THE HEADBOYS - Self-Titled LP

Here's another cool, random record store find - The Headboys.

The Headboys were a Scottish power pop act that scored minor chart success in 1979 with their excellent single, The Shape of Things to Come. The song was the first track on their debut and only LP, this self-titled release from the same year.

As a result of the success of the single, the band planned a U.S. tour and second LP, neither of which came to fruition.

While nothing on the record is quite as good as The Shape of Things to Come, there's plenty of other worthwhile tracks here such as the incredibly fun My Favourite D.J., the driving Changing With the Times and the delicate ballad Silver Lining.

Definitely worth a listen for any fan of late-70s power pop!

The Headboys - Self-Titled LP, 1979

Track listing:
1 - The Shape of Things to Come
2 - Stepping Stones
3 - My Favourite D.J.
4 - Kickin the Kans
5 - Changing With the Times
6 - Silver Lining
7 - Experiments
8 - Schoolgirls
9 - Gonna Do It Like This
10 - The Breakout
11 - The Ripper
12 - Take It All Down

Also, check out this video of the band performing The Shape of Things to Come on Dutch TV in 1980: