 | The Runaways by The Runaways
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $9.00 Even though this 1976 debut finds the original lineup firmly under Kim Fowley's control, Joan Jett and Cherie Currie's teenage voices cut through the jailbait marketing. The essential starting point.
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 | Queens of Noise by The Runaways
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $8.57 This sophomore album continues the glam-meets-hard rock mix of the debut, as well as the aggressive teen-themed lyrics. Together with the debut, this defines the band's sound.
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 | Live in Japan by The Runaways
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $9.02 Though their second album flopped commercially in the USA, the Runaways mounted a sold-out tour of Japan. These highlights show them to be a lively and enthusiastic, if not hugely polished, stage act.
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 | Waitin' for the Night by The Runaways
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $8.50 With Currie and Fox gone, Vicki Blue arrived on bass. The band was now solidly Joan Jett's, which is reflected in her lead vocal and songwriting dominance. A good album, but more Jett than Runaways.
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 | And Now... The Runaways by The Runaways
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $12.87 The band's last hurrah, released in Europe and Japan (and later reissued in the US as "Little Lost Girls"). Highly uneven and not as essential as the first two studio LPs.
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 | Little Lost Girls by The Runaways
Buy used from: $13.10 After-the-fact US reissue of the band's final original album, "And Now... The Runaways."
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 | Flaming Schoolgirls by The Runaways
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $9.90 After-the-fact odd's 'n' sods collection combines leftover tracks from "Queens of Noise" and "Live in Japan," as well as a couple of demos. Good quality sound, but mostly for completists.
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 | Born to Be Bad by The Runaways
Buy used from: $25.00 Early demos of 3-piece Runaways with Joan Jett, Sandy West and Micki Steel (later of The Bangles). Primitive recordings for completists only.
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 | The Best of the Runaways: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection by The Runaways
Buy new: $7.97 / Used from: $4.21 12-track survey of the band's core studio albums and two live tracks.
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 | The Best of the Runaways by The Runaways
Buy used from: $4.95 Excellent overview of the Runaways catalog.
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 | Neon Angels by The Runaways
Buy used from: $2.66 Another excellent best-of that focuses on the first three studio albums.
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 | Edgeplay: A Film About the Runaways by Various Artists
Buy used from: $1.38 The soundtrack that couldn't be licensed for Vicki Blue's film (reportedly due to Joan Jett's objections). Includes non-Runaways material that helps flesh out the then-current mood.
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