Cat No:
BB19772
Release Date: 13 February 2012
Label: Bongo Beat
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 777000197725
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Description
The Diodes were the ground zero of the 1977 Toronto punk explosion, running Canada’s first punk club, The
Crash’n’Burn and the first Canadian punk band signed to a major label, CBS, with their debut album released
worldwide in the fall of 1977, ahead of the Sex Pistols and many of their UK and US peers. After two albums on
CBS and two hits (Red Rubber Ball and Tired Of Waking Up Tired), The Diodes re-grouped with a new drummer in
1979 and re-emerged in 1980 with a harder, gigantic guitar-driven rock groove that took their pop sensibilities
from AM to AOR radio with the instantly infectious hit, Catwalker.
Action Reaction debuted in October, 1980, the first release on the Orient Records label, run by indie producers Willi
Morrison and Ian Guenther; who had worked with Casablanca Records in addition to dance (THP Orchestra), rock
(Emigre), and the cult classic debut by Thor.
The lead single, Strange Time, became the group’s first hit and made the legendary CHUM-AM playlist. But it was
the second single, Catwalker, that broke all the barriers, as it roared onto AOR radio nationwide; becoming an
instant classic alongside Tired of Waking Up Tired. As we re-assess Action Reaction - it’s important to realize how
relevant it feels today, and how ground-breaking and pioneering this album really was. -
Tracklisting
- 1. City Of The Dead
- 2. Everything I Am
- 3. Rock It Over And Under
- 4. That Was The Way It Was
- 5. Action/Reaction
- 6. Edge Of Darkness
- 7. Catwalker
- 8. Polaroidâ„¢
- 9. Strange Time
- 10. Survivors [bonus track]
- 11. Ghost Story [bonus track]
- 12. Heat Or The Beat [bonus track]
- 13. Catwalker [demo] [prev unreleased]
- 14. Spanish Main [prev unreleased]
- 15. Play With Fire [live] [bonus track
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