It seems they had two trajectories; they had been huge, peaked and been forgotten about in Europe before they even made a dent in the US.
They get classic for Runaway Boys alone. As a 12 year old listening to MOR R&R revival dross that was huge in the UK circa 1980 (such as Darts and Showaddywaddy) it was infinitely more authentic, rowdy and exciting.
― stirmonster, Thursday, 14 June 2018 23:19 (five years ago) link