POP THE BALLOON RECORDS                 B.P. 7042
***********************                 Lyon, Rhone-Alpes
                                        69343
                                        FRANCE

                                        tel. : 33 4 78 61 06 25
                                        www.poptheballoon-records.fr/about_us.php


Start   : 1995
Owner   : Gilles Raffier
Distr.  : FR - DANGERHOUSE – 3 Rue Thimonnier - 69001 Lyon – France
               BORN BAD – 17 Rue Keller – 75011 Paris - France
               MAGIC BUS – 1 Rue Gabriel Péri – 38000 Grenoble – France
               HANDS & ARMS
          NE - Clear Spot
          GE - Copasetic/Soundflat/
          US - Jam/Kool Kat
Style   : reissue / power pop / glam rock / garage rock / r&r / punk /



Welcome to Pop The Balloon Records!
After more than 15 years of existence, here we are on the net.
It all started in 1994 when our good friend Gilles Raffier decided to give life to an
old project, launching his own label devoted to Pop & Power-Pop.
For more information, you will find hereafter an interview by Inaki Orbezua which was
published in his Spanish magazine Ottono Cheyenne issue # 4.
Gilles passed away early 2003, but Pop The Balloon keeps releasing some of our
favourite music with songs we really like, no matter if it is Pop, Power-Pop, Rock,
Punk Rock, Raw Soul...
The label represents the music we like.
Check our mail order list. There are lots of magazines, fanzines, books, new & used 
records. The list is not complete yet. For a full catalog, drop us a line.
Stay tuned!
[From: http://www.poptheballoon-records.fr/about_us.php] oct.3, 2015




BANG    1       BLOOM                   ONLY YOUR EYES                  7"        .1995

        A       Only Your Eyes
        B       Every Day (demo)
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BANG    2       TEEN APPEAL             GIRL                            7"        .1996

        A       Girl
        B       Vampirella
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BANG    3       STRAWBERRY MINDS        KASPER                          7"        .1996

        A       Kasper
        B1      Clean
        B2      Beau Frere
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BIGBANG 4       RETOFF, McKENZIE, BUTLER & PRICE : WHERE WERE YOU       CD        .1997
                ...WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT!

        1       Your Kind of Luv                                3:15
        2       Angel in a Paisley Sky                          3:59
        3       Cool My Jets                                    2:30
        4       Postive Thing                                   3:36
        5       The Other Day                                   2:44
        6       Closer Too                                      2:07
        7       She's Driving Me Mod                            3:07
        8       Foolish I Know                                  2:27
        9       It's What You Do to Me                          2:01
        10      Good Karma                                      8:43
        11      Wrightsville Beach '66                          1:42
        12      Her Love Is Like Jade                           3:01
        13      If I'm Not Your Man                             2:42
        14      My Side of the Story                            2:50
        15      You're the One I'm Talking About                2:47
        16      You Passes Your Sinnin' on to Me                2:49
        17      Hearts and Minds                                2:01
        18      Find Your Love                                  2:51
        19      So I Hang On                                    2:49
        20      I'm Thankful                                    2:05
        21      Take Me as You Like                             3:25
        22      Radio Memphis                                   3:10
        23      Forever Always Everywhere                       3:32
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BANG    5       BILL RETOFF             WHEN MYTH BECOMES FACT          7"        .1998

        A       When Myth Becomes Fact
        B1      The Rain in Your Eyes
        B2      Did She Lie To Me
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BANG    6       DARIAN                  DO YOU HAVE ANY REGRETS?        7"        .1997

        A       Do You Have Any Regrets?
        B       I Wanna Pick You Up
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BIGBANG 7       THE GHOST ROCKETS : THE SPATULA RANCH SESSIONS VOL.1    CDEP      .1998

        1       Goodbye to Greatness                            4:05
        2       Woman in Paradise                               3:25
        3       Roses (To You)                                  3:19
        4       My Guilty Pleasure                              3:55
        5       Make Believe in You                             2:24
        6       Try to Believe                                  3:42
        7       Goodbye to Greatness (Reprise)                  1:06
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BANG    8       DWIGHT TWILLEY          PERFECT WORLD                   7"        .1998

        A       Perfect World
        B       Never Enough
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BANG    9       DOM MARIANI             REAL FRIEND                     7"        .2000

        A       Real Friend
        B       Jenny
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BIGBANG 10      BILL RETOFF             REANIMATION                     CD        .2000
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BANG    11      PAUL COLLINS            LET'S GO                        7"        .1999

        A       Let's Go
        B       She Says She Loves Me
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BANG    12      DWIGHT TWILLEY          A LITTLE LESS LOVE              7"        .1999

        A       A Little Less Love
        B       Christmas Love 
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BANG    13      GARY PIG GOLD           PERMANENT                       7"        .2000

A1      Gary & The Masticators : Permanent Vacation             3:21
B1      Gary & The Grip Weeds : Rock And Roll Love Letter       2:27
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BIGBANG 14      THE MOBERLYS : SEATTLE-NEW YORK-LOS ANGELES             CD        .2001

        1       I Wanna Be Yours                                2:31
        2       Rest Up                                         3:47
        3       Lose Me                                         2:33
        4       I Love You So                                   2:23
        5       What I Wouldn't Do                              3:46
        6       Bare My Soul                                    3:55
        7       Tonight                                         2:56
        8       Genius of Love                                  3:59
        9       Your Fool                                       3:41
        10      Blood Beach                                     3:02
        11      You Came and You Conquered                      2:29
        12      She Don't Rock                                  3:19
        13      Love So True                                    2:25
        14      The Rebel Kind                                  2:30
        15      She Always Smiled                               3:31
        16      Alone With Her                                  2:49
        17      Elma                                            3:29
        18      Summertime Again                                3:10
        19      Ugly Side                                       2:48
        20      I Need Your Love                                2:40
        21      Wherever You Take Me                            2:44
        22      Ain't It Funny                                  3:35
        23      We Rocked and Rolled                            3:59
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BANG    15      THE MASTICATORS         BOYFRIEND'S HEART               7"        .2001

        A       Boyfriend’s Heart
        B       Fine Afternoon
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BANG    16      BEN'S DIAPERS : MIDDLE EIGHTS FOR MODERN LOVERS EP      7"        .2001
BANG    16 EP   BEN'S DIAPERS : MIDDLE EIGHTS FOR MODERN LOVERS EP      CDEP      .2001

        1       Josephine Geraldine
        2       She Got Signed
        3       Katy’s Fave
        4       Right Away
        5       Thinking Platonic
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        17
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BANG    18      DANNY McDONALD          ROCK AND ROLL RECORDS           7"        .2002

        A       Rock and Roll Records                           3:58
        B       An Hour’s Drive in a Sandman Panel Van          2:27
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BANG    19      THE STONEAGE HEARTS     STEPHANIE                       7"        .2002

        A       Stephanie
        B1      Looking Good
        B2      Little Too White
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BANG    20      GARY PIG GOLD           GARY GOES TO HOLLYWOOD!         7"        .2002

        A1      Comin' Up For Air                               3:56
        B1      Baby Doll (For Joey & Dee Dee)                  2:35
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BANG    21 EP   DANNY McDONALD : ON THE BEACH AT FIRST LIGHT            CDEP      .2002

        1       Soaking Up the Sunshine
        2       This House Was Once Our Home
        3       Friday Night
        4       When the Money Comes My Way
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BANG    22      DWIGHT TWILLEY BAND     YOU'RE MY LOVER                 7"        .2004

        A       You're My Lover
        B       Just Like You Did It Before
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BIGBANG 23      TEEN APPEAL             ACT                             CD        .2006

        1       Act
        2       Someday
        3       Happy The Halfwit
        4       Possessive Love
        5       Mr Sayer
        6       She's Gone Away
        7       Vampirella
        8       Girl
        9       Cecilia
        10      Lost Time
        11      Money
        12      Summer Is Coming
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BANG    24      THE CINDERS             JET SET GYPSY                   7"        .2005

        A1      Jet Set Gypsy
        A2      Girl Crazy
        B1      My Favourite Audience
        B2      I'm Crying
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BANG    25      THE BUTTSHAKERS         GIMME A LITTLE SIGN             7"      01.2008

        A       Gimme a Little Sign                             3:01
        B       Shake a Tail Feather                            2:25
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BANG    26      BARRACUDAS              TWO HEADED DOG                  7"        .2010

        A       Two Headed Dog                                  3:20
        B       Teenage Head                                    3:13
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BIGBANG 27      THE SHIMMYS             BRUNETTES ON THE ROCKS          LP        .2010

        A1      Danger Boy
        A2      Doctor Doctor
        A3      (He's My) Werewolf
        A4      Walkin' Out on You
        A5      Mr Fastback
        A6      Don't Slander Me
        B1      Don't Give Me Up
        B2      Psycho
        B3      Two Pot Screamer
        B4      Blues Theme
        B5      Thanks for Nothing
        B6      Watcha Gonna Do About It

CD      Off The Hip     OTHH 7087       2009    AU
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BANG    28      THE BITERS : HANGT AROUND WITH...THE BITERS             7"        .2010

        A       Hang Around
        B       Beat Me
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BANG    29      BRAND NEW HATE          LITTLE SUZY                     7"      01.2010

        A       Little Suzy
        B       Sick Town
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BANG    30      THE ADJUSTERS           WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME         7"        .2011

        A1      Always In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time
        B1      You Gotta Say
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BIGBANG 31      JOHAN ASHERTON          HIGH LONESOMES                  LP        .2011

        A1      Theme For An Imaginary Western
        A2      Troubadour Song
        A3      Lady Came From Baltimore
        A4      Fair And Tender Ladies
        A5      If I Needed You
        B1      Abandoned Love
        B2      A Song For You
        B3      Blues Run The Game
        B4      These Days
        B5      Gypsy Rider
        B6      My Rifle, My Poney And Me

CD      EDK             edk 07          2010    FR
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BIGBANG 32      BITERS                  IT'S ALL CHEWED UP OK?          12"       .2012

        A1      Born to Cry
        A2      The Boys Alright
        A3      Breakin' Your Heart Again
        A4      Hold On
        A5      Oh Yea (The Bitch Wants More)
        A6      Otherside
        A7      Rock 'n' Roll Loser
        B1      It Ain't That Easy
        B2      Melody for Lovers
        B3      Shout It!
        B4      Electric Nights
        B5      No Connection
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BANG    33      THE DAMAGED SUPERSTARS : NOW SREAM                      10"       .2011

        A1      Now Scream                                      2:26
        A2      Down To Zero                                    3:49
        B1      Lost Angel                                      3:40
        B2      It's All About Rock N'Roll                      3:52
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BANG    34      BITERS                  BITERS EP                       12"       .2012
BANG    34      BITERS                  BITERS EP                       CDEP      .2012

        A1      Ain't No Dreamer
        A2      So Cheap, So Deadly
        A3      Anymore
        B1      Hang Around
        B2      Beat Me
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BANG    35      THE NASTY WEREWOLVES    8PM SESSIONS 1987/1995          12"       .2013

        A1      Do You Wanna Know                               2:20
        A2      I Will                                          2:36
        A3      Frantic Romantic                                3:04
        B1      Tell Tale Dream                                 2:47
        B2      Nowhere Rocket                                  4:21
        B3      Won't Look Back                                 2:22
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BIGBANG 36      AMILCAR                 FACE TO FACE                    LP        .2013

Face A  1.      Modern Beat
        2.      My Boyfriend's Back
        3.      I Feel Alright
        4.      Bad Hair Day
        5.      Walking On The Riverside
        6.      Private Revolution
Face B  1.      Fast Motion
        2.      Over The Frontier
        3.      Face To Face
        4.      Supermodel
        5.      Temporary Travel
        6.      We Don't Burn Daylight
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BIGBANG 37      BRAND NEW HATE          HANGOVER AND OVER               LP+CD     .2014

        A1      Feelin' Bad Feels Good
        A2      Sinners And Preachers
        A3      Luv Machine
        A4      Lose Your Teeth
        A5      Slow Down (And Do The Duck)
        B1      Anaconda S.S.
        B2      Hoochie Coochie Baby
        B3      Scream Girl Scream
        B4      I Need A Hand
        B5      A Band On The Go
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BIGBANG 38      V / A                   LIVIN' UNDERGROUND              2LP     05.2014

LP 1    A1      The Froggies            Leather & Lace
        A2      Bad Brains              Hanging Around
        A3      The Boy Scouts          She Never Said No
        A4      The Batmen              Bubble Skies
        A5      City Kids               Only Question
        A6      Shredded Ermine's       Almost Nothing
        B1      Roadrunners             Jealous of Your Mirror
        B2      Real Cool Killers       I Can Kill for You
        B3      Mik Beethoven and The Magic Band : I Need Your Lovin'
        B4      Scuba Drivers           I Don't Need Spell
        B5      Les Thugs               Never Get Older

LP 2    C1      Dum Dum Boys            Real Cool Trash
        C2      The Chasmbrats          These Days Are Gone
        C3      The Chameleon's Day     Heaven on Earth
        C4      The Flying Badgers      Parties
        C5      Les Privés              No Time
        C6      Marc Minelli            So Crazy
        D1      Fixed Up                Who Is Innocent
        D2      Mister Moonlight        Put It in Your Pocket
        D3      The Shifters            I Close My Eyes
        D4      King Size               Too Long
        D5      Surrenders              Heat Is On
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BIGBANG 39 LP   JOHAN ASHERTON'S DIAMONDS : LP GATEFOLD                 LP      03.2015
BIGBANG 39 CD   JOHAN ASHERTON'S DIAMONDS : LP GATEFOLD                 CD      03.2015

        A1      Ooh I Miss You
        A2      All Your Rock'n'Roll Dreams
        A3      May First
        A4      Life Of The Party
        A5      Struck By Lightning, Touched By Frost
        B1      Talk Of The Town
        B2      Leah
        B3      Lonely Feeling
        B4      Holy Grail
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BIBBANG 42      JOHAN ASHERTON          GOD'S CLOWN                     CD      04.2017

        01.     FROM BLENHEIM CRESCENT TO CHEYNE WALK
        02.     LA VIE DE CHeTEAU
        03.     LOOK LIKE DEATH (SONG TO CHARLENE)
        04.     GOD'S CLOWN
        05.     PHANTOM
        06.     TOUCH THE LEPER
        07.     A GIFT FROM ABOVE
        08.     ACROSS THE CORRIDORS OF GLASS
        09.     SALLY WAS NO ANGEL
        10.     I LOVE THE RAIN
        11.     THE VISIT
        12.     LOOK LIKE DEATH (SONG TO CHARLENE)
        13.     THE GARDEN PARTY
        14.     A GIFT FROM ABOVE
        15.     FROM BLENHEIM CRESCENT TO CHEYNE WALK
        16.     TOUCH THE LEPER
        17.     GODS CLOWN
        18.     LA VIE DE CHETEAU
        19.      A GIFT FROM ABOVE

Reissue of the first solo album of Johan Asherton "God's Clown", which received awsome
critics when it was initianaly released in 1988.
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POW     1       BRAND NEW HATE          SINNERS & PREACHERS             7"        .2014

Face A  1.      Sinners & Preachers
Face B  1.      Back From NYC
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POW     2       THE SIRENS              MORE IS MORE                    LP+DLc    .2014

Face A  1.      Hellraiser
        2.      1-2-3-4 Rock'n'Roll
        3.      Go Back
        4.      High School
        5.      Saturday Night
        6.      Right Now Not Later
        7.      Rock'n'Roll Preacher
Face B  1.      Wig Wam Bam
        2.      Tear Me Down
        3.      Tonight
        4.      Tumble With Me
        5.      Fox On The Run
        6.      Talk Dirty To Me
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FBB     3       TERRY BRISACK & BAND    RAINY DAY TALES                 CD      04.2016
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