 | Life on Planet Eartsnop by Myracle Brah
Buy used from: $20.96 If you like the Beatles, Badfinger, Big Star, Cheap Trick, Raspberries, you SHOULD like this.
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 | Better Can't Make Your Life Better by Lilys
Buy used from: $4.99 What if the Kinks sang with a Beach Boy or two and XTC, it might sound like this. This is VERY good.
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 | The Return of Noel Coward's Ghost by Lane Steinberg
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $7.60 Try to imagine Eric Carmen, Beach Boys and XTC mixed. This guy is VERY underrated. Buy it.
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 | The Best of Guided by Voices: Human Amusements at Hourly Rates by Guided by Voices
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $3.89 I like their sound. Lately not as Lo-Fi as in the past, Lo-Fi or Hi-Fi, these guys are great. The influences? 60s British invasion, maybe the Kinks. Ohio group.
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 | Frosting on the Beater by The Posies
Buy used from: $0.56 One of my favorites from 1993, they have a 60s (Hollies?) sound with grungy guitars. From Seattle.
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 | Owsley by Owsley
Buy used from: $0.71 Plays great guitar, great voice, sounds like Cheap Trick, Jelly Fish, and a little bit like the Beatles.
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 | Here by Adrian Belew
Buy used from: $5.94 This guy is all across the board when it comes to influences, in fact he's a bit of a influence on others, this album is VERY Beatlesque, its a must for any Beatles fan. Adrian is from Kentucky.
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 | Great Divide by Semisonic
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $0.05 This CD will hook you! their influences? probably the Beatles, Brian Wilson in the 70s (In voice only), and possibly XTC, Theres more but not sure who, just buy this and enjoy it. From Minnesota.
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 | Greatest Hits by Lenny Kravitz
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $0.24 You know this guy, he's great, you know he was influenced by the fabs and no doubt Hendrix and of course Motown, with Hendrix and Beatles style guitars. I like this CD, its great, buy it.
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 | Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume 2) by XTC
Buy used from: $2.44 These guys have to be the greatest group that never made it big, they deserved more recognition. influenced by the Beatles, Beach Boys and Kinks, buy everything they released, you'll love it. From UK.
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 | Utopia Parkway by Fountains of Wayne
Buy new: $8.96 / Used from: $0.72 Very talented group, they have somewhat of a Beach Boys, mostly Mike Love, mixed with Cheap Trick sound for a nice balance. You'll want this.
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 | The Great Escape by Blur
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $1.70 The Brit pop sound is still pretty strong, but this 1995 release is well worth the price of admission. They have a sort of punk sound meets Bowie, and a bit like Lennon, maybe even some XTC, buy it.
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 | Odd Fellows by The Spongetones
Buy used from: $7.49 The 60s british invasion in the 90s. If it wasnt good, it wouldnt be on this list. And of course it has the Beatles-que sound.
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 | Bang, The Earth is Round by The Sugarplastic
Buy used from: $0.98 Sounds like XTC invited Talking Heads to come over and write some Paul McCartney or Beach Boys style songs. buy it! Btw, if you're looking for their new CD its on Sugarplastic.com , buy both.
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 | Kon Tiki by Cotton Mather
Buy used from: $18.99 Sounds like Dylan or John Lennon or one of Johns sons take your pick, with Andy Partridge sounding guitars, I really like this CD. From Texas.
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 | Wayward Genius of Martin Newell by Martin Newell
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $15.03 Another great song writter ignored, what else is new? Martin is good friends with XTC. Had an Album produced by Andy Partridge. His style is along the lines of The Beatles and XTC (really!?). Buy it.
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 | At Home With Cherry Twister by Cherry Twister
Buy used from: $12.98 If you like the Beatles and Beach Boys, you'll probably like this.
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 | Bali by Wondermints
Buy used from: $19.95 They tour with Brian Wilson, give you a hint? they of course have a 60s sound, buy this and their first one.
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| Four O'Clock Balloon by Four O'Clock Balloon
Buy used from: $8.75 They sound a little like, The Raspberries and somewhat like the Smithreens. Buy yours now. Group is from Florida.
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 | Fuzzy Warbles V.1 by Andy Partridge
Buy used from: $7.94 The XTC leader is finally getting the credit he deserves. This CD and the other 3 have demos etc. hidden gems. Andy is one of the most underrated geniuses of the late 20th-early 21st century. Buy it.
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 | Radio Racket
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $2.48 Sounding like Cheap Trick and a little like XTC, very much worth the price of admision. From Chicago.
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 | Goin' Through Changes by Zumpano
Buy used from: $6.49 If you like the Zombies and the Beach Boys, take a guess,.....yes, you'll love this.
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 | Free Expression - Velvet Crush
Buy used from: $0.01 Sounds like, Big Star, Matthew Sweet, (he helped produce this album) and they are Beatles-que, well worth it.
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 | The La's by The La's
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $3.76 The guys from Liverpool, their first release has been re-packaged. Its great.
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 | Songs from Northern Britain by Teenage Fanclub
Buy used from: $1.51 When listening to this, 4 groups come to mind, The Beatles, Beach Boys, Byrds and Big Star, 4 great reasons to buy anything this Scottish group releases.
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