Round Trip Ticket

Last year saw the release of the all the studio material recorded by The Nerves over thirty years ago. It was called One Way Ticket. The power pop band was made up of Peter Case (later of The Plimsouls), Paul Collins (Paul Collins Beat), and Jack Lee.

This week sees an unexpected addition to the Nerves catalog. Alive Records have released a limited edition, vinyl only live record, unexcitingly called Live At The Pirate's Cove, Cleveland OH, May 26th 1977. The show was pulled from a tape band member Jack Lee recently discovered in an unmarked box. It is a show from The Nerves 1977 Magic Blistering Tour. The vinyl only release will come on colored vinyl; 500 copies on pink vinyl, 500 on yellow vinyl.

In addition, information on the Alive web site shows that there is a plan to release a record from the band The Breakaways (this time on CD & LP) called Walking Out on Love - The Lost Sessions. The Breakaways was a short lived band from 1978 formed by Peter Case and Paul Collins after The Nerves broke up which also included guitarist Pat Stengl. The band had recorded several demos but did not release an album. I'm guessing this release will contain those demos, but there is no word as to what else might be on it.