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The dB's were a power pop group of the late 1970s and 1980s. The bandmembers were Peter Holsapple, Chris Stamey, Will Rigby and Gene Holder, all of whom were from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The group was formed in New York City. Stamey played bass with Alex Chilton in New York during 1977, and with Television guitarist Richard Lloyd recorded "(I Thought) You Wanted to Know" that year. A single of this song, backed with "If and When" (on which Rigby and Holder played), appeared in 1978, credited to Chris Stamey and the dB's. Holsapple joined the group in October 1978. They released their first album, Stands for Decibels, in 1981, to critical acclaim but negligible sales. Their sound was a modernized version of earlier power pop, with precise arrangements and highly accomplished instrumental work. Stamey and Holsapple were the band's songwriters, and while Holsapple was skilled in the composing of fairly straightforward tunes such as "Big Brown Eyes" and "Bad Reputation," Stamey's songs, which include "Espionage" and "Tearjerkin'," tended to be somewhat more experimental. They released a second album in 1982, Repercussion, which built upon the strengths of the first album, and also released singles such as "Judy." These two albums, recorded on the British label Albion, have since been reissued on one compact disc. Stamey left the group after the second album, and pursued a career as a solo artist and producer. The group then recorded a third album, Like This, released in
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Stands For Decibels
Like This
Repercussion
Falling Off the Sky
I Thought You Wanted to Know: 1978-1981
Ride the Wild TomTom
Stands for deciBels (2024 Remaster)
Christmas Time Again
The Sound Of Music
Best Of The IRS Years
Repercussion (2024 Remaster)
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Left Of The Dial: Dispatches From The '80s Underground [Disc 2]