The Moberlys "SexTeen" 1988

"This is the first of six CDs (which are full of catchy pop songs!!!), I got from the Moberlys' lead singer / songwriter Jim Basnight via mail! Thanks a lot Jim!" - RYP

The Moberlys "Sexteen" CD--Moberlys first album, originally released in 1980 on vinyl and released on CD on Bear Family in 1997. Picked #3 underground record of the year in 1980 by Trouser Press and received tons of press all over the US and elsewhere. This collection has over double the tracks from '78-'80 than the original album. It's garage pop at its finest. Kinks, Sonics meets Byrds, Beatles meets Modern Lovers, Heartbreakers. Fresh, raw and high energy and actually sounds more current now than it did in the early '80s. - trouserpress
Sexteen is a German reissue of the Moberlys' first album that contains nine previously unreleased bonus tracks. For aficionados of late '70s American power-pop, the Moberlys' eponymous debut may be something of a lost treasure. Falling halfway between sunny, innocent '60s guitar-pop and ironic, nervy post-punk pop à la Jonathan Richman, the Moberlys are garage punks that have their hearts set on being obnoxious, but their talents lie in effortlessly catchy miniture pop songs. That means that the raucous hardcore-wannabe "She Got Fucked" encapsulates their attitude but not their sound. The Moberlys and lead singer/songwriter Jim Basnight were into catchy little songs and this debut shows that they could pull it off with the right amount of snotty defiance. The Moberlys is the kind of record that will only appeal to hardcore power-pop fans, but they'll discover that it's a real find. Plus, the nine rarities on Sexteen equal the original album in terms of quality, making it the Moberlys album to get. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

trax:
01 Live In The Sun 02 Sexteen 03 You Know, I Know 04 Love Is Beautiful 05 Last Night 06 Lonesome, Crying Sigh 07 I Return 08 She Got F___D 09 We'll Always Be In Love 10 Blow Your Life Away 11 I Want You 12 Don't Fall Into Darkness 13 Country Fair 14 Give Me Peace 15 Leave The Past Behind 16 I Trust You 17 When The Night Comes 18 Make A Baby 19 Love_Hate 20 Papa Loves Mama 21 You Don't Give Me Love 22 I'm In Fire 23 Come And Gone
…originally served by Jim Basnight...