane & The Chartbuster.  Their debut disc, with songs like When Things Go Wrong, Without You, and It Will Only Hurt a Little While, just to name 3, were the perfect blend of punk and new wave, all powered by Robin's slightly gravelly, definitely edgey vocals made them local favorites. On Augisst 10, 1980, i got tosee Robyn at the Royall Amnoir North, one of the count;ess NJ rock clubs that thrived in the erly 1980s.  If you lived in the area at the time, you'll recognize that name, along with other like Creations, the Cuss From Hoe, the Meadowbrook, the Fast Lane, the Srone Pony, etc (go here for a whole blog deicated to thiose clubs).  In any event, my buddies and I manged to find a spot on the floor directly in front on where Robin was standing.  As the nught wore on, and the beer consumption increased, ny friends swore that after each song, Robin was looking directly at me, smiling and trying to flirt.  Sure she was! Despite the beer, I was smart enough to know my friends were trying tio get me to do or say something embarrassing.  In any event, the show was great and its a shame Robin and The Chartbsuters never found mainstream success.  This Back to Back set captures Robin back in Boston a few months prior to when I saw her, at the Paradise Theater on April 15, 1980, 42 years ago today. Download this FM broadcast of the early show, then come bqack in a few hours for part 2 of this set.